how long have you had that battery Johnny :) bert

Ge William It’s a little test jig that makes the crystal oscillate so you can hear it in your BJ receiver. It helps you get zero beat. 72 Johnny ACØBQ

Johnny Being one of the newest builders of a BJ, I will ask the question. What is a Crystal Spotter?

Or try grinding one up to a desired frequency. I tried it on a lark and it worked far better than I deserved. http://n4trb.com/AmateurRadio/In%20the%20Footsteps%20of%20the%20Ancient%20Ones.pdf FWIW, B

No worries John! I appreciate it! John WH6DQU

I will try to check inventory tomorrow afternoon, have appointments in the morning. John Visit: www.zaarc.org. 👁

Ge group We are getting close to the release date for the Crystal Spotter Kits that Jim N5IB designed. I built a test unit yesterday and it works great! You can spot your Crystal 2 or 3 feet away from

Oh, I forgot, my address is current on QRZ.Com John WH6DQU

Mahalo John! I would be more than happy to pickup the costs and shipping! Let me know how you would like to proceed. I have PayPal and Venmo for $$ transfers. John WH6DQU

Hello Gary Sorry for your troubles. After you get the coil moved, look for the oblivious stuff, missed joint, part in the wrong hole etc. Then run the numbers on the voltage chart in the manual. I rep

On Ebay you can find a large number of FT-243 crystal bodies that you can put crystals into or even find a few in the right range if you are lucky. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dick Wendell -

I finished my kit but ran into problems with the receiver. All I get is Brother Stair's AM shortwave broadcast blasting through. The audio becomes louder as I turn the Attenuator to the right. Regen d

That is unfortunate knowing that earlier perhaps the kit could have been shipped in a box. There is a HL 5 miles from me if you want to pick up the costs involved I’ll see if they are available. If th

As it turns out, Hobby Lobby doesn’t ship the wood boxes to Hawaii, Alaska or FPO addresses. :-( John WH6DQU

Also have the K2 parked on 7122 in the background while deep in a Dudley Pope novel. BTW-- Paul... just posted out a QSL for our QSO on 2 Jan. That was one of the first with the revB beta BJ. Jim, N5I

Darn, At least I had QSOs with N9EGT and K7RMJ with my HB-1B! Paul Goemans WA9PWP Stoughton, WI

Yes. Maybe later. I am a QCX owner as well. I just made brief qso with wa9pwp but bad fading. I operate 7.110- 7.122 73’s N9egt Wayne Steury IPhone

Always happens. Got a phone call and I have had something come up. I'll probably get on later this evening when conditions are better anyway. Sorry about that. 73, Jim, W0EB

I will listen for you. N9egt western Colorado 7.122 Wayne Steury

Any 4 Stater with some free time? I'm looking for a QRP contact using my 40 meter QCX Mini (puts out 7 watts at the moment.) Right now I'm parked on 7.122 exactly and listening for anyone - calling CQ