Feel pretty pleased with myself, I just built my first home-designed PCB and it worked :alex_grin:

It’s the small bidirectional amplifier described here: http://w7zoi.net/bidirectional_matched_amplifier.pdf and built by w2aew here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TtKE39TWpI

I made a couple of footprint mistakes but didn’t need any bodge wires! I spent ages messing with KiCad but learned a lot, and have a few ideas for changes. I don’t really have a project in mind, but wanted to build something simple I could use to learn.

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This looks fun: QDX 4-band 5W Digi transceiver http://qrp-labs.com/qdx

On sale from tonight at http://shop.qrp-labs.com/qdx

#hamradio #qrp #ft8

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📢 WSJT-X 2.5.0 was announced here: https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman/message/37357178/

🗒️ Release notes are here: https://physics.princeton.edu//pulsar/k1jt/Release_Notes.txt

📁 And downloads are via: https://physics.princeton.edu//pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html

The release notes say:

“WSJT-X in this release is nearly identical to that in WSJT-X 2.4.0.

The Q65 decoder has been enhanced to measure and compensate for linear

frequency drift in Q65 signals.”

So not hugely exciting 🤷, but I expect hamlib has also been updated.

#hamradio #wsjt-x

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“Available from a well known internet site”. “Get this from a popular Chinese website”. “Available from an online auction site”. 😃

I always laugh when I see this sort of thing in magazines. I’m pretty sure there’s nothing wrong with naming companies and providing URLs.

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It’s time for a new WSJT-X release candidate.

📢 WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc6 was announced here: https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman/message/37346748/

🗒️ Release notes are here: https://physics.princeton.edu//pulsar/k1jt/Release_Notes.txt

📁 And downloads are via: https://physics.princeton.edu//pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html

The release notes seem to mainly cover bug fixes, so maybe there will be a GA release soon.

#hamradio #wsjt-x

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I managed to watch a couple of the #GQRP convention talks yesterday. Great stuff and I’m looking forward to catching up with the rest when they’re available. Details/programme at http://www.gqrp.com/convention.htm

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Somehow managed to erase mysql and mod-php during upgrading to Bullseye.

Easily fixed but d’oh! One of these days I’ll get around to getting puppet or something set up.

#debian

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I sound like a 🤖 now, but WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc4 and MAP65 3.0-rc4 are out.

WSJT-X adds “contest and FD operating in Q65 mode” among other things.

Release notes are here: https://physics.princeton.edu//pulsar/k1jt/Release_Notes.txt

… and the announcement is here: https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman/message/37329031/

#wsjt-x #hamradio

And now WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc5 is out.

This fixes a bug with non-standard callsigns.

Email announcement at: https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman/message/37331260/

And downloads/release notes are in the normal places.

#wsjt-x #hamradio

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WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc3 and MAP65 3.0-rc3 are out.

The release notes athttps://physics.princeton.edu//pulsar/k1jt/Release_Notes.txt suggest this is mainly a bug fix release.

Announcement at https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman/message/37315234/

📻 🌔

#hamradio

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WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc2 and MAP65 3.0-rc2 are out.

The focus is still on Q65 and EME so worth a look if you use those.

Announcement at: https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman/message/37311453/

Release notes: https://physics.princeton.edu//pulsar/k1jt/Release_Notes.txt

You can also browse the mailing list archives using https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman/wsjt-devel/ (I’m always surprised sourceforge still exists).

#hamradio

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