QRP in Indiana

 

QRP Kits having popular come back among Amateur Radio Operators.
By; C.W. Crist, W9IH

Old Mode, new equipment and concepts to help Amateur Radio Operators test their skills.
QRP is found challenging by Two (2) Johnson County Hams. Ken, K9POE & Roger W9BZ are building 40 meter and 20 meter QRP kits respectively. These kits are just two of five solid state kits offered to amateurs by Ten-Tec today.

When the Kit arrives in the less than a pound box measuring only 5 inches square; one finds it a little hard to believe that a transceiver can be packed into that small package. Once it is opened the challenge of kit building begins as you sort and organize the some 250 odd parts from resistors to a very nice black anodized and labeled Chassis and cabinet. Ten-Tec has helped a little by bagging some parts according to the step by step instructions ;4 ICs, 19 transistors and 13 diodes a few controls and some soldering mixed with general mechanical assembly skills and you have a very compact rugged one band transceiver. The instruction manual is very wel planned and well
illustrated.

Add a power supply , CW key and your choice of antenna; bingo your on the air....!

Here are some spec's and contact information for the QRPer's out there.
 
 

Ten-Tec.   QRP CW   TRANSCEIVER KITS

Enjoy the world of QRP CW operation with one of our 4 new transceiver
kits. Designed for 80, 40, 30 and 20 meters. 
Easy to build and simple to operate. Each unit covers a 50 kHz segment
selected at time of construction. Kit includes all required components and
professional enclosure painted and fully silkscreened. Receiver performance
is superlative and QSK is just what you expect from the hams at Ten-Tec. 
40 Meter kit:
Part No.  Item description   Cost Ea. 
1340  QRP CW Transceiver Kit $95.00

In addition to Ten-Tec's popular 1320, 1330, 1340 and 1380 QRP CW
transceiver kits, later this year we will be adding version 1315 for 15 meters. 
All Models.......... $95.00 

GO TO TEN-TEC'S ONLINE STORE TO PURCHASE 
Ten-Tec. Amateur Radio Communications...
1185 Dolly Parton Pkwy
Sevierville, TN 37862, Info..865-453-7172  order..800-833-7373  or
on line ...  http://www.tentec.com/Xcvrkit.htm

 
 


 



 
 
 
 
 

QRP CW TRANSCEIVER KITS - SPECIFICATIONS 

•MODELS: 1320 - 20 meters 1340 - 40 meters 1330 - 30 meters 1380 - 80 meters
•FREQUENCY COVERAGE: any 50 KHz section of CW sub-band. Selection made during
winding of one toroid in VFO circuit.
 •FREQUENCY CONTROL: varactor tuned oscillator with potentiometer control.
Temperature compensated LC components stabilize VFO. 
•RIT (receive incremental tuning): +/- 1.50 KHz 
•ANTENNA: 50 ohm unbalanced, SO-239 connector 
•POWER REQUIREMENT: 12 - 14 VDC, 35 ma on receive with no signal 80 ma on receive
for S-9 signal 800 ma on transmit 
•CONSTRUCTION: black texture painted. Clamshell style steel top and bottom, aluminum
chassis. One double-sided printed circuit board measures 3.5" x 5". 
•BOARD MOUNTED COMPONENTS: 216 including 4 ICs, 19 transistors and 13 diodes.
•FRONT PANEL CONTROLS: main tuning, volume, RIT; toggle for power ON/OFF
•CONNECTORS: 1/4" stereo phone jack on front for headphones, 3 phono jacks on rear for
key, DC input, DC output; SO-239 for antenna 
•DIMENSIONS: HWD 2.75" x 6" x 6" - 7 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm 
•WEIGHT: 2.25 lbs - 1.02 kg. 

TRANSMITTER
•RF OUTPUT: 3 watts typical, no external adjustment 
•T/R SWITCHING: solid state, full break-in 
•CW OFFSET and SIDETONE: adjustable 400 - 1000 Hz, sidetone automatically tracks
offset frequency. Sinewave sidetone has internal level adjustment. 

RECEIVER
•TYPE: single conversion superhet, JFET mixer 
•SENSITIVITY: .25 uv typical for 10 dB S/N 
•SELECTIVITY: 4 pole crystal ladder filter, 1 KHz nominal bandwidth 
•AGC: audio derived 
•I-F FREQUENCIES: 11 MHz on 40 meter models, 14.32 MHz on 30 meter model, 6.14
MHz on 20 meter model, 8 MHz on 80 meter model. 
•AUDIO: .3 watt @ 4 ohms, built-in 3" speaker. 

date10oct2000

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