CW POTA with the IC-705 and N0SA M3 

I had to go way out of my comfort zone yesterday and send “PILEUP PLS ONLY WD5?” Which seemed to get the job done. Couldn’t believe I went off script, sent something intelligible, and got the results I wanted. But it was the same deal, two stations doubling every time I tried to get the one whose partial call I had. Awesome video, thanks for posting these, they are GREAT practice for me and keep me motivated to get out there myself.

Faraday bag to the rescue....that is a great idea! 73, Patrick KF4LMZ

I’m just learning the alphabet. Please keep up these activation videos because it gives me a chance to try cw copy and i like your insight into a real qso

I got a good laugh out of this video. I was thinking the same things you were yelling

And my wife thinks I am the only crazy person that yells at radios when I am alone and no one can hear me. Thomas Witherspoon Video NY style lol.

Great video. Love the 705! Yes, I like the 891, too, but the with the 705 I don’t need to bring a large battery and as long as I get a spot, I get good results with just 5 watts (depending on band conditions). Looking forward to your next video! 73

This radio is sexy. Evan, you deserve a begali adventure with the 705 and kx2 mount. Hopefully someone rich will read this and gift you one 😂 77

I swear there's one of those guys like at 20:00 at every other activation. I assume they can't actually hear me and just respond when they hear the question mark. Drives me nuts, especially on something like the X5105 that has bad audio. I like the faraday bag. I get phone interference on a few rigs but I don't usually have to move it too far away to clear it up. Any wire will pick it up. I consider it a reminder to put the thing away, but a faraday bag could be handy. Good tip.

The FT-891 does everything the IC-705 does, less the waterfall display, for nearly half the price. Oh yeah, also 100 watts if you need it. If you can live with a little bigger box, the FT-710 has all of that plus waterfall and tuner, for $300 to $400 less than the IC-705. --n1bs

What kind of a camp chair and table are you using? I'm looking for something similar that isn't going to break the bank. 😅

Evan, I always pick up something new with your videos. As a new owner of the 705 without a chance to put it through its paces (or read the manual!) I saw you were able to send CQ by pushing the BKIN button, I believe? I haven't yet come across how to do that. I know I can do it by going into the memory keyer functions in the menus, but it appears you hit a physical button. Any suggestions where to find out how to do this? Thanks as always! de KC0DWZ [EDIT: As soon as I sent this I found it in the Advance Manual. Never mind... lol!]