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My Technology Trail
@mytechtrail
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Projects I am working on, Raspberry Pi, Python and Ham Radio.
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Ontario Canada
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http://mytechnologytrail.blogspot.ca/
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2017-10-24 03:02
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diy
2022-07-29 00:02
A walk on the Beach
Sunny day on the beach
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STEMGeeks
2022-06-30 01:16
Mounting my QRP transceiver
Here is a picture of my QRP transceiver setup before I decided to mount it for display and make it portable as a single unit. Here is a picture of the DIN rail that I will be mounting the completed unit
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STEMGeeks
2022-06-25 21:25
Field Day 2022
I am taking part in my first Ham Radio Field Day. Check out for more details about field day in North America. Here is a picture of my operating station. Low power 4 watts digital FT8 on 40M. Running fully
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STEMGeeks
2021-12-01 02:05
Kit build - QRPGuys Digital FSK Transceiver III
Well I had last week off and finally got around to building the QRPGuys Digital FSK Transceiver III. This kit is a digital Ham Radio transceiver that is capable of outputting 5Watts of power. The kit comes
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STEMGeeks
2021-11-29 00:25
Antenna Tuner kit build
Here is another QRPGuys kit. I built this 10-40M antenna tuner kit. The following is the parts laid out for inventory before the build. Here I soldered the PCB angle pieces to mount the front panel to
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STEMGeeks
2021-11-27 01:28
Next kit build, QRPGuys power/SWR/dummy load
My next Ham Radio kit, another QRPGuys.com The following is my workbench setup for the kit build. This next picture is all the kit parts laid out to do an inventory. Getting setup to install the resistors.
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STEMGeeks
2021-11-25 01:19
Improved Ham Shack layout
New layout of my Ham Shack. So after building the new power pole distribution board it was time to get the Ham Shack layout redone. As you can see I put in a short shelf to have the Kenwood TS-440 and
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STEMGeeks
2021-11-24 00:10
Second power pole distribution board
I ordered and built a second power pole distribution board. I will be using this one for my reorganized Ham Shack. I have connected this one directly to a 25Amp power supply. In the picture you can see
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STEMGeeks
2021-08-21 23:11
My first Ham Radio Fox Hunt
That is where one Ham operator (fox) goes to a fixed location and starts broadcasting, for our beginners group he was just talking on a specified frequency. I was teamed up with a more experienced Ham
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STEMGeeks
2021-07-31 00:10
Putting first kit build to use
Been a couple days since I finished the first kit, in the this post I will show how I am using the 6 position dc power distribution kit I finished last week. First I replaced the end of the power cable
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STEMGeeks
2021-07-28 00:35
First Contact
I was blessed with a gift on Sunday. A local Ham Radio operator passed away and wished that his radio go to a deserving Ham. My elmer VE3GSO was in charge of dealing with the Ham Shack contents and was
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STEMGeeks
2021-07-23 00:47
Kit build session 2
Here are the pictures of my second building session on the 6-position-dc-power-distribution-kit This is a picture with my soldering iron, I have replaced the small tip with a much larger tip. I had problems
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STEMGeeks
2021-07-22 02:39
Kit build session 1
Here are the pictures of my first building session on the 6-position-dc-power-distribution-kit: Here is the kit laid out showing all of the part ready for assembly: This picture I am have cut up the wire
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STEMGeeks
2021-07-21 00:56
A pile of Ham Radio projects
I received two packages last week last containing 4 Ham Radio related kits. Number 1 - 6 Position DC Power Distribution Kit Here is a picture of the kit package: Here is the picture from their website:
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STEMGeeks
2021-06-12 01:43
Pi Day 3.14 Win
So I saw a draw for a Raspberry Pi giveaway to celebrate Pi Day 2021. They were giving away 314 raspberry pi computers. @rishi556 once told me if you do not enter you will never win, so I thought why not.
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ulog
2021-06-09 00:55
Oh woe is me
An unhappy dog
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diy
2021-06-06 22:20
Homemade pizza for a quiet Sunday supper
Homemade pizza
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STEMGeeks
2021-05-26 01:26
Reuse, Repair and Recycle
The better half calls me a pack rat. :) I just have a problem throwing out technology related stuff that I might be able to reuse, someday. Here is a perfect example, I had a computer power supply die
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ulog
2021-02-18 00:54
Snow Day yesterday
Snow Day
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STEMGeeks
2021-02-10 21:23
RFI testing my Ham Radio rig
I am getting my Ham Radio setup for HF and have a lot of RFI noise. Part of the testing is to turn off ALL electrical circuits in my house to see if any devices in the house are causing the RFI. To do
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