<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Shops on g7ufo.radio</title><link>https://blog.g7ufo.radio/shop/</link><description>Recent content in Shops on g7ufo.radio</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-gb</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:02:38 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://blog.g7ufo.radio/shop/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>TeensyMaestro Kit - Links and building instructions</title><link>https://blog.g7ufo.radio/shop/teensymaestro-kit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:02:38 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://blog.g7ufo.radio/shop/teensymaestro-kit/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="introduction"&gt;Introduction&lt;/h1&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Thanks very much for your purchase of the kit. I expect you&amp;rsquo;re keen to get started so I&amp;rsquo;ll try and keep this brief!&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;All the components (including a blank SD Card) are stored within the six component packs. Each pack has a BOM attached to it. Feel free to empty all of the packets into a container for easy retrieval, checking the contents as you go.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;h1 id="pcb-build"&gt;PCB build&lt;/h1&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Simon, NV0E has written some &lt;a href="https://github.com/rimuadmin/TeensyMaestro-Hardware/wiki"&gt;great instructions&lt;/a&gt; on the construction of the main PCB as well as the modification of the LCD.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Lynovation CTR2-Dial &amp; CTR2-Flex</title><link>https://blog.g7ufo.radio/shop/ctr2-dial-flex/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:34:33 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://blog.g7ufo.radio/shop/ctr2-dial-flex/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Thanks for purchasing your CTR2-Dial / CTR2-Flex. This is a page to introduce you to resources you may need.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Your device will have been licenced by me during the build. If you need to retrieve your number for any reason you can find that under Settings -&amp;gt; Info on the device.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Lynn produces excellent manuals alongside each firmware update. The best place to find these is on the groups.io files page for &lt;a href="https://groups.io/g/CTR2/files/CTR2-Dial%20Files"&gt;Dial&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://groups.io/g/CTR2/files/CTR2-Flex%20Files"&gt;Flex&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Build instructions for the K6ARK ultra light microphone kit</title><link>https://blog.g7ufo.radio/shop/k6ark-mic-kit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:26:02 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://blog.g7ufo.radio/shop/k6ark-mic-kit/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="important-note"&gt;Important note&lt;/h1&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;These instructions have been lifted from the &lt;a href="https://www.printables.com/model/320559-mini-microphone-for-qmx-trusdx-usdx-kx2-and-kx3"&gt;printables.com&lt;/a&gt; page which contains the STL files and BOM you&amp;rsquo;d need to print your own case.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;h1 id="microphone-element-polarity"&gt;Microphone element polarity&lt;/h1&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;There are two elements available; the &amp;ldquo;Standard (CMA-6542TF-K)&amp;rdquo; (shown bottom) and &amp;ldquo;-24dB (AOM-5024L-HD-F-R)&amp;rdquo; (shown top).&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Below is a picture which shows the polarity of the two microphones, as a guide.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="element_polarity.jpg" alt="The two microphone elements on squared paper, with hand-drawn arrows marking the +ve and -ve pads on each: the green -24dB element at the top and the standard element at the bottom, its -ve pad being the one with the traces" title="Microphone element polarity"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>QMX Microphone Calibration for SSB</title><link>https://blog.g7ufo.radio/shop/qmx-ssb-calibration/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 12:36:43 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://blog.g7ufo.radio/shop/qmx-ssb-calibration/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;This process works for any microphone and is not limited to the &lt;a href="https://shop.g7ufo.radio/collections/g7ufo-turret-mini-microphone-for-sota-pota" title="G7UFO Turret Assembled Mini Microphone for QRP Labs QMX, Elecraft KX2 KX3, (tr)uSDX, uSDX, zBitx, FX-4CR"&gt;G7UFO (Assembled) Turret&lt;/a&gt; or the &lt;a href="https://shop.g7ufo.radio/products/kit-k6ark-mini-microphone-for-qmx-trusdx-usdx-fx-4cr-zbitx-kx2-and-kx3?variant=50566191087954" title="K6ARK Mini Microphone Kit for QRP Labs QMX, Elecraft KX2 KX3, (tr)uSDX, uSDX, zBitx, FX-4CR"&gt;K6ARK Kit&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;The -24dB (AOM-5024L-HD-F-R) element is recommended for the QMX as it was the element used during development at QRP Labs.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Hans has written an &lt;a href="https://qrp-labs.com/qmxp/ssbbeta.html"&gt;excellent guide&lt;/a&gt; (search for the Microphone test tool heading on that page) detailing how to setup the QMX with this microphone element. By default this is set to +50dB but its worth running through this to get the best setup.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>M5-Dial Battery Adapter Fitting Instructions</title><link>https://blog.g7ufo.radio/shop/m5-battery-adapter/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 20:43:12 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://blog.g7ufo.radio/shop/m5-battery-adapter/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="remove-the-two-screws-from-the-back-panel-of-m5-dial"&gt;Remove the two screws from the back panel of M5 Dial&lt;/h1&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;The orange clip can be stored safely as it will be replaced buy the battery adapter shortly.&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="m5_dial_screw_removal.png" alt="The back of the M5 Dial with the orange back panel clip and its two screws removed, exposing the STAMP S3A board" title="The back panel clip and screws removed"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#10;&lt;h1 id="remove-the-stamp-s3a-board"&gt;Remove the STAMP S3A board&lt;/h1&gt;&#10;&lt;p&gt;Insert an unpowered USB-C connector into the STAMP S3A board and carefully remove, ensuring you do not bend any pins.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>