Elecraft KX1 Build
Thursday, 20th March 2008
Easter holiday construction /P Elecraft KX1..

A couple of months back I purchased a Kenwood TM-241E in need of repair..

Having built a simple Crystal Set and a Super Regenerative receiver I was keen to experiment with a Direct Conversion receiver
Well it isn't too difficult to take apart you just have to..

Various projects could use a Microcontroller.. How long could it be resisted?

A little trek to the Crystal Palace Radio Club traditional Rally. I found a few interesting bits including a Trio TS-510 complete with speaker power supply unit..
Today I purchased a QRP radio from the excellent Harwell rally. It has now been identified..

The kit is neatly packed in a number of paper bags one for each module..

Time to progress further with HF. Once again there were many options to chose from, but for me there was really only ever one..
4M adventures coming soon.

Sidmouth, Fish 'n Chips and CQ WW SSB from a Micra.. The easy way into HF..

The successful completion of the Kingsdon Transmitter, Midney Receiver and Digital Dabbling highlight the need for a Frequency Counter..
Vowing not to mix computers and radio.. But hey, how long was that going to last..

Seeking an interlude from the Kingsdon project. I decide to build the Dummy Load, needed for transmitter testing..

Following the successful completion of the Midney Receiver I was keen to start the matching transmitter..
The M3BBZ call was a great start. But what I really wanted to do was build and have the potential to operate abroad, a full license was the only way ahead..

Keen to make a start on HF I did consider purchasing a commercial transceiver. But after building the Kenwood PC interface my imagination had been fired and my thoughts turned to further construction - An HF kit..

Although it was perfectly possible to program the radio via the buttons it was soon clear that doing it from my PC would be much easier! I knew that Kenwood supplied a PC interface, but..