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    Look Ma, Two Bands!

    Aug 01, 2021 4 minutes
    BY JOE EISENBERG,* K0NEB

    As things slowly return to near normal, I can only hope this trend continues. Hamfests are starting up again, and more new kits are appearing. I truly look forward to seeing everybody in person again as events are allowed to resume. This month, I am looking at a new kit that offers QRP operators a nice portable dual-band CW transceiver for both 40 and 20 meters. The Penntek TR-25 kit is designed by John Dillon, WA3RNC, who has made a few previous QRP kits as well.

    The Penntek TR-25 is a reasonably compact QRP CW transceiver kit that features an OLED

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