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Ham Radio Workbench Podcast

This podcast is your bi-weekly deep dive on making, DIY, electronics, and technical topics of interest to the ham radio operator. Join your hosts George KJ6VU and Jeremy KF7IJZ as they discuss current developments in ham radio while introducing listeners to a plethora of topics and skills such as test equipment, 3D Printing, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and more.

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QRP Smarty Load

May 16, 2018

Ham Radio Workbench QRP Smarty Load

Introduction

Our 21st century take on a classic piece of Ham Radio gear - we took a run of the mill QRP dummy load design and added an Arduino to create the Smarty Load.  This project features:

  • Up to 25 watts (Caution!  This unit will get hot - recommended to run with ventilation or a small fan to assist in the dissipation of heat)
  • Powered by the commonly available Arduino Pro Micro 5v with USB
  • The Arduino enables LED indication of approximate power level - software can be modified for more accuracy when written to be band specific (great for testing limited-band DIY QRP kits)
  • Can output data via the UART
  • Software can be further customized for multiple display options

Documentation