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Questions tagged [modification]

Questions regarding the modification of existing radio equipment to add features or improve performace

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RG-174 to pull signal from 1st IF?

I've built a high impedance buffer out of an op amp on a small piece of perf board. I'm going to attach the input to the first IF on an Icom IC-718 and the output will be pulled out to a jack that I'...
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Adapting an antenna tuner for use with a panel meter instead of an LED

I'm building NorCal's / W6JJZ's BLT tuner (pdf) for use on 40m/20m with a 5W transmitter. I would like to remove the LED and use a small panel meter instead. I don't have a 1N34A at hand, but I do ...
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Adding a panadapter via SDR

I've become very accustomed to the waterfall display on my SDR, especially for digital modes over HF. I'm thinking about tying into the IF on my IC-718 and connecting to an SDR to add a waterfall to ...
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