SPRAT

 I received my Autumn 2022 issue of SPRAT (Small Powered Radio Amateur Transmissions), the 192nd issue of the official journal of the GQRP Club on Saturday.

  Unlike the IEEE mentioned yesterday I've been an on and off member of the GQRP club for well over a decade.  The complete info on SPRAT and the club can be found here:

https://www.gqrp.com

Membership is on a calendar year basis, the club will accept payment for the 2023 calendar year starting on October 31, 2022.  The dues are 15 Pounds per year, which is an increase but due to the changes in the exchange rate the actual payment in US Dollars is lower than for 2022.  The Club doesn't accept payment for more than 1 year at a time.

The club has parts for sale and also back PDF issues of SPRAT on a USB stick.

SPRAT itself comes out 4 times a year in the familiar plastic bag.  It's a small format magazine similar to the original sizes of QST, CQ, Ham Radio or 73 Magazine.  But each issue is usually packed with useful circuits and projects.  QRPers are very active builders and operators and often are at the forefront of new circuitry and techniques in ham radio.

There is also an email list on groups.io which is active but not overwhelming:

https://groups.io/g/gqrp

One new thing I learned of in this latest issue of SPRAT are WAGO-221 connectors, a way of joining bare wires easily (no crimping/soldering required).

Anyway, SPRAT and the GQRP club are highly recommended !

Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
http://wb9kzy.com/ham.htm