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    From Andy Ball@1:124/5009 to David Pratt on Wednesday, November 29, 2000 16:43:10
    Hello David!

    DP> My most recent rig is the Elecraft K2 transceiver, built from a
    > kit from the USA. It covers top band to 10 metres, CW and SSB
    > and I have worked round the world on it with a 33 ft end fed
    > wire. It is really worth considering if you like building
    > things. I have to say that I get much more of a kick out of
    > working stuff on the K2 than I do from a Japanese "black box".

    I'm certainly interested in homebrew gear, I'm a member of G-QRP and enjoy reading about the various designs people come up with. I would like to build a
    receiver (possibly 40m CW). I suspect I'd be best off buying a kit, since I don't have access to any test gear at present (other than a cheap multimeter).

    Regards,
    - Andy.

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  • From Serge Kontarev@2:5020/131 to Andy Ball on Friday, December 01, 2000 13:36:07
    Hi Andy,


    30-Nov-00 00:43:10, Andy Ball wrote to David Pratt
    Subject: Homebrew

    I'm certainly interested in homebrew gear, I'm a member of G-QRP
    and enjoy reading about the various designs people come up with.

    My congratulations! Nice to see that not only old homebrewers
    still alive;)

    I would like to build a receiver (possibly 40m CW).

    For a first time? Not a bad choice. But if you like CW, QRP and
    homebrewing at the same time, then I could propose to you two very
    simple schematics of CW-QRPP microtransceivers (by RA3AAE design:
    one has 5 transistors only, another - 2 transistors + 1 OpAmp)

    I suspect I'd be best off buying a kit, since I don't have access
    to any test gear at present (other than a cheap multimeter)

    All you need right now is patience, then later you will have
    experience.
    There _are_ really good homebrew designs which can be tuned using
    multimeter only if you already have two above-mentioned things;)

    WBR,
    Serge Kontarev (RU3BB)

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  • From Andy Ball@1:124/5009 to Serge Kontarev on Monday, December 04, 2000 15:09:48
    Hello Serge!

    SK> ...if you like CW, QRP and homebrewing at the same
    > time, then I could propose to you two very simple
    > schematics of CW-QRPP microtransceivers (by RA3AAE
    > design: one has 5 transistors only, another - 2
    > transistors + 1 OpAmp)

    Sounds good, I'll have to look those up.

    SK> All you need right now is patience, then later you
    > will have experience.

    I have some electronics experience, but virtually no test equipment.

    Regards,
    - Andy.

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