Amateur radio/QRP transceivers
The following is a list of QRP operation (ie. low power) radio transceivers. Some of these transceivers are kits that can be constructed. Others are plans for building from scratch. Commercial equipment is also listed.
Name | Manufacturer | Availability | Frequency Range | Power (W) | Modes | AGC | RX(mA) | TX(mA) | Filter Bandwidth(Hz) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
QCX[1] | QRP Labs | Kit | 1 Band (choose from 80, 60, 40, 30, 20, 17M) | 3-5W | CW | no | 123 | 514 | 200 |
Xiegu X1M[2][3] | Xiegu | Commercial | 5 Band: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10M | 4,5W | CW, SSB | ||||
Xiegu X5105[4] | Xiegu | Commercial | 11 Band: 160, 80, 60, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10, 6M | Up to 5W
(Has ATU) |
CW, NFM, AM SSB, Digital | ||||
Portable SDR[5] | KE7HIA | WIP | SDR | WIP | All: SDR | yes | |||
2N2[6] | NorCal[7] | Kit | 1-Band: 20 / 30 / 40 M | 5W | CW | no | |||
NW20 | Emtech[8] | Kit | 1-Band: 20 / 30 / 40 / 80 M | 6W | CW | no | |||
NorCal 40 | Wilderness Radio[9] | Retired Kit | 40 M | 3-5W | CW | yes | 40 | 300-600 | 500 |
ME+ Series | Midway Electronics | Kit | Single band
80m 40m 30m 20m |
2W | CW | no | 29 | 280 | |
Wilderness Sierra | Wilderness Radio[9] | Retired Kit | 160–10 m (modules) | 3-5W | CW | yes | 50 | 300-600 | 500 |
TRX1[10] | Juma[11] | Retired Kit | 5W | ||||||
HB-1A[12] | Youkits[13] | Commercial | 2-4 Band: (80M), 40M, (30M), 20M | 5W | CW | no | |||
TJ5A[14] | Youkits[13] | Commercial | 2-4 Band: (80M), 40M, (30M), 20M | 0,1-20W | CW, SSB | no | |||
ATS-4[15] | KD1JV[16] | Retired Kit | 4 Band: 40M, 20M, 15M, 10M | 5W | CW, Digital | no | |||
MTR 2[15] | KD1JV[16] | Retired Kit | 3 Band: 40M / 30M, 20M, 17M | 2,5W | CW, Digital | no | |||
K1[17] | Elecraft[18] | Retired Kit | 2- or 4-Band module (HF) | 0,1-7W | CW | yes | 55 | 200-1000 | 200-800 |
KX1[19] | Elecraft[18] | Retired Kit | 40/20M + opt. 30/80M | 3-5W | CW, + SSB/AM RX | yes | 50 | 300-600 | 200-2200 |
K2[20] | Elecraft[18] | Kit | 80-10M + opt. 160/60M | 0,1-15W + opt. 100W | CW, SSB, data | yes | 150 | 400-1500 | 200-2800 |
KX2 | Elecraft[18] | Assembled | 80-10M | 12W + opt. 100W | SSB, CW, DATA, AM, FM | yes | 135 | 400-2000 | 50-4000 |
KX3[21] | Elecraft[18] | Kit / Assembled | 160-6M + opt. 2 or 4M | 10W + opt. 100W | SSB, CW, DATA, AM, FM | yes | 150 | 400-2000 | 50-4000 |
SW+[22][23] | Small Wonder Labs | Retired Kit | Single-Band: 20M / 30M / 40M / 80M | 3W | CW | no | |||
Rockmite[24] | Small Wonder Labs | Retired Kit | Single Band, 1 Frequency: 20M / 30M / 40M / 80M | 3W | CW | no | |||
Mosquita[25] | QRP Project[26] | Kit | Single-Band: 40M | 5W | CW | yes | |||
PFR-3[27] | Hendricks Kits,[28] KD1JV[16] | Kit | 3-Band: 40M, 30M, 20M | 5W | CW | yes | |||
Tribander[29] | Hendricks Kits,[28] KD1JV[16] | Kit | 3-Band: 40M, 30M, 20M | 5W | CW | yes | |||
w:Yaesu FT-817 | Yaesu[30] | Commercial | All-Band: HF,2m,70 cm | 5W | SSB, CW, AM, FM, Digital | yes | 450 | 2000 | |
IC-703 | icom [31] | Commercial | All-Band: HF | 5W | SSB, CW, AM, FM, Digital | yes | |||
Rebel | TenTec [32] | Commercial | |||||||
Pixie[33] | GM3OXX | DIY/Kit | 1-Frequency | 1W | CW | no | |||
QRPver-1 v.2 | QRPver Electronics[34] | Commercial | 1-Frequency: 15/20/30/40m | 1W | Digital (SSB, AFSK) | ||||
QRPver-1 v.3 | QRPver Electronics[34] | Commercial | 1-Band: HF | 3W | SSB, Digital, CW | yes | |||
OMEGA + | OMEGA RADIO | Commercial | 1,3,ALL BAND, VHF 50/70 MHz | ALL MODE | ys | ||||
1 WATTER | KITS AND PARTS DOT COM | Kit | 1 BAND | 1W | CW | ||||
MKARS80 | RADIO KITS [35] | Kit | 1 BAND: 80M | 5W | SSB | no |
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ https://www.qrp-labs.com/qcx.html
- ↑ X1M Manual: http://www.wouxun.us/Manuals/A_Users_Guide_for_the_X1M_PRO_Transceiver_v32.1.6.pdf
- ↑ http://www.wouxun.us/item.php?item_id=302
- ↑ X1M Manual: https://xiegu.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/02/X5105-Instruction-Manual.pdf
- ↑ Portable SDR Project: http://hackaday.io/project/1538-portablesdr
- ↑ 2N2 Manual: http://www.norcalqrp.org/files/2N2XXV1.2AssemblyManual060909A.pdf
- ↑ NorCal: http://www.norcalqrp.org/nc2n2xx.htm
- ↑ Emtech: http://emtech.steadynet.com/nw.shtml
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Wilderness Radio: http://www.fix.net/~jparker/wild.html
- ↑ TRX1 Homepage: http://www.jumaradio.com/juma-trx1/
- ↑ Juma: http://www.jumaradio.com/juma/
- ↑ HB-1A Manual: "YouKits Two band CW QRP transceiver Manual" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Youkits: http://www.youkits.com
- ↑ TJ5A Manual: "YouKits TJ5A SSB CW HF TRANSCEIVER" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 AT Sprint Yahoo Group: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AT_Sprint/info
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 KD1JV: http://kd1jv.qrpradio.com
- ↑ K1 Homepage: http://www.elecraft.com/k1_page.htm
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 Elecraft: http://www.elecraft.com
- ↑ KX1 Homepage: http://www.elecraft.com/KX1/KX1.htm
- ↑ K2 Homepage: http://www.elecraft.com/k2_page.htm
- ↑ KX3 Homepage: http://www.elecraft.com/KX3/kx3.htm
- ↑ SW+ Description: http://www.w0ch.com/sw20/sw20.htm
- ↑ Elmer 101 - How to build a transceiver: http://www.qsl.net/kf4trd/faq.html
- ↑ Manual: http://www.hcra.org/files/Rockmite-build-manual-a.pdf
- ↑ Mosquita Manual: http://www.qrpproject.de/Media/pdf/ManualFETMosquitaUK.pdf
- ↑ QRP Project: http://www.qrp-shop.biz
- ↑ PFR-3 Manual : http://qrpkits.com/files/PFR-3A%20manual.pdf
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Hendricks Kits: http://qrpkits.com
- ↑ Tribander Manual: http://www.qrpkits.com/files/tribander_manual_030112.pdf
- ↑ Yaesu: http://yaesu.com
- ↑ iCom: http://www.icomeurope.com
- ↑ TenTec: http://www.tentec.com
- ↑ Pixie Manual: http://www.gqrp.com/The_Sprat_Pixie_File.pdf
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 QRPver Electronics: https://qrpver.com/
- ↑ Radio Kits: http://www.radio-kits.co.uk