1 - Starting building a homebrew HF transceiver, Linear and associated test gear

Initial thinking about building my own transceiver; actually I need a couple of 12v 100W Linear HF amps but having the transceiver first makes sense. Makes it easier to test the amplifiers, and means my early work is harder to break.

Sources of data;

I have been reading QEX, QST and RADCOM for 10 years, and built up a library of most of the ham radio books from the ARRL and RSGB. But specifically;

Eamon Skelton EI9GQ - I was inpired by his RADCOM articles and bought his book "Building a Transceiver" from the RSGB shop ( www.rsgb.org )

Experimental Methods in RF Design (EMRFD). Vital reading

I will hopefully remember to specifically quote exact references when I get into the details. I intend to use standard discrete components and avoid specialised ICs