Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

This has always been a challenge for QRP operators. We know we can span the globe with a Japanese transceiver, a linear, a beam and a tower ...

These are still available at rock bottom prices on eBay.  I have built versions for 80m amd 40m and had QSOs with each. With something this ...

In case you missed Keith's comment on a post yesterday, you can now buy a complete 40m Pixie CW transceiver kit for just 42p with free s...

Steve G1KQH has pointed me to this link for a 40m Pixie CW transceiver kit for just £1.36 plus shipping. How do they do it and make a profi...

At one time you could buy Pixies kits for 40m CW very cheaply from China with free airfare. It may still be possible.  The Pixie transceiver...

The Pixie is a classic low cost CW transceiver usually for 80m or 40m. It started life as the Micro80. Kits are available from China at ridi...

About 6 years ago, I managed to construct a 40m Pixie kit. Doubt if I could do it now, although perhaps I could with care.  It must have bee...

Nothing compares with working hundreds or thousands of miles on an ultra-simple QRP transceiver that you made yourself.  The challenge is of...

There has always been challenge to get the most from the least. We will happily pay well over £1000 on a new rig, yet we often get more fun ...

There has always been a call to see what can be worked with very little. Among such rigs are the Pixie and Micro-80. I have built both in th...

One of the fun parts of our hobby is seeing how simple gear can be made that is capable of contacts of several hundred miles or more.  Examp...

Some years ago I built a Micro-80 transceiver for 80m CW. More recently I got a Pixie kit for 40m, which was very inexpensive and came w...

Many years ago I wrote about these simple 80m CW transceivers. In recent years 40m versions have been available from China at very low pri...

Steve G1KQH has told me about a new Pixie kit from China which now comes with a case . See  https://www.aliexpress.com/i/32988482921.html

This is a classic QRP CW transceiver. Like all simple transceivers it is a compromise. Chinese versions are available at less than the cos...

Looking in eBay recently I see that a 40m Chinese Pixie can be obtained for just £2.27 including free postage from China. Last year I bought...

See http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/262131628596?adgroupid=13585920426&hlpht=true&hlpv=2&rlsatarget=pla-131843262066&adtype=p...

From Steve G1KQH : "Continuation of the Pixie price saga, the more you buy the cheaper they are, £1.94p each if you buy 10 ...

Since my post earlier on this blog about low cost 40m Pixie kits from the Far East, I have been told that Bangood was selling these kits tod...

Steve, G1KQH has pointed me to a link with 40m Pixie kits at incredible prices. At these prices there is no way the parts could be bought...