Episode 087 - Ashhar Farhan - VU2ESE
 | When it comes to home brew single side-band transceivers and test equipment, Ashhar Farhan, VU2ESE, is the master of building amateur radio equipment on a budget, with common parts. Ashhar is the designer of the BITX "open source" HF SSB transceiver, and has an international reputation as a home brewer, and is referred to as the “home brew hero” by Bill Meara, N2CQR, of the Soldersmoke podcast. Ashhar Farhan is Eric, 4Z1UG's guest on QSO Today. |
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Book recommendations:
India Amateur Radio License First Project: FET oscillator on 7 Mhz. Hartley Oscillator First License: Age 14, 1982, VU2FAX Indian Amateur Radio Licenses: 3 Grades of License First Rig:
¼ wave of wire at any length has the same impedance at each end. Elmer: Arun Kumar, VU2OZ - instrumental in aiding Ashhar India’s first satellite - Aryabhata, 1975 “Morning QTH” - place of work or employment Lamakaan Cultural Center - a cultural center started and managed by Ashhar. Ugly electronic construction method The Homebrewer’s Lab - Asshar’s white paper on his labs. The Ugly American - by William Burdick, Eugene Lederer - a book about the American Diplomatic Corp presented itself abroad. The Ugly Weekender - by Wes Hayward, Drake Hayward Roy Lewallen, W7EL - author of the EZNEC antenna modeling software and home brewer Variable capacitors from Xtal Set Society HP Friedrichs, AC7ZL - builder extraordinaire Ashhar’s Spectrum Analyzer Building Linear Amplifiers, by Rick Campbell, QST Soldersmoke Podcast - with Bill, N2CQR, and Pete, N6QW BITX20 Transceiver - designed by Ashhar Farhan, VU2ESE BITX kits Minima Transceiver Yaesu FT-817ND KISS Mixer Milton Keys Amateur Radio Society 80 meter transceiver based on BITX 2N7000 Transistor New project: HF One Double Conversion Transceiver, VU2ESE Guru and disciple - the relationship between teacher and pupil VUSDR - software defined radio - Indian radio “stack” Advice to new or returning hams: build small primitive radios WebSDR - group of Internet connected SDR receivers around the World The RSS Feed for all audio content from QSO today is available from here. Please join our QSO Today community by pressing the button below. It is the best way to suggest guests and topics, and provide feedback to Eric, 4Z1UG. |  VU2ESE Design and Fabrication Center_  BITX SSB Tran_sceiver   VU2ESE 3 - 30 Mhz Signal Generator_ |
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