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QRP (Low Power Operation)

Discuss QRP radios, efficient antennas, low power contacts, field setups, and making the most of small stations.

  1. finally built my first QRP rig and took it out to the park — some thoughts

    James Wilson48,
    • 1 reply
    • 38 views
    CW Whisperer

  2. finally built my first QRP rig from a kit and wow what a rabbit hole

    Rick Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 35 views
    Sarah Williams

  3. finally built my first QRP rig from a kit — some thoughts

    Amanda Williams49,
    • 1 reply
    • 30 views
    David Miller

  4. built my first qrp rig from a kit and now im kind of obsessed

    Carlos Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 37 views
    Sarah Thomas43

  5. finally built my first QRP rig from a kit — some thoughts

    Michelle Baker,
    • 1 reply
    • 33 views
    John Anderson78

  7. finally built my first QRP rig from a kit — some thoughts

    James Wilson48,
    • 1 reply
    • 41 views
    Kevin Anderson

  8. first QRP build went better than expected — some questions though

    David Davis41,
    • 1 reply
    • 43 views
    Daniel Rodriguez

  9. finally built my first QRP rig from a kit — some thoughts

    Tom Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 58 views
    John Williams

  10. finally built my first QRP rig from a kit — some thoughts

    Amanda Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 52 views
    Ashley Wilson81

  11. finally built my first QRP rig from a kit — some thoughts

    James Patterson,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    Robert Miller

  13. first QRP build — finally got it working but output seems low?

    James Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 68 views
    James Taylor

  14. finally built my first QRP rig from a kit — some thoughts

    Steven Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 80 views
    Maria Rodriguez

  15. finally built my first QRP rig from a kit — some thoughts

    Steven Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 51 views
    David Kim

  16. First QRP build project - Hilltopper Tallboy experiences?

    Linda Wilson,
    • 2 replies
    • 216 views
    David Davis44

  17. finally tried QRP outdoors this weekend, some thoughts

    James Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 103 views
    David Parker

  19. finally built my first QRP rig from a kit — some thoughts

    Repeater Tech,
    • 1 reply
    • 133 views
    Patricia Davis

  20. finally built my first QRP rig from a kit — some thoughts

    Michael O'Brien,
    • 1 reply
    • 115 views
    Lisa Thompson

  21. finally built my first QRP rig and took it out to the park — some thoughts

    Ashley Johnson24,
    • 1 reply
    • 100 views
    Ashley Anderson73

  22. first qrp build went better than expected, some questions though

    Melissa Baker,
    • 1 reply
    • 124 views
    Carlos Santos

  23. finally tried QRP portable last weekend, some questions

    Kevin Jackson,
    • 1 reply
    • 126 views
    Robert Taylor83

  25. finally built my first QRP rig from a kit, few questions

    CW Lover,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    Christopher Lopez

  26. finally built my first QRP rig and took it out to the park — some thoughts

    Priya Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 64 views
    Lisa Thompson

  27. finally built my first QRP rig from a kit — some thoughts

    Kevin O'Brien,
    • 1 reply
    • 44 views
    Kimberly Brooks

  28. Field Report: Xiegu X5105 vs KX2 for POTA

    Mike Rodriguez,
    • 2 replies
    • 803 views
    Northern Ham

  29. finally built my first QRP rig from a kit — some thoughts

    John Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 136 views
    John Johnson

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