For my first QCX, a 40m version, I ordered an ready made enclosure from BaMaTech. For my second QCX, a…
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This year comes to an end, time to write an overview of my most interesting purchases on AliExpress. I will…
Continue ReadingIcom IC-7300 External Keyboard – PCB
In March 2019 I already made an external keyboard for the IC-7300 in an aluminum enclosure. You can read that…
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Since PCB revision 5, a cat port has been incorporated on the PCB. As it’s already a tight fit, I…
Continue ReadingQRP Labs QCX – Putting It All Together
Now that the most difficult part of the project is done, we can start soldering all other components to the…
Continue ReadingQRP Labs QCX – Winding The Toroid
The first thing you need to do with this kit is to wind the toroid. You can do this by…
Continue ReadingQRP Labs QCX – What was in the box?
When the package arrived from QRP labs (less than 15 days after shipping), it was immediately clear our customes had…
Continue ReadingQRP Labs QCX – Why Building a CW Transceiver?
I always wanted to be able to decipher Morse code. Even before I had my basic license, I had already…
Continue ReadingFlashing QCX Firmware using a Teensy 3.2
Today, I wanted to flash my QCX qrp transceiver with the latest available firmware. But I didn’t have an AVR…
Continue ReadingAutomatic Magnetic Loop Tuner – Arduino 1.8.11 & Teensyduino 1.50
I just installed the latest version of Arduino: 1.8.11 and Teensyduino 1.50. When compiling the latest version ML_v409 I got…
Continue ReadingMagnetic Loop – Capacitor Box
After building several tuners it was time to build a magnetic loop that I could set up outside in my…
Continue ReadingAutomatic Magnetic Loop Tuner – New Firmware Available
Loftur TF3LJ/VE2LJX released a new firmware version for the Automatic Magnetic Loop Tuner. You can find it at the bottom…
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