Details at: https://zl2ctm.blogspot.com/ Video looking at the design of the microphone amplifier, and the conversion of the radio into a transceiver. The amplifier is based on a 2N3904 and uses a readily available electret condenser microphone. Emitter degeneration to reduce the gain may be required once the RF PA is build. The conversion to a transceiver covers the sharing of the two IF amps and crystal filter for both RX and TX.