Dave is a real wizard at home construction. The photo shows his version of GM3OXX's OXO QRP rig.
It goes to show how neat "one off" constructions can be, even without a PCB. It is my view that PCBs are not needed for one off designs.
Clearly this is different where many are to be made, such as for a club project. What is always a good idea is a solid ground plane with all RF constructions. Dave is a great fan of me squares. Stuck on a solid piece of PCB material a very neat construction is possible as Dave shows.
See https://aa7ee.wordpress.com/2024/03/22/the-gm3oxx-oxo-transmitter/.
