I remember the name of the FCC inspector that came to my parents home. His name was Inspector Peterson. My parents were around 40 years old so he was probably around 50 years old. One thing was certai

4SQRP Leadership: Just think, if you keep the Hilltopper going for 10 years you will be able to come out with the Golden Jubilee Collectors Version with Gold Cabinet and your engraved call letters for

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Here is part TWO of the old 3950 AM/SSB days in Wisconsin: I got my Novice license WN9DRC back in the Fall of 1953. By Spring 1954 I was a General as W9DRC and 15 years old. As I said earlier, Bud, W9

Paul, Yes, I was a very close friend of Bud and Emily, his wife. Emily is now in her upper 90s and we keep in touch. Both Bud and Emily were like big brother and sister to me as I was growing up. They

If 4SQRP is considering another small run of the Hilltopper, I'd suggest you make it also available in a 30 meter version. I certainly would order one. That way you could do a larger batch of Hilltopp

Yes, I agree with everything you said. I also don't understand how 25 ohms could choke out RF from feeding back into the power supply. Lee

What I would like to know is how Leo Meyerson was able to turn a drill press into a lapping machine. As mentioned keeping the sides flat and parallel are key. I could never do it. Could grind maybe 5

My private e-mail got sent to the group by mistake Lee

Didn't really want to post this. Intended for a private e-mail. Got sent bye mistake. Lee

You can buy this for $90 plus shipping or an all band, all mode, 10 watt QRP Labs rig with memory keyer for $150 in November. Lee

OK, thanks Dave. Lee w0vt, w5drc

Here are the Ebay suppliers I am using: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-10x-Mini-USB-5V-1A-18650-TP4056-Lithium-Battery-Charger-Module-Charging-Board/282805205249?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=58212469

Still need to know the maximum voltage that can be applied to a Hilltopper. (I think I will heat sink the 5 volt regulator or use a bigger one.) I am going to make up battery packs using four 18650 ba

What is the maximum voltage you can safely put into the Hilltopper? (When using 18650 cells the voltage gets a little high when you hook four of these cells together unless you put silicon dropping di

I use a 2.5mH RF choke. Lee, w0vt

Wonderful! Thanks for info, Dave! Lee w0vt, w5drc

What is the frequency range of the Hill Topper 20 transceiver? Lee w0vt, w5drc

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For those interested in building a tuned PVC pipe speaker, you might want to look at a 4 ohm 3 watt speaker sold by Marlin P. Jones & Associates. This speaker is 2 inches square. Even though it is 2 i