The VX-7R is one of my favourite HTs because it is rugged, more or less waterproof in 2026 (I was able to replace the main case seal and top port cover via Yaesu, but the charge port is something I 3d printed in TPU, the STL is HERE). The full keypad means that when a […]
QMX + ATU-10
I recently bought an ATU-10 from KM9G. I tested it in my kitchen shack with the 5th floor horizontal folded random wire antenna and the FX-4CR, and it works a treat. Such a nice small package, with useful information like power and SWR. Latching relays mean that it uses almost no power, and the little […]
All Portable Discussion Zone build #3
Our third build project is a frequency counter. As I had found in my preliminary research, counting things is not easy. So, Charlie NJ7V was able to borrow part of a design and some parts as a component kit from Rex Harper W1REX at QRPme.com, you can order the parts HERE. Rex also joined Charlie […]
All Portable Discussion Zone build #2
For our second build-along project, we decided to go for a Stockton bridge SWR meter, again a G-QRP project from the 2023 buildathon. The SWR bridge is pretty simple: RF goes in and out through a couple of connectors on a nice bit of wire that passes through a binocular core. This core has a […]