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I really do like the price points of the 5-Watter and the QCX. I am looking
forward to getting an 'Organic 5-Watter' when it comes out. I have
purchased three (3) QCX 5W CW transceivers. I let the Magic Smoke out of
one, am in the middle of building the second, and the third is still in the
box. I have one 40M dipole antenna, so that is my ham band of choice.

One thing I really like about the W8DIZ transceivers (like the 1-Watters)
is that they can be built one section at at time, testing each section
before moving on to the next section. Whereas the QCX is a
populate-the-whole-board-then-turn-it-on kit. I think the 5-Watter will
offer more of an opportunity for learning about electronics, and how a
short wave radio actually works. The videos by K7QO about putting a
1-Watter kit together are very educational.

I must say that the documentation for the QCX 5W CW TXRX is the BEST
documentation that I have ever seen for ANY kit that I have ever purchased
and built. The QCX documentation should be the template for kit
documentation for every kit manufacturer in the world (especially the
Chinese kit manufacturers). I have no idea how long it took G0UPL to put
that QCX documentation together, but the time was well spent. Literally the
BEST kit documentation, ever! [>cheers< >applause<]

Regards,
Ken, KM4NFQ "*N*ot *F*ully *Q*ualified"