kit building

Perfect Timing

JOE EISENBERG

In the last issue, I began working on the QRP Labs Clock Kit. I have completed it and it dealt me a few surprises along the way to completion. I did not set my kit up to put out external serial data, just use the onboard display. I did use the QLG2 GPS kit to provide the kit with accurate timing and location data. When assembling a kit, things don’t always work out the way you thought they would. One thing that had me doing some trouble-shooting was the power leads coming from the buck converter module. I was using ribbon cable leads most commonly used for solderless breadboards. With the pin type connectors on the PC boards in this kit, I found it very easy to use them as…

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CQ Amateur Radio (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2023

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