First Ever Contact on 12 Meters: Homebrew, QRP, SSB, DX (Video)

There is a LOT of soul in this new rig. Here is a partial list of contributors:

— Overall BITX design: Farhan VU2ESE

— Termination Insensitive Amplifiers (TIA): Wes Hayward W7ZOI and Bob Kopski K3NHI.

— TIA boards from Todd K7TFC

— ASK-1 Mixer from Armand WA1UQO

— VFO design parameters from Joe Carr K4IPV (SK)

— VFO stability ideas from Frank Harris K0IYE and Mike Murphy WU2D.

— HT-37 Tuning Capacitor bought from e-bay at suggestion of Pete Juliano N6QW.

— Pine board base of the rig: Frank Jones (SK) W6AJF’s preferred building technique.

— DTC Band-Pass filter circuits from Han Summers G0UPL.

— Low pass filter values from G-QRP web site.

— Idea of using RD06HHT instead of IRF-510 in the final: Pete Juliano

— Heat sink from Chris KD4PBJ

— Trifilar Toroids used in many places from Farhan VU2ESE.

Thanks to all. 73 Bill