The Hendricks QRP Kits PFR-3 transceiver

The new Hendricks QRP Kits PFR-3 transciever, featured in the QRP column by Richard Fisher, KI6SN, in the June 2008 edition of WorldRadio magazine, is a full-featured rig designed by Steve Weber, KD1JV. The bright yellow radio is the next in a long line of "trail friendly radios" developed principally for field operation.

Great TFRs from the past include Roy Lewallen's, W7EL, “Optimized QRP Transceiver for 7 MHz.” It was features in the August 1980 edition of the ARRL's QST magazine. Click here to see W7EL's article.

Click here to see the trailblazing work of Wes Hayward, W7ZOI, and his Mountaineer series of TFR transceivers.

The basic Hendricks PFR-3 is listed at $200. If you’d like the keyer paddles, they’re an additional $40. Click here to see a PDF of the construction manual. You can also look at color photos of the rig and pictures of its development by clicking here.

For reference, below is Elecraft's KX-1 transceiver - a precursor of the PFR-3.


For an enlarged view, click on the image.