Kit Building
3D Printing For Ham Radio
3D printing is great for many things and the maker inside of many hams makes it even more enticing. In this video I go over how 3D printing can enhance ham radio and what you need to get started. * Ender 3 * Ender 3 V2 Prusa i3 MK3S+ * PLA Filament * PETG Filament ...
Read more: 3D Printing For Ham RadioKX2 Internal Battery Charger: Install Guide
If you know me at all, you know what a huge fan I am of the Elecraft KX2. In this video I give you a quick step-by-step guide to install the new Elecraft KXIBC Internal Battery Charger for the KX2. This board gives you the ability to charge the internal battery and also gives you ...
Read more: KX2 Internal Battery Charger: Install GuideK6ARK 3D Printed Paddle: Assembly and Review
OK CW fans, here is a video on how to build this super small and quite effective portable morse code paddle. Adam K6ARK did a great job designing this tiny little paddle and I show you how I put mine together and give my opinion on how it works. K6ARK Paddle Files 1/8″ Stereo Jacks ...
Read more: K6ARK 3D Printed Paddle: Assembly and ReviewATU-100 Cheap Automatic Antenna Tuner: Is it Any Good?
The Open Source ATU-100 is available as both fully assembled and in kit form. Are these things any good and how do you get a good one? PU1OWL ATU-100 Improvement Video The following links are affiliate links. I get a small commission if you purchase using these links but does not impact the amount you ...
Read more: ATU-100 Cheap Automatic Antenna Tuner: Is it Any Good?QDX Build Series
The QDX Digital QRP Transceiver is a very cool and fun kit to build and use. If you are into the digital modes like FT8, JS8Call or WSPR, you will appreciate this kit. The nice thing about these modes is that you don’t need much power to make DX contacts so a QRP rig like ...
Read more: QDX Build SeriesQRP Guys End Fed Half Wave Kit – Full Build Instructions
End Fed Half Wave antennas are a great option for portable QRP operations as they are easy to pack and deploy and add very little weight to your kit. This is an easy kit to build and in this video I give you my impression of this very popular antenna kit. I also show the ...
Read more: QRP Guys End Fed Half Wave Kit – Full Build InstructionsMorserino32: Will it teach you CW?
The Morserino-32 is a great Morse Code training device. This video shows all of the things this little kit can do to improve your CW skills. I try to provide an answer to the title question. I find it is a great device to support the morse code learning efforts but it isn’t an all-in-one ...
Read more: Morserino32: Will it teach you CW?K6ARK EFHW – Tiny Portable QRP Antenna Kit
As a follow on to my last video on the K6ARK Dipole Balun, I decided to show off the 49:1 UNUN setup for an End Fed Half Wave. Here is a simple ultra portable QRP antenna solution that will appeal to SOTA and POTA as well as other portable operators. I intentionally didn’t show how ...
Read more: K6ARK EFHW – Tiny Portable QRP Antenna KitBuild K6ARK QRP HF Dipole Matching Unit
Adam K6ARK is an avid SOTA operator and does a great job designing and building ultra light weight HF equipment such as this 1:1 Dipole balun. I go through the build process of this kit as a dipole balun. There were a lot of videos on how to build it as either a 49:1 or ...
Read more: Build K6ARK QRP HF Dipole Matching UnitQCX Mini: the QRP Kit of Champions
For those who don’t know, I am a QRP fan as well as a kit building fanatic. This wraps both of those passions up into a really cool build. This video goes over the features of the QCX Mini. Once complete it is a very fun radio to use and has some very nice features ...
Read more: QCX Mini: the QRP Kit of Champions