Hi, all concerned:

I'm trying to revive my flagging interest in hamming in general.

If you have a homebrew and/or kit project, sitting around, send me a
picture, its weight (for ground shipping estimate to 45251), and what you'd
like to get, and maybe we can shake hands and do business.

Tubes or transistors -- doesn't matter.

TIA and

73, Dave, N3HE
Cincinnati OH

I'm trying to revive my flagging interest in hamming in general.

If you have a homebrew and/or kit project, sitting around, send me a
picture, its weight (for ground shipping estimate to 45251), and what
you'd
like to get, and maybe we can shake hands and do business.

Tubes or transistors -- doesn't matter.

TIA and

73, Dave, N3HE

Jeez Dave, there's your problem staring you in the face. You've got too much
money and are too lazy. Common instant gratification problem these days. If
you want more pizazz in your hobby, do something different. Since we can't
seem to get a good QSO going except for the one in a thousand, the "fun"
lies in doing something else instead of buying a radio and talking. (Or
worse, listening) Try melting some solder and getting some REAL enjoyment
out of using a piece of gear you've brought to life yourself. The pleasure
is never ending and the challenges are great.

For starters, there's the kit route, the Elecraft folks have a cool radio,
and if you want a greater challenge, any of the homebrew sites from the
CDG2000 to the PicaStar projects will do it (Google finds them both and
more) and make you a radio that performs better than ANYTHING you can buy.
Too bad the league didn't do either of them. Then too, you can make some
homebrew test equipment that falls in the same category and honestly
evaluate that new piece of gear. Might even interest you in a new hobby of
real metrology. This "hobby" will carry you to the grave if you just give it
half a chance. Line up a thousand "projects", and you can't die, there just
isn't any time for it.

Regards
W4ZCB

Shucks, Harold, it's nice to read from you again.

I should have mentioned that I have a K2/100, an R2Pro, T2, AA0ZZ DDS vfo
.... and some other things you mentioned. Wish I had 10% of too much money
~ ;o)

I'm looking for serious detritus, from others, which needs completion,
modification, and so forth.

One thing I'd like to find is a homebrew QSD board, to use with the R2Pro
downconverter and DDS vfo, and the I2PHD software.

Kind regards,

73, Dave, N3HE
Cincinnati OH

"Harold E. Johnson" wrote in message
news:FEmfe.57899$NU4.37319@attbi_s22...
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Jeez Dave, there's your problem staring you in the face. You've got too
much
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I should have mentioned that I have a K2/100, an R2Pro, T2, AA0ZZ DDS vfo
... and some other things you mentioned. Wish I had 10% of too much
money
~ ;o)

Prolly would have if you'd do something about that obsessive compulsive
streak.

I'm looking for serious detritus, from others, which needs completion,
modification, and so forth.


AHA! Well, the recommendation still goes. You obviously were not
sufficiently challenged by the kit route, time to tackle something more
complex. Suppose you could say in a QSO (with as much false modesty as
possible) "Rig here is homebrew" even with a kit, however, would suggest
that the pride that goes with it is proportional to the time and effort
involved in bringing the project to fruition .

Now what else you gonna do with these lengthening days that would bring as
much enjoyment? Surely not "Receiving you on a completely refurbished and
freshly oiled gear train on this R-388 and model 28". Particularly when in
all liklihood, the Frau, upon hearing the above would tie 2 and 2 together
and realize that was where the oil stains on the Persian had come from.

Regards
W4ZCB
Besides that, what would you do with the extra hernia?

Hi Dave,

I have always liked doing that also. Its a great way of coming up with
some very interesting parts.

Mike K8MB

David J Windisch wrote:
Hi, all concerned:

I'm trying to revive my flagging interest in hamming in general.

If you have a homebrew and/or kit project, sitting around, send me a
picture, its weight (for ground shipping estimate to 45251), and what you'd
like to get, and maybe we can shake hands and do business.

Tubes or transistors -- doesn't matter.

TIA and

73, Dave, N3HE
Cincinnati OH