Monthly Archives: May 2026

CFT1 QRP Rig Has Stolen My Heart!

Posted on May 27, 2026 by robert

My club has been doing a lot to encourage members to obtain their General.  We sponsor POTA events, have a group of POTA mentors who will get them on the air in a park, and general mentors that will help … Continue reading →

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Pebble HF Comes to Life & First QSO

Posted on May 21, 2026 by robert

Yesterday, I had a bit of time to finish construction of the Pebble HF.  I’m embarrassed to say that I put another 1.75 hours into it.  In my defense, I was obsessed with getting the LCD perfectly parallel to the … Continue reading →

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Finally Working on the Pebble HF Radio – Half Way!

Posted on May 19, 2026 by robert

It has been a very busy month so far, but one of the highlights was getting an early adopter Pebble HF kit.  Sadly other things seemed to pop up every day and delayed my beginning the assembly process. At this … Continue reading →

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First QSO with Xiegu G106

Posted on May 5, 2026 by robert

I’ve decided to do a series of QRP presentations at my radio club – trying to spread the joy of low power communication around.  I had obtained a Xiegu G106 QRP transceiver at a substantial discount, so I thought I’d … Continue reading →

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A “New” Hamclock For My Shack

Posted on May 4, 2026 by robert

I’ve been running HamClock on a Inovato Quadra4k (no longer in production) and the original author of HamClock, Elwood WB0OEW passed away.  Before his passing, Elwood did some minor code revisions to version 4.23, that allowed the user to change … Continue reading →

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