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I enjoy working QRP and, usually, run 5 watts when working CW or SSB. Sometimes, I get grumpy and turn my power down as low as I can to 792 mW on my ICOM 7300. I figure, if they cannot hear me, they need a better antenna. HI HI There are 1000 Mile Per Watt awards that are offered to Hams that work stations on low power. I have a paper certificate around here - somewhere. I have learned that 1000 miles per watt is Child's Play. As this article shows, there are two ways to reach out and touch someone with less. Turn your power down and you will see.  Fig. 1, Typical 1000 Miles/Watt Award The better your antenna, the better your chances. It has been said, "If you have $100 to spend on your hobby, put $90 into your antenna, $9 into your receiver, and $1 into your transmitter. Recently, I setup a CW 10 M beacon on 28.2365 MHz. It drives a 20 M Vertical tuned to 10 M and is on-air during daylight hours when I am not using the rig. I have been running it at about 5 watts (QRP) with d...

I needed an RF Signal Generator for testing radios. They can be expensive. I found the one described in this article on Amazon for $104 including tax. It arrived today and, given my initial mixed reaction, I thought I would offer this review. Unboxing It came in a well-taped tightly wrapped box with no documentation to be seen anywhere. Lots of bubble-wrap but no docs. The product photo is shown in Figure 1. Other than the front panel, there are no inputs or outputs on any side. Fig 1., Signal Generator, Front View Having no documentation, I searched for a manual. I found a couple but they did not explain the functions. Figure 2 is a useful YouTube video that turned the light on for me, at least so far as my uses are concerned. Fig 2, YouTube Video,  OM0ET I won't detail instructions herein - do your own research. F1 is your Go To button. Testing with ICOM 7300 The author of the video,  OM9ET Paul, Slovak Republic , demonstrated using the product to test sensitivity of a...