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I hear you. Yes the TS-450 SAT is more luggable than portable. However given the state of my knees, I am a drive up and park kinda person now. No back packing or walking in the wilderness. So it works for me. I originally was looking for something lighter but it seems as the weight goes down the ...

So an update. My knees are bad so I don't use the quad anymore nor do I camp. Getting up of the ground is an issue. I eventually got a Kenwood TS-450SAT and i built a 10 - 20 - 40 inverted V fan dipole that has 20 ft of Fiberglass Tent poles and an old satellite dish tripod that I use on occasion ...

I would be interested in your thoughts on what digital modes might be useful for Emergency Communications. Winlink, JS8Call, Olivia what are peoples thoughts on the most reliable digital method of getting messages from a disaster area to the rest of the world?

I am thinking 40M through a Pixie transceiver at the moment. Ultimately I want a 40 M CW/SSB transceiver of some kind. (still looking into my choices) I have a copy of the ARRL Antenna handbook coming through the library. I have been toying with the idea of a 40-10M End Fed antenna, but trying to do ...

I am thinking of going QRPp for my HF adventure. I am looking for avery portable antenna system so I can take it with me on the quad in the summer and just set up on a hill top in the middle of nowhere. Between camping equipment etc I do not have a lot of room for much in the way of antenna gear. I ...