Biography

Hi,
Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, I no longer have the equipment that I had before, due to extortionate prices of replacing equipment I am left only with a QCX Classic CW only unit & one of two QMX sets, one is an 80m to 20m unit, the other was a 20m to 10m unit, this was destroyed by a modification given by QRP Labs themselves to enable the QMX to work with a Sidekar Extreme logging unit, despite the mod being completed perfectly, it FAILED !!, and rendered the unit useless.
Although the unit powers up & displays correctly, it no longer decodes CW, Digi or SSB audio.
There seems to be no current redress for this bad mod information & apparently a number of others have also performed this mod with the same issues.

BE WARNED DO NOT PERFORM THIS MODIFICATION UNTIL QRP LABS COMES UP WITH A SOLUTUION (IF AT ALL).


Hopefully, one day I may be able to replace some of my equipment & get back to the hobby properly, but until then....73 for now...

Dave.

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

MAIN RADIO'S

Yaesu FT-817ND (Part Ex for FT897D).

Yaesu FT-897D (SOLD 2016 to buy FT-857D)

Icom ID5100e & ID51e (both sold Feb 2020).

Yaesu FT-857D (Now SOLD Mar 2020, I needed the cash for my astrophotography equipment).

QRP Labs QCX Classic CW 40m Main Portable Radio, with BahMaTech Enclosure & extra button for the built in key (installed myself).

QRP Labs QCX Mini CW 20m (Unfortunately the CAT port was faulty, it still works for normal CW keying).

QRP Labs QCX Mini CW 20m (Replacement for the first faulty unit, the CAT port works on this one).

SideKar Extreme Electronic Logger/Key'er. The multi-line display makes logging & qso checking very easy.

Xiegu X6100 (Great little QRP rig). (DECEASED).

Yaesu FT891. DESTROYED by an unsupervised nieghbours child, who though it would be great fun to spray a hose over the fence & onto live radio equipment. (repair not cost effective).

Yaesu FT818nd. Removed without authorisation

QRP LABs QMX Mini 80m to 20m CW Transceiver.
QRP LABs QMX Mini 20m to 10m CW Transceiver. KILLED BY DODGY MOD INFORMATION FROM QRP Labs.