The K1 is a small multiband CW transceiver kit with 7 watts of output, full QSK, variable IF width, audio derived AGC, and built-in antenna tuner. I have built mine for the 40, 30, 20, and 17 meter bands during the spring in 2006 and I have been crazy about it ever since I soldered the first part onto the PCB.
The IC-765 has been ICOM's flagship HF-radio for many years. Even today (2006) it represent excellent value for money as it has one of the best receivers ever made. The IC-765 has 4 IF stages (69MHz, 9MHz, 455kHz, 9MHz), built-in power supply (PS-35) and automatic antenna tuner (AT-150), and it comes with 500Hz CW filters ( mounted from the factory. Optional 250Hz CW filters (FL101 and FL53A) are available, too, as is the optional FL102 6kHz AM filter.
The FT-817ND is a very small all mode MF/HF/VHF/UHF QRP transceiver with built-in battery pack! It can be operated using either alkaline batteries or a rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack and, of course, external DC power supply too. Despite the small size, it has many features, which can only be found on larger base stations: Dual VFO, IF shift, NB and SWR meter just to mention a few of them. The latter is particularly useful during portable operation.
The Spatz (sparrow) is a small CW transceiver kit I bought from the German QRP Project. It is available for most amateur bands, but I chose 40m, since it is one of my favourite bands. The kit is very small and simple, yet it comes with DDS, IF, AGC and electronic keyer - practically everything you need in a ham radio transceiver. Once finished and aligned, such rigs can be extremely fun to operate. Be sure to check out my pictures as well.
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