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Bill N2CQR
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Radical fundamentalist homebrewer. Builder of SSB transceivers. Host of the SolderSmoke podcast.
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You can homebrew a 40 meter direct conversion receiver: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pLH...

Join the discussion - SolderSmoke Discord Server:
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Documentation on Hackaday:
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SolderSmoke YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/@soldersmoke
The SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver Project -- August/September 2025 Presentation to G-QRP.
YouTube video by SolderSmoke -- Homebrew Ham Radio
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November 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Early SSB in India: Espionage, Stolen Secrets, and Kleptomania
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November 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Early SSB in India: Espionage, Stolen Secrets, and Kleptomania
ham radio blog, electronics, Homebrew, soldersmoke, QRP, boatanchors, wireless, radio history, radio construction, Dominican Republic, podcast
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November 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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FCC to Ban Direct Conversion Receivers
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April 1, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Checking into the Old Military Radio Net -- March 29, 2025
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Checking in to the Old Military Radio Net, March 29, 2025
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March 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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This winter SolderSmoke issued a challenge to radio amateurs: build a receiver. Almost 50 receivers have been completed, all around the world, with more to come. See the successful builds here: soldersmoke.blogspot.com/search/label...
Lex PH2LB's Fantastic, 3-D Yellow, Glue-Stick, SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver from the Netherlands
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March 24, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Take a look at the 34 receivers built in response to the SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Challenge:
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SolderSmoke Daily News -- Ham Radio Blog
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March 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Wayan YD9BAX's SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver -- From Bali, Indonesia
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February 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver Used in an SSB QSO in New Zealand by ZL1AUN
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February 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Fireball in the skies over the Dominican Republic.

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Fireball (Meteor) Over the Dominican Republic
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January 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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SolderSmoke Podcast #256: HNY SKN, LA Fires, Barkhausen! Southern Cross, Homebrew vs. Kits, AN762 Kit, Woe, Beacon, ARRL Kids, SDR Build, DC RX videos, Pete Hacked! Power alternatives, KWM4, Mailbag
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January 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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"The Magic That Only Comes from a Radio you Built Yourself" -- The Many Benefits of True Homebrew
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January 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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What Homebrew Looks Like (And W9BRD comment on the High School receiver project)
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January 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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A Saw the Southern Cross (Crux) This Morning (first time in 30 years!)
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January 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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A Tale of Woe -- Troubleshooting my 15-10 Rig in the Dominican Republic
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January 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Donnie WA9TGT's Direct Conversion Receivers
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January 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Happy New Year from the Dominican Republic! SKN from HI7/N2CQR
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January 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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More Shortwave Listener Cards
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December 23, 2024 at 10:30 AM
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SolderSmoke Shack South -- with Mythbuster II and AN762 .1 kW Linear
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December 22, 2024 at 10:27 AM
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KE5HPY's Altoids Direct-Conversion Receiver for 40 Meters
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December 21, 2024 at 2:27 PM
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KE5HPY's Altoids Direct-Conversion Receiver for 40 Meters
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December 21, 2024 at 2:25 PM
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SolderSmoke Podcast #255 -- Accept the HB Challenge!, DeMaw SSB, Brilliant TR-3, Tube Talk, Ground Truth, Tales of Woe, SDR RX, Pico Balloons, MAILBAG
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December 15, 2024 at 2:13 PM
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An Evening Bandscan on 40 Meters using the High-School Direct-Conversion Receiver
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December 12, 2024 at 10:29 AM
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Listening to 40 meters on the DC Receiver -- And I Heard a Distinguished Homebrewer!
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December 11, 2024 at 10:31 AM
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Listening to 40 meters on the DC Receiver -- And I Heard a Distinguished Homebrewer!
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December 9, 2024 at 5:49 PM