Well, for a reasonable starting point, the KK7B line of direct conversion
radios has a lot going for it. Good performance in a small package, and
it can be set up for most frequencies by providing an LO nad a 90' shift for
the LO in the band you want to play with.

A kit can be purchased from Kanga which has all the parts needed. They
also offer the microR2 which was in the recent QST article.

http://www.kangaus.com/micror2_receiver.htm

That particular kit is set up for 40 meters, but it'd serve as an
excellent starting point.

Kanga also has the slightly more general purpose miniR2 the does not ave
an onboard VFO, so it is easier to use on other frequencies.

The R2 series have good dynamic ranges, and make pretty good rigs. No
AGC, which takes some getting used to, but fun to use.



Jim N6BIU






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