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Author: n6mtbbill
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KX3 Internal LiPo Mod: Enhancing Performance
I have both a KX2 and a KX3 and they are both fantastic radios. I have the internal battery and charger options offered for both of those radios. The 3S LiPo battery and internal charger combination used in the KX2 to be great. I find the NiMH batteries of the KX3 with the output power…
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The Tiny Paddle Mic Hack for the QMX
Do you think cables suck? Do you think both the N6ARA Tiny Paddle and the K6ARK mini mic just are just too bulky or lacking in functionality? Well then this hack is for you! Joking aside I love both of these amazing creations by Ara and Adam. I like to have separate kits for each…
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The N6MTB take on a 60-10 Portable EFHW
Purpose: Build a resonant 40-10-meter End Fed Halfwave Antenna that does not require a tuner and minimal operator interventions to switch bands. The antenna needs to have enough bandwidth to support both the voice and CW portions of each band. I ended getting 60 meters as well along the way Background: After a couple hundred…
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Building a trapped 40-10m End Fed Halfwave Antenna
Purpose: Build and 40-10-meter End Fed Halfwave Antenna that was resonant on all seven bands in that range. Background: After a couple hundred Summits On The Air (SOTA) activations I have come to realize once I get my operating station setup I like to just stay situated and run all of the desired bands and…
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Enhance Your QMX Radio: Touch Keying & Band Modifications
A while back I did a touch keying modification to my QMX radio using one of K6ARK’s touch keying PCB. Here is a demo of it. The project was quite a fun shoe-horning in another PCB into the QMX case, but I did it….and it worked! Here is a PDF of my notes on the…