Guide to Buying Budget QRP Radios

Planning on getting into QRP this summer. This video really helps me.

Thank You Walt. Enjoy your videos and learn A Lot from your videos.

The Hitachi 8 transistors radio that you show at the end was my first attempt to radio. With 10 years old I connect that beauty to an external antenna and ...... hear the world. The experience was incredible. 73 and Dx! LU8ARM

Thanks for a very enthusiastic and well presented recommendation and information about great QRP transceivers!

Another great video roundup, Walt. I took your advice early in the year and bought the Xiegu G90 and I love it. It was my first HF radio after a 30-year hiatus and it runs circles around my 1990s vintage IC751A. It really reinforces the fact that antennas make all the difference if you are running QRP or a bit more.

Love the way you opened up the video

Excellent presentation, good lighting, great audio. G90’s on my list; with half dozen smaller radios, like you I can’t resist.

I've been hoping for a video like this. Watching now... Thanks!

Cheers from Australia. Great advice.

Another great video Walt. I'm like you, I have the G-90 and just purchased the x6100. They are both amazing for the money. Keep up the great work!

Excellent video, sir. Not just good - it is excellent. Thank you.

I love your videos. I got a g90 and I am loving it. It’s what I could afford and it works. As for antennas I put up a 40 meter tenntenna end fed. Unfortunately I only had 24 gauge wire and with the weather we have here it snapped in two. Today I built a new one using 14 gauge wire. Measured it out with a tape measure and put it up in the air, plugged in the g90 and scanned it. I was amazed!!!! It was 1:1 on 40, 1:1 on 20, 1.2:1 on 15, and 1.5:1 on 10! I am so happy! Thanks for all your videos. Built a few antennas and experimented so see what works for me. Awesome videos!!!!

I thank you for your comments on budget qrp, I'm on a fixed budget and these are all fun radios. I've been a qrper since 1978 and still get a kick out of working dx with 5 watts, it can be easily done but like any other radio pursuit it's all in the antenna, good antenna equalls good dx.I enjoy your site.

I’m seriously thinking about buying one of these. Been watching several videos and researching these radios a lot. The g90 that is! Great video

Great video and thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. 73

Hey Walt, interesting video and a nice collection of QRP devices you have. LG from LX & 73 Serge.

Great video. I have the (tr)uSDX from one of the authorized resellers. I got it last year and it’s been an awesome little rig. I mostly hunt POTA from my front porch with a EFHW wire in a tree. It’s been well worth it. It’s not perfect -the sound is a little rough on my particular rig. I recommend using it with headphones. It’s so much fun to make contacts on. Thank you for all the videos.

Hey Walt, great video and perfect timing. I am in the process of investigating QRP rigs now. I am learning CW so the QRP rig will be my primary CW rig. With that said I still love POTA on SSB. FX-4CR is intriguing and I do like the X6100. If I can go big, I'll get the Elecraft KX2, but if not, I think the X6100 will be my choice. Thanks again for the great video.

Great summary Walt. I have a (tr)usdx and G90. I'd certainly agree that (tr)usdx whilst fun little radio, your going to want to upgrade pretty quick, especially if your getting it for SSB. And I love my G90, both for using at home and portable. You get so much radio for your money with G90, and other Xiegu.

Interesting info, some I've never even heard about; ur vids make me wanna' try QRP consistently!😀🇺🇸