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VU2ESE

Posted: 02 Apr 2016 12:00 PM PDT
http://www.qsotoday.com/podcasts/vu2ese

Episode 087 - Ashhar Farhan - VU2ESE
When it comes to home brew single side-band
transceivers and test equipment, Ashhar Farhan, VU2ESE, is the master of
building amateur radio equipment on a budget, with common parts. Ashhar is
the designer of the BITX "open source" HF SSB transceiver, and has an
international reputation as a home brewer, and is referred to as the "home
brew hero" by Bill Meara, N2CQR, of the Soldersmoke podcast. Ashhar Farhan
is Eric, 4Z1UG's guest on QSO Today.
Show Notes Listen to
Podcast VU2ESE
Web Resources: HF Signals - VU2ESE's radio experimentsPhonestack
WebsiteHomebrew Hero, Soldersmoke Daily NewsLamakaan Amateur Radio Club
Book recommendations: Having Fun with Transistors, by Len
BuchwalterEntertaining Electronics, by E. Sadov, USSR Experimental Methods
In RF Design, by Wes Hayward, W7ZOI, Rick Campbell KK7B, and Bob Larkin,
W7PUAThe Solid State Design for the Radio Amateur , Wes Hayward, W7ZOI and
Doug DeMaw, W1FB
India Amateur Radio License

First Project: FET oscillator on 7 Mhz. Hartley Oscillator

First License: Age 14, 1982, VU2FAX

Indian Amateur Radio Licenses: 3 Grades of License

First Rig: Broadcast radio (German Megs)EF89 VFO and 6L6 40 meter power
amplifierLamp cord for antenna feedline
wave of wire at any length has the same impedance at each end.

Elmer: Arun Kumar, VU2OZ - instrumental in aiding Ashhar

Indias first satellite - Aryabhata, 1975

"Morning QTH" - place of work or employment

Lamakaan Cultural Center - a cultural center started and managed by Ashhar.

Ugly electronic construction method

The Homebrewers Lab - Asshars white paper on his labs.

The Ugly American - best selling book

The Ugly Weekender - by Wes Hayward, Drake Hayward

Roy Lewallen, W7EL - author of the EZNEC antenna modeling software and home
brewer

Variable capacitors from Xtal Set Society

HP Friederichs, AC7ZL - builder extraordinaire

Ashhars Spectrum Analyzer

Building Linear Amplifiers, by Rick Campbell, QST

Soldersmoke Podcast - with Bill, N2CQR, and Pete, N6QW

BITX20 Transceiver - designed by Ashhar Farhan, VU2ESE

BITX kits

Minima Transceiver

Yaesu FT-817ND

KISS Mixer

Milton Keys Amateur Radio Society 80 meter transceiver based on BITX

2N7000 Transistor

New project: HF One Double Conversion Transceiver, VU2ESE

Guru and disciple - the relationship between teacher and pupil

VUSDR - software defined radio - Indian radio "stack"

Advice to new or returning hams: build small primitive radios

WebSDR - group of Internet connected SDR receivers around the World
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