Ok , so this is may very First Kit Build, & I'm in the home stretch, But I realized ,After Double Checking & Clipping the leads to size, that I mis counted the turns on L7- Should be 19, I did 18 . Is

First let me say I have limited electronics experience & no build experience. Receiver works good.when I transmit connected to my EFHW (2:1 SWR) I can hear nice clean tones on my disconnected home rig

Good POTA/SOTA in good shape, rated output, stable. Upgraded audio amp chip. Will include EFHW antenna with trimming cap built in. Just add your key, earphones, and battery. Used this very day and wor

I really like my HT 40, the only thing that I find a bit annoying are rather pronounced key clicks when I send. Seems to be the same with my Straight key or when using the internal keyer. Is there a m

I am building an "early" Hilltopper 40 (shipped in December 2018) for another ham and as part of my build process I alwaws inventory and test each component (where possible) for both proper value and

Hello Rich. It looks like I shipped you that Hilltopper40 in August 2020. Can you tell me how much the shaft protrudes above the top panel (with no knob on it) for the control that is not working? I s

I have a Hilltopper 40. I tried to use the RIT feature today and noticed I can't push the tuning button down. I cannot install the knob such that it is high enough above the cover to allow the button

Good morning We now have the Hilltoppers back in stock and ready to ship. These are a great portable radio that was designed by Dave Benson K1SWL. We have three band choices, 40, 30, and 20 Meters. Yo

I finished my Hilltopper 40 last night. It really looks good. When I put power to it I got a blast of CW as expected. Hitting the paddles brought forth some beautiful code. Power output seems to be mo

I have been having fun with the Hilltopper 20, making contacts in US out to 1600 miles (CA). No DX yet but cant wait for the CQWW 'test n Nov. What are your Hilltopper stories? Curt KB5JO

Gents, I notice from the main page that all Hilltoppers are currently sold out. - Is there a rekit and if so , which bands please ? I seem to remember a price (indic. only) of USD 105 and I am guessin

I finally got around to building my HT-40 kit and have a problem. The receiver works fin and the transmitter puts out a good 5 watts but the sidetone is just a buzz and the keyer is extremely slow, ma

I saw Jim W3BNO's comment about the Hilltopper instructions on the main subgroup. I have a few more items I found while building the 40 meter version. I think the new manual has the same information.

Dear Hilltopper 40 Subgroup: I am a 78-year-old returning amateur licensee having lost my 1968 Extra-Class call (w1dh) earlier this year for failure to renew. With the assistance of ARRL VECs I was re

Hi to the group members. I'm Colin, M1BUU, and I've built many QRP transceivers over the years. Several years ago I built an early Hill Top 20. The rig is impressive, however my code sending skills ar

I plan to burn a version of the HT20 arduino code with a start-up freq of 13.555 400. So to verify I can do it, I compiled the current V2.0 code, 20M, used he correct Etherkit 5351a lib and got a good

Is the spot on the board for a 6 pin header, behind the Si5351 board, for programming the Arduino chip? If so, how do I interface this with my Arduino board? It would be nice to be able to program the

I would have loved to been a member of 4sqrp group when it started. But better late than never! I asked the question a few weeks ago and got a positive answer back that they are thinking about it. I a

GE Everyone, I received this email today. Any suggestions for William? 72 - Ron - AG1P 4SQRP Volunteer Webmaster

Am going to see what can do with CQ WW DX 'test this weekend. Historically they all listening hard for QRP n QRPp.