Yet another loss to the Amateur radio market!

 

 

 Richard, VE2DX back in January 2020 started a company called VE2DX Electronics design. that wanted to provide innovative products for the Amateur radio community, and that he did. I have been following his product line up, and it has progress throughout the years. He seemed to be always advancing his product line with quality and creative projects. His product line was picked by DX Engineering in the U.S. which is a major in road to a very large Amateur radio market. Below, Richard explains in an honest, upfront release as to the direct reason for his departure from his dream come true adventure. 

 

VE2DX ELECTRONICS DESIGN MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!

19 septembre 2025

 

1- Shipping to the USA:

Please be advised that we can not and will not ship anything to the USA as of September 19th, 2025, because the shipping companies in Canada will NOT take any shipment unless WE pay YOUR tariffs in advance.

These Tariffs are from US Customs, and there have been many administrative errors, such as the fact that our products are covered under USMCA and should not be subject to any tariffs AT ALL!

As a result, US Customs is requesting that transport companies pay in advance for US citizen tariffs. Consequently, these transport companies are charging our company tariff fees, making it almost impossible to collect the payments from our customers, many weeks or months after the fact.

Let's be very clear: we are not charging anyone any tariffs, nor is Canada. These tariffs are imposed by US Customs and are to be paid by the importer, not the Canadian exporter.

Bottom line, we will no longer be able to ship anything to the USA. We invite you to contact our US-based resellers if you need any products.

 

2- HamCation, HanVention, HamXposition, and other US Hamfests.

We will be cancelling our presence at ALL US hamfests for 2026 (See Point 4).

 

3- Is VE2DX Electronics Design for sale

YES! Please contact us if you are interested (See Point 4).

 

4- Are we going to close?

Yes, :( Many of you have been following and supporting us from the very beginning. 

No later than last week, I was in NH to discuss a potential US partner and initiate some manufacturing in the USA, but the numbers just aren't there. :(

I am very sorry to inform you that, as of November 2025, VE2DX Electronics Design Inc. will no longer exist.

We continually strive to develop innovative approaches and technologies that can assist our fellow ham operators at a fair price. As a result, it took us far too long to become profitable. This, combined with the August 2024 floods and US Customs tariffs, makes it impossible to develop further. As a result, we must consider selling or closing our beloved company. And for those of you who heard my awful jokes in the past, YES! I will now have to do the dishes ;P

I will continue working on designs and software updates, but will no longer be marketing them. I will be happy to help as an Elmer, localy or not as I have often done.

I want to thank everyone for their support over these GREAT six years. And I hope for a QSO over the air soon...

:(

73

De Richard G. Desaulniers Sr., VE2DX

 

 

 

New Pi4B up and running.

 

I got around to purchasing a Pi and settled on the Pi4b I did not want to splurge on the Pi5 as I only use the Pi for HamClock. The package I ordered was the iRasptek Pi4B, 4GB, 64GB micro SD card, 2 monitor cables, cooling heat sinks, case, cooling fan and 3.5 amp power supply with an on/off switch.  

Pi 4B in the case and fan connected

 I did not need 2 monitor cables, but that is what it came with. Also, it came with 2 cooling fans. Not sure why, unless the fans have a habit of failing. The SD card was loaded with Noobs, which easily allowed me to install the Pi OS and did some configuring and update downloads. I then downloaded HamClock, and I was once again good to go.  

Up and running HamClock 

 

Nothing like waiting to the last minute.

 

It seems whenever I move on to the next windows operating, OS I seem to wait until the last minute. My move from Windows 10 to 11 was no different. For some time I was thinking about it and as always I don't run and upgrade when the new OS comes out. I have found in the past that some of the programs I rely on may not be ready for the new OS. Some time ago, I checked to make sure my PC was worthy of the upgrade. I ran the Windows compatibility test and my system passed. 

It was now time to back up any needed files, located any passwords needed for some program re-installs and make a list of all the programs I do have to make sure they back on the PC once the new OS is installed. Having said that it never fails once the new OS has finished installing as programs are being installed I find I forgot to back up one or 2 needed files. 

The difference this time around is I do have a clone of my hard drive located on a different SSD. If I find I did not back up a critical file, I can always boot to that drive and retrieve the file. As I looked more into the programs loaded on my PC, there were 2 major programs that needed a password when download and re-installed. I had no idea where these passwords were located, and that meant I would have to purchase the programs again. 

As I did further investigation, I found out Microsoft offered a Windows upgrade from Win10 to Win11 for free. The catch was if you had Win10 home you have to upgrade to Win11 home, you could not move to Win11 pro. If you wanted pro, you would have to purchase that OS. The main differences I could see were pro had BitLocker, windows information protection and the price.  I made the choice to stay with Windows home edition.  Also, I opted to go with the free upgrade to Win 11. To do this upgrade go to the Microsoft site and download the Win11 installation tool. This meant the installation would go over top of my Win10 install. Now I have heard and read of issues with doing this, but I thought in time if I find that it's just not working out I can purchase Win11 home and do the installation old school style. So far, things are working out just fine, and I am very happy with that. As a side note, if your system does not pass the Windows upgrade check thanks to a fellow blogger Bas PE3BAS, he posted about a program that can fix this issue and allow you to install Windows 11 on your PC. 

Nice to see 10m open.

 

 I dipped my toes this weekend in California QSO party. I entered as low power, CW, non assisted. Conditions were good and I was shocked how good 10m was. It was my highest scoring band for my part time effort.