Thanks, Barry - have not heard of Kikusui before. Checked EBay,
actually quite a few Kikusui items there. Fairly small current output
it seems, but nice-looking equipment with a fair amount of hands-on
control. I think I'd need a manual.

As far as building one goes, I tend to be a very frightened tinkerer.
I have no reliable test equipment per se, save for a couple of simple
analogue VOMs, and relatively poor soldering skills. I know, I'm in
the wrong hobby - but I just like listening to radio, and I'm pretty
happy to let others do most of the building :-)

I do like messing with antennas, though...

Bruce



I had not heard of Kikusui before I got this one either, but I am impressed
with it overall. It is built quite well. The lower-priced units don't
supply a lot of current so you might be as well off with an Astron, etc.
The one I got does 4.5A and I've never really needed that much for what I
power it with.

Good luck with it,
Barry - N4BUQ