Ham Radio Kits
Double Your Pleasure!

Ham radio kits bring the greatest sense of accomplishment there is ... well, OK, working DX on QRP can too!:-)

Yes! Amateur radio kits do provide double-action pleasure.

1. You obtain a valuable piece of equipment at a very affordable price.

2. You build it yourself ... and it works!

I built my first kit in 1973, a Heathkit Morse Code Practice oscillator.

(The no-morse license did not exist back then!)

Vintage HeathKit HW-101 XCVR
Source: www.eham.net

Then,I graduated to building the Heathkit HW-101 transceiver in 1974, just in time to go on the air with my newly obtained ham radio license.

I was hooked on kits by then ... and I still am!

Kits Come With A Bonus

There is an added bonus to the advantages already mentioned in the introduction above.

That extra feature is worth money! It is also an extra source of satisfaction that commercially built equipment can never bring.

In short, you get a lot of value for your hard earned money by building your own equipment from professionally designed and engineered amateur radio kits.

Nowadays, ham radio kits are easier to build and more reliable than ever. The most critical and hard to assemble parts are pre-assembled and tested. An example are the modules that use surface-mount components.

My Recommendation

Start with a simple kit, like an accessory for your ham radio station or a simple quartz crystal controlled QRP transmitter such as the Genesis Q5 designed by YU1LM and produced by VK1AA.

Make sure you learn how to solder components properly before you start building your first kit!

Here are just a few examples of what is available...

AK100S - Learn to solder special price w/ any other purchase.

Carl's Electronics - Hundreds of Electronic Kits and Cool Gadgets!

XP720K - Bench AC/DC Power Supply Kit.

MX909 - 500 in 1 Electronic Lab

Electronic Test Equipment - Lowest prices on high quality!

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Then, if you like the experience, don't be afraid to graduate to more complex projects.

Why not plunge into the wonderful world of Software Defined Radio (SDR)?

• Look into the Softrock Lite II Project. You will find it more than interesting!

• Here is where you will find the latest info on the Softrock RXTX V6.3 Software Defined Radio transceiver.

• When the Softrock Lite II kits become available, you will be able to order from KB9YIG here.

Even if you do buy commercially made equipment later on, you will find that you will always have a special attachment for the ham radio kits you built yourself.

This is especially true if your commercial rig breaks down and needs repair by a specialist.

In the meantime, you can always fall back on your "old reliables" to get back on the air! :-)

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