Well, figured I'd stop back and say this: I've since got over 130 QSOs on 20m FT8, several WSPR transmissions and a JS8Call QSO... and no smoke or burned BS170s yet! I built my low-band QDX for 9V with the WTST, and run it at 7.5-8.9V depending. I took Hans' advice and did NOT set mine up with sockets, paste, or anything fancy for heat sinking.?
This is into a 20m wire dipole tuned to length with my NanoVNA.?
So thanks for weighing in on this Hans, I appreciate it and will soon be ordering a High band version as well as an amplifier for future use!?
-Nate?
Now N8BTR
