Today's #POTA activation is a twofer! Set up at the campsite on the #IceAgeTrail at Point Beach State Forest (K-4354). I brought my lightweight setup which features my #QDX. #FT8#FT4#AmateurRadio#hashtag
A nice #QDX#HamRadio#Portable operation accessory arrived today, making my QRP portable station a little less bulky: a short USB-C PD cable that delivers a fixed 9.12v into the QDX’s DC port. Now I can run off my USB-C power pack without my home brew trigger cable.
Newwyt UsbC TypeC to DC 5.5x2.5mm 9V 12V 15V 20V PD Trigger Power Cable Converter Adapter Line for LCD Monitors Broadcast Radio https://amzn.eu/d/8qjAgCA
Hi #HamRadio friends, I’ve been busy with the #QDX transceiver today - writing a receiver program for it, so you can tune and hear the received audio from your QDX on your computer. Useful when tuning your antenna for loudest signal, so you reduce the possibility of blowing the finals. Also turns it into an inexpensive SDR SSB receiver!
Not bad progress on the QDX build today. Capacitors, inductors, diodes and final transistors installed. (With sockets since I’ll almost certainly end up blowing them!) Next: The output transformer. But that’s a task for another day. Eyesight is still capable of through-hole construction! #QRPLabs#QDX#HamRadio