I was going to put the BITX40 Module in a box today, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. That board looks too good to be hidden inside a box. So I put it topside. That's the analog VFO to the right. You can see a fan off to the left -- that is perhaps temporarily in lieu of a large heat sink for the final. You can see the two Gel cells in the background. I am indeed running 24 volts to the final, and am putting out about 20 watts. I had three nice contacts today on 40: WB2RON up on Long Island said I was "20 over". Later I worked W1SJ in N. Vermont -- I was 5-9. Then -- icing on the cake -- DK1NO in Stuttgart. I was 5-8. TRGHS.
I kind of like this arrangement -- it has the "three dimensional" feel of an old tube rig. This obviously wouldn't be good for portable operations, but I am not planning on going portable. There is a lot of room under the chassis. I could put a digital VFO in there and put in a switch so that I can easily go from digital to analog.
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Hi Bill,
ReplyDeleteHappy Veterans Day! Now that is what I call a real rig. Very nice indeed! Congratulations on the DX contact --you see you really do need more than 5 puny watts!
73's
Pete N6QW
Video please. :-)
ReplyDelete73s Eric SA5BKE
Bill--How many amps do you think you're drawing at 20W? I'm thinking dc-dc converter to get to 24V from 12.
ReplyDeleteTodd K7TFC
Hi Bill ,
ReplyDeleteThis a true out of the box thinking.I always use to wonder what it really means ,now i know.Great job