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WA3RNC TR 35 40/ 30/ 20/ 17 METER CW TRANSCEIVER KIT REVIEWED BY MARK
WILSON, K1RO BUILDING ON THE TR 25 40/20 METER CW TRANSCEIVER KIT REVIEWED
IN THE DECEMBER 2021 ISSUE OF QST, THE TR 35 FROM JOHN DILLON, WA3RNC, ADDS
COVERAGE OF 30 AND 17 METERS, ALONG WITH NARROW/ WIDE CW FILTER CHOICES AND
SSB RECEPTION.  THE TRANSCEIVER IS AVAILABLE AS A KIT OR ASSEMBLED AND
TESTED.  WE ORDERED THE KIT VERSION FOR THIS REVIEW.  LIKE THE TR 25, THE
TR 35 WAS DESIGNED WITH PORTABLE OPERATION IN MIND.  ITS COMPACT AND
LIGHTWEIGHT, AND ALL FUNCTIONS ARE CONTROLLED BY FRONT PANEL SWITCHES AND
KNOBS NO MENUS.  THE RADIO REQUIRES 9R5 14 V DC AND STILL PRODUCES 4 5 W RF
OUTPUT AT THE LOW END OF THAT RANGE.  MAXIMUM POWER OUTPUT IS 8 10 W WITH A
14 V DC POWER SOURCE.  THE TRANSCEIVER DRAWS ABOUT 100 MA ON RECEIVE AND 1
A ON TRANSMIT, SO A MODEST 12 V BATTERY WILL POWER YOUR OPERATION FOR
SEVERAL HOURS.  ALTHOUGH YOU CAN USE ANY SUITABLE BATTERY OR POWER SUPPLY,
THE WA3RNC WEBSITE WWW. WA3RNC.  COM INDICATES THAT THE TR 35 IS OPTIMIZED
FOR OPERATION FROM THREE SERIES CONNECTED EXTERNAL 18650 CELLS.  THESE
INEXPENSIVE 3R7 V RECHARGEABLE LI ION CELLS, TYPICALLY RATED AT 2500 3000
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