FT8 is open to Asia on 40M in the mornings – let’s see what contacts we can make!
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Tom, WB9YTG, was wondering if how precise his volt meter needs to be for his equipment.
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This week we are talking Coax for light weight QRP Operations. We compare the Bioenno Charge Controller with the Buddipole Power Mini 2, Why do we not append our callsigns with /p, /mobile, /maritime etc. anymore? And we discuss the various types of antenna configurations you can make with the K6ARK antenna kit as well as different types of antenna wire. Links from the show are below.
Chapters:
00:00 – Loud Intro
01:03 – Coax For QRP Portable
03:35 – Bioenno VS. Buddipole Power Mini 2
10:04 – Why do we not append our callsigns anymore?
12:53 – Antenna Configurations & Types of Antenna Wire
20:25 – Outro
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In July of 2022, I drove up to OK City for the Ham Holiday Hamfest. It was a smaller show than I expected but I am glad I went. Fun time with friends!
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Tonight I welcome Jason, @KM4ACK onto the stream to walk us through setting up PAT Winlink, which is an app on his Build-a-Pi script, and how to use Winlink over HF with no internet connection.
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