On 5/1/2010 6:19 AM, Andy obrien wrote:
Nice video Tony, amazing little antenna!
Thanks Andy...
I was wondering if you had a particular portable rig in mind? I could be
wrong, but it seems there are only 3 battery powered HF rigs on the
market today; the Icom 703, Yaesu 817 and the Yaesu FT-897.
All of them have low current drain for longer battery life. The Icom 703
for example, uses 300ma in standby mode while the 706 uses 1.8 amps. The
703 uses 450ma with the audio set on maximum while the 706 uses 2.0 amps.
I guess it doesn't matter much if the rig requires higher current as
long as the external battery pack has enough reserve to give you a few
hours of air time. The low current rigs will always get more air time
with the same pack though so it's something to consider.
Tony -K2MO
On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 2:18 AM, Tony <d...@optonline.net
<mailto:d...@optonline.net>> wrote:
A
The PY1AHD Alexloop continues to amaze me; working Europeans QRP
with a hand-held loop that's only 3 feet in diameter is something
only a ham would appreciate. It turned out to be a pretty good
multi-band alternative to portable dipoles and verticals.
I recorded a short video of the first CW DX contacts with the loop
back in August 2009. It was right before a contest so the big guns
were out in force.
See -- http://www21.zippyshare.com/v/83698345/file.html
<http://www21.zippyshare.com/v/83698345/file.html>
I'll record some digital mode videos this weekend; the weather is
supposed to be nice so I should get some backyard portable air time.
Tony -K2MO
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