The Top Ten QRP Rigs of the 1970's & 1980's The Birthing of QRP as we Know It Today Rated by WU2D, Michael J Murphy in Manchester, NH #1 - Yaesu Musen FT-7 Superhet rig, 1979 - 50w SSB & CW, 12w AM - 80m - 10m #2 - Ten Tec Model 505 & 509 Argonaut superhet transceivers - SSB & CW #3 - Heathkit HW-7 (1972-75) & HW-8 (1976-83) - Direct conversion (DC) rigs #4 - Ten Tec Power Mite Transceiver, PM-3, 40m & 20m, 1968-1971 #5 - PW Severn by Rev G C Dobbs, G3RJV in Practical Wireless May 1983 #6 - Tuna Tin II by Doug DeMaw, W1FB - 1976 QST #7 - The Mountaineer by Wes Haywood, W7ZOI & Terry White, Aug 72 QST #8 - Ten Tec Century 21 Model 570 - 1st commercial rig, solid state 70 watts CW #9 - W1GAC The Mighty Mo - QST Dec 1951 #10 - Ameco AC-1 - Single tube