Items for Sale - These are some projects excess to my needs, or acquired items I no longer need. Most are discussed in the "Articles" section of this website. Email me at ad5X at arrl dot net if interested or for more information. All prices include shipping.
Remote Antenna Switch: 160-2 meter A/B switch. Full legal limit. Includes MFJ-4117 Bias-T for powering and control. $45
Elecraft BL1 150-watt balun: Modified with switch to select 1:1 or 4:1 transformation. $18
Dummy load, 200 watts, 1.8-148 MHz, with peak detector. Accurately measure power. See "Accurate TX Power Measurements". $40
PicoKeyer mounted in box. $20
Balun/Isolator, 1:1 unbalanced or balanced output. Easily handles 100 watts. With nylon string support. $15
55VDC 200ma power supply. $25
Links to suppliers of electronic and mechanical parts, and tools.
Electraweb - Amateur radio friendly hosting service
RF Supllier has great prices and free shipping for RF connectors and cable assemblies
Weather Stations for weather stations, lightning detectors, radio-controlled clocks and more.
Mini-Circuits: RF Power Meter, directional couplers, amplifiers, many other RF devices
RadioDan for snap-on ferrites, Bird wattmeters and elements, power supplies, relays, used equipment and other ham-related products.
CWS Bytemark for powdered iron and ferrite toroids, binocular cores, etc.
MFJ Enterprises for coils, whips, ham accessories, etc.
Array Solutions for antenna analyzers, antenna tuners, antenna components, amplifiers, RF switches, etc.
The RF Connection for RF and DIN connectors of all types.
Texas Towers for aluminum tubing.
Buddipole for portable antennas, whips, coils, etc.
Pacific Antenna for portable antennas, whips, coils, etc. Sells an improved version of the old Radio Shack 270-1408 7-foot telescoping whip.
JS Schmidt for stainless steel hardware.
McMaster-Carr for wire, grommets, pipe fittings.
All Electronics for surplus electronic parts & project boxes, nuts & bolts, etc etc etc.
Mouser Electronics for electronic components & project boxes.
Connex Electronics for Anderson PowerPole connectors and accessories.
Max-Gain Systems for fiberglass tubes and rods.
The Deer Shock Depot for coated fiberglass rods (electric fence posts)
BatterySpace for NiMH batteries and chargers.
Harbor Freight for inexpensive hand tools.
Solder-It Company for butane torches, soldering irons and accessories.
Expanded Spectrum Systems for inexpensive QRP crystals
Tap Plastics for fiberglass and plastic products, including rods & tubes
Some Handy On-Line Calculators
Toroid Power Dissipation Calculator
Antenna Loading Coil Calculator
Elsie Filter Design & Analysis Software
Return Loss and Mismatch Loss Calculator
L/C Impedance Matching Calculator
And some GREAT ham sites:
VE1ZAC & VE1RGB: http://users.eastlink.ca/~jhsmith/JeffSmith/ (Jeff & Gary have some great projects here!)
G8JNJ: http://g8jnj.webs.com/
Tom Rauch: www.w8ji.com
L.B. Cebik: www.cebik.com
Alan Applegate: www.k0bg.com
Links to other pages on this website:
Presentations, Product Reviews, and Equipment Modificationss