The celebrated Pixie II Transceiver has been built and analyzed by thousands of hams around the world. The gang on theQRP-L Internet Mailing Listand in theNorcal QRP Clubhave been building, operating, redesigning and generally having fun with this tiny transceiver for some time. With only three active components, you can have a workable CW transceiver. Add a couple more for offset, audio filter and other popular options.

Since posting (30 October, 1997), there have been hits on my directory.

This page is not intended to be a total resource for the Pixie II transceiver, but a starting point and clearing house for those interested in this little beauty. Here you will find schematics, board layouts, links to other pages and personal experiences with the Pixie II.

The simplicity of this circuit allows hams just beginning in scratch-building or kit-building to throw together a useable rig. The flexibility of the design allows for experiments and changing for most any HF band.

• Chuck Adams, K5FO, has a site with lots of info about the Pixie II. The schematic, below, came from his site.
• Frank, G3YCC, has Pixie II info, including the schematic for the KC4XKF's layout below.
• Halted Specialties Company has a Pixie II kit available for a very QRP price.
• KL7JAF & KL7WW have a picture and some more info about the Pixie II.

With no further ado, here's the Pixie II!

Frank Matthews, KC4FKX, made a new layout for the Pixie II above, with the addition of two capacitors (C12 & C 13 between the crystal (X1) and ground. The capacitors are switched out through a SPDT switch to provide an offset. I have not tried this layout yet, but he says it works ok. Please let me know if you use it, and I'll post your comments here.