RX built in Bandung Indonesia -- Andri used an AF transtormer from an old Japanese receiver.
Why have NO receivers been built in Japan? And none in China. Only one in all of Latin America. Not one in all of Africa.
Please let us know if you spot any errors, or if we have inadvertently missed anyone. Don't worry about being late to the game -- the challenge continues. All of the info is still available.
As of July 21, 2026 0930Z:
So far, total receivers built: 137 (129 plus 8 honorable mentions). Total Count: 137. Receivers built in 19 countries.
NE3U (KY4EOD) Matt
KQ4AOP First ham signals ever heard!
N9TD Derek
AC3NG Ryan
VK3TPM Peter Marks
W4KAC Ken
W4KAC Ken built a second one!
N2EPE Erik
VA3NCA Wayde (Canada)
KI5SRY Mark -- Gears on PTO screw
KA1MUQ Frying pan receiver
AA1N Adam
ZL1AUN Aaron -- Using SSB transmitter -- (New Zealand)
W8UC Never before homebrewed.
VK4PG Phil -- Nice case, "really pleased"
G7LQX Working well, video of CW and SSB. -- (England)
KE2AMP John Spring on PTO screw -- great
N9SZ Steve nice receiver
KD9NHZ Piotr Nice one
KE8ICE Calvin, Very cool receiver.
WV3V Jayson! Got it done!
GM5JDG Martin. -- (Scotland)
KF8BOG Jim: A long struggle, but success.
Chris WalesFantastic video. -- (Wales)
YD9BAX Wayan! Homebrew transformer! (Indonesia)
N0NQD Jeff
WN3F Roy -- Made new stickers!
AB5XQ Bill
KB7ZUT Andy
AA1OF Jer
VictorKees Holland (Netherlands)
KC9OJV John -- Manhattan-style convert
WZ5M 1, 2 or maybe even 3 receivers!
K1KJW Jim in Vermont
KC5DI Dallas -- friend of WZ5M
Gary Australian -- Wooden PTO form (Australia)
LU2VJM Juan in Argentina -- (Argentina)
K1OA Scott "Most fun in 50 years"
KC9DLM Ben -- Had EFHW problems
PH2LB Lex Yellow, Glue Stick -- (Netherlands)
AI6WR David
G6GEV Dave (It was a blast!) (England)
KC1ONM Wayne MakerLabs NH
KB1OIQ Andy MakerLabs NH
KA1PQK Jay MakerLabs NH
W1TKO Mike MakerLabs NH
K5KHK Karl
SM0TPW Mikael -- (Sweden)
KI7LKB Brian (coat hanger tube)
M6CRD Chris (England)
W2DAB Dave in NYC
W4JYK Wes of VWS
KA4CDN Mike of VWS
M7EFO Adrian
VK5RC Rob (Australia)
KD8KHP Dave
VK1CHW Chris (Australia)
KA0PHJ Brian
W0IT Louis
W1PJE Phil
W2AEW Alan
KN6FVK John (Barkhausen-Be-Gone Spray)
VU2JXN Ramakrishnan -- (India)
AA0MS Doug
9V1/KM7ABZ Paul -- (Singapore)
VK2BLQ Stephen -- (Australia)
N3FJZ Rick
Daniel VE5DLD -- (Canada)
Student 1 Student of VE5DLD
Student 2 Student of VE5DLD
Student 3 Student of VE5DLD
K7WXW Bill
NK3H Mitch
KN4ZXG Ted
WA1MAC Paul
N4AVC Chuck
K3IY Kevin
N6ASD Ashish in Bangalore (India)
W1DSP Rick
WD4CFN Steve
KM5Z Mike
KF5DAN Dan
Fritz Fritz
N9OK Joe
WA5DSS Bill
K0GDB Grant
G0JNR Shane Glow-in-Dark Coil Form
KK7BCO Tobias
K2BVR Bob
Robert Sutton
K5YFO Dave (Texas)
KD4PBJ Chris
KN4GAH Chris -- EE perspective
F1GMA Philippe -- (France)
W2TEF Todd
EI9ITB Karl -- (Ireland)
VU2TUM Puneit Singh (India)
AA7EE Dave Richards
KI5VIR Jay
CT7AXD Graham -- Promoted from Honorable Mention! (Portugal)
Please let us know if you spot any errors, or if we have inadvertently missed anyone. Don't worry about being late to the game -- the challenge continues. All of the info is still available.
As of July 18, 2026 1500Z:
So far, total receivers built: 136 (128 plus 8 honorable mentions). Total Count: 135. Receivers built in 19 countries.
NE3U (KY4EOD) Matt
KQ4AOP First ham signals ever heard!
N9TD Derek
AC3NG Ryan
VK3TPM Peter Marks
W4KAC Ken
W4KAC Ken built a second one!
N2EPE Erik
VA3NCA Wayde (Canada)
KI5SRY Mark -- Gears on PTO screw
KA1MUQ Frying pan receiver
AA1N Adam
ZL1AUN Aaron -- Using SSB transmitter -- (New Zealand)
W8UC Never before homebrewed.
VK4PG Phil -- Nice case, "really pleased"
G7LQX Working well, video of CW and SSB. -- (England)
KE2AMP John Spring on PTO screw -- great
N9SZ Steve nice receiver
KD9NHZ Piotr Nice one
KE8ICE Calvin, Very cool receiver.
WV3V Jayson! Got it done!
GM5JDG Martin. -- (Scotland)
KF8BOG Jim: A long struggle, but success.
Chris WalesFantastic video. -- (Wales)
YD9BAX Wayan! Homebrew transformer! (Indonesia)
N0NQD Jeff
WN3F Roy -- Made new stickers!
AB5XQ Bill
KB7ZUT Andy
AA1OF Jer
VictorKees Holland (Netherlands)
KC9OJV John -- Manhattan-style convert
WZ5M 1, 2 or maybe even 3 receivers!
K1KJW Jim in Vermont
KC5DI Dallas -- friend of WZ5M
Gary Australian -- Wooden PTO form (Australia)
LU2VJM Juan in Argentina -- (Argentina)
K1OA Scott "Most fun in 50 years"
KC9DLM Ben -- Had EFHW problems
PH2LB Lex Yellow, Glue Stick -- (Netherlands)
AI6WR David
G6GEV Dave (It was a blast!) (England)
KC1ONM Wayne MakerLabs NH
KB1OIQ Andy MakerLabs NH
KA1PQK Jay MakerLabs NH
W1TKO Mike MakerLabs NH
K5KHK Karl
SM0TPW Mikael -- (Sweden)
KI7LKB Brian (coat hanger tube)
M6CRD Chris (England)
W2DAB Dave in NYC
W4JYK Wes of VWS
KA4CDN Mike of VWS
M7EFO Adrian
VK5RC Rob (Australia)
KD8KHP Dave
VK1CHW Chris (Australia)
KA0PHJ Brian
W0IT Louis
W1PJE Phil
W2AEW Alan
KN6FVK John (Barkhausen-Be-Gone Spray)
VU2JXN Ramakrishnan -- (India)
AA0MS Doug
9V1/KM7ABZ Paul -- (Singapore)
VK2BLQ Stephen -- (Australia)
N3FJZ Rick
Daniel VE5DLD -- (Canada)
Student 1 Student of VE5DLD
Student 2 Student of VE5DLD
Student 3 Student of VE5DLD
K7WXW Bill
NK3H Mitch
KN4ZXG Ted
WA1MAC Paul
N4AVC Chuck
K3IY Kevin
N6ASD Ashish in Bangalore (India)
W1DSP Rick
WD4CFN Steve
KM5Z Mike
KF5DAN Dan
Fritz Fritz
N9OK Joe
WA5DSS Bill
K0GDB Grant
G0JNR Shane Glow-in-Dark Coil Form
KK7BCO Tobias
K2BVR Bob
Robert Sutton
K5YFO Dave (Texas)
KD4PBJ Chris
KN4GAH Chris -- EE perspective
F1GMA Philippe -- (France)
W2TEF Todd
EI9ITB Karl -- (Ireland)
VU2TUM Puneit Singh (India)
AA7EE Dave Richards
KI5VIR Jay
CT7AXD Graham -- Promoted from Honorable Mention! (Portugal)
Please let us know if you spot any errors, or if we have inadvertently missed anyone. Don't worry about being late to the game -- the challenge continues. All of the info is still available.
As of April 11, 2026 0852Z:
So far Total Receivers Built: 129. 122 plus 7 honorable mentions. Total Count: 129. Receivers built in 19 countries.
NE3U (KY4EOD) Matt
KQ4AOP First ham signals ever heard!
N9TD Derek
AC3NG Ryan
VK3TPM Peter Marks
W4KAC Ken
W4KAC Ken built a second one!
N2EPE Erik
VA3NCA Wayde (Canada)
KI5SRY Mark -- Gears on PTO screw
KA1MUQ Frying pan receiver
AA1N Adam
ZL1AUN Aaron -- Using SSB transmitter -- (New Zealand)
W8UC Never before homebrewed.
VK4PG Phil -- Nice case, "really pleased"
G7LQX Working well, video of CW and SSB. -- (England)
KE2AMP John Spring on PTO screw -- great
N9SZ Steve nice receiver
KD9NHZ Piotr Nice one
KE8ICE Calvin, Very cool receiver.
WV3V Jayson! Got it done!
GM5JDG Martin. -- (Scotland)
KF8BOG Jim: A long struggle, but success.
Chris WalesFantastic video. -- (Wales)
YD9BAX Wayan! Homebrew transformer! (Indonesia)
N0NQD Jeff
WN3F Roy -- Made new stickers!
AB5XQ Bill
KB7ZUT Andy
AA1OF Jer
VictorKees Holland (Netherlands)
KC9OJV John -- Manhattan-style convert
WZ5M 1, 2 or maybe even 3 receivers!
K1KJW Jim in Vermont
KC5DI Dallas -- friend of WZ5M
Gary Australian -- Wooden PTO form (Australia)
LU2VJM Juan in Argentina -- (Argentina)
K1OA Scott "Most fun in 50 years"
KC9DLM Ben -- Had EFHW problems
PH2LB Lex Yellow, Glue Stick -- (Netherlands)
AI6WR David
G6GEV Dave (It was a blast!) (England)
KC1ONM Wayne MakerLabs NH
KB1OIQ Andy MakerLabs NH
KA1PQK Jay MakerLabs NH
W1TKO Mike MakerLabs NH
K5KHK Karl
SM0TPW Mikael -- (Sweden)
KI7LKB Brian (coat hanger tube)
M6CRD Chris (England)
W2DAB Dave in NYC
W4JYK Wes of VWS
KA4CDN Mike of VWS
M7EFO Adrian
VK5RC Rob (Australia)
KD8KHP Dave
VK1CHW Chris (Australia)
KA0PHJ Brian
W0IT Louis
W1PJE Phil
W2AEW Alan
KN6FVK John (Barkhausen-Be-Gone Spray)
VU2JXN Ramakrishnan -- (India)
AA0MS Doug
9V1/KM7ABZ Paul -- (Singapore)
VK2BLQ Stephen -- (Australia)
N3FJZ Rick
Daniel VE5DLD -- (Canada)
Student 1 Student of VE5DLD
Student 2 Student of VE5DLD
Student 3 Student of VE5DLD
K7WXW Bill
NK3H Mitch
KN4ZXG Ted
WA1MAC Paul
N4AVC Chuck
K3IY Kevin
N6ASD Ashish in Bangalore (India)
W1DSP Rick
WD4CFN Steve
KM5Z Mike
KF5DAN Dan
Fritz Fritz
N9OK Joe
WA5DSS Bill
K0GDB Grant
G0JNR Shane Glow-in-Dark Coil Form
KK7BCO Tobias
K2BVR Bob
Robert Sutton
K5YFO Dave (Texas)
KD4PBJ Chris
KN4GAH Chris -- EE perspective
F1GMA Philippe -- (France)
W2TEF Todd
EI9ITB Karl -- (Ireland)
VU2TUM Puneit Singh (India)
AA7EE Dave Richards
KI5VIR Jay
CT7AXD Graham -- Promoted from Honorable Mention! (Portugal)
Please let us know if you spot any errors, or if we have inadvertently missed anyone. Don't worry about being late to the game -- the challenge continues. All of the info is still available.
As of April 5, 2026 0833Z:
So far Total Receivers Built: 128. 121 plus 7 honorable mentions. Total Count: 128. Receivers built in 18 countries.
NE3U (KY4EOD) Matt
KQ4AOP First ham signals ever heard!
N9TD Derek
AC3NG Ryan
VK3TPM Peter Marks
W4KAC Ken
W4KAC Ken built a second one!
N2EPE Erik
VA3NCA Wayde
KI5SRY Mark -- Gears on PTO screw
KA1MUQ Frying pan receiver
AA1N Adam
ZL1AUN Aaron -- Using SSB transmitter -- New Zealand
W8UC Never before homebrewed.
VK4PG Phil -- Nice case, "really pleased"
G7LQX Working well, video of CW and SSB. -- England
Please let us know if you spot any errors, or if we have inadvertently missed anyone. Don't worry about being late to the game -- the challenge continues. All of the info is still available.
As of February 20, 2026 1503Z:
So far 108 completed receivers, and 7 honorable mentions. Total Count: 115. Receivers built in 17 countries.
NE3U (KY4EOD) Matt
KQ4AOP First ham signals ever heard!
N9TD Derek
AC3NG Ryan
VK3TPM Peter Marks
W4KAC Ken
W4KAC Ken built a second one!
N2EPE Erik
VA3NCA Wayde
KI5SRY Mark -- Gears on PTO screw
KA1MUQ Frying pan receiver
AA1N Adam
ZL1AUN Aaron -- Using SSB transmitter -- New Zealand
W8UC Never before homebrewed.
VK4PG Phil -- Nice case, "really pleased"
G7LQX Working well, video of CW and SSB. -- England
Please let us know if you spot any errors, or if we have inadvertently missed anyone. Don't worry about being late to the game -- the challenge continues. All of the info is still available (see below).
As of January 10, 2026 1019Z:
So far 101 completed receivers, and 7 honorable mentions. Total Count: 108. Receivers built in 17 countries.
NE3U (KY4EOD) Matt
KQ4AOP First ham signals ever heard!
N9TD Derek
AC3NG Ryan
VK3TPM Peter Marks
W4KAC Ken
W4KAC Ken built a second one!
N2EPE Erik
VA3NCA Wayde
KI5SRY Mark -- Gears on PTO screw
KA1MUQ Frying pan receiver
AA1N Adam
ZL1AUN Aaron -- Using SSB transmitter -- New Zealand
W8UC Never before homebrewed.
VK4PG Phil -- Nice case, "really pleased"
G7LQX Working well, video of CW and SSB. -- England
KE2AMP John Spring on PTO screw -- great
N9SZ Steve nice receiver
KD9NHZ Piotr Nice one
KE8ICE Calvin, Very cool receiver.
WV3V Jayson! Got it done!
GM5JDG Martin. -- Scotland
KF8BOG Jim: A long struggle, but success.
Chris WalesFantastic video. -- Wales
YD9BAX Wayan! Homebrew transformer! Indonesia
N0NQD Jeff
WN3F Roy -- Made new stickers!
AB5XQ Bill
KB7ZUT Andy
AA1OF Jer
VictorKees Holland
KC9OJV John -- Manhattan-style convert
WZ5M 1, 2 or maybe even 3 receivers!
K1KJW Jim in Vermont
KC5DI Dallas -- friend of WZ5M
Gary Australian -- Wooden PTO form
LU2VJM Juan in Argentina -- Argentina
K1OA Scott "Most fun in 50 years"
KC9DLM Ben -- Had EFHW problems
PH2LB Lex Yellow, Glue Stick -- Netherlands
AI6WR David
G6GEV Dave (It was a blast!)
KC1ONM Wayne MakerLabs NH
KB1OIQ Andy MakerLabs NH
KA1PQK Jay MakerLabs NH
W1TKO Mike MakerLabs NH
K5KHK Karl
SM0TPW Mikael -- Sweden
KI7LKB Brian (coat hanger tube)
M6CRD Chris
W2DAB Dave in NYC
W4JYK Wes of VWS
KA4CDN Mike of VWS
M7EFO Adrian
VK5RC Rob
KD8KHP Dave
VK1CHW Chris
KA0PHJ Brian
W0IT Louis
W1PJE Phil
W2AEW Alan
KN6FVK John (Barkhausen-Be-Gone Spray)
VU2JXN Ramakrishnan -- India
AA0MS Doug
9V1/KM7ABZ Paul -- Singapore
VK2BLQ Stephen -- Australia
N3FJZ Rick
Daniel VE5DLD -- Canada
Student 1 Student of VE5DLD
Student 2 Student of VE5DLD
Student 3 Student of VE5DLD
K7WXW Bill
NK3H Mitch
KN4ZXG Ted
WA1MAC Paul
N4AVC Chuck
K3IY Kevin
N6ASD Ashish in Bangalore
W1DSP Rick
WD4CFN Steve
KM5Z Mike
KF5DAN Dan
Fritz Fritz
N9OK Joe
WA5DSS Bill
K0GDB Grant
G0JNR Shane Glow-in-Dark Coil Form
KK7BCO Tobias
K2BVR Bob
Robert Sutton
K5YFO Dave (Texas)
KD4PBJ Chris
KN4GAH Chris -- EE perspective
F1GMA Philippe -- France
W2TEF Todd
EI9ITB Karl -- Ireland
VU2TUM Puneit Singh
AA7EE Dave Richards
KI5VIR Jay
CT7AXD Graham -- Promoted from Honorable Mention!
G3MOT Josh
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Honorable Mentions:
*AA7U Steve No PTO
*VK7IAN Ian -- No Manhattan boards -- Tasmania
*KC1FSZ Bruce's build on a PC board
* DL1AJG Andreas -- Germany
* Matthew Student of DL1AJG
* Arash Student of DL1AJG
*KA4KXX Walter -- FB 20 Meter version
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Candidates for the Hall of Fame:
SA5RJS Rasmus
KA9TII James
AA7FO Chuck
VA3ZOT Tony Surface Mount -- Honorable Mention?
AB2XT John (Done, just need the video)
KO7M Jeff (Piper Cub)
For more information on how you too can build the receiver:
Thanks to the ARRL for the award. It is much appreciated. Thanks too to all the people who built this receiver. There are more than 100 of them and they come from all around the world. We hope that they will go on to become homebrew Elmers, and help others to discover "the magic that emerges in a room full of solder smoke, and that only comes from a receiver that you have built yourself."
And special thanks to Bruce KC1FSZ for nominating us for this award.
Please let us know if you spot any errors, or if we have inadvertently missed anyone. Don't worry about being late to the game -- the challenge continues. All of the info is still available (see below).
As of October 19, 2025 1649Z:
So far 96 completed receivers, and 7 honorable mentions. Total Count: 103. Receivers built in 17 countries.
NE3U (KY4EOD) Matt
KQ4AOP First ham signals ever heard!
N9TD Derek
AC3NG Ryan
VK3TPM Peter Marks
W4KAC Ken
W4KAC Ken built a second one!
N2EPE Erik
VA3NCA Wayde
KI5SRY Mark -- Gears on PTO screw
KA1MUQ Frying pan receiver
AA1N Adam
ZL1AUN Aaron -- Using SSB transmitter -- New Zealand
W8UC Never before homebrewed.
VK4PG Phil -- Nice case, "really pleased"
G7LQX Working well, video of CW and SSB. -- England
KE2AMP John Spring on PTO screw -- great
N9SZ Steve nice receiver
KD9NHZ Piotr Nice one
KE8ICE Calvin, Very cool receiver.
WV3V Jayson! Got it done!
GM5JDG Martin. -- Scotland
KF8BOG Jim: A long struggle, but success.
Chris WalesFantastic video. -- Wales
YD9BAX Wayan! Homebrew transformer! Indonesia
N0NQD Jeff
WN3F Roy -- Made new stickers!
AB5XQ Bill
KB7ZUT Andy
AA1OF Jer
VictorKees Holland
KC9OJV John -- Manhattan-style convert
WZ5M 1, 2 or maybe even 3 receivers!
K1KJW Jim in Vermont
KC5DI Dallas -- friend of WZ5M
Gary Australian -- Wooden PTO form
LU2VJM Juan in Argentina -- Argentina
K1OA Scott "Most fun in 50 years"
KC9DLM Ben -- Had EFHW problems
PH2LB Lex Yellow, Glue Stick -- Netherlands
AI6WR David
G6GEV Dave (It was a blast!)
KC1ONM Wayne MakerLabs NH
KB1OIQ Andy MakerLabs NH
KA1PQK Jay MakerLabs NH
W1TKO Mike MakerLabs NH
K5KHK Karl
SM0TPW Mikael -- Sweden
KI7LKB Brian (coat hanger tube)
M6CRD Chris
W2DAB Dave in NYC
W4JYK Wes of VWS
KA4CDN Mike of VWS
M7EFO Adrian
VK5RC Rob
KD8KHP Dave
VK1CHW Chris
KA0PHJ Brian
W0IT Louis
W1PJE Phil
W2AEW Alan
KN6FVK John (Barkhausen-Be-Gone Spray)
VU2JXN Ramakrishnan -- India
AA0MS Doug
9V1/KM7ABZ Paul -- Singapore
VK2BLQ Stephen -- Australia
N3FJZ Rick
Daniel VE5DLD -- Canada
Student 1 Student of VE5DLD
Student 2 Student of VE5DLD
Student 3 Student of VE5DLD
K7WXW Bill
NK3H Mitch
KN4ZXG Ted
WA1MAC Paul
N4AVC Chuck
K3IY Kevin
N6ASD Ashish in Bangalore
W1DSP Rick
WD4CFN Steve
KM5Z Mike
KF5DAN Dan
Fritz Fritz
N9OK Joe
WA5DSS Bill
K0GDB Grant
G0JNR Shane Glow-in-Dark Coil Form
KK7BCO Tobias
K2BVR Bob
Robert Sutton
K5YFO Dave (Texas)
KD4PBJ Chris
KN4GAH Chris -- EE perspective
F1GMA Philippe -- France
W2TEF Todd
EI9ITB Karl -- Ireland
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Honorable Mentions:
*AA7U Steve No PTO
*VK7IAN Ian -- No Manhattan boards -- Tasmania
*KC1FSZ Bruce's build on a PC board
*CT7AXD Graham -- different AF amp -- Portugal
* DL1AJG Andreas -- Germany
* Matthew Student of DL1AJG
* Arash Student of DL1AJG
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Candidates for the Hall of Fame:
SA5RJS Rasmus
KA9TII James
AA7FO Chuck
VA3ZOT Tony Surface Mount -- Honorable Mention?
AB2XT John (Done, just need the video)
KO7M Jeff (Piper Cub)
VU2TUM Puneit Singh
For more information on how you too can build the receiver: