Homebrew (Boatanchors)

Homebrew Sites:

JA1HAM Homebrew boatanchor rig from Japan. http://www.spi.ne.jp/~guv/old/c7.htm Peter Dahl Company Online catalog of ham radio transformers and other replacement parts. http://www.pwdahl.com/ham%20catalog.htm QRP and HOMEBREW Homebrewing of tranceivers, receivers, transmitters and test equipment. [Italian - English] http://geocities.yahoo.com.br/py2ohh TARC Share The Wealth Program Thompson Amateur Radio Club offers free parts for homebrewers. They have crystals, resistors, capacitors and a variety of other parts. You can also make donations! You pay postage plus 50 cents. http://www.w9rca.com/homebrew.html YU7BCD 3KW Amplifier pictures of a linear amp using 5500 Volts on two QB5/1750 tubes at HF for 3200 watts out. http://geocities.com/nikolic_lj_dragan/Ham/PhilipsQB5.htm Transistor Cross Reference Database Useful site if you need a replacement part. http://www.ee.washington.edu/circuit_archive/parts/cross.html PC VFO DDS Signal Generator PC-VFO ISA DDS signal generator plans, schematics and information. http://www.waveguide.us/pc-vfo/index.htm 5 Watt AM Transmitter Project Schematic and instructions on a neat little 6AQ5 final rig you could build. http://www.amwindow.org/tech/htm/series.htm Bill Meara N2CQR Homebrew transmitter and receiver projects described here. http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/6992/n2cqr.htm WD8DAS Steve shows us his 807 breadboard rig with three tubes and 700 volts! http://www.qsl.net/wd8das/ The Secret Dream 100 Watt Transmitter Great article on homebrewing with two 807 tubes, with schematic and description, by Steve WD8DAS. http://www.qsl.net/wd8das/dream.html Homebrew Pair of 6BG6s N6HB Amateur Radio -- the early years. Includes pictures of homebrew rig and Lafayette HA-700 receiver plus another transmitter. http://www.n6hb.org/early.html W1FIF, Norm Hunt BA radio site in Maryland. Includes photos of a 6V6 QRP CW rig built in a cigar box. http://www.qsl.net/w1fif/ AB0CW's Vintage Communications Gear Mark Dittmar's site with homebrew information and other articles. http://www.qsl.net/ab0cw/ K8EOP 5-band SSB transmitter Site describes the rig built by this 'silent key', and it shows pictures and a description. Thanks to Al, W8UT. http://www.thecompendium.net/radio/ Cigar Box 6V6 Transmitter W1FIF's homebrew rig shown with an SX101a, and HT32. http://www.qsl.net/w1fif/cigar.html Vinatge Amateur Radio Stations VE3CFE's site dedicated to the construction and operation of vintage amateur radio stations of the 1920s and 1930s. http://vintageham.com DC-DC Construction Notes Solid state replacements for vibrators used in old military radio power supplies. Universal inverter power supply by Dennis Starks. http://www.qsl.net/wb4tur/images/dcdc.htm 80m CW Transmitter 6BM8 amateur radio rig with 8 watts ouput by G0UPL. http://www.hanssummers.com/radio/cwtx/index.htm Glowbugs FTP Site Articles available for download, including military radios, discussion about tube homebrewing, batteries, and VFOs. ftp://piobaire.mines.uidaho.edu/pub/Glowbugs/ Crystal Control Versus VFO W6FFC discusses stability considerations and other factors. http://www.rtty.com/development/Auxiliaries/XT-4/ Induction Generator How to build dynamotors, and generators from old motors. http://www.qsl.net/ns8o/Induction_Generator.html 1930s Rack Transmitter W0HIO has this neat old 40m AM rack that is ready to be restored. Lots of interesting pictures. http://www.qsl.net/ab0cw/30srack_tx.htm AB4YD's 807 Tube Transmitter You Can Build Plans and schematics from AB4YD, Bill's projects. http://www.qsl.net/ab4yd/myprojects/index.htm Crystal Set Society Newsletter and several books about crystal receivers. Crystal set projects, tips for crystal radio design, and crystal radio / antique radio history. http://www.midnightscience.com/ AB4EL's Ham Radio WebPage Notes, and archives about boatanchors, tube rigs, homebrewing, Heathkits and QRP. http://metalab.unc.edu/modena/hamradio.html LU6HCQ vintage ham radio Vintage radio in Argentina. Warning - site plays Dixie in midi and has annoying pop-ups. http://www.lu6hcq.s5.com Junkbox CW Transmitter 1920s style, with one tube and no other normal electronic components. http://www.vintagehamradio.com/junkbox-xmtr2/ Radio Shaque Early Ham Radio equipment recreation. Info on 1920's vintage radio construction. http://www.radioshaque.com/ CVM Series Info UTC Modulation Transformers. Connection and usage data. http://amwindow.org/tech/htm/modtran/utc/cvm.htm OPCOM's Electronics Index Articles, pictures, and schematics on all kinds of electronics. http://www.montagar.com/~patj/electro.htm 4-1000A Project HF Amp Detailed HF amp design, and radio modifications information. http://www.qsl.net/nt8n/project.htm K9GDT Amateur Radio Hammarlund, Collins and vintage AM gear. Also, a homebrew 75m AM transceiver. http://www.qsl.net/k9gdt/radio/radio.htm The thermionic device website A website devoted to electronic thermionic devices known as 'tubes' or 'valves'. Includes information on a homebrew 1.8 MHz transmitter. By Andrew Burge in England. http://www.thermionic.org/ Glowbugs! W5SUM and others present a variety of tube radio construction projects. http://www.glowbugs.com/ N4XY's WebSite QRP, homebrewing, and boatanchor radios. http://www.qsl.net/n4xy/ 6J6 QRP tube transmitter plans From AK0B's Glowbug and Homebrew Radio pages. Pictures, article and schematic. Neat little Jones triode oscillator rig. http://www.qsl.net/ak0b/ N6EV's Glowbugs Page Articles, and schematics about Glowbugs. Relates to constructing tube-type, low power amateur radio equipment. http://www.qsl.net/n6ev/Glowbug.html JF1OZL in Japan Amazing ham radio homebrew pages. Very interesting designs. http://www.intio.or.jp/jf10zl/ Mod Transformer Data Specifications and connections for modulation transformers by Kenyon, RCA, Stancor, and Thordarson and UTC. http://amwindow.org/tech/htm/modtran/modtran.htm Online Catalogs and Other Technical Publications Transformer and tube data, primarily. http://www.amfone.net/online.htm HBR Receiver Web Site For radio enthusiasts interested in building and using the popular HBR tube receivers published in QST articles in the late 50s and 60s http://www.qsl.net/k5bcq/HBR/hbr.html#Pic Glowbugs Circuits by Ken, K7EKB - mostly receivers for now. http://www.mines.uidaho.edu/%7eglowbugs/ Time Bandit 2a3 Plans for a homebrew tube audio amplifier using a 2A3, 6B4 or similar triodes. http://www.tyler.net/rkoonce/2a3/2a3.html TV Power to Mod Transformer Turn old power transformers into modulation transformers. Technical article by WA1HLR from The AM Press Exchange. http://amwindow.org/tech/htm/tvtomod.htm VintageHamRadio Seriously nice homebrew rig - looks like it's from the 1920s. Apparently built by Rick Weber, W9QZ. http://www.vintagehamradio.com/ 1937 Frank C. Jones Radio Handbook Selected pages from the book http://www.mines.uidaho.edu/~glowbugs/books/jones37/ DDS VFO Build a PIC controlled DDS VFO, 0 to 6 MHz. Ideal for running older AM and CW gear with a STABLE signal. http://home.swipnet.se/~w-41522/minidds/minidds.html 809 RF Power Amplifier with 2A5 Exciter AB0CW, Mark Dittmar shows us how he built this 80m CW transmitter. http://www.qsl.net/ab0cw/809pa.htm Klunky Schematic Drawing Automatic schematic making web-based program you can use for free on-line and then print out your schematic or save it to a file. Includes various tube symbols. http://www.qsl.net/wd9eyb/klunky/framed.html Radio Daze-Tools Tools for homebrewers, including chassis punches. http://www.radiodaze.com/tooltool.htm K5BCQ Homebrew For radio enthusiasts interested in building and using the popular 1950s-60s era HBR receivers. Repair information for Heathkit SB-104, SB-101, and HW-101 Transceivers. http://www.qsl.net/k5bcq/

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