Small
Wonder Labs 20m QRP Tranceiver- Winter 2001
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QRP is the Ham Radio term for
"Reduce you power". For a long time Hams have
appreciated people that talk around the world with no more
than 5 watts. It is possible to do it. CW is the most popular
QRP mode. It goes farther with less power. SSB is good but
it gets distorted in the atmosphere very easy. Many hams
build there own QRP tranceivers because they usually don't
consist of many parts. There are also a lot of companies
that make kits for hams to buy and build. Below
are some of the QRP rigs and antennas I have built. I
just got into QRP so bare with me. Check this page frequently
because I am always buying more stuff to build. I'm also
building a lot of QRP antennas so check back soon.
This
is my Small Wonder Labs SW20+. I built it in January &
February. It took only about 10 hours. It is a great little
rig. It's receiver is superb and I have gotten 599 reports
from Australia. So the transmitter is great too. It puts
out a maximum of 2.5 watts. If you think that is to much
you can vary the power all the way down to 100mW. The
wattmeter is on the left of the rig.
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