I’m always thinking ahead. The record-breaking summer heat and humidity (rare but becoming more common for Rhode Island) is making me think of the fall and winter, which are great times for radio projects.
I’ve fallen in love with QRP-LABS.COM, and have bought and built several of their kits. A package arrived a couple of days ago containing their latest QDX digital transceiver. This is a QRP 4-band (80/40/30/20) transceiver for modes like FT8. It has a built-in sound interface and rig control, and is compatible with the WSJT-X suite of software. The kit is shown below. All the surface mounts are on the board already. So it is a matter of adding in the caps & inductors plus the larger mechanical parts. Assembly wise, it looks easier than their QCX-mini (no display, buttons, etc.), but more coil winding since it is 4 bands.
