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Homebrewing is the amateur radio term for building your own equipment, whether a transceiver designed from scratch, a kit assembled at the kitchen table or a wire antenna cut to length in the back yard. Amateurs remain one of the few radio services allowed to build and operate their own transmitters. Heathkit kits made building easier from the 1950s, and low-cost parts, QRP designs and software-defined radio have since brought a revival. A dummy load or a simple dipole makes a good first project. Read more…