Comments on CQHQ: Perfectly Portable PSK Present

Well I could not let this go, why does everyone th...

2010-10-30T23:40:07.124+01:00

Well I could not let this go, why does everyone think because I am female I could not build a kit?

There are a couple of points to be said here:
1: You can purchase an External Battery Harness- choice of two
2: You can buy this ready made
3: This very light piece of kit and a keyboard would not add too much weight to my SOTA kit. I have been known to carry a full size laptop up the hills.

Keep reading I hope you will see Steve post that we have completed out 1st 30m PSK qualification of a SOTA summit, The main problem will be my typing and spelling abilities.

As for waiting; I have a birthday a couple of months after Christmas so if it misses Santa's Sleigh it would be no problem

Helen - GW7AAU the understanding (well sometimes) XYL of Stephen GW7AAV. Or should that be long suffering? hmm not sure will have to think about that

Hiya Steve I've got an NUE-PSK, in fact I got...

2010-10-22T21:06:27.962+01:00

Hiya Steve

I've got an NUE-PSK, in fact I got mine as soon as I read the QST review in March 2008...Mine's still a V1 model (no USB etc at the moment) - but I think its a brilliant device, even just to RX PSK..And the real selling point is the software upgradeability..

I have used it portable, although the first road test was using a standard PC keyboard...so it was quite a bit to carry!..hi hi..and as a whole, the NUE-PSK has come a long way since that first release..and there are plans to build an SDR into the case, so all you would need is an antenna and a keyboard!

I'd put the order in now, mine took about 2 months, but it was one of the initial run!

Oh yeah..putting the batteries in is a bit of a juggling act :)

Julian, I think if we do try it it will be using t...

2010-10-21T14:28:50.902+01:00

Julian, I think if we do try it it will be using the netbook to be honest. The big advantage of the NUE PSK modem is you can see the screen easier than on the laptop. I would be a bit concerned of sitting alone on a hill with a coat over my head so as to see the screen, but when we are in a group it is not so much of an issue. It would open up say 30m to us, which might yield some different contacts than usual.

Paul, I am expecting Helen to read the blog of course. I want to see her reaction. Will it be what I expect or will she take up the challenge of kit building? I think the main fun of these things is the building and then the thrill of a contact when it works.

I've looked at that NUE PSK modem a number of ...

2010-10-21T09:23:38.795+01:00

I've looked at that NUE PSK modem a number of times but the conclusion I always came to was that it was more expensive and larger (once you included a keyboard) than my Eee PC which could run Fldigi and do a lot more modes.

If you really want a compact portable digimode solution take a look at Pocket Digi which will run on a Windows CE device (I think Maplin was selling one off recently) or a Windows Mobile smartphone.

Hello Steve, nice piece of equipment. I hope she d...

2010-10-21T08:34:00.428+01:00

Hello Steve, nice piece of equipment. I hope she doesn't read your blog, otherwise surprise would be gone. 73 Paul

Now there is a thought. how many ham.s out there h...

2010-10-21T06:29:08.753+01:00

Now there is a thought. how many ham.s out there have xyl,s that are licensed....
This brings a whole new meaning to the Phrase
"Darling I was just looking at a nice rock the other day" say,s the xyl,would you still have your head on your shoulders, or the concussion subsided by boxing day after she opens the neatly wrapped present with a big bow on the top of the box on the pillow next to her on Xmas morning , only to find a NSU-PSK kit & a wonderlabs PSK-30 instead of the other type of "rock"
Either you have a very tolerant xyl or
VERY GOOD LIFE INSURANCE...
now where did those life insurance policies go too ...... !