It was great time…now lightweight with KX2 & Aerial 51 ANT / HFP-1.
Cheers, Emil, de DL8JJ
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SWR-Grees renders that a non-issue.
http://www.rsgbshop.org/cgi2/sh000033.pl?WD=grees%20swar&PN=RSGB-Special-Offer-Products.html#a1635
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Here’s my setup from last nights’ activation of Shining Tor:
I think I need a slightly lighter power source…
73,
Simon (with tired arms today!)
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Well that’s one definition of portable Emil!
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Hello,
Last year I sold my old FT-817 (shown in this post up there…) and I replaced it with a LNR LD-5.
I don’t see it here around so I just add it for reference… This is a SSB / CW / Digi rig compact and light (abt 600 grams). Happy with its performance.
I think I will write a full review article in short in a separate thread.
73 de Ignacio
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Hi Ignacio,
Apart from the size of the display your LNR LD-5 looks remarkably similar to the Sky-SDR from Aerial-51 (Spiderbeam) - it it the same rig?
https://www.aerial-51.com/new-sky-sdr/
73 Ed.
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HB1B 5 bands CW 5W transceiver with internal Li-Ion battery pack, single band dipole(s), RG-58 coax, home made keyer, headphone. Everything does not weight too match, compared to previously used FT-857D and FT-817ND.
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Hi Ed,
it is the same engineering, with a difference in the bands covered by the rig.
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LNR is the USA dealer for LD-5 (5 bands, 40 - 15m HF) and LD-11 (11 bands 160 - 6m).
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Aerial 51 is the EU dealer for SKY-SDR (which is the same as LD-11).
I bought LD-5 because I operate most frequently on 40 - 30 - 20 m, and there is a 200$ difference between both rigs.
The engineering responsible of such rigs is in LZ.
73 de Ignacio
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From http://rsgbshop.org/acatalog/RSGB-Special-Offer-Products.html
“Leave at least 1cm between the SWAR-GREES® and the connectors (otherwise this would create a reverse balun)” 
I will buy it because I really need that reverse balun.
That would allow me to charge the endfed with QSos prior to a summit activation… 
73 de Pedro, CT1DBS/CU3HF
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This is where many of us have been going wrong.
Failure to pre-charge the antenna with QSOs, how could I have missed that! 
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I’ve only been charging my batteries! Is that the problem?
Perhaps one of those chargers is a suitable gift this season. Depending on the orientation of the charger, those with vertical antennas will have more or less success, I guess! 
does a switchmode supply provide both LSB and USB?
more of an outdoor chasing rig than a summit rig 
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used to go with an Icom 703 to the sotatops, then a KX2, now I use this kitradio DB4020 which I mounted in a firm military box. The KX2 come along too in case the kitradio would break down.
Note the battery is an old laptop battery, the key is made from a relay. 
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There’s a wonderful “McGuyver” feel to that radio Frank. 
I’ve taken 18650 cells out of laptop packs and use to power radios. The worry is all the laptops at work of the last 4 years have used thin flat battery packs that don’t look so easy to strip. I might have to actually buy some 18650s one day!
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For last two years I was using uBITX v3 multiband TRX with 10-18W output PEP, now I upgraded to mcHF QRP from M0NKA giving me 12W on 40 and 20. Here it is in situe. I use EFHW4010 and LiFePO4 battery pack rated 4Ah @ 12V
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This is my setup. The photo is from five years ago, but the equipment hasn’t changed. Willson Peak (W6/NC-182) was a pretty steep hike, but it was very RF quiet up there.
wunder
Hi,
Did you build your McHF ? I’m interested in building one.
73 Patrick TK5EP