Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Several years ago I built a 7 transistor 20M SSB Transceiver and you can see the documentation at n6qw.com

The project was covered in hackaday and more importantly is now a kit offered by K7TFC at https://www.mostlydiyrf.com. (I have no connection with the kit offering.) The kit definitely is a step up from my bowl of spaghetti!

So having had so much fun operating the 7QP on May 4th, running the Shirt Pocket SSB Transceiver that on May5th I would try the PSSST-20 at QRP.

That is when I found I had a couple of problems. There is no substitute for having years of experience of where to start finding a problem. You just have to put in the time.

I got it fixed but not in time to operate the contest. Here is a short clip of what I found and fixed.

Pete N6QW