Heck yeah Ape. Glad you enjoyed the radio and were able to make a great informative video about the now impossible to get sdr.
@TheSmokinApe3 жыл бұрын
Thanks again for sending it over 👍
@JayGee6996 Жыл бұрын
It’s now on a group buy with makerfabs if you’re still looking
@Frank_K4FMH3 жыл бұрын
Good video! I have one in the box that I’ll assemble soon. I purchased it, honestly, to be used with Sparksdr as a multiband WSPR Rx to feed spots back into the wspr DB. But Pete Juliano’s talks on this rig have intrigued me to use it as a transceiver with a qrp input amp. Keep up the good videos… 73 de K4FMH
@TheSmokinApe3 жыл бұрын
It would be perfect for that WSPR project. Thanks for checking out the video Frank 👍
@KK6USYHamRadioAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Great video Ape, that radio is pretty cool!!i
@TheSmokinApe3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Chuck 👍
@HamRadioDX3 жыл бұрын
Great video as always Ape. Looks well built and schmick…. I notice you still have those spurs on 40m 😉 Look forward to more from you mate 👍
@TheSmokinApe3 жыл бұрын
Yep @ Spurs. Thanks for checking out the video @ Hayden 👍
@davidsradioroom96783 жыл бұрын
Nice rig. Nice price!
@TheSmokinApe3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for checking it out David 👍
@paaaoАй бұрын
This is the future of radio. Now we just need some more open source, all mode, 40 mhz to 6 ghz SDR radios that start off at 5W output. If such a thing existed, and could do 5W at 6 meters, and maybe trailed off to 1W at 3ghz, they'll be flying off the shelf.
@TheSmokinApeАй бұрын
@@paaao yeah, I expect to see more and more SDR in the future
@JReed3053 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the look. You should get a hold of Tech Minds and compare note. He has been playing with one for a bit now. I definitely plan on picking one up on their next run.
@TheSmokinApe3 жыл бұрын
I saw TM's video back in May (I think), he did a great job. I have a buddy who has been using one for a while and I plan to pick his brain a bit.
@JReed3053 жыл бұрын
@@TheSmokinApe I will will be watching to see what you learn.
@AurorasPop2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a great radio. It seems already a few years old. Are there recent updates, or new designs in the same price-class. Maybe one that also handles V/UHF?
@TheSmokinApe2 жыл бұрын
As far as I know this is the most recent version, based off the global semiconductor shortage I know they are looking at alternative chipsets.
@vincei4252 Жыл бұрын
The Hermes lite is in stock again. I guess they're able to get the Intel FPGA's again. Also the cable modem chip is asbout $40 on Mouser and Digikey. I picked up the full kit from MakerFocus this morning.
@TheSmokinApe Жыл бұрын
Awesome, good luck with the build 👍
@vincei4252 Жыл бұрын
@@TheSmokinApe Thank you. Looking forward to it.
@moozoowizard2 жыл бұрын
Hi Ape, At 11:50 you show receiving on 7.272.832 Mhz. There is a signal that frequency sweeps through the band. What is it? I see something like it at my place relatively often. its quite strong and annoying. Is it a chirpsounder? With mine I chased it with my RTL-SDR and it turned out there was another sweep going the opposite direction and the two sweeps converged at 14 Mhz something , I forgot the exact frequency but it was above the 20m ham band.
@TheSmokinApe2 жыл бұрын
Hey Michael. I do see that from time to time but have no idea what it is, would like you have done more digging than I have. If I ever figure it out I’ll post a video. Thanks for watching 👍
@oz457 Жыл бұрын
@@TheSmokinApe I have one video dedicated on this QRM in one of my livestreams where I ask exactly the same question. What is it, what is the cause. The recording I did was in Thailand. I think it is man made and it is maybe some kind of welding machine.... I have these signals coming in very very hard in Thailand, especially when I beam towards China! De ON7OFF
@radiojared10 ай бұрын
Those are ionosondes
@MikeDent11 ай бұрын
You’ve already taken it out of the anti static bag? So I assume by the way you are handling it you are wearing an esd wrist strap?
@TheSmokinApe11 ай бұрын
I wasn’t, shame on me 😕
@Siskiyous6 Жыл бұрын
My order has been placed
@TheSmokinApe Жыл бұрын
It’s about time son!
@oc7414 Жыл бұрын
Back in stock as at March 2023
@TheSmokinApe Жыл бұрын
Get 'em while you can 👍
@k2icc3 жыл бұрын
I heard one live few days ago. There was a studio mike and an amplifier used with it. Any idea of what amp is available for such of a low 5 watt input? Thanks.
@TheSmokinApe3 жыл бұрын
Not that I know of, I am going to look around. Thanks for watch K2ICC
@caulktel2 жыл бұрын
Im using a Hardrock 50 amp with mine, works great.
@wf2v2 жыл бұрын
You are transmitting without having installed the heat sink?
@TheSmokinApe2 жыл бұрын
for a few seconds, yes
@KennethiSlite2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for a good video! What is the sensitiv?
@TheSmokinApe2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Ken, not sure I understand the question
@Hal_tx Жыл бұрын
Just got mine going but the transmit signal is not showing in the display like yours is. It is showing on the DSP panel and I can monitor it on another receiver but it's not showing in the green bar like yours. Is there a setting I have missed?
@TheSmokinApe Жыл бұрын
I don't recall a setting for that, sorry man
@ON8EI2 жыл бұрын
I think they are back in production at the moment. 73's
@TheSmokinApe2 жыл бұрын
I saw that, good news 👍
@kevinokeefe7796 Жыл бұрын
What microphone are you using
@TheSmokinApe Жыл бұрын
PC Mic
@paulhastings31093 жыл бұрын
That's pretty neat too bad they're out of stock on parts. I did get 2 parts from Amazon Amazon for SDR and I'm gonna see what I can do with that maybe sometime today I'll get to go back to where you showed it on KZbin and find out what programs I have to download to make it go 70 take care good DX
@TheSmokinApe3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for checking out the video Paul 👍
@minibikemadman23 күн бұрын
i need to find a video of someone transmitting in AM.
@temporarilyoffline3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting that they connected over Ethernet
@TheSmokinApe3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, sure is 👍
@daveycrockett94472 жыл бұрын
So where can i go and buy one of these Hermes Lite transceivers
@TheSmokinApe2 жыл бұрын
They sell out fast: www.makerfabs.com/hermes-lite-2.html
@DonzLockz9 ай бұрын
Nice Ape. You must be fully proficient with the HL2 by now.👍
@TheSmokinApe9 ай бұрын
Well…
@DonzLockz9 ай бұрын
@@TheSmokinApe 😄👍
@Organplayer1947 Жыл бұрын
No wrist grounding straps. yet the boards are not in esd static protective bags. Guess not cmos, etc. Hm//my MO is to wrist strap. Informative video. thank you sir. My headphones and speaker are busted1 Gads. I wonder..did you do PureSigbal in this video? Hm...2nd harmonic would be like 50db down as I recall. My Hermes lite II is due next week.
@TheSmokinApe Жыл бұрын
Congrats on scoring one! I have not tried PureSignal yet...
@MaximusAurelius19873 жыл бұрын
Do you know of a SDR that can do Digital Mobile Radio
@TheSmokinApe3 жыл бұрын
You can use a decoder for DMR receiving, I am not aware of any that with transmit
@MaximusAurelius19873 жыл бұрын
@@TheSmokinApe I was aware of decoder. Tx is harder but it requires synchronizing the time slots. I’m not surprised it’s not available. There’d have to be a OpenSDR-type plugin for SDR applications.
@youtubeaccount931Ай бұрын
i just got one
@TheSmokinApeАй бұрын
Nice! Hope you like it 👍
@Tump20103 жыл бұрын
you should have tried making a contact. 😀
@winstonsmith4783 жыл бұрын
QDX: new digital modes 5W transceiver kit by QRP Labs ($60) kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGe5n5tums54psk
@Dusty_Ham3 жыл бұрын
That would be great if they were actually able to be purchased.
@de_w8tam3 жыл бұрын
The QDX looks cool, and I look forward to mine, however it is very limited compared to the HL2. 73 de w8tam
@TheSmokinApe3 жыл бұрын
Right Dusty
@DAVIDGREGORYKERR3 жыл бұрын
Most likely won't have the same RF power output of the COBRA 200 GTL DX.