Amateur radio equipment that’s been created at home, or built from a supplied kit.

The Slug-Tape J-Pole Antenna

The Slug-Tape J-Pole Antenna

Antenna Construction… for Emotional Health! So, one of the struggles I have with amateur radio construction is having the insides of my head yell: “you’re going to make ONE mistake, and the whole construction will be ruined because you don’t know how to undo errors!”. Working in mental health, I’ve begun to refer to this…

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The Oak Hills Research WM-2 Wattmeter

The Oak Hills Research WM-2 Wattmeter

I ordered the OHR WM-2 Wattmeter Kit to support my growing interest in QRP operation. It is a nice kit to build using quality components, enabling the builder to make a really useful piece of equipment. Designed specifically for QRP usage, it operates from 300 KHz – 54 MHz and measures forward and reflected power at QRP…

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CWTouchKeyer’s P3K Touchkey (Kit Build)

CWTouchKeyer’s P3K Touchkey (Kit Build)

This is an interesting project for the CW enthusiast and home constructor. Bought from CWTouchKeyer in the USA, the P3K is a Touchkey kit that is supplied as a small PCB plus the appropriate components. There are lots of other versions available, too. The kit is constructed and has to be installed into a small…

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The ZM-2 Emtech Antenna Tuning Unit

The ZM-2 Emtech Antenna Tuning Unit

I ordered this kit from the USA to go with my YouKits HB-1B QRP CW Transceiver. It has a good reputation for tuning both unbalanced and balanced antennas and has appropriate connections for both. The ZM-2 can be built with either BNC or SO-239 sockets. I ordered mine with BNC, as these seem to be…

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