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I see the QRPLabs wait list is over 6 mos. long.?

Is there such a thing as a "designated builder" list?

Thanks,

Mark? KD9NOO

I have not heard of that here but I may have missed it. However, I will offer my services since I have successfully built one that works well and I have built several other kits for hams who did not want to wait, self-evaluated as all thumbs or wanted the radio but kits were not their thing!

I love building kits! The QMX was the most challenging since it really is a 5 pound radio in a 2 ounce box! Even got to replace a missing SMD capacitor I probably broke off the board while doing some required step.

So here are two posibilities if you want a QMX:
1. You get a QMX kit shipped to me and I send you mine
2. You get whatever QRP Labs kit sent to me and I build it and send it to you.

I am retired and have great time flex. Well, really, I wonder how I had time for full-time? employment! Your call.
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Karl
KI4ZUQ

Mark, I live in West Allis and have built 2 QDX kits. They both work great. One for myself and oner for another ham. If you are interested, I'd be happy to help you out as we live very close. I also love building kits. I'm also retired so I have the time. :)
73,
Dean - KC9REN

KC9REN is a better choice! More QRP Labs built and he practically in your back yard! No shipping costs!
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Karl
KI4ZUQ

Hello! I could also offer my services. I assembled one set successfully and sold it. I am in Kazakhstan.

I would like the experience but was nervous abt. SMD-gauge components. With Dean in town, I think I'll attempt a 'go' of it.? :-)

Thank you everyone.?

73.

Mark? KD9NOO

You won't have to worry about SMD since those are already on the pcb. You do the through-hole stuff.
The Q103/Q104 short test is mandatory,
I had to use one of those china parts testers to id color coded parts since the china stripes all look the same! And I ain't color-blind!
Might be an idea to scoot the turns on the toroids for better power out since that is nearly impossible once they are on the board.
Scrape the windings ends in prep for soldering since heating does not really burn off the enamel.
Build from the most recent assembly instructions! I loaded mine and printed it and stuck it in a binder so I'd be all ready when the bag of parts got here! I had so much rework!

I apologize if you already knew all this!
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Karl
KI4ZUQ

Thanks Karl.? I knew a few things - like scraping off the enamel first. But scooting the turns over 1st - b4 soldering the torroids in place ... good one!

And yes, maybe a couple more test gizmos for the bench. :-)

Thanks Hans.?

Hans - The endeavor to build a "bit of kit" has me excited.?
To see you and 100's of hams actively tweaking out the QMX ...
waaaaayyyy tooooo cooool.?
Thanks for doing what you do and glad I found you all. ?
Feels like 'home'. ?? :-)

73, Mark? KD9NOO

I had to get a smaller iron for the QMX:



Hans, you are right about the stripes! But I checked every part with that gizmo just to be sure each was reasonably close to your specified value. All were close enough! I recently built a kit for a ham that was supposed to have four 47 μfd axial lead can caps and they tested 4.7 μfd!
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Karl
KI4ZUQ

Just a quick note. Please, consider that building the QMX kit takes time. Before receiving it, I thought it would take me a couple of hours of work. It ended up taking me about.. 6-8 hours. I'm not a kit builder expert but I'm also not bad a it. Just take that into account when you ask some builder for the price of putting the QMX together... it takes time!