We had thirteen folks at the 19 December Michigan QRP Club weekly Zoom chat. Please join us Thursday 26 December (and every Thursday) at 4PM Eastern for the Michigan QRP Club weekly QRP Chat where the main topics will be QRP and other ham interests. New hams are encouraged to participate and ask questions. It's fun, it's easy, and it's free. You only need a computer, a smart phone, or a tablet that can connect to the Internet. OR if you can't be close to any of those you can join by audio with any standard phone. Just follow the directions below. No software needs be loaded or installed. Anyone can join and non members are welcome. Details are here:

Thursdays topic will be a review of ham radio gifts received over the holidays and the Michigan Mighty Mite transmitter.

Pete WK8S

Dave N8SBE

Ed AB8DF

Ernie W3ETE

Stan WB8QJZ

Stuart M0SGV

Steve KE8KF

Mike K7FZD

Jacob N3JU

John M7FZC

Casey KC9IH

Neil N9NL

Yvon AE7YD

That big radio space dish in Puerto Rico collapsed. Pete talked about his K1EL transceiver kit the Open QRP 40. He has just finished it and made one contact. Needs to tweak the sidetone level. Latest QRP Quarterly has a 30 meter DC receiver project. Ed will be continue his CW practice now that he is back from Egypt.

John is using his balcony with a new ATU URT1 tuner.

Santa came early to Erie’s house with a KXH-1 . He is thinking about different antennas to use with it. Including a 22 ft zip cord antenna using speaker wire.

Both Pete and Ernie got new paddles.

Casey is waiting on a new High Gain Vertical. It has been bouncing around the country.

The topic for December 26 will be an open forum for any questions, a quick review on holiday gifts and the Michigan Mighty Mite. Anyone can take the floor and ask questions. We will go one by one until all have had a chance to have the floor. Files, pictures and presentations can be shared if you have any. There will be time for comments and questions. Please try to stay muted when someone has the floor.

Thanks

Ed

AB8DF