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QPR and portable antennas articles - This is a collection of articles, generally from QRP-L, about QRP operations and portable antennas

NorCal Doublet Antenna - A simple antenna that can be erected very fast, only need one center support, and do not take up much storage room. Works from 40 to 10 meters band

Crappie Antenna - A NorCal Project A Crappie, not crappy, portable antenna

UR-QRP Club - Official homepage of the Ukrainian radio amateur UR-QRP Club

EA-QRP club

K8ZT's Ham Radio Resources - K8ZT's Extensive Ham Radio Resources about QRP, Vanity Callsigns, Software, Maps, Kent State, Shack Design, Argonaut, Sommer, Log Analysis

Erickson Engineering Priority listing - QRP SWL baluns and antenna matching transformers

What is QRP - To those new to the hobby of Amateur Radio, hearing the term QRP often raises questions: What is QRP? Why do some hams choose to operate QRP? How can I operate QRP? These are good questions, and all are worth asking. This article will attempt to answer these questions. by William Eric McFadden

W2LJ's QRP Amateur Radio - Dedicated to QRP, Morse Code and operating in the great outdoors, this pages contains a description of a CW QRP portable set, also some stuff on the Buddipole and PAC-12 antenna systems.

PA0CMU - Carel - Dutch amateur radiostation operating QRP, includes some DRAKE informations and homebrew projects

QRP Station in a Bag - QRP Station in a Bag is a complete QRP station in an old laptop PC carrying case (photo). It is a true "Work in Progress" in that wd8rif is constantly changing the contents of the bag as learn what works and what doesn't.

NAQCC Introduction - North American QRP CW Club promoting QRP and CW operation on the ham bands

A low power 3.5MHz ARDF transmitter - This low power transmitter is developed for ARDF exercising purposes but of course can be used as super QRP transmitter either. With 1 or 2 meter wire as antenna and a ARDF receiver with ferrite-rod antenna the range is about 100m but with better antennas and a 'real' receiver the range is probably much larger.

Yaesu FT-817 Portable QRP Transceiver - The FT-817 is a small 5W MF/HF/VHF/UHF transceiver with internal batteries. Here is an assortment of technical information K6XX put together about this rig that might interest you.

FT-817 Accessories - Low (or zero) Cost Accessories for the FT-817 Portable QRP MF/HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

K8ZT's FT 817 resources - Ham radio resources about qrp, dx, logging, contesting, includes lots of links to FT817 resources on the web

N2APB Yaesu FT-817 review - Yaesu's FT817 and Super Antennas MP-1 review by George Heron, N2APB

Køemt's FT-817 QRP portable station - Transporting Yaesu FT-817 along with antennas and other accessories.

Transeltech - Communications products for hobbyist, industry and law enforcement, antennas, electronic kits, rf audio connectors, scanners. Ohio USA.

Konfabulator - DX Cluster Priority listing - Freeware windows XP and MacOSX konfabulator widget dedicated to Amateur radio operators, is an easy interface to DX-Summit the ham-radio DX Cluster. DX cluster spots represents live ham radio communication connections, and are an invaluable resource for amateur radio operators. Users can choose Bands or operating modes like digital emissions, QRP IOTA and more. Spots are refreshed automatically and refresh rate can be set by users, with a minimum of 100 seconds.

CW Decoder  ^pop - This program allows CW operators to copy CW code with a computer. The decoded CW is displayed as text or can generate a side tone. There is a spectrum display of the audio with a sliding cursor to select a particular audio for decoding. The program also allows for keying a transmitter from the keyboard with full CW break-in operation.

DDS VFO Controller - Control the NJQRP DDS Daughtercard from your PC. The DDS Controller has eight user programmable configurations. Each of the eight configurations have twenty memory cells for saving and recalling frequencies

Bowden's Hobby Circuits - A small collection of electronic circuits for the hobbyist or student. Site includes over 100 circuit diagrams, links to related sites, commercial kits and projects, newsgroups and educational areas. Most of the circuits can be built with common components available from Radio Shack or salvaged from scrap electronic equipment

Tuna Tin - A resurrection of some homebrew projects from our vintage years and the NorCal-sponsored project series in tribute to Doug DeMaw, W1FB

BPL FAQs - Frequently asked questions about broadband over powerline (BPL PLT)