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Free QRP Book
December 20th, 2020 | 
Author: Minimalist QRP Book V5.3 from IZ3AYQ
It's a free download:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dw61-PQ-4JA9feh93H_KrldD4RpN1zZT/view
There should be enough ideas contained in it's 77 pages, for you all to get building something over Christmas..
Links & Kinks update
You can now Search the web when you are now viewing inside the Blog. I have added a Search engine widget to the top right hand corner.. SEARCH INTERNET
My friend Andy (G0FTD) accidentlly deleted his website recently, so he has now totally rewritten and organised a new one:
https://sites.google.com/view/andy-g0ftd/home
Also ZL2CTM has a good technical Blog, well worth a mention and I will add that to My Blog List
http://zl2ctm.blogspot.com/
This should be used in conjuction with his excellent Youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSNPW3_gzuMJcX_ErBZTv2g
I will update the links at the side of the Blog panel ..
A decent case for the IC-705
Quite a few different stands for the IC-705, have quickly reached the market from third party manufacturers.
Some good, but some that look like they would fall over at the first blow of a wind.
This one I spotted recently seems to tick all boxes from BD-7 MAPLE.
Said to be made of iron, of which I would class as steel with all around grilled protection? A front mounted SO239, two fold out sturdy feet, makes the radio look the part and fit for real purpose, either on the shack desk, or out in the field in action. Along with a protective transparent front cover makes it all look a total professional job.
Link here: BD-7-Maple
The return of…
Yes I am sort of back at it, but the family problems have not gone away.
I am currently working on a signalling system for a local model railway club.
This is a quite a big arrow to my bow, as I am not quite sure what I am doing yet? A big learning curve is required to take it all in. I have to take out the old analogue system, that is operated by a creaking relay logic system, and move it over to a more advanced software/hardware driven system, with a RS485 data highway switching the signals.
It should keep me my mind active for another couple of years, especially as all rally visits at weekend now have been cancelled due to Corona..
Why I signed with Google Adsense.
During last week I had some spare time available (very rare at the moment) so I applied again, this time I was accepted and the Adsense account was opened. Nothing different had changed on my part or had the blog been altered in anyway?
If folk don't understand what Adsense is, it is a system that places adverts around the blog's spare unused space. Down the sides, along the top or bottom, or sometimes within the content. It can either be setup manually, or auto. The latter is how I have set it up, because I have little spare time to mess around, adverts will be automatically placed in the areas it thinks best.
Yes I get paid a small amount in return, mainly if someone clicks on the advert and goes off and views it.
I have tried to set it up that it will show advertising from things that will be of interest to you the person that comes here and that reads the blog. Although this cannot be guaranteed the adverts will be applicable to its content?
How will this help me?
I don't expect I will be riding around in a Ferrari! But it may help fund the purchase of small items, which may be of interest to the hobby to test out and review in the future and make the blog more exciting with content.
So it is a win win situation for us all, get clicking!
Where have you gone G1KQH?
Yes we can make quality in the West
Simple functions, and LED tunnel display, but inserting a new 9V battery it sprung into life.
The best bit came when I read the back plate, yes it was made in the "United Kingdom".
This should give hope for us all in the West that we made quality products that last the test of time, and should prove production should return once again.
