Quote from: N0AJS on September 23, 2020, 03:34:02 PMThe QCX is a great kit. Id also like to say its a little more advanced than a beginner kit but not so unreasonable that you need a lot of experience. Its $50 so if you do make a mistake its not going to break the bank (like an elecraft kit would). I have built 2 of them and am looking forward the the SMD version Hans is working on. General output is around 3-5 watts depending on your battery and how deliberate you wind your torroids. The board is also set up to experiment with add-ons and other things. 

Yeah, thanks.

I've found a few schematics for transmitters and amplifiers that I understand reasonably well. At least I hope!
I'm not quite sure about receivers, though, any recommendations?

Edit:  Think I'm getting the hang of it now.
I have some decent understanding of the transmitter and amplifier circuits I've looked into. At least I think I do ;)

Not quite sure about the receiver, any recommendations in that regard?

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I'm new to this, and currently looking to gain a better understanding on how the whole circuitry works.

Now, I'm aware that there are some extremely simple devices, like the Mighty Mite transmitter and Pixie.
However, as far as I understand, these seem to be little more than novelty toys, due to very low output powers.

What I'm looking for is something inbetween these, and the more "fancy" devices, like the Mountain Topper, with a 3+ bands and a microprocessor plus firmware, and so on.

Something to tinker with, see where each part belongs, and figure out why it belongs there and what it does.

Closest thing I've found so far would be this: https://www.qsl.net/kd7rem/5wpa.htm

A compact, comprehensive transmitter, with the fitting amplifier to make it more useful.
However, the whole site is rather light on instructions.

Is there anything to that effect that'd be more suitable for beginners?