I spent the last one week with no access to computer. The only consumables I had were Jan-Mar 2009 issues of QST and some old newspapers. It turned out to be a great time, though I had many other issues to worry about, which was the reason why I was in the place. The QST issues were packed with information. One of the articles I particularly enjoyed is the article by William Packard NN9U titled “Morse Code: Efficient or Over the Hill?”. Unfortunately, the article is not available online. It ought to be!Also featured in the march issue is a multiband HexBeam antenna.
I am very tempted to end my self-imposed break from the hobby. But I have several things to do before I start. First of all, I have to move to a better location. Or perhaps I should setup my station at Cochin, but in that case, I can’t be a regular on the band.
On another note, my HPSDR Mercury Board arrived a couple of weeks back after some hard time at the Customs. But this time I could show my ham radio license and they charged me exactly as per the rules for importing amateur radio equipment. Even that amount was quite high! I have to put it into use soon..
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Nice to see HPSDR reference on your blog.
Got my Mercury and Penny without any trouble from customs today They did not charge me a mountain ! It will be interesting to know how it works for you. BTW I also have a full station (everything….) at Nagpur and I work at Gurgaon.
I got my Mercury working last weekend. Haven’t yet tested Penny. I am surprised that customs didn’t charge you anything. They really charged me a mountain.
Well… They did charge me ~ 1K as I managed to tell them that this is a hobby kit and not commercial. Got everything working yesterday…. Mercury surprisingly does not show the firmware version ! I wonder if you managed to upgrade the firmware ? How?
You need to download the Altera Quartus II. I use the 9.0 web edition. Just follow the instructions on the SVN. Mine shows 2.6.
Thanks Got it working. looks like the TAPR board was loaded with 1.1. Radio improved a lot after 2.6 upgrade.
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