August 2017 – HAMRADIO

NXP’s Unbreakable LDMOS: BLF578XR Power Transistor

HAM VideoBy CQDX.ru August 31, 2017

Video by NXP Semiconductors NXP Unbreakable BLF578XR: http://www.nxp.com/pip/BLF578XR.html Tired of replacing tired, dead power transistors? Check out NXP’s Unbreakable BLF578XR LDMOS RF Power Transistor in this video – and find out just how rugged eXtremely Rugged is! Would you dare to treat your transistor like this?

A Sleep Strategy for DX Contesting

Ham Radio NewsBy CQDX.ru August 25, 2017

This article originally appeared in the National Contest Journal. Why am I here? Listen to all these signals. Who are they? Wonder what they are doing? All this CW sure sounds nice. What should I do with this keyer paddle? Should I push this button? I can turn this big knob but what does it…