Marty,
I get the QRP-L list by daily digest so this may be a day or so late.
I have a new ( just before Field Day ) QRP+ and a Kenwood TS-50. I set them
both up with my antenna switch turned around so I could switch between the
two rigs and any signal I could hear on the TS-50 could also be heard on the
QRP+ equally well. This test was on 40 meters and was by ear only but I
think it was a good test. I work mostly CW and have only one SSB ( 75
meters ) contact with the QRP+ and it works very well. I would like to
improve the AGC for CW operation though. I am not an electronics designer
so will have to wait for some suggestions from others as far as component
changes to try. The filtering in the QRP+ is better than the TS-50 and I
do have the CW filter in the Kenwood.
I have been using the QRP+ in the car ( CW mobile QRP ) and have now worked
8 states on 40 Meters. The band conditions have been very poor so contacts
are not easy to come by.
Even though it is not perfect, it is hard to beat when you look at features
vs cost.
Russ Johnson
johnsonr@indy.tce.com
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