Paul's QRP Rigs
Paul M0BMN's small QRP CW transceivers caused a lot of interest at the Leicester Amateur Radio Show 2009. For anyone who would like to build one, here are the details.
SW-80+ from Small Wonder Labs (USA) (No longer available)
Paul built this as part of the FISTS club project a few years ago.
It is for 80m, VFO controlled and gives around 2.5 watts RF output:
http://www.smallwonderlabs.com/swl_swp.htm
The SW-80+ receiver is not quite as good as the Mosquita, but was less expensive,
easier to make and available for more bands (80m/40m/30m/20m).
Rockmite from Small Wonder Labs (USA)
This is crystal-controlled (I can't remember which band Paul's is on) and gives around 500 milliwatts RF output:
http://smallwonderlabs.com/Rockmite.htm
The Rockmite is available for 80m/40m/30m/20m but is limited by being on a fixed frequency.
It uses a crystal as an input filter, which helps eliminate broadcast interference (this
can otherwise be a problem with simple receivers).
Miss Mosquita from QRPproject (Germany)
This is for 40m and is VFO controlled with around 5 watts RF output:
http://www.qrpproject.de/UK/mosquita.htm
Paul rates the receiver in this one as better than the SW-80+ transceiver,
but the construction is harder.
Also, it's only available for 40m and is more expensive than the SW+ series.
Dummy Load in an Altoids tin
Paul also had a very neat dummy load built into an Altoids (sweets) tin - again very nicely made.
This is home-brew and not a kit, but is similar to one provided by Elecraft:
http://www.elecraft.com/manual/DL1%20DummyLoad%20Manual2.pdf