the club for those who have a "Paraset" style radio or other QRP homebrew / modified radios  

G3VTT, G4VSZ.

To ensure that QRP operation of CW / phone is maintained using homebrew equipment based upon the Paraset or any other homebrew equipment (CW or Phone) or homebrew modified commercial equipment (CW or phone), to be used operationally on the amateur bands.

Subject to the approval of the founder members membership of the Invicta QRP Club is Open to all Radio Amateurs worldwide, who can provide photographic evidence and a short description  of their homebrewed equipment to operate CW and or Phone on the HF amateur bands.

There is no joining nor membership fee and this web site remains the exclusive property of G4VSZ.

Members will be communicated to by email only but members email addresses will not be published. A list of callsigns and the picture of the homebrew equipment will appear on these pages. Removal from the membership list would occur if it was considered that behaviour unbecoming amateur radio had occurred.

If you wish to join then email with attachment of a photograph of your home brew equipment and short description.

The Paraset was one of the first miniaturized three metal vacuum tube transceivers that was successful. Its intended use was by Britain's S.O.E. (Special Operations Executive) behind German lines during WWII.

Whether you wish to build one that is truely like the original or adapt the original, as far as the club is concerned, it does not matter.

Preferably you should use an inverter system to run the set from a battery rather than a mains supply as the original set would have been run from battery. Whether you wish to run from a 6V or 12V battery is your choice but with 6V heaters the use of a 6V battery does simplify things!

Invicta QRP Club wins the G-QRP Club's "G4DQP Trophy" for the 2008/9 Winter Sports   Click here for the story