Folks, Let’s try to keep Cricket related posts in the Cricket Sub Group, that way when new owners come along they have a chance to easily find clues and secrets pertaining to the Cricket

All, Got my kit built on Friday and everything is up and running. I also had an extra capacitor as well. Went into my parts bin, my score. lol. I had trouble with the constant tone being

I am live and testing and since this is the first Cricket of any kind I have built some of the design characteristics and behaviors are completely new to me. What I am seeing now that I am connected

Gm Karl Check the BOM on the web page. there was a typo on the BOM. You don’t need a 180 p, it was shipped by mistake. You need a 100 p Which should be marked 101. If you don’t have one email

I was unable to finish my Cricket 20 build as I am missing one additional 180p capacitor. I too, had two additional caps in the kit; one marked 151 on one side and K2J on the other, and the other cap

Thanks David K0AZ On 2/21/2022 8:00 AM, David Wilcox K8WPE via groups.io wrote:

March 2022 David J. Wilcox’s iPad

Press the key down and if the signal gets a lot stronger you will know the signal in question is the oscillator. Make sure you are using a 50 ohm dummy load. David J. Wilcox’s iPad

Jason, The 6 pin IC socket is cut in half with the middle pin snipped close to the case..... this becomes the Xtal socket. It’s always a good idea to measure the components to be sure that (1) they

The best way is to contact the author(s), they often are granted permission at no charge. I wrote an article for ARRL and the indication on the contract was that permission could be granted to me and

What is the year and month of the issue the article is in? Thanks es 73, Mike K0AZ On 2/20/2022 11:25 PM, AG1P Ron wrote: Virus-free. www.avg.com

Jason, Are you sure you're not just hearing the local oscillator? It's a direct conversion receiver, so it would be normal to pick up the local oscillator on the operating frequency with a nearby

Well gang, I got it together but it seems that the cricket is in continuous transmit. Does this sound right? It doesn’t seem right as I’m using a local HF rig to monitor the signal. One would

Yeah, rookie error. Always look at the back of the components. Lol. Still though, the IC was incorrect. Jason

Good evening, I finally got my Cricket 20, (after a cross-eyed postal worker misplaced in someone else’s box) and starting installing the parts. I seem to have extra capacitors, not the right IC

Yes it would. Please do not post. I would have to take it down and the club would be at risk. 72 - Ron - AG1P 4SQRP Volunteer Secretary/Treasurer 4SQRP Volunteer Webmaster 4SQRP Volunteer

I do have a hard copy of the magazine that came in the mail the other day, with the article. I worry about the copyright ramifications, tho. Would posting a copy of the article get 4sqrp in

Companies can get permission to redistribute their QST reviews. But I don't know how much ARRL charges for the privilege. I wouldn't expect it to be steep for a ham club like 4SQRP.

No Luck Ted It’s copyrighted. I can’t copy it. 72 Johnny ACØBQ -- Check out the 4SQRP website at 4sqrp.com

Ge Ted I will try to post it here, but it’s In the digital version of the QST. I may not be able to. 72 Johnny ACØBQ -- Check out the 4SQRP website at 4sqrp.com