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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