 
                            
                            When it comes to\xa0home brew\xa0single\xa0side-band\xa0transceivers and test equipment, \xa0Ashhar Farhan, VU2ESE, is the\xa0master\xa0of building amateur radio equipment on a budget, with common parts. Ashhar is the designer of the BITX "open source" HF SSB transceiver, and has an international reputation as a home brewer, and is referred to as the \u201chome brew hero\u201d by Bill Meara, N2CQR, of the Soldersmoke podcast. Ashhar Farhan is Eric, 4Z1UG's guest on QSO Today.