Subj : QRP kits
To   : All
From : Warlord
Date : Wed Dec 15 2004 11:23 pm

     TenTec makes nice QPR single band kits and there are those QRP Cub
monoband kits from MFJ for about 100 dollars. I had looked at all of those
awhile back. But if you buy a couple of those it costs you 200 dollars and
then you have to have the time to build and test them. A 3-watt CW rig for
20-meters is probably the best choice all around. Always something on 20.
Works VERY well at home with a stationary antenna and pretty good in the
PLUS not a heavy hitter on power consumption. Probably 1/4 the size of my 
Icom 703.

     I went with the 703 because it was a multi-mode radio with up to
10 watts output and had a built in antenna tuner. It also has a built in 
keyer, DSP, general coverage receive and very low power consumption. 
And like the 706 it has a remoteable control head. Could be handy if you 
wanted to operate the radio from a remote location, say away from a room
full of noisey computers. For the record I have been useing only my 703
and a Cushcraft R-6000 antenna or a Butternut HF-2V antenna with 9.6 volt
NiMi packs (5-watts output). This gives me every band from 80 thru 10 
except for 30 meters, CW and SSB. I have never found a single case where I
didn't make a contact.          Bob    KA6HGT


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