First RF signal all the way through the mcHF.
Now it’s time to read through all the mods and have the radio tuned up 🙂
Tag: mcHF
A good idea
Every now and then, I get a good idea that makes my life easier. I let the pictures speak for themselves 🙂
mcHF build status 2015.12.02
Few weeks ago I have decided to resume building my mcHF kit. I have made good progress with the RF board and today I have tested the low-pass and band-pass filters.
My mcHF UI board is alive!
After completing the UI board I really wanted to see it work and test it one way or other without the RF board.
mcHF build status 2014.07.19
Last night I mounted the LEDs, the electrolytic capacitors and the LCD panel. I am using the HY28B which is why the display doesn’t align with the push buttons.
mcHF build status 2014.07.05
I forgot to post this update but I did make some progress since the last report in June. Finished mounting all connectors, buttons and encoders, see photos below.
mcHF build status 2014.06.23
Last night I finished mounting all the small parts on the UI board and today the board got cleaned of extra flux (there was a lot).
Ready to build
All parts have now arrived and I am soooo ready to build my mcHF 
Software Defined Radio the way it should be
I have been looking into various options for building my own radios again, this time taking advantage of software defined radio technologies. I’m not crazy about using a PC for running the SDR application. While a PC offers great performance and flexibility, it makes a clumsy radio setup not at all suitable for portable and mobile use.
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