SOTA Spots- F/DL6GCA/P on FL/NO-112 - 28.013 CW
- SP6FEN/P on SP/SZ-006 - 145.550 FM
- G4TGJ/P on G/NP-032 - 14.0610 CW
- SV9/K7AGL/P on SV/CR-039 - 14.320 SSB
- SV9/K7AGL/P on SV/CR-039 - 7.160 SSB
- OM/OK2PDT/P on OM/ZA-043 - 28.300 ssb
- SP6FEN/P on SP/SZ-006 - 7.175 SSB
- F/DL6GCA/P on FL/NO-112 - 14.062 CW
- SV9/K7AGL/P on SV/CR-039 - 28.392 SSB
- LA7HM on LA/RL-098 - 14.064 CW
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Tag Archives: qrp
New Case for the QRPLabs QCX CW Transceiver
The QCX transceiver was previously packaged in a standard plastic enclosure from Altronics. The fit was good and the extra space allowed for a battery pack but metal is a better choice for RF. I was not satisfied with the … Continue reading
Posted in radio communications, SOTA
Tagged backpack radio, QCX, qcx case, qrp, QRPlabs, SOTA
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QCX QRP Portable Transceiver Build
This compact “QRP” or low power radio kit from QRP Labs in UK was too good to resist. At $49.00 USD, it packs a lot of functionality into a small package. The radio is based around an IQ phasing receiver … Continue reading
The New 40m QRP Rig Lives!
The new 40m QRP rig is alive and kicking! The radio is heavily based on KD1JV’s 80m SSB1 transceiver. I ended up banding it for 40m and using an Si5351a VFO with a Nokia 5110 display. It weighs 273 grams, … Continue reading
Posted in Projects, radio communications, SOTA
Tagged 80m ssb1, backpack radio, kd1jv, MMR40, qrp
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(80) 40 Metre Portable QRP Rig
Time to build something again. With the higher HF bands very depressed lately, an 80m portable QRP rig for SOTA sounded like a good idea. KD1JV had a nice construction project on his website for an 80m QRP radio, I … Continue reading
Transceiver for Backpacking
I have been looking around for a compact SSB transceiver design to take on lightweight SOTA expeditions. Something sized around 100mm x 100mm x30mm. If the MST400 was a little smaller, it would be the clear choice, but the board … Continue reading
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Tagged AD9850, arduino, backpack, backpack radio, DDS, hiking radio, homebrew, MMR40, PTO assembly, qrp, rotary encoder, SOTA
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MST400 SSB QRP Transceiver
The weather was miserable yesterday, so spent some time stuffing components into MST400 transceiver boards in the workshop. ozQRP in NSW make this kit, and it looked nice and cleverly designed to use commonly available parts , for example 10MHz … Continue reading
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