Ade Weiss's New Book

Big news on the QRP/homebrew literature front. One of the titans of the genre, Ade Weiss, has released another amazing book about our hobby. I really enjoyed Ade's first history of QRP, and, because it covers a more recent period (1968-1981), I think this new this one is even more interesting. I took a portion of it with me on the train yesterday (and will be doing the same for the rest of the week!) The book is a wonderful technical history. It is filled with interesting stories and with very illuminating schematics and technical discussions. Ade takes us through the exciting early days transistor transmitters and direct conversion receivers. There is a lot of discussion of the commercial rigs that we've come to know and love -- lots of HW8s and Argonauts. And Ade has made it all available as a free download! Thanks Ade!

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ADE WEISS'S NEW HISTORY BOOK -- PDF DOWNLOAD:

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THE FIVE-WATT QRP MOVEMENT IN THE US, 1968-1981

by Adrian Weiss W0RSP (ex-K8EEG),

author of

JOY OF QRP: STRATEGY FOR SUCCESS

HISTORY OF QRP IN THE US, 1924-60

IONOSPHERIC PROPAGATION, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND ANTENNAS FOR THE QRP DX’R

The Milliwatt: National Journal of QRPp

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part 1. K6JSS and the 100-watt QRP ARCI ………………………………….......... 1

Part 2. QRP/8 Newsletter, QRPP CORNER Column, and THE MILLIWATT:
The Beginning of the Five-Watt QRP Movement in the US ... 3

Part 3. The QRP World Outside the 100-watt QRP ARCI ………………….... 22

Part 4. The QRP Takeover of the 100-watt QRP ARCI. ………………….......85

THE MILLIWATT QRPp DXCC and MILLIWATT DXCC Trophy List..........105

Adrian Weiss W0RSP’s Bibliography: Selected Technical Articles. 109

EPILOGUE: W0RSP Retro-ARRL-DX-Contest 2/18-19, 2012 Log, PIX....111

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IF you are interested in where our niche in the hobby came from, and would

like to read about the developments in technology caused by the transistor

and IC, and see many then-new but still-used circuits, and learn the

history of the commercial evolution of QRP gear from Ten-Tec, MFJ,

Heathkit and others, then this book is for you!

It is 115 PAGES in length in PDF FORMAT--

FREE!!! DOWNLOAD (32MEGS, ~ minute +/-) FROM:

www.QRPdxPropagationAntennas.com

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