Copyright 1999-2023 ...[ view copyright info ]...
Copyright 1999-2023 ...[ view copyright info ]...
| NOTE: 'N5FC' is my former call, so you will likely observe references to it. |
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Welcome! Monty has been a ham for 55+ years. Recently (2003), I changed my call under the Vanity Call system from N5FC to N5ESE. If you're a CW op, and sound out 'ESE', you'll understand why. Most of my operating has been on CW HF (much of it QRP), and the bulk of my operating time has been spent "ragchewing". My on-the-air time comes and goes in cycles, but my love of building electronics never seems to go away. As we build new projects, we'll make them available here on the web, for whoever might get a chuckle out of my techniques, or whoever might be foolish enough to duplicate something I hobbled together. Take note that we've been at this web page for 30+ years, and it's quite likely you'll run into broken links to kits that are no longer available. Unless I have an update, I'll leave these links just as they are, because that link and its filename just might be useful in a search for newer info. If a broken link was for an image, well - sorry about that. I am trying to get my files amended after having changed providers. But I'm slow. If you find a broken link to an image you need, please e-mail me. By the way, personal sites like mine take a lot of spare time, and the biggest reward is feedback from observers. I also learn a lot from your parallel (and sometime oblique) experiences. So don't be bashful about sending e-mail related to the web site or these projects: n5ese@n5ese.com |
Hidden Treasures (Revealed)
Don't miss our "GIZMO's" page, where you'll find over a dozen weekend projects that are tailor-made for the QRP homebrewer. (#17, below)If you share my
compulsion, check out my hamfest display of Altoids projects -here-
Note that NEW projects are added near the bottom of the list, so don't forget to scroll down...
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5. 2 M GP...Check out our 2 meter Portable Ground-Plane (for mag-mount antennas)
6. Notebook Antenna...For extremely portable indoor HF ops
7. The DCTL Antenna...another HF ant for portable indoor operation
8. Norcal SMK-1...a 40-Meter Xcvr in a Surface-Mount kit
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9. Norcal BLT...a Z-Match Antenna Tuner Kit to match the SMK-1
10. K5JHF MCD...a pocket-sized Morse Tutor for learning CW
11. SWL Freq-Mite...a morse-annunciated Frequency Counter Kit
12. WE6W CW Speaker...Here's my prototype of an acoustically resonant speaker
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13. Emtech ZM-2... a nifty little QRP Antenna Tuner KIt I built
14. Shielded Loop Receiving Antennas...low noise and bi-directional
15. Portable Solar Power...Here's my 5W Portable Solar Charger Project
16. Battery Booster...And here's a neat little QRP accessory you can build
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17. GIZMOs... noise gens, rf probes, dummy loads, attenuators, baluns, more...
18. Az Stinger Singer...Another Morse-encoded Frequency Counter Kit
19. The Unicounter... a one-eyed Frequency Counter Kit
20. A QRP Open-Wire/Twinlead Antenna Switch... finally, something truly useful!
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21. N5ESE's Version of the K1EL CW Keyboard...with all the bells and whistles ...UPDATED!!...
22. Rebuilding the Ten-Tec Century 21 PTO... fixin' that annoying slippity vernier
23. A Digital Dial for the TenTec Century 21...utilizing KD1JV's 4-Digit Frequency Counter Kit
24. "Altoobs" 40 M CW Transmitter...two tubes, two watts, an Altoids tin, and it glows in the dark
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25. A Compact 145-Volt Regulated Supply... for tube-type QRP transmitter and receiver projects
26. The Art of Scrounging... there are good parts to be had - free!
27. The DK9SQ Portable Telescoping Mast... my notes and observations
28. A Free-Standing Antenna Frame... for portable QRP antenna masts
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29. The NorCal Nor'Easter... a keen SW Broadcast Receiver Kit of KD1JV design
30. A Dual Band Rock-Mite... N5ESE packages a dual-band version of K1SWL's teensy CW rig
31. The Tiny-Tornado... a minimalist CW transceiver kit by KA8MAV
32. The NoGaWatt... North Georgia QRP Club's fantastic wattmeter kit
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33. The TenTec 1051... a noise bridge T-KIT for antenna tuning. 
34. My Look at the RFD Antenna... or Endfed "Resonant Feedline Dipole"
35. The KD1JV AT Sprint... an amazingly small 3-band CW transceiver kit
36. Lightweight, Homebrew Open-wire Feedline... especially for portable ops
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37. The KD1JV Tenna Dipper Kit... a po' boy SWR Analyzer
38. N5ESE's QRP Workbench... a storage project to keep the "evil eye" away!
39. The Elenco XP-720... a triple-output bench power supply kit (and a nifty little add-on)
40. The 87 ft Inverted L Portable Antenna...possibly my favorite QRP field antenna
41. The Classic Windom Portable Antenna...a real winner in the field
45. The AmQRP Softrock 40 Receiver...actually, my dual-band, Altoids-enclosed version
49. The N5ESE T-R Switch...Transmit/Receive for QRP "Separates"
53. 12V 4A E-Fuse...An electronic Fuse for sensitive loads ...NEW!!...
57. Programmable Voltage Monitor...based on the ATTiny85 uP, for use in your homebrew Power Supply ...NEW!!...
61. Probing for EMI...How I use EMI H-Field probes when homebrewing Switching Power Supplies ...PREVIEW!!...
65. 0-80dB Benchtop HF/VHF/UHF Attenuator...in 1 dB steps using surplus rotary attens ...NEW!!...
69. "Codese" Morse Tutor...in an Altoids tin (PCB by N5ESE, Firmware by K5JHF) ...PREVIEW!!...
73. Low-Battery Beep Alarm...for your shack 12V Backup Battery (or ???) ...PREVIEW!!...
77. HiMite QRPp CW Transceiver Kit...for 15 Meters (K1SWL 2005 design) ...PREVIEW!!...
81. Sidetone Oscillator for Vintage Rigs...compact add-on for my Heath HW-16 ...NEW!!...
85. My Testbeds for ATtiny84 & ATtiny85 MCUs...develop your own weird Arduino projects ...NEW!!...
89. Tube Testing for Nuthin'... a paper on characterizing vacuum tubes
93. More Projects...See what's currently in the works (but not yet complete) ...UPDATED!!...
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42. The Elecraft T1 Automatic Antenna Tuner Kit...from a QRPer's perspective
43. The M-Cubed SA Kit... that's "SA" for Semiconductor Analyzer
44. The M-Cubed FPM-1 Kit... a combo wideband frequency counter and power meter
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46. The M-Cubed LCRZ Meter...measure inductance, capacitance, & resistance
47. The Elecraft XG2 Test Oscillator...a cheap and easy signal generator kit for hams
48. WA1JOS Touch Paddles...built in an Altoids Tin
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50. NEQRP SCAF Kit...superb (& cheap!) switch capacitor audio filter
51. N5ESE mini-solar charger...keeps NiMH/NiCd cells "topped off" ...Under Construction...
52. High-Performance RX Power...for tube-type projects ...NEW!!...
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54. Receiver Protection...Surge Protection for the Receiver front end ...NEW!!...
55. 5VDC UPS...Uninterruptible Power Supply for your 5V Radio ...NEW!!...
56. Programmable Voltage Reference...Accurate -5V to +10V Lab-type Voltage Reference for Calibrations ...PREVIEW!!...
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58. 5 Watt 0-31dB HF Step Attenuator...Transmit-capable Attenuator 0-31dB in 1dB steps ...NEW!!...
59. 12V Battery Monitor and Protector...Shuts down your load if the battery goes below a set level ...NEW!!...
60. 0-127dB Programmable Attenuator...Front Panel adjustable in 1 dB steps, with LCD display ...PREVIEW!!...
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62. Universal Battery Power Source...with 2.5/3.3/3.7/5.0/7.4/9.0/11.1 plus Variable 4.5-9.5VDC ...NEW!!...
63. Lab-Grade 600-MHz Frequency Counter...with all the bells and whistles ...PREVIEW!!...
64. Dual 12V Lead-Acid Battery Charger...13.8 VDC at 4A Filtered DC - TWICE! ...NEW!!...
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66. Digital Freq Display...for your vintage or homebrew RX/TX (uses chinese PLJ-6LED module) ...NEW!!...
67. Cheapo 450 MHz Frequency Counter...General Purpose Freq Counter (uses chinese PLJ-8LED module) ...NEW!!...
68. Battery Protector...for saving 12V SLA battery from an early death ...PREVIEW!!...
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70. Transmit-Capable 100W Bandpass Filters...Single-Band - great for multi-transmitter Field Day Ops ...PREVIEW!!...
71. Analog Milliohm Meter...0-to-2-Ohms in 3 ranges - indispensible tool for troubleshooting short-circuits ...NEW!!...
72. Digital Milliohm Meter...for 0.0 to 2-Ohms in 0.1 milliohm steps ...NEW!!...
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74. 10MHz Reference Distribution Amp...3-Channel 50 MHz Video Distribution Amp ...NEW!!...
75. SLA 12V Battery Charger...13.8V 1.5A Battery (Float) Charger ...PREVIEW!!...
76. QRPGuys 0-10-20-30dB Step Attenuator...Compact 5 Watt Transmit-capable in 10-dB steps ...NEW!!...
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78. 4SQRP Cric-Key Kit...Cheap & Easy (& Good!) Keyer-Paddles ...NEW!!...
79. External DDS-VFO for Vintage Rigs...WA1FFL DDS to drive ye olde Heathkit HW-16 ...NEW!!...
80. Classic "Selectoject"...a little different active audio filter for my old Heath HW-16 ...NEW!!...
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82. Screen Regulated Power/Drive Control for the Heathkit HW-16...to allow QRP ops on demand ...NEW!!...
83. Zero-Beat Detector for the Heathkit HW-16... a visual tuning aid for thetone-deaf Op ...NEW!!...
84. HW-16 MODS...Mods I did to my Heathkit HW-16 ...NEW!!...
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86. TBD...not quite yet, OM ......
87. TBD...not quite yet, OM ......
88. TBD...not quite yet, OM ......
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90. Recent Ham Activities...Meetings, or dinners, or hamfests, etc, of possible interest
91. Swapfest Acquisitions...those unique finds I picked up for peanuts ...UPDATED!!...
92. Recent QRP Portable Ops...my favorite operating activity "to the field"
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94. N5ESE's HTML Tutorial... you don't need nuthin' fancy to build really cool web pages!
95. The Club Sandwich... a project proposal for clubs
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