{"id":27710,"date":"2021-11-01T21:00:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T21:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?p=27710"},"modified":"2021-11-01T22:04:33","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T22:04:33","slug":"1-11-21-bitx-to-sbitx-the-journey-and-development-of-this-exciting-and-affordable-range-of-transceivers-by-ashhar-farhan-vu2ese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/blog\/tonight-at-eight-archive\/2021\/11\/01\/1-11-21-bitx-to-sbitx-the-journey-and-development-of-this-exciting-and-affordable-range-of-transceivers-by-ashhar-farhan-vu2ese\/","title":{"rendered":"1 November 2021 &#8211; BITX to SBITX: the journey and development of this exciting range of transceivers by Ashhar Farhan, VU2ESE"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OARYpMjAbgI?start=241\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Ashhar&#8217;s presentation<\/h3>\n<p>The BITX is a simple to build, yet challenging all-band transceiver kit.<\/p>\n<p>Many people, even if they don\u2019t own one, will have heard or read of the impact it has for a radio amateur to be able to build a rig at a low cost, with repeatable results, to get on the air.<\/p>\n<p>Ashhar advanced the BITX with the introduction of the uBITX, which is a HF (3-30MHz) all-band SSB and CW transceiver kit.<\/p>\n<p>His latest design, the sBITX is a hackable HF SDR transceiver designed around the Raspberry Pi.<\/p>\n<p>In his talk, Ashhar traces the history of BITX, with a bit of anecdotal banter and some tech pointers.<\/p>\n<h3>About Ashhar<\/h3>\n<p>Ashhar was first licensed in 1982, at the age of 16, as VU2FAX\u2014this was the beginners&#8217; licence of India.<\/p>\n<p>He was greatly inspired by the RSGB books found in the city&#8217;s British Council Library.<\/p>\n<p>Of particular impact was <em>Amateur Radio Techniques<\/em> by Pat Hawker.<\/p>\n<p>After his marriage, the hobby unfortunately took a backseat, and he lost his licence, but he regained it in 2003 and was spurred on by EMRFD written by Wes Hayward, W7ZOI and others.<\/p>\n<p>He joined the mailing list and started to build the basic understanding of the blocks.<\/p>\n<p>Ashhar is a member of LARC (Lamakaan Amateur Radio Club, Hyderabad), GQRP.<\/p>\n<h3>Watch live<\/h3>\n<p><em>Tonight @ 8<\/em>\u00a0webinars are live-streamed for free on our\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/theRSGB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube channel<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/batc.org.uk\/live\/rsgb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">special BATC channel<\/a><\/strong>, allowing you to watch the presentations and ask questions online.<\/p>\n<h3>Find out more<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsgbshop.org\/acatalog\/QRP-Scrapbook-1893.html#SID=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>QRP Scrapbook<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsgbshop.org\/acatalog\/QRP_Basics_3rd_Ed-2047.html#SID=26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>QRP Basics<\/strong><\/a> by Rev. George Dobbs, G3RJV (edited by Professor Roger Green, M0RJG)<\/li>\n<li>Take a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vu2ese.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ashhar&#8217;s website<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ashhar&#8217;s presentation The BITX is a simple to build, yet challenging all-band transceiver kit. Many people, even if they don\u2019t own one, will have heard or read of the impact it has for a radio amateur to be able to build a rig at a low cost, with repeatable results, to get on the air. 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