Radio, radio, radio, radio with a pinch of (you guessed it) more radio.https://bsky.app/profile/graybeardradio.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/graybeardradio.bsky.social/post/3lh7a52wp3s2sSeeing double this morning… #Hamradio02 Feb 2025 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:l5cfop6rxlkim4eo6sfvxp45/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh7a52wp3s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/graybeardradio.bsky.social/post/3lh2jakwh722sCompleted a 40M Direct Conversion Receiver for the Soldersmoke Blog challenge. Really nice audio as a bonus. #hamradio31 Jan 2025 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:l5cfop6rxlkim4eo6sfvxp45/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh2jakwh722shttps://bsky.app/profile/graybeardradio.bsky.social/post/3lfxrxkllv226The story of 1206 SMD parts. My new favorite book from Amazon. Lots of great adventures will start in those pages…17 Jan 2025 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:l5cfop6rxlkim4eo6sfvxp45/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfxrxkllv226https://bsky.app/profile/graybeardradio.bsky.social/post/3lfst46ncds2rFranklin Oscillator oscillating. Nice and stable and holding 7.003MHz for a hour. Still needs shielding to prevent stray capacitance (ie my hands) from de-tuning it. #hamradio15 Jan 2025 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:l5cfop6rxlkim4eo6sfvxp45/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfst46ncds2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/graybeardradio.bsky.social/post/3lfn4njoen22rWorking on a new home for the Franklin oscillator. #hamradio13 Jan 2025 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:l5cfop6rxlkim4eo6sfvxp45/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfn4njoen22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/graybeardradio.bsky.social/post/3lfcznqas6k2kLiving life in Smith chart “Forbidden Area.” #hamradio09 Jan 2025 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:l5cfop6rxlkim4eo6sfvxp45/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfcznqas6k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/graybeardradio.bsky.social/post/3lfafhkb47c2tFinishing up a 20dB RF amp for the 40m direct conversion receiver. Manhattan never looked so good. #hamradio #buildRFyourself08 Jan 2025 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:l5cfop6rxlkim4eo6sfvxp45/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfafhkb47c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/graybeardradio.bsky.social/post/3lesmci7nz22fHomebrewed Elliptic band-pass filter for 40m. S21(blue trace) S11(yellow trace). Now on to the rest of the direct conversion receiver. #hamradio03 Jan 2025 03:06 +0000at://did:plc:l5cfop6rxlkim4eo6sfvxp45/app.bsky.feed.post/3lesmci7nz22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/graybeardradio.bsky.social/post/3lerimarbgs2mLocal MW Broadcast Station KIVA AM successfully distroying my 40m Homebrew direct conversion receiver's frontend with their monster signal into my vertical antenna. Time for new filter to eliminate them... #hamradio #deathToAM02 Jan 2025 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:l5cfop6rxlkim4eo6sfvxp45/app.bsky.feed.post/3lerimarbgs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/graybeardradio.bsky.social/post/3lembz5tu6c2qHappy New Year’s Eve everyone. May the fireworks be outside and not from the back of your radio.31 Dec 2024 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:l5cfop6rxlkim4eo6sfvxp45/app.bsky.feed.post/3lembz5tu6c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/graybeardradio.bsky.social/post/3leik4pfyzk2oMy wife just complimented me on my miniature wreaths, but was wondering why I was making them after Christmas. #hamradio30 Dec 2024 03:00 +0000at://did:plc:l5cfop6rxlkim4eo6sfvxp45/app.bsky.feed.post/3leik4pfyzk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/graybeardradio.bsky.social/post/3le3ezcp6o22kWishing everyone a wonderful Christmas holiday. I hope you find a New radio or RF toy under the tree!24 Dec 2024 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:l5cfop6rxlkim4eo6sfvxp45/app.bsky.feed.post/3le3ezcp6o22khttps://bsky.app/profile/graybeardradio.bsky.social/post/3lderm56et22uWorking on a bandpass filter design that will pass most of HF (2MHz -30MHz). Lots of value tweaking, but it's time to solder something up and see how it works. #HamRadio #AmateurRadio.15 Dec 2024 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:l5cfop6rxlkim4eo6sfvxp45/app.bsky.feed.post/3lderm56et22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/graybeardradio.bsky.social/post/3lcpv2r62qs2uA little Yaesu 817 surgery from the past. See if you can spot the problem... #Hamradio #Amateurradio07 Dec 2024 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:l5cfop6rxlkim4eo6sfvxp45/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcpv2r62qs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/graybeardradio.bsky.social/post/3lcmfl2uol22uAdvanced digital waveform capture06 Dec 2024 04:59 +0000at://did:plc:l5cfop6rxlkim4eo6sfvxp45/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcmfl2uol22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/graybeardradio.bsky.social/post/3lcfypkhufc2uMy dealer hit me up with a couple of dime bags. Even ships in discreet nondescript envelopes. And it's super pure product.03 Dec 2024 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:l5cfop6rxlkim4eo6sfvxp45/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcfypkhufc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/graybeardradio.bsky.social/post/3lcaxvaf7bc2rWorking on my emergency "Bug-Out-Bag"01 Dec 2024 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:l5cfop6rxlkim4eo6sfvxp45/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcaxvaf7bc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/graybeardradio.bsky.social/post/3lc43cbjnzc2rThe massive finals of the Yaesu FT-817ND. #hamradio #Yeasu #RF29 Nov 2024 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:l5cfop6rxlkim4eo6sfvxp45/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc43cbjnzc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/graybeardradio.bsky.social/post/3lc3taj2uac2fI need to start knitting myself a Yagi…. #hamradio https://techxplore.com/news/2024-11-blanket-sophisticated-radio-frequency-antennas.html29 Nov 2024 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:l5cfop6rxlkim4eo6sfvxp45/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc3taj2uac2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/graybeardradio.bsky.social/post/3lbzdc4yyn22rGlamor shots of my P3ST 20m Transceiver #hamradio28 Nov 2024 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:l5cfop6rxlkim4eo6sfvxp45/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbzdc4yyn22r