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Overview |
The term QRP describes an area of HAM radio that involves seeing how far you can communicate on how little transmitted power. In this day of "bigger is better," this is a throw back to "making due."
Several thousand miles of distance can be covered with a 9 volt battery. As
such, this is one of the neat areas that being a HAM radio operator opens up.
HAM radio operators are among the only members of society that can design, build,
test, and use their own radio equipment. This fact has spurred on the development
of many innovative radio designs, some of which can reside in a case no bigger
than a pack of cigarettes!
QRPing, or transmitting using very little power, has become one of the very last
bastions where individuals can create something totally their own, unique in the
world, and then use that device to communicate with others hundreds and thousands
of miles away. Image if you will the interest you can generate in any public
setting by pulling a radio out of your shirt pocket and talking to a friend
some 400 to 700 miles away!
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Other Clubs |
Several other HAM clubs around the country have specialized focus on QRP radio
operation, gear, and information. Among some of the best are:
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Members Interested In This Area |
KC5UNL,
N0IRW,
KE5BAL,
KD5SAK,
KM5OX,
K7ISS,
KE5WXL,
KE5VUL
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Member Found Links For This Area |
- http://kd1jv.qrpradio.com/ [ found by '0000' ]
- KD1JV / QRP, Kits and Projects for the low power Amateur Radio enthusiast, by Steven “Melt Solder” Weber
- http://www.io.com/~n5fc/nogawatt.htm [ found by '0000' ]
- N5ESE's Version of the NoGaWatt SWR-Power Meter Kit
- http://www.al7fs.us/AL7FS2.html [ found by 'KC5UNL' ]
- QRP Transceiver for less than $10, by... Jim Larsen - AL7FS AK/QRP #003. This is a very nice survey of various inexpensive QRP rigs.
- http://w0ch.com/tt2/tt2.htm [ found by 'KC5UNL' ]
- The Tuna Tin 2 is a simple transmitter originally designed by the legendary author and experimenter Doug DeMaw, W1FB. The TT2 was first published in the May 1976 issue of QST. Doug's intent was to put forth a design for a low cost QRP transmitter that could be duplicated easily using parts obtained locally from Radio Shack.
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