{"id":38338,"date":"2019-06-27T08:02:05","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T12:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=38338"},"modified":"2019-06-27T08:02:05","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T12:02:05","slug":"the-omega-hf-qrp-transceiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/the-omega-hf-qrp-transceiver\/","title":{"rendered":"The Omega + HF QRP Transceiver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Omega-Plus-Ad.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38344\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Omega-Plus-Ad.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Omega-Plus-Ad.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Omega-Plus-Ad-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Omega-Plus-Ad-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Omega-Plus-Ad-624x417.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, <a href=\"http:\/\/w4.vp9kf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Evans (W4\/VP9KF)<\/a>, who notes another affordable QRP transceiver on the market: the <strong>Omega +<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omega-radio.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">According to the Omega + website<\/a>, it appears there are three configurations\/versions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 band \u2013 basic (up to 30 MHz)<\/li>\n<li>2 bands (50 \/ 70 MHz)<\/li>\n<li>10 bands (160\/80\/60\/40\/30\/20\/17\/15\/12\/10m)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Notes, Specifications and Features<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Omega-Plus-QRP-Front-Panel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38340\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Omega-Plus-QRP-Front-Panel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Omega-Plus-QRP-Front-Panel.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Omega-Plus-QRP-Front-Panel-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Omega-Plus-QRP-Front-Panel-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Omega-Plus-QRP-Front-Panel-624x360.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/hamradioshop.pl\/radiotelefony-amatorskie-i-profesjonalne\/detail\/18-radiotelefony-bazowe\/flypage\/5562-omega-10-pasmowy-160-80-60-40-30-20-17-15-12-10m-transceiver-qrp.html?keyword=omega&amp;sef=hcfp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The following details were lifted from this product page<\/a> and reference the 10 band version of the Omega + (translated from Polish via Google Translate).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Omega + &#8211; 10 band QRP transceiver with installed S-meter, power meter, CW monitor and standard quartz filter.<\/p>\n<p>Transceiver fully launched by producers Lukasza SQ7BFS and Pawla SP7NJ.<\/p>\n<p>The front and rear TRX wall in military color, the remaining part of the housing black (in the picture is presented the whole black version).<\/p>\n<p>Rx [MHz]: 0.100 &#8211; 72.000<br \/>\nTx [MHz]:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1.800-2.000<\/li>\n<li>3.500-3.800<\/li>\n<li>5.100-5.500<\/li>\n<li>7.000-7.200<\/li>\n<li>10.100-10.150<\/li>\n<li>14.000-14.350<\/li>\n<li>18.068-18.168<\/li>\n<li>21.000-21.450<\/li>\n<li>24.890-24.990<\/li>\n<li>28.000-30.000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Modes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>USB<\/li>\n<li>LSB<\/li>\n<li>CWU<\/li>\n<li>CWL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Antenna connector: SO-239<br \/>\nWorking temperature range: -10 \u00b0 C to + 50 \u00b0 C;<br \/>\nPower supply: 11 &#8211; 14V DC<br \/>\nPower consumption<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tx Max. Power: 1.6A<\/li>\n<li>Rx: 0.26A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dimensions: (W \u00d7 H \u00d7 D) 120x40x180 mm<br \/>\nWeight (approx.): 800g<br \/>\nOutput power: (at 13.8V DC)&gt; 6W<br \/>\nSensitivity: 0.16?V<\/p>\n<p>Package includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Omega + 10 band transceiver in a black-green (military) enclosure<\/li>\n<li>microphone<\/li>\n<li>power cord<\/li>\n<li>adapter for an external speaker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The listed price is 1,200 Poland zloty (roughly $321 US).<\/p>\n<h2>Videos<\/h2>\n<p>The Omega + in the WARD Contest 2017:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2zgYE7k-aF8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2zgYE7k-aF8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to view on YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video showing how (impressively) strong the Omega + chassis is:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ihofDvnkEw0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ihofDvnkEw0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to view on YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more product details, check out the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omega-radio.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Omega + website<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Our Polish-speaking readers may be able to add more details or clarify\/correct anything above that may not have been correctly translated. Please feel free to comment!<\/p>\n<p>Again, Paul, many thanks for the tip!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><em>Do you enjoy the SWLing Post?<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Please consider supporting us via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u=7466002&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fswling.com%2Fblog%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u%3D7466002%26redirect_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fswling.com%252Fblog%252F%26utm_medium%3Dwidget&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1534765144986000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEe7C7aRTKqwuFkU5YIo8XEqPqthw\"><span class=\"il\">Patreon<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=TGGFP2XVZDPP2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd%3D_s-xclick%26hosted_button_id%3DTGGFP2XVZDPP2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1534765144986000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH45maBgVLGpqLmQQvviVKBNMEGUw\"><span class=\"il\">Coffee<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Fund<\/span><\/a>! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Your support makes articles like this one possible. 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According to the Omega + website, it appears there are three configurations\/versions: 1 band \u2013 basic (up to 30 MHz) 2 bands (50 \/ 70 MHz) 10 bands (160\/80\/60\/40\/30\/20\/17\/15\/12\/10m) Notes, Specifications and Features The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[545,836,3,43],"tags":[7862,7863,7864,1303,7379,157,4087],"class_list":["post-38338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ham-radio","category-new-products","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-omega-transceiver","tag-omega-plus-transceiver","tag-paul-evans-w4-vp9kf","tag-qrp","tag-qrp-transceivers","tag-sdr","tag-software-defined-radio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-9Ym","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":45148,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/elecraft-posts-photos-of-the-new-k4-transceiver-in-production\/","url_meta":{"origin":38338,"position":0},"title":"Elecraft posts photos of the new K4 transceiver in production","author":"Thomas","date":"September 2, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Elecraft had hoped to start shipping the new K4 flagship transceiver this week and I'm sure it's been a real challenge realizing this goal in the day and age of the Covid-19 pandemic. 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