Tj Johnston, N4UYQ wrote:
>
> That 38 Special sure sounds good..... now what do you have for us
> Novice/Techs???
> The 40-9er is not available anymore.... any 80m,15m, or 10m QRP monobanders
> like the 38 Special available??? Mods for the 38 Special to Novice/Tech
> bands???
>
> 72/73,
> Tj Johnston, N4UYQ (Tech+) QRP-L member #1057
> formerly KA4GVW (Novice)
> Ashland, Virginia (Hanover County) FM17
> Richmond Amateur Telecommunications Society
> http://www.rats.net
Hi Tj:
An additional note regarding a novice band 48S: With the 21.47727
- 14.31818 = 7.159 crystal set, the 7.159 is a bit
above the novice code band. However, if the behavior of the 21.477
VXO is similar to that of the standard 38S (at 22.118), you should be
able to get most all of the novice (CW) band by using a 5.6 or 6.8 uH
molded inductor for L1. My experience was that I saw a 40 to 60
kHz range using the higher value inductors but the range shifted
downward. Thus if the behavior is similar, it will cover most of
the novice 40m CW band when using the larger inductance.
Get one of the kits to put together (if you haven't already gotten one):
At $28 (w/ shipping) you can't go wrong. There aren't many less
expensive ways to get on HF (and learn a lot in the bargain).
Though I am licensed to operate at 7.040, I haven't used my code
skills much since I upgraded in 93. Thus I plan to build up my code
speed by starting off in the novice portion of 40m as well as by using
NuMorse again (off of compuserve). This windows based program from an
English gentleman is well worth the $20 registration and has continued
to be updated.
73 (es 72) de N9WR, Don C. Faith
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