Hermes-Lite 2 Available
Simon Brown • May 6, 2020
Good News!
I've just received an e-mail from Steve Haynal KF70:
Since you've expressed past interest, this e-mail is to let you know that you can now order an assembled Hermes-Lite 2.0, filter board and enclosure from Makerfabs. Please see this wiki page for details. Also, please see www.hermeslite.com for a full collection of HL2-related links.
Since you've expressed past interest, this e-mail is to let you know that you can now order an assembled Hermes-Lite 2.0, filter board and enclosure from Makerfabs. Please see this wiki page for details. Also, please see www.hermeslite.com for a full collection of HL2-related links.
Makerfabs
The Makerfabs links are:
If you want a great little transceiver with SDR Console support which costs less than $300 then you should seriously consider this offer!
SDR Console
The Hermes-Lite 2 support page is here.
What You Need
Steve kf7o added this information (May 8th 2020): I've received several inquiries about what exactly is need to finish or use the HL2 if purchased from Makerfabs. Here is a general reply: If you buy the HL2, N2ADR filter board, and enclosure form Makerfabs, you will need to provide the following:
- Drill.
- M3 nut and bolt.
- Thermal grease, commonly used with computer CPU heatsinks.
- File or thin metal ruler wrapped with sandpaper. This is to provide the PA heat dissipation as described here: https://github.com/softerhardware/Hermes-Lite2/wiki/Enclosure-and-PA-Heatsink#pa-thermal-dissipation.
- Screwdriver. This is to attach the end plates. Depending on exactly what Makerfabs sends, you may need or choose to use slightly different M3 (I think) screws to affix the end plates.
- 3A 11-16V power supply with barrel power connector. See https://github.com/softerhardware/Hermes-Lite2/wiki/Power-Supply.
- Computer capable of running SDR software. The HL2 is not a standalone radio. You need to be able to install and use SDR software as described at https://github.com/softerhardware/Hermes-Lite2/wiki/Software.
- Tuned HF antenna system with SMA connector
Major Change Scroll down to the SDR Radio information. The bandwidths available for SDR Television when using a Pluto / LibreSDR have changed.
BATC Net, May 22nd 2025 Here's a snippet from the British Amateur Television Club net on QO-100. I hope it doesn't scare you.
UI Refresh And More...
After too much grief, I've decided to stop using Wi-Fi to connect the small NUC systems in the computer room to my network: DX Cluster (Ubuntu) SDR Server (Windows) User Forums (Windows) These servers are in constant use, causing the wireless transmitter on my TP-Link AX50 to fail. By switching over to a wired network there's less demand on the wireless transmitter and the whole network has become far more reliable. In future I will only use Wi-fi when there's no alternative. I'm keeping a spare router ready just in case the AX50 fails.
Inside All this equipment is installed in my computer room, next to the office.
SDR Television video from Australia
Sounds Like... And before I start, may I apologise for the delay in finding the cause of the noise.
YouTube Many thanks to Tech Minds, aka Matt M0DQW for this very complimentary YouTube video. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
The first Major Update
