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G4WIF

Posted: 24 Mar 2017 01:36 AM PDT
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Episode 138 - Tony Fishpool - G4WIF When it comes to homebrewing QRP HF
radios with simple parts and test equipment, then one of the go-to guys is
Tony Fishpool, G4WIF, current membership chairman of the G-QRP group in the
UK, and frequent contributor to its quarterly SPRAT magazine. Tony is also
a co-author with Graham Firth, G3MFJ, of Simple Test Equipment for the
QRPer, and numerous articles on equipment building with attention to detail
and budget. Tony believes, along with his co-hearts at G-QRP, that ham
radio does not have to be expensive to be fun. G4WIF is my QSO today.
Show Notes
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QRP for the Tightwad

First Licensed: 1974 G8HQX , Class B

First HF Rig:
KW Electronics KW-2000 6 band transceiver

K.W. Electronics, Ltd. - Last great London Electronics Store

Rolly Shears, G8KW

G-QRP Group

SPRAT magazine - The official journal of the G-QRP Group

Graham Firth, G3MFJ, Episode 101 Guest
George Dobbs, G3RJV - founder of GQRP Sprat.

Four Days in May (FDIM)- Annual event during the Dayton Hamvention
sponsored by the QRP Amateur Radio Club International

Simple Test Equipment for the QRPer, published in 2002, by Tony Fishpool,
G4WIF, and Graham Firth, G3MFJ. Out of print

TV Dongle - used to create a SDR or software defined radio

Banggood.com - source of electronic boards and circuits

Ear to Oak software - SDR software

N5ESE Noise generator - experiments in RF noise generation

Tonys comb generator project

Monolithic Amplifiers

Ashhar Farhan, VU2ESE, Sweeperino Project - sweep oscillator -

QRP ARCI Hall of Fame, 2003, along with Graham Firth G3MFJ

Practical Wireless Magazine

Arduino - popular microcontroller that works great in homebrew projects.

Nick Kennedy, WA5BDU, guest in episode 67

Rex Harper, W1REX, guest in episode 102

Chuck Adams, K7QO, Videos Toner Transfer Method

K7QO building techniques

Cadsoft Eagle software

Manhattan construction method

Pad "island" cutter - used on a small drill press to create round "island"
pads on PC board for Manhattan construction.

XY vise, or cross slide vise

Buck Converter

Capacitor and inductor checker - test meter

CW Morse tutor - from G4FON to learn the basics

Excited by: Its never been easier to construct stuff now with easily
availability of parts; web pages and blogs to share information.

Advice to new or returning hams: Join a local club that has constructors in
it

World lighthouses on the air

JOTA - Boy Scout Jamboree on the Air

GQRP Convention

Roy Lewellen, W7EL - ENEC

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K.W. Electronics KW-2000 6 band HF transceiver Ashhar
Farhan, VU2ESE, Sweeperino
Sweep Generator Homebrew comb generator Sweeperino Sweep
Generator Front Panel