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Baofeng Radio TNC Packet Radio cable

ByNorth Carolina Prepper January 1, 2016October 10, 2018

I hade to make the Baofeng radio to TNC /Sound Card cable because the Baofeng is designed to key up the radio when the Grounds of the Speaker and microphone are shorted. This presented a problem when using a USB sound card for a interface. the universal ground what shorting the two leads. so…

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How to Solder copper wire to aluminum foil.

ByNorth Carolina Prepper November 19, 2015

How to Solder copper wire to aluminum foil. I will be making some disposable variable capacitors later today for some magnetic loop antennas. This is also a useful technique to solder copper braid to an antenna. I think you can use any oil. the important thing to remember is keeping Oxygen form the foil. You…