Visit http://www.fpqrp.com for more information on the Flying Pigs QRP Club
International.

They used to publish a pretty decent monthly newsletter in PDF form, it's
free.

This club is pretty laid back, they have an email reflector but be warned,
it's likely to carry a lot of friendly conversation among the technical
posts. However, you won't get flamed for asking a technical question...no
matter how simple it may be.

They have no dues, no rules, no regular meetings...the Flying Pigs are more
like a state of mind.

The Flying Pigs QRP Club International has sponsored, along with the
Northern Georgia QRP Club (NoGA), the annual "Buildathon" event at FDIM
during Dayton for the last three years in a row. Some very NICE homebrew
devices have come from those Buildathons....freq counters, SWR/PWR meters,
Freq Standards...etc

If you want a fun place to hang out and a great group of hams to hang with,
join the Flying Pigs QRP Club International. We even have a club beer mug!

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"xpyttl" wrote in message
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"Greg Doughty" wrote in message
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Is there a group and magazine or
other things that support the qrper?

Greg

*The* online group is QRP-L at qth.net. Be aware that this is a pretty
busy
reflector, however. Thereis also a QRP reflector at qth which is very low
key.

Someone mentioned ARCI, which is a very good organization. There are two
other big QRP groups. The American QRP club (www.amqrp.org) tends to be a
little more focused on homebrewing than ARCI. AmQRP is more like an
association of clubs. They were formed by the merger of NorCal and NJQRP,
but work with a half-dozen regional clubs to produce kits and conferences.
Their magazine, Homebrewer, is a little better than QQ in my opinion
(maybe
because I'm more into melting solder). The G-QRP club is another great
organization. They publish a magazine called Sprat which has been around
forever it seems. Personally, I'm not as big a fan of Sprat because they
tend to use a lot of parts in their designs which are harder to get on
this
side of the pond, but on the other hand, if you are on the G-land side of
the pond, those are probably easier to get. They have produced a number
of
kits, many of which are available from Kanga U.S. on this side of the
pond.
The DL-QRP club also has a number of kits. Theirs seem to be a little
more
"polished" than the G-QRP kits which are pretty different.

Besides these three biggies, there are perhaps a dozen other clubs that
publish online and/or offer kits. The Flying Pigs QRP club is more about
kits and contests than publications. Someone mentioned the North Georgia
QRP club, which has that neat SWR/Power meter. The Arizona ScQRPions
currently has a neat paddle kit. Seems like there are several others
which
escape me at the moment.

ARCI runs a big conference in conjunction with the Dayton hamfest every
year
which is a wonderful place to learn, get parts, and meet other QRPers.
AmQRP supports a handful of conferences, including Atlanticon and
Pacificon
in the spring, Ozarkcon just passed, and Lobstercon coming up. The
ScQRPions are running a conference near Flagstaff around the first of
July.
G-QRP runs conferences in England and Ireland, too, but they seem to be
somewhat more erratic than the ones in the states. DL-QRP also runs an
annual conference.

So yeah, plenty of resources, and an amazingly friendly bunch as well.

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