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My pay it forward contest. Prize pics inside!
4/2/2012 8:31:08 PM
With the great members on here one giving me an ossiliscope and one buying me a membership for being active duty. I thought karma would bite me if i didn't pay it forward.
So here is the contest...
April Homebrew Shootout
Here are the rules.
1 must be related to ham radio in one way or another
2 must be posted her in a new thread (some people can discuss it)
3 must post a link in this thread to your thread. I will update it to the op.
4 deadline is May 1st 2012
5 scoring will be by popular vote
6 an additional quarter of a point will be given for each day finished before May 1st. Vote will be all day on the 1st the winner will be named on May 2nd
7 project cannot be started before today April 2nd 2012
So i know what your thinking. What's in it for you?
I have an extra storm case with modular padded velcro interior. The winner gets it far and square to your door in the lower 48.
So lets get it on!
Entry #1 Fox Hole Radio With A Twist +6.5 points for speed +_ for popular vote
Entry #2 Recycled Laptop Batteries +1.5 points for speed + _ for popular vote
Entry #3 echolink interface 1.25 points for speed +_ for popular vote
So here is the contest...
April Homebrew Shootout
Here are the rules.
1 must be related to ham radio in one way or another
2 must be posted her in a new thread (some people can discuss it)
3 must post a link in this thread to your thread. I will update it to the op.
4 deadline is May 1st 2012
5 scoring will be by popular vote
6 an additional quarter of a point will be given for each day finished before May 1st. Vote will be all day on the 1st the winner will be named on May 2nd
7 project cannot be started before today April 2nd 2012
So i know what your thinking. What's in it for you?
I have an extra storm case with modular padded velcro interior. The winner gets it far and square to your door in the lower 48.
So lets get it on!
Entry #1 Fox Hole Radio With A Twist +6.5 points for speed +_ for popular vote
Entry #2 Recycled Laptop Batteries +1.5 points for speed + _ for popular vote
Entry #3 echolink interface 1.25 points for speed +_ for popular vote
4/2/2012 8:52:30 PM
4/3/2012 5:29:13 PM
I do not need anymore projects!
But in!
But in!
4/11/2012 8:34:04 AM
You all are giving up bonus points for early completion. Lets get some more homebrew projects going!
4/18/2012 8:37:05 AM
come on now any project related to Ham radio can be entered. You cant win if you don't enter!
4/19/2012 9:34:00 PM
You guys are killing me! KB7DX is the only one in it.
4/19/2012 9:47:55 PM
I have a feeling there will be some sandbagger come along and post a homebrew DC to daylight, 1500 Watt transciever that fits in a cigar box. Just my luck.
4/19/2012 11:02:15 PM
Originally Posted By KB7DX:
I have a feeling there will be some sandbagger come along and post a homebrew DC to daylight, 1500 Watt transciever that fits in a cigar box. Just my luck.
I have a feeling there will be some sandbagger come along and post a homebrew DC to daylight, 1500 Watt transciever that fits in a cigar box. Just my luck.
I had a big plan, but too many other projects and too many days at work to do it. I did home brew a little adapter from the junk box, I will post it so KB7 is not alone, but I would vote for his over my simple little device.
4/19/2012 11:24:39 PM
Originally Posted By stanprophet09:
I had a big plan, but too many other projects and too many days at work to do it. I did home brew a little adapter from the junk box, I will post it so KB7 is not alone, but I would vote for his over my simple little device.
Originally Posted By KB7DX:
I have a feeling there will be some sandbagger come along and post a homebrew DC to daylight, 1500 Watt transciever that fits in a cigar box. Just my luck.
I have a feeling there will be some sandbagger come along and post a homebrew DC to daylight, 1500 Watt transciever that fits in a cigar box. Just my luck.
I had a big plan, but too many other projects and too many days at work to do it. I did home brew a little adapter from the junk box, I will post it so KB7 is not alone, but I would vote for his over my simple little device.
Well what are these other projects? Did you ever get your 2m SSB antenna up that would count. Plus if you don't have it up it would be incentive to do it.
4/19/2012 11:40:26 PM
Originally Posted By gcw:
Well what are these other projects? Did you ever get your 2m SSB antenna up that would count. Plus if you don't have it up it would be incentive to do it.
Originally Posted By stanprophet09:
I had a big plan, but too many other projects and too many days at work to do it. I did home brew a little adapter from the junk box, I will post it so KB7 is not alone, but I would vote for his over my simple little device.
Originally Posted By KB7DX:
I have a feeling there will be some sandbagger come along and post a homebrew DC to daylight, 1500 Watt transciever that fits in a cigar box. Just my luck.
I have a feeling there will be some sandbagger come along and post a homebrew DC to daylight, 1500 Watt transciever that fits in a cigar box. Just my luck.
I had a big plan, but too many other projects and too many days at work to do it. I did home brew a little adapter from the junk box, I will post it so KB7 is not alone, but I would vote for his over my simple little device.
Well what are these other projects? Did you ever get your 2m SSB antenna up that would count. Plus if you don't have it up it would be incentive to do it.
I have a horizontal Dipole hanging on the wall
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_10_22/654963_Globescout_65A_electrical_restoration__ITS_ALIVE_.html
Globescout 65A- Done
Hallicrafters S38- Almost Done
Signal Corps BC-342N- One day
HV Power Supply- Getting closer
Signal Tracer- Almost Done
Jackson Signal Generator- Recapped and working
4/20/2012 9:19:40 AM
Originally Posted By KB7DX:
I have a feeling there will be some sandbagger come along and post a homebrew DC to daylight, 1500 Watt transciever that fits in a cigar box. Just my luck.
I have a feeling there will be some sandbagger come along and post a homebrew DC to daylight, 1500 Watt transciever that fits in a cigar box. Just my luck.
Working on it!
4/20/2012 12:50:42 PM
Last week I "re-purposed" some old Li-ion laptop battery packs for use with my TenTec HB-1B QRP radio. Would that count?
4/20/2012 1:16:42 PM
Originally Posted By Hooptie:
Last week I "re-purposed" some old Li-ion laptop battery packs for use with my TenTec HB-1B QRP radio. Would that count?
Last week I "re-purposed" some old Li-ion laptop battery packs for use with my TenTec HB-1B QRP radio. Would that count?
Of course it would. It would also be neat if you could get some detailed usage numbers!
4/25/2012 2:44:25 PM
Ok, here is my entry.
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_10_22/656592_.html&page=1
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_10_22/656592_.html&page=1
4/25/2012 4:34:25 PM
COOL! And with only a few days to go, I'm still anticipating the sandbagger with the 1500w DC to daylight rig in a cigar box..
4/25/2012 4:52:07 PM
Originally Posted By KB7DX:
COOL! And with only a few days to go, I'm still anticipating the sandbagger with the 1500w DC to daylight rig in a cigar box..
COOL! And with only a few days to go, I'm still anticipating the sandbagger with the 1500w DC to daylight rig in a cigar box..
You won't have to worry about that from me! Mine fits in an Altoids tin!
4/26/2012 11:12:29 AM
I pounded a ground rod through my basement floor. That's about the extent of my ham projects lately.
although there is still that "running coax through a chimney" project that I need to do one of these days....
although there is still that "running coax through a chimney" project that I need to do one of these days....
4/26/2012 1:21:50 PM
5/1/2012 9:54:35 AM
Well April came and went.
Everybody please post who you would like to vote for.
One vote per user.
Everybody please post who you would like to vote for.
One vote per user.
5/1/2012 9:56:24 AM
KB7DX Has my vote
5/1/2012 1:01:15 PM
Should put up a poll....
KB7DX
KB7DX
5/5/2012 10:00:03 AM
Well with the lack of voting it looks like kb7dx is the winner.
Kb7dx if youll pm me your address ill get it mailed out to you.
Kb7dx if youll pm me your address ill get it mailed out to you.
