[nogaqrp] Want to be a NOGA Rebel?Inbox
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Sun, May 18, 2014 at 8:48 PM
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Clark (WU4B) and I purchased Ten Tec Rebel transceivers at the Dayton 
Hamfest. The rebel is a an "open source" transceiver which means that 
basically everything can be programmed with software. It is a basic box - 5 
watt, 20/40 transceiver - with an Arduino type development board inside, 
meaning that things like the keyer, band switching, display, CW decoder is 
programmed with software. Made in America, it is truly a software defined 
radio.

Clark and I plan to learn a about programming and "build up" our rigs using 
open sourced software, readily available on the Rebel Yahoo group, and play. 
And we'll get a little help from fellow NOGAnaut, Craig Berhens NM4T, in 
Huntsville. He's even gotten his to do JT64.

The rig is $199 plus shipping, but during the Hamfest it was discounted by 
10%. I was told that if you call Ten Tech in the next day or two, you would 
be able to get the discount too.

http://www.tentec.com/rebel-model-506-open-source-qrp-cw-transceiver/

So who wants to join us on the this adventure into the future of ham radio? 
The more, the merrier. Get your Rebel and let me know you're in!

Phil

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