Favorite QRP rigs

[N8YX]

I'll start:

TS-130V (modified filter setup), TS-660. Kissing cousins in appearance. FT-726R w/ HF module - 15, 12, 10M FM/SSB/CW. IC-703+. I have a few others but 95+% of my QRP work is done with these. One of my 703s can be mounted on one of my motorcycles.

 

[sp5it]

My first and only QRP rig: IC-705. Brilliant technology.
Only thing that annoys me is connecting speakerphone. Why no regular mic socket?
Mike

 

[WECSOG]

Ten-Tec Argonaut
Ten-Tec Scout
Heathkit HW-8 (x2)
FT-817 (early)
Georgia Sierra
NE4040

That last one (4040) I've had an incredible amount of fun with over the past almost 30 years.
I've had a lot of fun with various other QRP rigs over the years too, including a Kenwood TS-700A 2M all mode rig that I modified to reduce its power to 5W (from its original 10-12W). I used to have a weekly sked with a fellow 2M SSB enthusiast about 150 miles away. Pretty decent for 5W into an old 10el Cushcraft at less than 20 feet. My buddy was running an FT-736 into a single 13B2 at maybe 50 feet, so also not a super station.

 

[W4KVW]

LOVE my ICOM 703+ & it does everything I want or need from a QRP HF/6 meter radio.

W4KVW

 

[SuperLid]

Tuna-Tin 2, Heathkit HW-7, Sardine Sender, dixie cup and string.

 

[928bolo]

I like the Elecraft KX2 for CW. Small and self-contained.
Icom IC-705 for everything else.

 

[BJ radionut]

My Fav...FTDX3000D matched w/ DRAKE L4B

 

[dave457]

Ts 450

 

[Lost Ram]

Never owned a QRP rig. Figured the ones I liked could be turned down to 5-ish watts anyhow. My FT857D was small enough to take camping and hardly bigger then a QRP rig that interested me.

 

[doffo]

Never owned a QRP rig. Figured the ones I liked could be turned down to 5-ish watts anyhow. My FT857D was small enough to take camping and hardly bigger then a QRP rig that interested me.

Good radio! Apparently after some time the display can go bad on them, but like where pixels go missing or lines are going through it. Probably not much of an issue if you keep your radio inside VS leaving the radio in a mobile setup on many hot days/extreme cold.