Behold, Tim Wescott signalled from keyed 4-1000A filament:

Gregg wrote:

Behold, Tim Wescott signalled from keyed 4-1000A filament:


Alex wrote:

I have had a good search around but couln't find what i was after, has
anyone come across any information about 6m homebrew or could someone
point me in the right direction web site wise

many thanks





There's just not enough VHF homebrew out there!


IMHO, we can thank that no-code licence that restricts you to
commercially-made equipment for this.

rant
Our respective IC and FCC want all V/UHF HAM's to be glorified CB'ers
/rant


Now, without spending five hours of quality time with my local FCC rule
book, which could be more profitably spent working on the 6 meter R/C
receiver that I've got cooking, I can't say for sure that you're wrong.

But if you were here I _would_ bet you money (which I never do) that the
no code license does _not_ restrict you to commercially-made equipment
-- you're supposed to know your own limits, but with them you can go
like gangbusters. Can you point to a specific rule that shows that I'm
wrong?

As near as I can tell the vast majority of folk with a no-code tech
license are either disinclined or unable to build their own stuff, but
not forbidden -- which is worth it's own rant.


Yeah, that *is* worth it's own rant.

However, when I went to go for my no-code class licence here (Canada), I
was told:

- without my 5WPM, I was restricted to:

1) 50MHz and above and
2) commercially made equipment

*shrug*

Sometimes, I wish I didn't let my VE4 lapse, which I did because of the
HAM attitudes in Winnipeg in 1982 when I did let it lapse. But now I do
see a use for it because I would love to help pioneer
experimentation....something sorely lacking in many new HAM's because
they can for easier/cheaper/less bother go to the store and buy an
antenna, rig, coax and for an extra $50, have someone install the lot for
you.

*sigh*


--
Gregg
*It's probably useful, even if it can't be SPICE'd*
http://geek.scorpiorising.ca