Tag: QMX

• Tinker Time: Emtech ZM-2 Z-match Kit

  

  I’ve been looking for a good antenna tuner to use with my QMX transceiver and a friend recommended the Emtech ZM-2. I bought a kit and managed to build it successfully.

  Matthew Swint

  July 20, 2026

  Tinker Time

  Amateur Radio, Emtech, EmtechZM2, HAM Radio, Portable, QMX, QRP, QRPlabs, ZM2

• Expired Ham – Vol. 1 Iss. 22

  

  Not a lot going on this week due to frequent thunderstorms and getting married.

  Matthew Swint

  July 27, 2025

  Newsletter

  Amateur Radio, CW, ElecraftKX3, Expired Ham, HAM Radio, Morse Code, Parks On The Air, ParksOnTheAir, Portable, POTA, QMX

• QRP Labs QMX + WSJT-X = FT8 Fun

  

  Like many people before me, I purchased the QRP Labs QMX transceiver and waited a month or more for it to arrive. And like maybe a few people, I immediately try to get the little radio set up to operate on the HF digital modes. I successfully managed to connect and configure everything needed to…

  Matthew Swint

  June 19, 2025

  HF Digital

  Amateur Radio, Digital, FT8, HAM Radio, Portable, QMX, WSJT-X

• Expired Ham – Vol. 1 Iss. 14

  

  So, fun fact. I got my new-to-me Elecraft KX3 at a huge steal, it turns out. Just out of curiosity, I pieced together all of what I purchased and added it to my cart on the Elecraft site and realized I saved about 51% off retail.

  Matthew Swint

  June 1, 2025

  Newsletter

  Amateur Radio, CW, ElecraftKX3, Expired Ham, HAM Radio, Portable, QMX

• Expired Ham – Vol. 1 Iss. 12

  

  I bought the rigid loop for the Chameleon F-Loop 3.0 magnetic loop antenna and it arrived this week. It was super simple to install and afterward, I was hoping to be able to easily tune 40 meters. However, I found it to be just as difficult to tune 40 meters as with the LMR400 cable…

  Matthew Swint

  May 18, 2025

  Newsletter

  Amateur Radio, Antenna, CW, EFHW, Expired Ham, HAM Radio, Magnetic Loop, Morse Code, Portable, QMX, QRP, QRPlabs