[KLQRP] QST Homebrew Challenge

[rfman at nc.rr.com]

I thought it was tough, too.  In fact, I thought it was a kind of 
unrealistic
set of specs.  $50 in onesie-twosie prices for most parts is flat 
problematic.
Having something that is SSB AND CW, easy to align, etc, etc, good for a
beginner...and then saying it's OK to cripple the frequency agility 
(crystal-
controlled) is really counterproductive and, again, not realistic.

I do think that lots of folks have designed very nice rigs, like 
Elecraft
and the German qrp project folks (who have LOTS of rigs to choose from).
On the other hand, $50 for a rig that plugs into a PC is 
reasonable...but
DON'T charge anything against the $50 if the rig uses standard PC 
hardware!!

I'm afraid that, in the end, not much useful will come out of this 
effort
due to some of the specs/rules.  On the other hand, opportunities 
abound :-)

Todd

----- Original Message -----
From: Derek Brown <DEREK at rfmd.com>
Date: Friday, October 20, 2006 9:17 am
Subject: RE: [KLQRP] QST Homebrew Challenge
To: rfman at nc.rr.com, klqrp at knightlites.org

> Todd,
> 
> I scanned through the rules...very tough...Phone & CW...5W 
> output...verylimited test equipment...limited to $50 in materials. 
> The only ray of
> sunshine is that it can be single band & crystal controlled.
> 
> Derek 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: klqrp-bounces at knightlites.org
> [mailto:klqrp-bounces at knightlites.org] On Behalf Of rfman at nc.rr.com
> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 9:01 AM
> To: klqrp at knightlites.org
> Subject: [KLQRP] QST Homebrew Challenge
> 
> All,
> 
> Anyone seen this?
> 
> http://www.arrl.org/qst/hbc/
> 
> Anyone interested?  Comments?  This would be a good discussion 
> forum for
> this, at least for a little while :-)
> 
> Todd
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