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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 from a kit — some thoughts

    Michelle Baker,
    • 1 reply
    • 52 views
    John Anderson78

  2. finally put together a little QRP rig for parks trips — some thoughts

    James Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    James Williams

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

    Jennifer Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 38 views
    Tom Wilson

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

    James Wilson48,
    • 1 reply
    • 49 views
    Kevin Anderson

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

    Carlos Gutierrez,
    • 1 reply
    • 38 views
    Emily Moore

  7. first QRP build - Manhattan style - some questions before I wreck it

    Michael Peterson,
    • 1 reply
    • 59 views
    Ashley Brown

  8. first qrp build finished — surprised how well it works honestly

    Mark Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 36 views
    Emily Miller

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

    David Davis41,
    • 1 reply
    • 54 views
    Daniel Rodriguez

  10. finally built my first QRP rig and actually made a contact

    Robert Moore66,
    • 1 reply
    • 64 views
    Amanda Foster

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

    Tom Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 73 views
    John Williams

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

    Steven Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 51 views
    Ashley Wilson27

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

    Emily Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 76 views
    Mark Thomas

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

    John Williams99,
    • 1 reply
    • 40 views
    Ashley Brown

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

    Amanda Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 59 views
    Ashley Wilson81

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

    James Patterson,
    • 1 reply
    • 69 views
    Robert Miller

  19. finally built my first QRP rig and took it out to the park yesterday

    Daniel Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    Thomas White

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

    James Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 83 views
    James Taylor

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

    DX Hunter,
    • 1 reply
    • 74 views
    Linda Johnson

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

    Lisa Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 53 views
    Robert Moore66

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

    Steven Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 95 views
    Maria Rodriguez

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

    Steven Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 61 views
    David Kim

  26. First QRP build project - Hilltopper Tallboy experiences?

    Linda Wilson,
    • 2 replies
    • 229 views
    David Davis44

  27. finally tried QRP outdoors this weekend, some thoughts

    James Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 113 views
    David Parker

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

    Repeater Tech,
    • 1 reply
    • 139 views
    Patricia Davis

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

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

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