I was demonstrating some 4sqrp kits ive built for interested people and i had a 40 meter cricket cw transceiver.
Ill be darned someone actually swiped it.
( i would have given it to them if they had asked)
It didnt cost much so im not out a lot of money.
Just damned annoyed about it.
Just exactly how did they steal your transceiver?
The transciever is just a little larger than a big cell phone and just a simple kit.
About 3/4 watt output
Cost about $30
They are great for pota/sota adventures because of the light weight.
And like any sub watt qrp transciever it needs a well matched antenna for efficiency.
They are fun and easy to build and you get a certain satisfaction using a radio you put together yourself.
The 4sqrp group has their own cricketeer society dedicated to operations using the crickets
They come in 40 meters, 80 meters, 30 meters, and 20 meters,
The only drawback is they are monoband radios
Anyhow it had to have happened while i was demonstrating the code practice oscillators with some other kids.