The 40 Meter Pixie (available at the time of writing for about $7 assembled on eBay) is an interesting minimalist transceiver design – crystal controlled, 2 transistors and an audio amplifier chip. And you are on the air with a unit that you can make QSO’s with! Naturally, there is much room for improvement, and it can in fact be done for only a few dollars more. Below I describe a set of additions that I think really enhances the Pixie’s usefulness.
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The Pixie is a fun and popular QRP transceiver kit. However, typical output power on 40 M is only about 300 to 500 milli-Watts – a bit too QRPp at times…
In this article I’ll show cheap and easy ways to pump up the output power to around 1.2 or over 2 Watts, depending upon the power supply type and crystal activity.
Continue reading $3 to Quintuple the Output Power of a 40 M Pixie Transceiver
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From the WSJT-X online User’s Manual ===>
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
– A means for synchronizing the computer clock to UTC within ±1 second
Using digital communications formats like JT65/9, WSPR, meteor scatter MSK144, or any mode that requires clock synchronization, can be tough without access to network time or a GPS unit.
Continue reading A Manual PC/Laptop Clock Sync Program for Digital Modes
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