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WA2EUJ
Posted: 09 Dec 2016 12:33 AM PST
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Episode 123 - Jim Veatch - WA2EUJ Jim Veatch, WA2EUJ, is a three time
winner of the ARRL Homebrew Challenge contest where his winning entries
pushed the limits of homebrew design and implementation within the
financial constraints of the contest. Jim has gone on to create other
projects, some of which are now available in kit form, such as the Hardrock
50 amplifier and automatic antenna tuner available from HobbyPCB. Jim is
Eric, 4Z1UGs QSO Today.
Show Notes
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First Elmer: Grandfather, Jim Veatch, W4CJJ, later W4XE
Hall of Science Amateur Radio Club, Queens, NY
First License: Novice, WN2EUJ, 1976, Age 12
Elmers: Bill Roth, WA2PVVV
Golden Screwdriver Award from Sullivan County Amateur Radio Club
First Rig: Hallicrafters S38Heathkit HW7 QRP TransceiverHallicrafters
Cyclone New York City Radio Row
George Washington University
Radio Row, New York City
Current Rigs: Elecraft K2Elecraft KX3Vintage Cubic Equipment Professional
HF gear from Swan Hardrock 50 amplifier
Atlas Radio Company
Favorite operating modes: HF SSB and CW
Aeronautical Radio Incorporated - division of Rockwell Collins
ARRL Handbook
Arduino - Jims preferred choice of project microprocessor
Arduino library functions
SI5351 Synthesizer
Analog Devices AD8307 to build wattmeter
ARRL Homebrew Challenge -Jim won three out of three:2008 Winner - TAK-40
SSB/CW Transceiver, 50$ top range2010 Winner - HF Power Amplifier , 50
watt2012 Winner - DSP-610 Transceiver, unique features: DSP demodulation of
signal
Flea Market Special - an old radio or electronic chassis that can be
repurposed into something else.
Hobby PCB - vendor for Jim's latest projects including the Hardrock 50 watt
amplifier
HobbyPCB You-Tube Channel
RS-HFIQ SDR Transceiver Kickstarter Campaign
Softrock Transceiver
Tony Parks, KB9YIG, Founder of Softrock
Arduino Nano
Pick and Place Machine
How to do a KickStarter Campaign
Dave Miller, STM32 SDR, Motorola chip and touch screen to work with RFSHIQ
Dave Miller STM32 SDR
HDSDR freeware
Omnirig - radio controls
Gnu Radio - open source radio software for SDR
Powersdr Software
Arduinio Teency
FIR Filters for DSP
Hackaday Project
Instructable Project
What Excites Jim most: proliferation of Digital applications - EME using
smaller antennas and JT65
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Cubic 100MX Transceiver Jim's TAK-40 SSB/CW
Transceiver Jim's Hardrock 50 HF Power Amplifier Jim's
DSP-610 HF Homebrew Transceiver