Channel: Ham Radio Crash Course

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Description: These tiny radios are a lot of fun and have a bit of quirks to them that make it very compelling to collect them all! Tonight I'll talk about my favorites and some others I don't own and why you might want to consider picking one up! Adam K6ARK joins me to share his expertise in the tiny radio game too! youtube.com/c/K6ARKPortableRadio Links from the show: K6ARK Amazing portable antenna transformer: k6ark.com Adam's wild Pixie mod youtube.com/watch?v=6rKpxAWZ7uM Download and practice with G4FON Windows app g4fon.net Pixie kit and derivatives (~$7.00-25.00) - Simple and pretty limited BUT people have made it work: youtube.com/watch?v=6rKpxAWZ7uM Rockmite (~$40) Also simple - qrpme.com/?p=product&id=RM4 4 State QRP Cricket (~$40) Easy kit, simple radio - 4sqrp.com/cricket40.php QRX Plus and Mini (~$49) somewhat complicated kit - qrp-labs.com/qcxmini.html 4 State QRP Hill Topper (~$115) somewhat complicated kit - 4sqrp.com/Hilltopper20.php Venus SW-3B (~$188) retail, similar to YouKits (Adam Recommended) - venus-itech.com/product/sw-3b-qrp-cw-transceiver W3RNC TR-35 (~$249) Four band kit (Joe Recommended - wa3rnc.com/store/tr-35-cw-transceiver-kit.html LNR Mountain Topper “MTR” (~$349) retail, four bands - lnrprecision.com/store/Mtr4b-V2-3-Mountain-Topper-p271367005 My favorite HT antenna is the Signal Stuff Signal Stick: signalstuff.com/?ref=622 (This is an affiliate link) Support Ham Radio Crash Course Content Patreon - patreon.com/hoshnasi (includes monthly newsletter, stickers and Patron perks) YouTube - youtube.com/c/HamRadioCrashCourse/membership (includes early access to videos, membership YT badge and custom emojis) Shop HamTactical: hamtactical.com Tip direct: streamelements.com/hamradiocrashcourse/tip Shop Our Affiliates: hamradiocrashcourse.com/affiliates Shop Our Amazon Store: amazon.com/shop/hamradiocrashcourse As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Current Shack Config (includes affiliate links) ICOM 7300: amzn.to/2PKBpmZ SteppIR 3E Yagi: consumer.steppir.com/shop/horizontal-antennas/3-element-antenna-products/3-element-yagi-antenna-with-30-40-loop-dipole-package ICOM 2730a: amzn.to/2JqrASg​ MFJ-4230DMP: mfjenterprises.com/products/mfj-4230dmp?_pos=1&_sid=6905628a7&_ss=r Connect with Ham Radio Crash Course Website...................► hamradiocrashcourse.com YouTube..................► youtube.com/c/HamRadioCrashCourse Twitch......................► m.twitch.tv/hamradiocrashcourse Podcast...................► hamradiocrashcourse.podbean.com Discord....................► discord.gg/xhJMxDT Facebook................► goo.gl/cv5rEQ Twitter......................► twitter.com/Hoshnasi Instagram.................► instagram.com/hoshnasi Physical Mail.............►Josh Nass P.O Box 5101 Cerritos, CA 90703-5101 Music by Sonic D: Soundcloud.com/sncd Twitter.com/sncd Facebook.com/djsonicd @1:25 Intro - Show topic @6:10 KX1 Walk around @9:20 CW Only Radios @15:30 How Adam learned Morse Code @21:50 Adam's customized Mountain Topper 3 band @31:35 Why not just buy an Elecraft KX2? @34:45 What is the most compromised antenna Adam has used? @45:10 Thoughts on the pixie? @46:45 Thoughts on crystal locked radios? @48:45 Recommended radios @55:24 the coolest KX1 feature @56:10 Size comparison @1:00:30 Adam's modified Pixie kits @1:09:00 Adam's antenna kit #HRCC #hamradio #amateurradio