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☀ Solar
SFI 121
SN 93
A 11
K 2 Quiet
X-Ray B9.5
Wind 413.9 km/s
Aurora 2
Updated 05:30 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Fair
Night 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Poor

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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. first real QRP build - surprising results on 40m last weekend

    Bob Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 11 views
    Mark Johnson

  2. finally built my first QRP rig from scratch - some thoughts

    Emily White,
    • 1 reply
    • 11 views
    Lisa Thompson

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

    David Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 22 views
    Thomas Wilson

  4. finally built my first QRP rig - some thoughts after a few weeks of use

    Amanda Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 20 views
    Nicole Davis

  5. finally built my first QRP rig from a kit - some thoughts after a few weeks

    Michael Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 21 views
    Kevin Jackson

  6. finally built my first QRP rig from scratch - some thoughts

    Sarah Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 21 views
    Sarah Moore28

  7. finally tried QRP on a trail and now i get the hype

    Steven Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 14 views
    Tower Climber

  8. finally tried QRP for real this time, some thoughts

    Sarah Wilson93,
    • 1 reply
    • 16 views
    Karen Johnson

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

    Carlos Santos,
    • 1 reply
    • 27 views
    Jessica Turner

  11. first QRP build - did i mess something up or is 5w just really this hard

    Steven Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 25 views
    Ashley Brown21

  12. finally finished my first scratch built QRP rig - some thoughts

    Kevin O'Brien,
    • 1 reply
    • 19 views
    Patricia Kim

  13. finally tried QRP portable this weekend, some thoughts

    Dave Patterson,
    • 1 reply
    • 40 views
    Nicole Davis

  14. finally built my first QRP rig from a kit and wow

    Sarah Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 34 views
    Michael Moore

  15. built my first QRP rig from a kit and now im kinda obsessed

    Jennifer Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 44 views
    Brazil Ham

  16. built my first QRP rig from a kit - some thoughts after a few weeks

    Sarah Collins,
    • 1 reply
    • 38 views
    Brazil Ham

  17. first real QRP build done - some thoughts and a question about efficiency

    Emily Zhang,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    Kevin Turner

  18. first real QRP build - what did I get myself into lol

    HF Hunter,
    • 1 reply
    • 64 views
    Nancy White

  19. first attempt at a scratch built QRP rig - some questions

    Karen Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 56 views
    James Moore

  20. built my first QRP rig from a kit and honestly not sure what i expected

    Carol Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 63 views
    Robert Taylor

  21. first QRP build - threw together a 40m rig from a kit and actually made contacts

    Michael Torres,
    • 1 reply
    • 73 views
    John Anderson

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

    Steve Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 69 views
    Nicole Larsen

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

    Steven Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 73 views
    Brazil Ham

  24. built my first QRP rig from a kit and now im kind of obsessed

    Jessica Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 77 views
    Patricia Nakamura

  25. finally built my first QRP rig from a kit and took it out this weekend

    David Parker,
    • 1 reply
    • 49 views
    Amanda Garcia

  26. first QRP build - MTR3B or just buy a KX2, torn on this

    Rachel Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 52 views
    Amanda Thomas

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