This Wednesday evening (Thursday morning UTC time) will be the NAQCC Sprint for November. This month, the Sprint will be held on 80, 40 and 20 meters. This...
... "....I am a QRPer by default." Welcome to the ranks of the most highly skilled operators in existance! When running low power, you'll find that "hunt &...
... Remember to give credit to the operator on the other end too. That poor sap may be pulling your S3 signal out of S7 noise! Of course, when you're both...
Thanksgiving is this coming week ....... but we don't need no stinking turkey - we got Pork and plenty of it! This Sunday evening, the Flying Pigs Amateur...
I'm new to this group and will soon assemble an SW20+. I need potentiometers for volume and tune but the available ones from Radio Shack have shafts that are...
I buy potentiometers from Mouser, you can look on the web for their products, they have every type size and price you can imagine. If you ever order anything...
... I'll assume you're in the USA, so I'll suggest checking out Dan's small parts (no, it's not a medical disorder) at: http://www.danssmallpartsandkits.net/ ...
Look at buying the case too. It has the pots and connectors included. Also there is enough room inside to add the freq-mite kit. I seem to remember it being...
Hi again all. I have a question regarding my HW-8 and my expectations from it. I have been on 80M these days trying for my first contact. As was suggested...
Scott, Operating with one watt is not easy on any band. My suggestions would be to try 20 meters on 14060 khz in the late afternoons and early evenings. There...
First of all, I am a little surprised that you are only getting one watt or less from the rig. The specifications called for 1.2-2 watts for that rig,...
Thanks for the responses. I sat down at work tonight and re-did the alignment procedure and found some errors in the HFO alignment. Last time (the first...
Here's another thought about the power output of the HW-8. Well over a decade ago I stumbled across a problem that afflicts some of them. The output networks...
BTW, you mentioned checking your power on a spectrum analyzer. Just for fun you might want to take a close look at the entire spectrum of the 15 meter output....
Scott, I wouldn't know how to work QRP without at least a QRP dummy load and a means of measuring power output. I have two and they are invaluable for...
Hi Scott, The HW8 was never a good radio. I am very old and remember when the kit was new, and there was quite a bit of complaining about receiver performance...
Can't resist commenting on THIS one! ... remember ... Could be worse. Although the HW8 is not an exceptional radio, the receiver is vastly better than that on...
I filled a lot of logbook pages with an HW-8, and used it for many months prior to getting an Argo 509. I never found the receiver lacking. It was certainly...
Thanks Curt, I saw that $26 kit and will likely get it. It is small, inexpensive and kinda nifty how it displays the values. I have the radio receiving...
I'm "fixing to" build a 40m qrp tranceiver kit and am taken especially with the description of the Norcal 40A. There are no reviews of that kit on eham,...
The subject mentions the Norcal 20, yet text talks about the Norcal 40A. I own the latter, and it has been reviewed extensively on various sites, including...
I think if I wanted a QRP rig I would want a multiband unit like the AT Sprint lll radio. It is small but it makes 5 watts and it has a great receiver! Mine is...
... Sorry, but I must respectfully disagree with those numbers, and I base that on having tested somewhat over 20 of them over the years. I used to work part...
Thanks John for the links to your site. I read something there which explains why I hear muffled but semi-understandable radio when I am on 20M. Now I know...
