Amateur Radio

QRP Labs QCX – Power Supply: DIY Battery Packs

To power up a QCX or a QCX+, you need a power source that provides a voltage between 7 and…

3 years ago

Icom External Keypad V1.20 – Released

I released the project files of the Icom External Keypad V1.20. You can find them on the Icom External Keypad…

3 years ago

Icom External Keypad Connector Cable

To connect the external keypad to your Icom radio you'll need to make a connector cable. For this we use…

3 years ago

IC-7300 External Keyboard – V1.00 Finished

The 8 pin screw connector finally arrived, so last weekend I took some time to assemble the 4 remaining PCB's…

3 years ago

Test Fitting Of External Keypad V1.20

As I mentioned in my previous post, there were some things that could be improved about the IC-7300 External Keyboard.…

3 years ago

Icom IC-7300 External Keyboard – Working Prototype

Last week, all but one of the parts to assemble the IC-7300 external keyboard arrived. The missing part is the…

3 years ago

QRP Labs QCX – DIY Enclosure

For my first QCX, a 40m version, I ordered an ready made enclosure from BaMaTech. For my second QCX, a…

3 years ago

AliExpress Review 2020

This year comes to an end, time to write an overview of my most interesting purchases on AliExpress. I will…

3 years ago

Icom IC-7300 External Keyboard – PCB

PCB desing for an ICOM IC-7300 external keyboard. In March 2019 I already made an external keyboard for the IC-7300…

3 years ago

QRP Labs QCX – BaMaTech Enclosure

Since PCB revision 5, a cat port has been incorporated on the PCB. As it's already a tight fit, I…

4 years ago