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"Nobody Builds Anymore"?
Occasionally, I see comments/complaints that "nobody builds anymore"
or that "you can't homebrew really good equipment" etc. Apparently this amateur hasn't gotten the word: http://www.arrl.org/qex/2007/11/drent.pdf 73 de Jim, N2EY |
"Nobody Builds Anymore"?
On Nov 15, 6:09�pm, Mike Coslo wrote:
Apparently this amateur hasn't gotten the word: http://www.arrl.org/qex/2007/11/drent.pdf Looks like it should be a really nice unit with good performance. Good for him, and I'm going to follow this one! It's a very nice pre-production prototype. Production units might be in the neighborhood of $3K. |
"Nobody Builds Anymore"?
On Nov 15, 9:09�pm, Mike Coslo wrote:
wrote in news:b28e915f-9e45-44eb-b787-ba7d8ef21e44 @w73g2000hsf.googlegroups.com: I look around my shack and garage and most of my stuff is homebrew. Same here! And what isn't homebrew was usually assembled from a kit, converted from surplus or restored from 'basket case' condition. Google my call to see the shack... My entire hobby is more about making things than it is operating. I do both, though I lean more to operating. I haven't built my own Xceiver yet tho'. I've built three from scratch and restored/assembled several others. Apparently this amateur hasn't gotten the word: http://www.arrl.org/qex/2007/11/drent.pdf Looks like it should be a really nice unit with good performance. Top drawer! Definitely not a project for a beginner but it shows what can be done. It will be interesting to see if full schematics, and PCB layouts are available, and if certain parts can be obtained (like crystal filters). 73 de Jim, N2EY |
"Nobody Builds Anymore"?
On Nov 15, 6:09�pm, Mike Coslo wrote:
wrote in news:b28e915f-9e45-44eb-b787-ba7d8ef21e44 @w73g2000hsf.googlegroups.com: Occasionally, I see comments/complaints that "nobody builds anymore" or that "you can't homebrew really good equipment" etc. Too often! I don't really think it is correct either. I look around my shack and garage and most of my stuff is homebrew. My entire hobby is more about making things than it is operating. I haven't built my own Xceiver yet tho'. Apparently this amateur hasn't gotten the word: http://www.arrl.org/qex/2007/11/drent.pdf Looks like it should be a really nice unit with good performance. Good for him, and I'm going to follow this one! As I opined in my 'invisible' posting: It looks like a very nice pre- production prototype. Production versions would be about $3K each or so. In addition: Cornell Drentea has an interesting AOL home page. Over 35 years as a pro in the RF business. One should be able to believe his specifications. 73, Len AF6AY |
"Nobody Builds Anymore"?
On Nov 15, 9:09�pm, Mike Coslo wrote:
http://www.arrl.org/qex/2007/11/drent.pdf Looks like it should be a really nice unit with good performance. Some more observations.... The designer/builder/author is KW7CD, whose website has lots of interesting stuff. 50 years a ham, author of many books and articles, holder of several patents, and much more. The rig looks like really good homebrew craftsmanship. Would love to see inside - hope that's in a future issue. One thing I found interesting was the rated power consumption. when AC powered. 200 VA receive, 800 VA on full-power transmit! Possibly a switching supply with low power factor? The logical comparison to make is with the Elecraft K3. A K3/100 with general coverage receive, TCXO and four optional filters is less than $2450 (without power supply). I'll leave it to others to compare numbers and features. 73 de Jim, N2EY |
"Nobody Builds Anymore"?
AF6AY wrote:
On Nov 15, 6:09�pm, Mike Coslo wrote: wrote in news:b28e915f-9e45-44eb-b787-ba7d8ef21e44 @w73g2000hsf.googlegroups.com: Occasionally, I see comments/complaints that "nobody builds anymore" or that "you can't homebrew really good equipment" etc. Too often! I don't really think it is correct either. I look around my shack and garage and most of my stuff is homebrew. My entire hobby is more about making things than it is operating. I haven't built my own Xceiver yet tho'. Apparently this amateur hasn't gotten the word: http://www.arrl.org/qex/2007/11/drent.pdf Looks like it should be a really nice unit with good performance. Good for him, and I'm going to follow this one! As I opined in my 'invisible' posting: It looks like a very nice pre- production prototype. Production versions would be about $3K each or so. In addition: Cornell Drentea has an interesting AOL home page. Over 35 years as a pro in the RF business. One should be able to believe his specifications. Wow, an accomplished fellow for sure. On his home page I can see one big difference between him and me. He apparently could put the stuff he tore apart back together at the age of six. It took me until around 15 to do that. I was grounded a lot as a kid until my grandfather started shipping old radios that I was supposed to take apart. ;^) Well a lot more than one big difference...... - 73 de Mike N3LI - |
"Nobody Builds Anymore"?
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On Nov 15, 9:09�pm, Mike Coslo wrote: http://www.arrl.org/qex/2007/11/drent.pdf Looks like it should be a really nice unit with good performance. Some more observations.... The designer/builder/author is KW7CD, whose website has lots of interesting stuff. 50 years a ham, author of many books and articles, holder of several patents, and much more. The rig looks like really good homebrew craftsmanship. Would love to see inside - hope that's in a future issue. This one was pretty good! http://members.aol.com/cdrentea/images/hr24.jpg I'm truly impressed with a fellow who has the ability and sense of humor to poke fun at himself. - 73 de Mike N3LI - |
"Nobody Builds Anymore"?
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Michael Coslo writes: Wow, an accomplished fellow for sure. On his home page I can see one big difference between him and me. He apparently could put the stuff he tore apart back together at the age of six. It took me until around 15 to do that. I was grounded a lot as a kid until my grandfather started shipping old radios that I was supposed to take apart. ;^) I repaired my first radio at the age of 9. It was a desktop Philco with Standard Broadcast :-) and Short Wave. I used it all thru my youth to listen to the likes of "The Lone Ranger", "The Shadow", "Your's Truly, Johnny Dollar" and "Big John and Sparky". I just collected it from my parents house. You know what, that same component has gone bad. You just can't get quality, I guess. That electrolytic only lasted 48 years. Wonder where I can find another one so I can fix it again. :-) bill KB3YV -- Bill Gunshannon | de-moc-ra-cy (di mok' ra see) n. Three wolves | and a sheep voting on what's for dinner. University of Scranton | Scranton, Pennsylvania | #include std.disclaimer.h |
"Nobody Builds Anymore"?
On Nov 19, 11:03Â am, Michael Coslo wrote:
wrote: On Nov 15, 9:09�pm, Mike Coslo wrot e: The rig looks like really good homebrew craftsmanship. Would love to see inside - hope that's in a future issue. This one was pretty good! http://members.aol.com/cdrentea/images/hr24.jpg I'm truly impressed with a fellow who has the ability and sense of humor to poke fun at himself. Mike, that lab bench shot looked perfectly normal to me. It's obviously in the breadboard stage then and that's been the way its been in the industry for over 40 years and on thousands of ham benches, too! :-) Look to me that Cornell was just being honest about it all. :-) 73, Len AF6AY |
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