W0DZ's New Sienna Transceiver Kit?

[Jerry Forwood]

Now this is the idea.  Things that teenagers could afford and enjoy.  Maybe we could get more young hams back with other things than just "No code licenses" and Internet connections so that they can talk to "DX countries" with just a 2 mtr handheld and never upgrade to a even General because they don't need to.

73 de Jerry, KØEJF
E.J.(Jerry) Forwood

-- Bob And Bettina Groh <rgroh at SWBELL.NET> wrote:
Don, I certainly hardily second your idea's.  A new CR-1 would be a 
cracker jack idea - nice and simple and there is a lot of interest in 
the old crystal receivers.  It would sure be nice to get one with a nice 
silk-screened front panel, etc.  Been a lot of information out there on 
exactly how to come up with the coil, etc.  I think there would have to 
be some care taken to clearly differentiate the 'new' unit from the 
older one to avoid scamming.

One nice kit would be a programmable digital RF to demodulated 'thingie' 
which, along with proper code could be a way to experiment with, for 
example, panadaptors, etc. Various USB devices such as power meters 
would be neat.  But all should be relatively inexpensive so we can 
indulge in one - say $50 to $150.

73,
Bob Groh, WA2CKY

Don Melcher wrote:

>Yes - it was interesting to see it at Dayton. I wish you a lot of luck -
>it isn't going to be easy.
>
>How about starting with a CR-1? I got one for my 9th birthday - the
>first of MANY Heathkits. That is what got me, and a lot of others I
>know, hooked on radio. The fact that you could listen to a radio that
>had NO batteries!
>
>I think it would be great to offer some "beginner" kits - test gear and
>station accessories. I have had a LOT of fun building various small kits
>- NorCal SMK-1, Small Wonder PSK-20, K1EL keyers and various Elecraft.
>How about a panadapter that you could use with an oscilloscope and any
>radio. A remote reading wattmeter with a USB interface. Stuff that is
>unique - things that maybe the ONLY way to get it is to build a kit.
>Some took me years between purchase and building due to schedule
>conflicts - but they were ALL a lot of fun.
>
>Don
>W6CZ
>
>

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