this post was submitted on 06 Sep 2025
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I just discovered the QRP Labs QMX+ 160-6m transceiver. It's about the size of a deck of cards, and not all that expensive at all.

I suspect this is going on my must purchase list.

https://shop.qrp-labs.com/qmxp

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[–] early_riser@lemmy.radio 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I bought a KX3 as a reward for completing a very difficult certification. I earned that $2500 radio, but dang if I'm not scared to actually take it anywhere because it feels so fragile for how expensive it is. I included the battery compartment when kitting it out, but ended up removing the batteries and relying on an external LiFPO battery because I didn't like cracking the radio open like a clam every time I needed to change them.

Something like this would make a whole lot more sense for my QRP needs. It's far, far cheaper and looks a bit more sturdy.

[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

Eep, I would very honestly be afraid to take that thing out of the house because having that break would be worth crying over.

[–] henfredemars 1 points 1 month ago

QRP Labs stuff is great. I have a few different units that really got me into digital.