I used one of the small Harbor Freight brake off knives with some success. Most of the new kits and wire have the enamal the burns off as you solder it. I always try to get new solderable enameled

If the insulation is thick, I use a lighter to burn it off, then sandpaper or an emery board to get the blackened remains off and make it shiny copper. I then tin it before mounting it on the board.

Hi John, After scraping the wire as best as I can, I follow it up with sandpaper to remove the rest. 73, Ed - ad7gr Rev.14:6-121Cor.8:6Eze.33:7

practice practice practice I had the same problem just had to keep going use a magnifying lamp or burn it I find the best way is to scarp it

fine metal sandpaper - fold in half, pull the end of the wire through it a few times, and you are good to go............ Lee KX4TT

Hi everyone! I'm making a toroid transformer. This is my first time. I'm having a lot of trouble scraping away the necessary portions of insulation from the 22 awg magnet wire. I'm using a Stanley

Many thanks Ron. I understand the problem. Thanks for you explanation. 73 QRO Gilles F1BFU since 1969 GQRPClub 15889 QRP ARCI 16979

GM Gilles, I would like to add to Steve’s comments. Besides expensive shipping - at one point it cost $180 USD to ship a $30 USD kit to South Africa - we had a lot of kits taking between a month

It's not the custom fees but the embargos due to covid....but shipping to anywhere out of the U.S. has become very expensive. Steve N0SM

The 4S Tuner really is the perfect bit of kit in the field! I built mine several years ago and use it regularly with my Bayou Jumper. There are other QRP tuners on the market, but this is the perfect

Hi Ted No, the club does not want to send to France because of the high customs fees. Maybe I'll turn to the ATU of the GQRPClub. I will study the characteristics of the two kits and then make a

Will the club not post to France? I would be tempted to purchase a kit and send it myself. -ted

Hi Steve Too bad we can't have such a kit in France or even PCBs. 73 Gilles F1BFU since 1969 GQRPClub 15889 QRP ARCI 16979 Gilles F1BFU since 1969 GQRPClub 15889 QRP ARCI 16979

What a great little kit! -- 73 de K9NUD

Ed - ad7gr, Thanks for your inspiring e-mail. Been there and done that OM. You can't have hooked up with a better bunch of guys and gals of all ages than 4SQRP. 73 Don W6BOW

Dick, Thanks for the excellent testimonial most helpful. I just purchased the 4S-Tuner/Antenna Coupler kit via the 4SQRP website. I'm looking forward to the assembly (with 4SQRP's group support if

Thanks Johnny, I'll be back. 72, Ed - ad7gr Rev.14:6-121Cor.8:6Eze.33:7 On 10/20/2021 8:19 PM, Johnny AC0BQ wrote:

Glad you jumped in Ed Don’t worry about sending perfect code or sending super fast, just listen to my mistakes! If you need me to slow down send QRS and I will dial it back. 72 Cul Johnny ACØBQ --

Thanks Johnny, I finally got my nerve up. I've had a three year CW dry spell. Now getting excited about QRP CW so I'll try checking in often and hopefully I won't be so

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