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Articles and news on QRP radios, portable operations, product announcements and reviews. QRPer is a personal website administered by Tom Witherspoon - K4SWL. He's goal is to promote all things QRP.
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4h ago
Our good friend Alan (W2AEW) has just posted a video on his excellent YouTube channel showing how to build the VK3IL pressure paddle. He also explains how the key works using the schematic and gives tips for working with the surface mount components. This paddle is an exceptional key and quite inexpensive to build! Click ..read more
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1d ago
On Tuesday morning, May 14, 2024, I hopped in my car and headed north to Athens, Ohio. It was in Athens, back in 1997, that my ham radio journey truly began, and where I met my friends Eric (WD8RIF) and Mike (K8RAT). For over 14 years, Eric, his son Miles (KD8KNC), and I have made ..read more
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3d ago
Many thanks to Michal (OK1SIM) who writes: I needed a map, so I programmed it! While planning one of the WWFF activities, I sighed that there was no map that suited me. So I started to program the map myself, even though I’m not a programmer, it’s not my job, I have some basics of ..read more
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3d ago
Many thanks to Mike (KE8PTX) who shares the following video as a follow-up to his previous post about the new Explorer POTA 20 telescoping mast (which I have on order via GigaParts). In this video, Mike shows just how quickly he’s able to deploy the Explorer using his 3D-printed tent stake holder: Click here to ..read more
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3d ago
It’s hard to believe that Four Days in May (FDIM) took place two weeks ago! What a blast it was! If you’re a QRPer, and you’ve never attended FDIM, you’re in for a treat when you finally do. This gathering is truly my favorite thing about the Dayton Hamvention weekend. It’s a truly QRO event ..read more
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4d ago
After publishing my post yesterday morning, I ran a few errands in town, then headed to Lake Powhatan in Pisgah National Forest to perform a POTA activation with the new Xiegu X6200. In short, my buddy Vince summed it all up in a text he sent, stating that I sure picked an interesting time to ..read more
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5d ago
Yesterday, I popped by the post office and picked up a parcel containing a prototype of the Xiegu X6200 (thank you for the loaner, Radioddity). In truth, it arrived on Friday via DHL, but the post office was closed over Memorial Day weekend, and frankly, I would have been too busy to take a deep ..read more
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6d ago
Many thanks to Matt (W6CSN) who shares the following post from his blog at W6CSN.blog: The Adventure you get is not always the adventure you expect. Recently I’ve been plotting a unique activation of the De Anza National Historic Trail, but that particular POTA activation is going to need a good antenna and just as ..read more
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1w ago
On Saturday, May 4, 2024, I drove to the Hickory, NC area to visit my father, who had recently been released from the hospital and was starting rehab at a skilled nursing facility. I had a busy afternoon planned back home in the mountains, but I couldn’t resist squeezing in a quick POTA activation! Many ..read more
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1w ago
by Teri (KO4WFP) Those of you who follow my articles know I generally activate in the morning. However, as school just let out for my son, we’ve transitioned to a summer schedule and that means horseback riding lessons are now in the morning. With my afternoons uncommitted, I’d like to give hunters who may miss ..read more