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| Reviews Summary for NJ QRP Club PSK-80 "Warbler" |
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Reviews: 14
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Average rating: 5.0/5
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MSRP: $$35
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Description: The New Jersey QRP Club has a wonderful new 80M implementation of the successful PSK-20 from Small Wonder Labs. The anncouncement by George Heron, N2APB, on October 16th has all the details. To be introducted at Pacificon 2000.
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More info: http://www.njqrp.org/warbler/index.html
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KT4WO
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 7, 2005 20:58
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Get One!!!
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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I have built many kits, but I have never
goten more use out of any kit. I plan to buy the
40 and 30 meter kits also. Get one(or two or three)..hihi...you will not be disappointed!!!!
Dave gives great support and the kit is top quality. I also have the Freq-Mite...great for my
Ten-Tec DC-Receiver on 80 meters.
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M1RKY
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 6, 2004 02:46
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Fantastic
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Arrived in 5 days! (UK). I built it over a couple of evenings, throw a wire over the house and "tuned up" with an MFJ 16010 Random Wire Tuner. 1st contact with Denmark (600miles plus), then Guernsey (300ish miles), etc. Using Hamscope. Can be tricky getting "read", but thats qrp and a poor antenna for you! Makes it more worthwhile when someone does return your call. Great fun. I intend using portable.
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PE1CDA
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Rating: 5/5
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May 16, 2004 13:58
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Amazing.
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I find the Warbler a great QRP TRX.
On the first evening that is was build i had contact with Iceland (TF2). The Warbler in combination with Digipan software works great.
It's amazing what you can accomplish with just 4 watt output in PSK mode, and i haven't got a good match with my antenna! Building it was fun, although the two smd parts needed a lot attention. The manual is perfect. All parts where in good quality and quantity.
I enlarged both the heatsink of the power transistors because they went a bit to hot during long qso's. Because of the several cristals it's stable and steady as a rock and the receiver conducts very well with strong signals in the neighbourhood. I don't have experience with other kits but this one is great.
My compliments to the New Jersey QRP Club.
'73, Peter, PE1CDA.
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KC0PIF
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 9, 2004 15:46
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Best $45.00 I've spent in quite a while
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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The Warbler arrived on Friday (feb 6th, 2004),
I took and passed my General Exam on saturday
the 7th (I'd been studying a while). I
assembled the Warbler saturday night in 2-3
hours (best documentation and kitting since
HeathKit). I turned it on and checked it out
sunday afternoon into a dummy load. I strung
70 feet of wire out the window to a tree in the
front yard sunday night (with a transmatch),
and my first CQ was answered by someone in
Idaho ~500 miles away. The second call was
answered by someone in Texas ~700 miles away.
(I live in Colorado Springs) I measured the
actual output at 2.5 Watts with a 1.5:1 match
showing on the SWR meter. Input current hardly
shows on the ammeter of my Astron RS-20M power
supply. I'll have fun with the Warbler at home
and on the road.
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K0KS
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 27, 2004 01:35
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Best $50 rig I've ever owned!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Amazing what a low power PSK-80 and PSK-31 can do. I've worked many states and Puerto Rico and the receiver does quite well with QRN in the form of lightning crashes. There's no AGC to hang up. Somebody running high power can ruin your fun because selectivity and dynamic range are limited though. A good antenna is the key to success. My Warbler was a lot of fun but this HP Laptop, like most new computers, has no RS-232 Serial Port and I haven't found a USB/Serial adapter and drivers that will work yet. Just a victim of progress.
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KB1GUF
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 8, 2002 07:48
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Great value in a small package.
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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The PSK-80 is my first experience with PSK-31 and digital communications. The kit construction was easy and problem free. It took me about 8 hours, spread over a few days, to complete the kit. I was a little nervous about the surface mount devices, but a steady hand with the soldering iron was all I needed. Winding the coils required some patience, that's all. Calibration was straightforward, per the instructions. I am receiving stations from the east coast and midwest (I'm near Boston) -- but probably limited right now due to my less than satisfactory 80m antenna -- an Isotron in my den! I hope to have it mounted outside soon so that I can actually Tx and be heard! I am getting about 2W out w/ 12v supply; hope to have it up to 3W w/ 15v supply.
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WB4OFN
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 1, 2002 14:00
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Enjoyable rig
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I rate the PSK-80 Warbler kit great for many reasons; quality of the kit package and manual, ease of construction, and superb operation. This little rig works very well! My first QSO with my Warbler was with my cousin Doug K4DSP and, when Doug and I signed, K0FOG called me on frequency to tell me that he was printing me in Iowa. Since my QTH is Virginia, I was elated to see my Warbler perform so well the first night I put it on the air!
My interest when I purchased my Warbler was primarily to take it with me on camping trips this coming spring and summer, but I've already enjoyed using it regularly on 80 meters and I plan on continuing to do so.
73,
Russell Hall WB4OFN
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KS1U
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Rating: 5/5
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May 12, 2001 09:27
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impressive
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Upon opening the kit I was impressed by the quality of design. After my first contact with K4ODI in Macon, GA, I can say I am equally impressed with the operation of this great little xcvr. I haven't measured the distance, but it's pretty close to 1,000 miles from SE CT to Macon. Even with noisey band conditions and W1AW blasting in, copy was pretty good. It took about 4 hours to put the board together. The 4 hours included several minutes spent admiring my work at various stages. I don't know how they can sell the Warbler for what they do, even if I built my own board and parts I couldn't do it for less. Thanks guys.
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WB2VUN
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Rating: 5/5
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May 2, 2001 21:23
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FUN KIT
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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The only thing this xcvr needs is a large 12 volt relay that maked a loud arcing CLICK when transmitting. I come from that era and need a loud noise to let me know things are working. Maybe a "squeel" on receive would be nice also. George Newton
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KB4UTV
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 16, 2001 07:54
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Great Kit
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Great kit. No missing parts. This was my second attempt at kit building, built in about 5 hours. Made many QSO's the next evening all over New England (I am in NH). Lots of fun. Surface mount mixers not that bad to solder, pay attention when winding T1 and T2. Highly recommended!
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