I am also having audio problems with my QCXmini 40 meter. So far I have not had time to work on it but I did notice that IC5 on my board has no markings. PJH, N7PH

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Tony, I have found that a "Student Dental Loupe" (Amazon, about US$30) works wonderfully well. Magnification of 2.5X or 3.5X and a focal length of aprox. 18" gets my nose off the bench and old eyes a

Shane and all, I am also experiencing problems with components but let's put this situation in perspective. We are hearing about ONLY kits that have problems...maybe a dozen or so. If we double that t

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Happy new year all. I am having issues similar to others with no audio but able to peak the BPF. I want to order some NE5532 ICs but there are about 20 listed at Mouser in 8-SOIC packages. Priced from

One could also take a spare (junk box) 16 pin male header and insert the long pins in the holes, solder one side, pull the insulating spacer off, and solder the remaining side and trim the ends. PJH,

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I have trouble with 'CQ' sometimes sent as seperate letters and sometimes sent as one long 'prosign'. Either is quite recognizable but which is correct? -.-.--.- or -.-. --.- ? PJH, N7PH

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On the other hand it would be simple and quick to use UVC to disinfect mail and pkgs with little or no hold time. PJH, N7PH

I have a friend who works very hard at CW. And -.-. .-.- is exactly the way he sends CQ almost all the time ( he is getting better now with using a paddle). When asked, he says and swears that he send

No you're not.... PJ, N7PH

I usually buy a 5 pack of the parallel units which lowers the price considerably. In a pinch I have removed the "backpack" IIC/I2C module and the display works just fine. If carefully done the removal

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I'll say it again... as I'm a beginner trying to break into CW. It's inevitable or human nature I guess but the hardest part for me is getting the call sign. Yet when I hear someone sending at "my" sp

Built one but don't use it much... tends to jam on the T37 sizes. ;-) PJ, N7PH

The 4 line display is roughly the same length but aprox. 1/2" wider (taller). I built my clock with the 4 line display andI think you'll be more than pleased with the larger display. Currently my disp

That sounds great. I'll probably never do it but my computer could then get a Grand Slam DXCC without a radio. WOW! ;-) PJH, N7PH

I love building kits and do quite a few; even if I just give 'em away when done. Sometimes several variations of the same kit. Point...if you even build just one kit you should get and or have somethi

I saw mention of this unit several times but this is the first mention with real information. Will there be a pcb and current BOM? Sure would like to get started collecting parts... hint, hint. Always

Don and all, I use the same student loupes and find the 14" to 18" focal distance and 4" coverage area to work very well. I have to use reading glasses and when I flip up the loupes to see normally th

Steve, Check out Wolf River coils. Or the new Elecraft AX1?? XA1. It's about 6' but only covers 20 & 17 meters IIRC. Should work for rcv though. PJH, N7PH

I moved the LEDs off my board and mounted them on the front panel. The problem I have is they were too bright. Had to change resistors to 4.7K to dim them down sufficiently. Clock and radios are in my

Sounds like the one I'm building. Do you have the proper local time offset...in minutes...? PJH, N7PH