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I added a Heathkit QF-1 Q-Multiplier ( http://www.heathkit-museum.com/ham/hvmqf-1.shtml ) to my NC-57. The QF-1 provides additional select...

For the past few days I've been going through my NC-57. This radio was marketed by National in the late 40s and early 50s. Features ...

On October 26 I finally had a chance to do some more K1/QRP operating. This time while on a trip to Austin, TX. The weather was great: sunny...

After weeks of vacation, etc I finally got back to my 815 transmitter. To recap ... the major mods since the original design shown in the AR...

Over the past week I've enjoyed QRPing from both Milwaukee, WI and White Water State Park in SE Minn aboth times using my K1 feeding a 3...

Here's a video that I just posted on YouTube. In it I demonstate setting up my QRP station, show some of the features of my K1 and then...

Today I finally made it away for some more QRP operating. This time it was to Great River Bluffs State Park (See http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/...

I have a working 815 transmitter. Unfortunately I had to "glue" a capacitor on to the side of the chassis to do it. Key to gettin...

After a couple of days of on and off rain with cool weather here in SE Minnesota, today was sunny and temperature about 70 ... great evening...

I've powered my new transmitter up on 40 meters. For use during this test phase I built an adapter to allow the use of B&W 5 p...