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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 and wow

    Emily Wilson37,
    • 1 reply
    • 116 views
    Jennifer Rodriguez

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

    Sarah Mitchell,
    • 1 reply
    • 83 views
    Mark Thompson

  3. Z-match vs T-match tuners for portable QRP - efficiency matters?

    Kiwi Operator,
    • 2 replies
    • 204 views
    Mike Thompson

  4. finally built my first QRP rig from a kit and took it to the park — some thoughts

    Ashley Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    David Williams99

  5. Need help with first QRP build - Class E amplifier efficiency trouble

    Amanda Foster,
    • 2 replies
    • 989 views
    Amanda Foster

  7. first QRP rig build — some questions before i start

    Contest King,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    Brian Murphy

  8. First QRP CW kit build advice - overwhelmed by choices

    The DXer,
    • 2 replies
    • 218 views
    DX Lover

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

    Michael Barnes,
    • 1 reply
    • 57 views
    Michael Barnes

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

    Christopher Lopez,
    • 1 reply
    • 101 views
    Mike74

  11. finally tried QRP portable this weekend, some thoughts

    James Moore18,
    • 1 reply
    • 147 views
    James Moore18

  13. Building My First QRP Kit - Help Needed!

    Mike Rodriguez,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views
    Mike Rodriguez

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

    Robert Taylor83,
    • 1 reply
    • 103 views
    Lisa Patel

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

    Nicole Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 67 views
    David Johnson

  16. first QRP build went better than expected — some thoughts

    Nicole Larsen,
    • 1 reply
    • 123 views
    Jennifer Rodriguez

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

    David Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 111 views
    Kevin Miller

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

    Angela Turner,
    • 1 reply
    • 48 views
    Robert Johnson

  20. finally pulled the trigger on a KX2 — some thoughts after a few weeks

    David Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 152 views
    Radio Geek

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

    Rebecca Turner,
    • 1 reply
    • 77 views
    Emily Thomas74

  22. finally built my first QRP rig — some thoughts after taking it portable

    Jennifer Walsh53,
    • 1 reply
    • 63 views
    Jennifer Liu

  23. Building my first QRP rig - 40m QCX kit experience

    James Davis67,
    • 2 replies
    • 189 views
    Sarah Anderson50

  25. first qrp build finally done, took way longer than expected

    Jessica Miller89,
    • 1 reply
    • 87 views
    David Anderson

  26. first QRP build — ended up way more fun than i expected

    Jessica Miller89,
    • 1 reply
    • 78 views
    Michael Anderson

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