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Title: WA1QIX New Transmitter Post by: KA8WTK on July 18, 2015, 08:03:57 PM It's 8:00 P.M. and I am listening to Steve's new SC FET rig on 40 meters.
Sounds real good Steve! Bill KA8WTK Title: Re: WA1QIX New Transmitter Post by: w1vtp on July 20, 2015, 09:45:46 AM Worked Steve yesterday and he was, naturally, the strongest signal on the band
Al Title: Re: WA1QIX New Transmitter Post by: WD8BIL on July 20, 2015, 10:05:24 AM I Listened to Al and Steve Sunday morning around 10 AM and yes Steve, it sounded very nice.
Steve you were S9+10 and Al you were S9. How was the bike ride Steve? Title: Re: WA1QIX New Transmitter Post by: w1vtp on July 20, 2015, 04:22:08 PM I Listened to Al and Steve Sunday morning around 10 AM and yes Steve, it sounded very nice. Steve you were S9+10 and Al you were S9. How was the bike ride Steve? Al = bike ride (it was great!) Steve = hike up Wachuset ;D Title: Re: WA1QIX New Transmitter Post by: VE3ELQ on July 20, 2015, 04:30:42 PM It's 8:00 P.M. and I am listening to Steve's new SC FET rig on 40 meters. Sounds real good Steve! Bill KA8WTK Yea I worked him about this time, might have been me on the other end. He was 30 over 9 and we had a very nice productive technical discussion. He is getting the kinks out and sounding FB. 73s Nigel Title: Re: WA1QIX New Transmitter Post by: steve_qix on July 22, 2015, 11:03:55 PM It's been really great talking with everyone on 40 meters!
Still working on perfecting the rig(s). The SiC rig is supposed to be up at Rattlesnake Island, but I've been working on it so much that I bring the RF deck home after the weekends. Hopefully soon, it will be done :) Regards, Steve Title: Re: WA1QIX New Transmitter Post by: W3GMS on July 23, 2015, 01:19:28 PM It's been really great talking with everyone on 40 meters! Still working on perfecting the rig(s). The SiC rig is supposed to be up at Rattlesnake Island, but I've been working on it so much that I bring the RF deck home after the weekends. Hopefully soon, it will be done :) Regards, Steve It will be interesting Steve to here your results and the challenges that surfaced with going to these new FET's. We all know that in the most simplistic form they are being used as switches, but we also know that individual device parameters can be challenging in going from one type of FET to another. On the surface, based on the data sheet it looks like it would be somewhat of a slam dunk but often that is not the case. Joe-GMS |