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SFI 121
SN 99
A 11
K 2 Quiet
X-Ray B8.5
Wind 422.6 km/s
Aurora 3
Updated 13:30 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 - got it working but efficiency seems off?

    Ham Fan,
    • 1 reply
    • 62 views
    Emily Wilson23

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

    Steve Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 54 views
    DX Dude

  3. first real QRP build came out better than expected - few questions though

    Maria Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    Michael O'Brien

  4. finally built my first QRP rig from a kit — some thoughts after using it a few weeks

    Daniel Smith,
    • 1 reply
    • 79 views
    Patricia Kim

  5. built my first QRP rig from a kit and honestly wasnt expecting much

    Patricia Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 83 views
    Tom Anderson

  6. first QRP build went better than expected, few questions though

    Jessica Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 76 views
    David Williams50

  7. first QRP build went better than expected, few questions though

    Frank Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 78 views
    Michael Johnson

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

    Sarah Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 102 views
    David Thomas

  9. first qrp build went better than expected, few questions though

    Michael Moore99,
    • 1 reply
    • 70 views
    Michael Stevens

  11. first QRP build went better than expected, few questions though

    Jennifer Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 102 views
    Michael Rodriguez

  12. finally built my first QRP rig from scratch and actually made a contact

    Christine Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 99 views
    Thomas Bradley

  13. finally built my first QRP rig — some thoughts after a weekend of playing with it

    Lisa Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 88 views
    Mike74

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

    James Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 87 views
    Lisa Chen

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

    Ham Fan 24,
    • 1 reply
    • 87 views
    Tom Wilson

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

    John Williams99,
    • 1 reply
    • 101 views
    Jessica Wilson66

  17. built my first QRP rig from a kit and honestly cant believe it works

    Sarah Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 88 views
    Contester

  18. first QRP build went better than expected, few questions though

    Maria Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 78 views
    Jessica Johnson

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

    James Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 87 views
    Robert Mitchell

  20. finally built my first QRP rig from a kit and took it out to the park

    David Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 99 views
    James Wilson48

  21. finally took the plunge on QRP, some thoughts after a few weeks

    James Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 108 views
    Morse Coder

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

    James Wilson48,
    • 1 reply
    • 104 views
    CW Whisperer

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

    Rick Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 110 views
    Sarah Williams

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

    Amanda Williams49,
    • 1 reply
    • 105 views
    David Miller

  25. finally built my first QRP rig from a kit — some thoughts after first week

    Rachel Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 95 views
    Dave Parker

  26. finally built my first QRP rig from a kit — some thoughts after a few weeks

    Lisa Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 101 views
    Daniel Taylor

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