The Joy of Homebrewing
Hi, I’m Nick (‘The Vic’), an ordained minister in the Methodist Church, FRARS member and keen radio constructor and electronics tinkerer! I took all three of my licence exams at FRARS and it was them that encouraged me on this fascinating voyage of discovery.
I’m fascinated with how things work and it’s not enough for me to operate a radio. I want to know how it does what it does! So I build so that I can better understand.
My passion is for designing and building my own SSB transceivers from scratch. I’m currently working on No. 6.
I also enjoy sharing my enthusiasm by giving talks at other radio clubs and through my own dedicated YouTube channel:
My personal favourite is transceiver No. 4: The Optimiser. It is a tri-band (80/40/20 m) QRP SSB transceiver built with a bi-directional design and enclosed in a stylish red metal bread bin … because I can!
Article by Nick M0NTV, 5/11/2023.