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- Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:26 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: Is it too hard to start out on HF with QRP?
- Replies: 11
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Re: Is it too hard to start out on HF with QRP?
(Looks on qrz...) Oh, THAT Teri. What a small world. Thanks for your entertaining and educational posts on qrper, Teri! GL with your 2024 goal!
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:23 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: Is it too hard to start out on HF with QRP?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4262
Re: Is it too hard to start out on HF with QRP?
Teri -- Thanks for the note. I assumed this was the case. Indeed, sked's with far-flung CWA classmates sometimes worked and sometimes didn't, depending on conditions, when I didn't have a QRO rig to punch through. Occasionally we would revert to QSO's via Signal (i.e., videoconference). For the orig...
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 1:19 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: Is it too hard to start out on HF with QRP?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4262
Re: Is it too hard to start out on HF with QRP?
My first rig (1998) was a Small Wonder 40. Without any elmers nearby I managed to string up a dipole and get on the air with less than a watt and make contacts in multiple states at 5wpm on a good day. Like Chuck, I've recently re-entered and am using a QRP-Labs QMX. I enjoy building kits, but this ...
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 7:22 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: sBitx - any good ?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3270
Re: sBitx - any good ?
No info per se: I just stumbled across the sBitx this week myself. It looks fascinating. Though the price is approaching that of a used IC-7300. I did notice some cross-pollination: a couple of the sages from the QRP-Labs forum (Allison KB1GMX, Evan AC9TU) are also answering questions on the BITX20 ...
- Mon Jan 08, 2024 12:41 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: Best beginner CW transceiver kit to start with
- Replies: 10
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Re: Best beginner CW transceiver kit to start with
Here's one made byan American company that uses a bigger circuit board than most. Makes building a bit easier: I'd echo the admonitions to go with a larger, simpler kit for your first time out. I've just built a QRP-Labs QMX kit. I still have a couple issues to resolve to get it on the air. It's a ...