Hello Folks,
I'm a newbie. I just got my HAM license.
For the last two weeks I've been looking around for a small, portable QRP rig, that has SSB phone & PSK31. An ideal rig would be a dual-band with 20 & 17/15/10/6 meters.
I haven't been able to find one, other than a rig from Russia that doesn't have much support, as far as documentation.
I notice there is plenty of documentation on the BITX. However, I'm not so technically inclined. I could study before I put one of these together. Yet, I have lots of things going on right now, & would rather not have to put a kit together for my first radio. At this point I'd just like to get on the air & start practicing.
What I'd like to do is just purchase a kit that has bee completely assembled. However, there are no assembled BITXs with these specs that I could find.
Does anyone know if these are available fully assembled?
I realize this is an email list for people who construct their own BITX kits. Yet, I thought it would be a good start to find out if this is possible.
If not, are there HAMs who would put one together for me if I paid them?
I was thinking about placing an AD on craigslist, or in one of the classified sub-forums on a ham website.
Your suggestions are much appreciated.
Thanks,
Mark
Mark K0ABD