Ross You could be in hot water for the mostly part, but I may join you a bit since 4state doesn't make a competitor. I suggest using the nice amp as an add on at home. Oh with good prop we do qso at f

George It's strange how quiet the cw segments can be. Too many DXers are focusing on ft8. Sunspots are up so give the higher bands a listen. I know that nice 40a sits there wanting some contacts. Ther

I have wonderful memories of Jerry. I recall he spent time in Iraq teaching at a Christian school, that attracted diverse students. He contacted some of by email as he got on the air so we could beat

Doc In theory about zero. Coax was invented for perfectly matched antennas. The so called long wire here is an EFHW sized for 80m. 125 feet of wire plus a special transformer does nearly every HF band

Well we have a hint that tuner has a little more range with achieving minimal capacitance, and perhaps a magnifier is the way to go. Whether my virtual neighbor Phil will ever need to set the capacita

Think of these trimmers within each capacitor as a fine adjustment. They set the minimum capacitance of the front panel adjustable value.

As an experiment try a longer coax. Possibly the problem may be radiation from the antenna being too close to the rig, then a choke would not help.

Tim Are you asking about the main transformer for an efhw or an extra choke to go in series with it? Usually only the main transformer is needed. Note to reach up to 25 watts it means a larger toroid

Bob Store seems open. Note there is a scheduled closure for a few days about now, meaning store is running. Of course be patient. Curt

Dave most of the functions in the original are easy to turn on and use. There are jumpers to apply power to functions, mine is sitting on the bench so contact me as you need aid. For example to measur

Let’s imagine the design team may still be working on a few functions, I hope the inductance measurement makes the cut. Of course builders with scarce resources may need it more than some of us. I use

Single band qrp kits have been an incredible run, at least for 30 years if not more. Let's hope they are not played out, and we all become appliance ops. I realize if demand has been running low for h

Doc That might work. Try no solder first to see if it grips better. If there is a banana plug in your junk box, solder both wires to it. There are thousands of cheap pl259 coax crimped connectors on t

Doc Figure out what bands and modes you will operate. I used an ft817 doing cw from an attic ocfd from my son's house. But I would have done just as well with a few single band qrp rigs in my bag. I h

I realize 4state kits fund ozarkcon, maybe about the last regional qrp conference left in the US. For Europe it might be better to partner with a Club or enterprise to sell some designs over there. I

I have successfully done orders with 4state, qrp labs, qrp guys, qrp kits, partsandkits, hfsignals all using on line payment. Honestly I don't see another option. Maybe 5 years ago I did everything by

Since one of those elecraft tuners cost more than many of the single band radios we often use and enjoy, not to mention the rig itself, the case for the ehhw is eliminating the tuner and the counterpo

Doc If you like the efhw at home, maybe consider one for qrp portable. I was about to suggest where to get an inexpensive one, woops can't say that here, because 4state also sells one as well. Go ligh

Phil looking forward to your R@D on fractal antennas. I was exposed to fractals once or twice. Dave the challenge with the mag loop is tuning the thing although I did a QSO with a station in Europe wi

Doc NO do not shorten the length. This antenna depends upon resonance. There is a special matching device on the feed end. The wire attached needs to behave as a half wavelength. I suggest bending the