I managed to get my hands on a few of the latest (2020) QCX Plus kits from QRP-Labs and as usual I had no difficulty finding homes for the extra kits, obviously keeping one for myself to build in the wee hours of the morning when it is quieter. It was – as always –…
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The QCX – a Nifty Little Gadget
So yesterday (it was a Sunday) I had a lot to do, but nothing more important than to cut open the wrappings of the 20m QCX kit that I purchased from QRP-Labs a few months ago. Yes, it was still lying in its protective wrappings after all this time. Work is seriously interfering with my…
Beaconing Five Modes in Twenty Minutes
While WSPR’ing across multiple bands (“band hopping”) has been done before, I thought it might be interesting to do five different modes on the same band. It was easier done than said! I was sitting with a customer’s QRP-Labs Ultimate3S beacon on my bench, all built up and ready to test. It was a single…
Measuring the QRPp’s Isn’t Easy
Interesting how a development in one area of this hobby can force a sudden change of direction to explore some new areas. I’ve been happily experimenting with my Hans Summers Ultimate 3S kit when I realised that I could band-hop and get a picture of propagation conditions updated every 30 minutes or so. Cool idea.…
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Flex-1500 – Starting the SDR journey
I might be older, but I’m very young at heart when it comes to technology. I love playing with all the latest gadgets and adopting my hobby to the emerging technologies. One example would be that I only run solid-state amplifiers (watch out for my series of articles on building my own). I also talk…
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