Xiegu G90 Does 500 kHz through 30 MHz in SSB, digital and CW. Up to 20W.
QRP-Labs QMX (Mid-band) Can transmit on the 60m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m and 15m bands. About 5W on most bands, but only 4W on the higher bands (17m and 15m). I built this as a kit.
Vero VGC VR-N76 My favourite handheld transmitter, I use this with a little window-mount antenna in the car for APRS. Does a measly 5W.
Baofeng UV-5R Unused, but I keep it charged as a backup emergency FM radio.
Morse keys
BaMaTech TP-III My most expensive and favourite key, it’s nice and small and works really well.
Xiegu VK-6 A somewhat heavier paddle for use on a desk. It still slides around a little, but it’s a lot better than the other keys I used before
K6ARK 3D printed key It’s a great little backup key, but I have issues with it getting stuck.
Putikeeg stainless steel key Great to start with, but also has issues with getting stuck when somewhat tight.
Wood block and paperclips I had to use something to practice and was my first radio related experiment
Antennas
QTH
An end-fed halfwave strung across my backyard. It’s extremely noisy and almost unusable during the day, but it’s better than having nothing.
An assortment of small antennas and accompanying SDRs inside the attic that listen to:
APRS (automatic packet reporting system)
ADS-B (aircraft position reporting)
P2000 (national pager system for emergency services)
Portable
20/10m EFHW from hfkits.nl This is my favourite, because it works well and is the easiest to set up without any damage to the surrounding area
My 60m-15m linked dipole I spent a good while building and tuning this, but setting it up takes a lot of space and a relatively long time so I don’t use it as much as I would like.
Red ground-spike antenna with 5m(+) whip Like almost everyone I have this antenna, which is great to set up quickly but has the downside of making a little hole which is not allowed everywhere. It also has ten radials to spread out. It does 20m and lower, but with my homemade PVC coil it also does 40m.
