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Old 11th Mar 2023, 12:14 pm   #1
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Default An old club or group for homebrew.

Digging through some paperwork i found a home brew instruction pamphlet on broadband transformers and diode ring mixers. This was from the group named as ;
For QRP and SWL
Amateur and Short Wave Radio Electronics Experimenter's Web Site.
My question is are they still going ?.
I have found pdf,s but nothing about the club existence or group,
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Old 11th Mar 2023, 3:48 pm   #2
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Default Re: An old club or group for homebrew.

Have you tried asking on the GQRP club website?

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Old 11th Mar 2023, 5:03 pm   #3
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Default Re: An old club or group for homebrew.

No but i will , thanks for the suggestion
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Old 11th Mar 2023, 10:57 pm   #4
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Default Re: An old club or group for homebrew.

There was also a fair bit published by QRP-ARCI the American club.

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Default Re: An old club or group for homebrew.

Its probably the first incarnation of this site https://qrp-popcorn.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_9.html
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Old 12th Mar 2023, 7:49 am   #6
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Default Re: An old club or group for homebrew.

I think that Terry is correct. Paul Jorgenson, KE7HR, also has the page archived. See the bottom of https://ke7hr.com/caveradio/

There is a section on "Broadband Transformers and Diode Ring Mixers" starting at page 52. Is this what you have in your pamphlet?

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Old 12th Mar 2023, 11:52 am   #7
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Default Re: An old club or group for homebrew.

I have checked the original site and it was taken down , dont know why. finding the phamphlet just reminded me i used to look at all those years ago it was very good and very big , tons of info.
Oh well i will look at your suggestions people.
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