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 [[https://qrper.com/2022/07/choosing-a-field-radio-how-to-find-the-perfect-transceiver-for-your-outdoor-radio-activities/|Choosing A Field Radio (QRPer)]] [[https://qrper.com/2022/07/choosing-a-field-radio-how-to-find-the-perfect-transceiver-for-your-outdoor-radio-activities/|Choosing A Field Radio (QRPer)]]
-====== Kits ======+ 
 +[[https://www.essexham.co.uk/ft8-basics-explained|FT8 Intro]] and [[https://www.g4ifb.com/FT8_Hinson_tips_for_HF_DXers.pdf|FT8 manual]] 
 + 
 +Propagation Maps: [[https://hf.dxview.org/perspective/EM82jx|HF DXView]] and [[https://vhf.dxview.org/|VHF DXView]] 
 +====== Blog roll ====== 
 + 
 +[[https://www.zeroretries.org/]] 
 + 
 +[[https://km1ndy.com/]] 
 + 
 +[[https://www.onallbands.com/]] 
 + 
 +====== Contests ====== 
 + 
 +[[https://pota.app/#/map|POTA map]] 
 + 
 +[[https://cqparks.net/|CQParks]] 
 + 
 + 
 + 
 +====== Radio Kits ====== 
 + 
 +[[Ham Radio Kit Comparisons]]
  
 [[https://qrpguys.com/qrpguys-digital-fsk-transceiver-iii]] [[https://qrpguys.com/qrpguys-digital-fsk-transceiver-iii]]
  
-[[http://qrp-labs.com/qmxp.html]]+[[http://qrp-labs.com/qmxp.html]] 5W CW/SSB/DIGI or [[http://qrp-labs.com/qdx.html]] 5W Digi only as a kit.
  
 [[https://kitsandparts.com/toroids.php]] [[https://kitsandparts.com/toroids.php]]
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 [[https://dl2man.de/|truSDX]] [[https://dl2man.de/|truSDX]]
 +
 +[[https://www.hfsignals.com/index.php/zbitx/|zBitx rpi sdr]] and [[https://www.hfsignals.com/index.php/sbitx-v3/|sBitx v3]]
 +
 +[[https://sxceiver.com/|SX rpi hat for 70cm]]
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 +[[https://hamimports.com/radio/pa3gsb-radioberry-v2-0/|Radioberry hat]] ([[https://github.com/pa3gsb/Radioberry-2.x?tab=readme-ov-file|radioberry github project]] )
 +
 +[[https://www.crowdsupply.com/cariboulabs/cariboulite-rpi-hat|Cariboulite rpi hat 30Mhz-6GHz]]
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 +[[https://github.com/WB2CBA/DX-FT8-FT8-MULTIBAND-TABLET-TRANSCEIVER|DX FT8 Tablet]]
 +
 ====== Antennas ====== ====== Antennas ======
 [[http://www.arrl.org/random-length-multiband-dipoles|Random length multiband dipoles]] [[http://www.arrl.org/random-length-multiband-dipoles|Random length multiband dipoles]]
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 [[https://myplace.frontier.com/~nb6z/nb6zep.htm|NB6Zep Double Zep for 40-10]] [[https://myplace.frontier.com/~nb6z/super_zep.htm|and SuperZep for 15-10m]] [[https://myplace.frontier.com/~nb6z/nb6zep.htm|NB6Zep Double Zep for 40-10]] [[https://myplace.frontier.com/~nb6z/super_zep.htm|and SuperZep for 15-10m]]
 +
 +[[http://www.gnarc.org/wp-content/uploads/The-End-Fed-Half-Wave-Antenna.pdf|Unun for EFHW]]  [[https://blahg.josefsipek.net/?p=606|via]]
 +
 +[[https://ok1rr.com/antennas/the-w3edp-antenna/| W3EDP end-fed Zepp]]
 +
 +[[https://www.hamuniverse.com/kl3jmsrifandipole.html|Three band SRI dipole fan]]
 +
 +G5RV and variants: [[https://www.awarc.org/the-zs6bkw-multiband-hf-antenna/|ZS6BKW]] [[https://brushbeater.org/2018/12/11/johnnymac-sends-a-true-multi-band-antenna/|W0BTU and fbeyond]]
 +
 +[[https://www.klofas.com/blog/2022/multi-band-fan-parallel-dipole-antenna/|Fan Dipole]]
 +
 +Verticals:
 +  * [[https://journal.seefar.dev/sections/QBV_Antenna_Kit/|Building QBV 40-10 switched vert]]
 +  * [[https://www.huyettm.net/diy-40m--10m-short-vertical-antenna.html|DIY 40-10 vert]]
 +
 +Satellite
 + * [[https://antenna2.github.io/cebik/content/vhf/ms2.html|Turnstile Moxon]]
 +
 +Kites
 +  * [[https://www.sotabeams.co.uk/kites-faq/|SOTABeams Kite FAQ]]
 +  * [[http://www.n5dux.com/ham/kite/|N5DUX Kite]]
 +
 +Transmatch:
 +  * [[https://wb3gck.com/2020/04/18/a-homebrew-z-match-transmatch/|Z-Match from WB3GCK]]
 +  * [[https://vk6ysf.com/t-match.htm|T-Match]]
 +
 +VSWR:
 +  * [[https://wf7ihomebrew.wordpress.com/2019/09/28/n7ve-vswr-indicators-for-qrp/ | LED SWR Indicator circuit]]
 +====== Experimental ======
 +
 +[[https://freedv.org/|FreeDV: open-source digital voice mode]]
 +
 +[[https://adrcs.org/adrcs/ip400-network-project/|IP400 mesh network]]
 +
 +[[https://github.com/paulh002/sdrberry|SDRberry Pi GUI]]
 +
 +====== Local ======
 +
 +[[https://southcars.com/| South Coast net on 7.251MHz]]
 +
 +Repeaters on 145.37 (NW), 147.24 (S), 145.43 (W), 146.895 (W), 145.27 (E), 146.655 (N)