[K3PZN-List] I'm curious... Kit Ideas Beyond QRP

[Joe Tracey]

I recently have been building antennas.  I have also built a digital interface between my computer sound card and rig data interface.

Many years ago, I built a receiver and transmitter for HF that I still have.  They were tube equipment.

Joe Tracey
KB3LNM



>From: Curt Milton <wb8yyy at yahoo.com>
>Date: 2007/03/15 Thu AM 11:50:13 CDT
>To: Carroll County Amateur Radio Club <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: Re: [K3PZN-List] I'm curious... Kit Ideas Beyond QRP

>In addition to folk building QRP gear, other gear can be convenient to QRO and other operations.  Note a recent QST article on a homebrew microphone.  Here are a few kits ideas that may be of general interest:

CW Keyer:

http://www.norcalqrp.org/nckeyer.htm

Microphone:  
Power/VSWR Meter (HF-2m):

both on this page - http://radio.tentec.com/kits/Accessory

I use all three of these items in my shack.  

Homebrew has been inhibited a bit by the challenge/cost in getting parts.  Those of us who homebrew generally collect a lot of parts, including some scavenging from thrown away equipment.  Many RF projects require toroids - and here is an excellent source for these and a few other items, often at a lower cost than other distributors:

http://www.partsandkits.com

One still can contribute some homebuilt items into the shack.  Meanwhile enjoy whatever you do in ham radio.  

73, curt



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From: "Neeriemer, Bill (NIH/NLM/LHC) [C]" <bneeriemer at mail.nih.gov>
To: Carroll County Amateur Radio Club <k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 10:47:38 AM
Subject: [K3PZN-List] I'm curious...


Does anyone have homebrewed equipment that isn't QRP?

If so, would you care to describe it?

73 Bill



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