My wife ke0qfr wanted a project to practice soldering on. I suggested that she try the Pixie. Seemed like most Chinese distributed kits contained a 7.023 mc crystal. Out of band for a General. We

I got a multi-crystal switch board and a bunch of crystals from "possumlodge" on Ebay. He's very responsive to questions, and his prices are good. I got 40m crystals for my Pixies, 80m for my Cricket

I had a lot of fun and learned a lot from building this receiver: http://www.learnmorsecode.com/DC/index.html Total components cost was about $6. I spent more on batteries than

I am new to 4SQRP group and have been learning a lot from following some of these email threads, so thanks all. This Pixie kit looks like a ton of fun for the money. Can someone tell me the power

100mw to 350 mw Mark/WQ8S

I'd recommend adding a 4 States Hi-Per-Mite kit audio filter to make it more enjoyable to use. 72 Carl WB0CFF

I'll try that. I have a Hi-Per-Mite lot in my box of small kits waiting to be built. Gwen, NG3P

Hello Gwen. That is also KC9ON, John Clements. I am not sure if John is a member of this list but he is a member of several QRP related lists. His website is:

Thanks for the Ebay mention Gwen! There are more Pixie & QRP goodies on the main web site including a Pixie, Switch, & Crystals bundled together. Most of the kits are geared toward easy

Also try John, KC9ON, at 3rd Planet Solar over in Gaylord, MI. He has tons of crystals and also a switch board to use many crystals and just switch between them. HW 8 stuff and repair, among many

No words of encouragement for a new solderess? One of the reasons she chose this particular kit is that included a handful of crystals.

Take your time.. deep breaths but not of the smoke.. treat the iron like a hot pan from the oven.. don't pick it up until you know where you are going with it and that you have someplace to put it

for practice I desoldered an old board and asked her to resolder them yesterday. Almost all were good the first time and all were fine after a rework.

Dave, If you like the idea of the Pixie, but want a more usable version, try the one from Nightfire Electronics: http://vakits.com/catalog/ham-radio-kits They sell an improved version of the Pixie

That's Tuna TIN ! Damn these cold fingers :-)

Don't forget the Cricket family. http://www.4sqrp.com/cricket30.php https://www.tindie.com/products/NM0S_qrp/cricket-80a-minimalist-80m-cw-transceiver/ They are very easy to build

Yeah but she has the Pixie on order as I stated in the first post. No jumping the gun hams.

Here is a couple examples of what to expect with Pixie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZDeMXy4WGc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz7wefTTz6w

I made my first Cricket 80a contact on February 3, 2019 @ 0221z with Grady, AJ4YA in North Carolina. I am in Kentucky. The distance between us is approximately 437 miles. Grady was running 5w with a

Gary- Congratulations on that first Cricket QSO! Hope you enjoy many more- 73, Dave