On Nov 15, 9:09�pm, Mike Coslo wrote:
wrote in news:b28e915f-9e45-44eb-b787-ba7d8ef21e44
@w73g2000hsf.googlegroups.com:

I look around my
shack and garage and most of my stuff is homebrew.

Same here! And what isn't homebrew was usually assembled from a kit,
converted from surplus or restored from 'basket case' condition.

Google my call to see the shack...

My entire hobby is more
about making things than it is operating.

I do both, though I lean more to operating.

I haven't built my own Xceiver
yet tho'.

I've built three from scratch and restored/assembled several others.

Apparently this amateur hasn't gotten the word:

http://www.arrl.org/qex/2007/11/drent.pdf

Looks like it should be a really nice unit with good performance.

Top drawer! Definitely not a project for a beginner but it shows what
can be done.

It will be interesting to see if full schematics, and PCB layouts are
available, and if certain parts can be obtained (like crystal
filters).

73 de Jim, N2EY