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Building, Radios

OHR 100A QRP Radio Build – Part 1

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I bought the 40m version of the OHR 100A QRP radio last year and it’s been sitting in the box waiting for me to build it.  It’s time.

There’s something about the season changing to Fall that makes me want to build a kit.  I guess I think of Fall and Winter as being the time of year to do my hamming indoors.

I’ll build this slowly over the next week or so as time allows.  I’m not in a rush – but it’s good to have finally inventoried and sorted the parts. Now, if I can just keep the cats out of the room…

OHR 100A parts shown before the build begins.
OHR 100A parts shown before the build begins.
Portable Ops

QRP bike ride…

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One of my favorite things to do in ham radio is to take a QRP rig with me on a bike ride. I’ve got several places where I go on my bicycle and set up a station.

This evening, I rode to one of my favorite spots and worked K2H (VA) and N4LB (TX) before packing it back up and heading home.

I used my Elecraft KX3 with a Sotabeams 20m/40m linked dipole antenna.

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My bike with a portable camp chair and my radio gear stuffed into a pannier.

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Here’s what it looked like after setup.  The antenna was hoisted up into a tree and tied off to the handlebars of my bike.  The KX3 has a Begali Adventure attached… what a fun combo!