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

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Amateur radio

References

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  1. https://www.qrp-labs.com/qcx.html
  2. X1M Manual: http://www.wouxun.us/Manuals/A_Users_Guide_for_the_X1M_PRO_Transceiver_v32.1.6.pdf
  3. http://www.wouxun.us/item.php?item_id=302
  4. X1M Manual: https://xiegu.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/02/X5105-Instruction-Manual.pdf
  5. Portable SDR Project: http://hackaday.io/project/1538-portablesdr
  6. 2N2 Manual: http://www.norcalqrp.org/files/2N2XXV1.2AssemblyManual060909A.pdf
  7. NorCal: http://www.norcalqrp.org/nc2n2xx.htm
  8. Emtech: http://emtech.steadynet.com/nw.shtml
  9. 9.0 9.1 Wilderness Radio: http://www.fix.net/~jparker/wild.html
  10. TRX1 Homepage: http://www.jumaradio.com/juma-trx1/
  11. Juma: http://www.jumaradio.com/juma/
  12. 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. 13.0 13.1 Youkits: http://www.youkits.com
  14. TJ5A Manual: "YouKits TJ5A SSB CW HF TRANSCEIVER" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
  15. 15.0 15.1 AT Sprint Yahoo Group: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AT_Sprint/info
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 KD1JV: http://kd1jv.qrpradio.com
  17. K1 Homepage: http://www.elecraft.com/k1_page.htm
  18. 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 Elecraft: http://www.elecraft.com
  19. KX1 Homepage: http://www.elecraft.com/KX1/KX1.htm
  20. K2 Homepage: http://www.elecraft.com/k2_page.htm
  21. KX3 Homepage: http://www.elecraft.com/KX3/kx3.htm
  22. SW+ Description: http://www.w0ch.com/sw20/sw20.htm
  23. Elmer 101 - How to build a transceiver: http://www.qsl.net/kf4trd/faq.html
  24. Manual: http://www.hcra.org/files/Rockmite-build-manual-a.pdf
  25. Mosquita Manual: http://www.qrpproject.de/Media/pdf/ManualFETMosquitaUK.pdf
  26. QRP Project: http://www.qrp-shop.biz
  27. PFR-3 Manual : http://qrpkits.com/files/PFR-3A%20manual.pdf
  28. 28.0 28.1 Hendricks Kits: http://qrpkits.com
  29. Tribander Manual: http://www.qrpkits.com/files/tribander_manual_030112.pdf
  30. Yaesu: http://yaesu.com
  31. iCom: http://www.icomeurope.com
  32. TenTec: http://www.tentec.com
  33. Pixie Manual: http://www.gqrp.com/The_Sprat_Pixie_File.pdf
  34. 34.0 34.1 QRPver Electronics: https://qrpver.com/
  35. Radio Kits: http://www.radio-kits.co.uk