28 November 2008

Inside Terminator's eye

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Don't panic. After you've seen the optical receiving system, the transmitter will look horrible. The plate is a CD-ROM player cover,...
26 November 2008

Terminator's eye

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Finally we've made it! Simone and I could arrange a first complete equipment test. The OPT201 receiver had been boxed (plastic) and prep...
25 November 2008

FT817 keypad - real memories, not presets

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It is still beta-code, but the keypad is now able to remember your favorite frequencies rather than offer you my factory programmed preset...
20 November 2008

FT817 keypad - automatic whistle

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Two more functions have been tested: - up/down scan (mimics microphone up/dn buttons), with stop too - "quick tune" for automati...
17 November 2008

FT817 keypad - the homepage is out

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Finally, the keypad has a homepage . User's Manual and schematic diagram have been published, as well as a side-by-side comparison of si...
15 November 2008

Keypad - Saturday afternoon fever

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For a few days I did not look at the keypad code. Then I realised I could do one more optimization and... Now it fits all 16 QRP presets wit...
12 November 2008

FT817 keypad - how it looks

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After a lot of monologue about the keypad, here it is! As you can see, it is real . On the left of the picture you see the simple parallel p...
07 November 2008

FT817 Keypad: good and bad news

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Hooray! The GOOD news: I have been able to control power level, meter mode and vox. The bad news: as expected, all functions don't fit. ...