Awaiting Arrival of My Venus Tech SW-3b QRP Rig

 

Are you a QRP nut like me? If so, then you have to get yourself one of these fairly well featured QRP transceivers from Venus iTech, Yeah, I know it's China but Dale

After recently selling my last piece of TenTec QRP gear (40-30), I thought I’d place an order for the VENUS SW-3B transceiver.

The SW-3B covers 40, 30 and 20 meters. After reviewing a bunch of favorable YouTube vlogs on the rig, I know that I can’t go wrong spending less than $200 on this fun 180 gram SW-3B.

Although I have little use for SSB, the SW-3B works both CW and SSB and the receiver has auto-switching filters for both modes ~400hz for CW and ~ 2Khz for SSB.

The SW-3B runs on 8 to 15 volts and output will vary based on supply voltage. The rig includes a built in adjustable speed Keyer, CQ calling memory, RIT/XIT control, 8 memories on each band, RF gain control and more.

This should be a fun rig for the bucks! Stay tuned for updates.

Update June 2022:

Approximately 2 months have passed since I placed my order so I got a bit curious about my order status.

Others who have contacted the company have gotten quick responses to their questions and concerns.

So, I thought I’d give it a shot and ask. In less than 24 hours Dale told me there are about 120 orders in the pipe now and I should receive my SW-3B within 14 days or so.

Thanks for the quick response Dale!