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QRP CW Success! ~ 9 Volts ~ Mountain Topper Radio & MP1 Super Antenna

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Mtn Topper 3b QRP LNR Precision trail friendly
Modified Kit Version - Manufactured by LNR Precision, Inc.
A very small, very efficient three band QRP CW rig.
Specifications:
Three bands, 40M, 30M, 20M
Receiver:
MDS: ~0.2 uV
Small signal band width ~ 500 Hz
Audio output limited to ~ 1200 mv p-p
Headphone output, 16 ohms min recommended.
The Super Antenna MP1 is a Ham Radio HF Portable Antenna that also covers VHF-UHF.
For Indoor or Outside field use. Big signal in a small package.
MP1B forms the basic core antenna of the various MP1x series Super Antennas. It is a manually tunable antenna. It can form a portable vertical or a mobile whip. Two MP1B units can form a portable rotatable dipole, with a suitable dipole mount.
Size: Packs down to 12" (30cm) for portability and extends up to 7ft (2.1m) for operation. Can be used in vertical or horizontal position. DX and NVIS. Easy set up by 1 person in two minutes without tools.

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@Stuff_happens 4 года назад

Does watching this video count as a contact? But yes on both counts. 30 meters is pretty quiet though.

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Yes it does. I left it long to detail my struggles.

@forthy62 4 года назад

Great video again. My MP-1 drove me nuts. I finally gave it away for free... I normally work portable and QRP with my KX2 and my FT-817. A wire in the trees or on a fishing pole mast is much much better. 73 Stephan, DF6PA

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Yeah, I wanted a test and I got one. LOL

@davidsradioroom9678 4 года назад

Congrats on your achievement. You are one of my favorite portable operators. Folks like you give me the encouragement to carry on portable ops. 👍👍👍

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Thanks friend

@davidsradioroom9678 4 года назад

@@hamradiocq You are indeed welcome! 😜

@theoldhobbit3640 4 года назад

I'm halfway there....... I love QRP but SSB voice, no CW. My trusty FT817, 5500mah RC Lipo, homebrew clip dipole (40, 20, 10), telescopic fishing pole and off I go.... love it. Thank you for sharing.

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Thank you Old Hobbit for the comment!

@MyTube4Utoo 4 года назад

I got my ticket in (1989) when Morse Code was a requirement, but CW, or QRP didn't interest me as much as it did some others. Now, after being away from the hobby for years, that's about all I can think about. I now see it as the heart-and-soul of what HAM Radio is, i.e., being able to communicate with the most minimal equipment and power. Although, I just received my Icom-7100 and a Kenwood TH-D74A on Monday, have a Xiegu G90, and even a couple of Baofeng HT's coming tomorrow (just because they're about as 'expensive' as a Happy Meal), I'm more excited about my upcoming QRP purchase, whatever that's going to be. For the money, especially, the Xiegu X5105 sure is attractive. Really enjoying your videos, keep'em coming! Now it's back to the CW. I almost feel like I'm starting from scratch. :-(

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Great comment my friend and I love your RU-vid name. I had to pass the 13WPM on my exam back in about 2004. I'm glad I did it then because I wanted to learn immediately. Such fun!

@MyTube4Utoo 4 года назад

@@hamradiocq Thanks. Yeah, I'm not gonna rush it (too much), but I wanna go ahead and get my Extra before too long. I'm not getting any younger. Yes, code is fun, but I missed much of it years ago, as phone was my thing. It ain't happening again. *lol*

@gt3940 4 года назад

Escape the Matrix: Yeah I got my certificate of completion in 89 but the damn code test hurdle! I didn’t get my novice license till 90, then in 96 or thereabouts I worked all states on 40 m then I fell off the CW horse now I’m back taking a class trying to get back to it, I more or less know the code I just taking a class to take care of the formalities of the CW contact. 73

@MyTube4Utoo 4 года назад

@@gt3940 Yeah, it's strange how I really didn't much care for CW when it was mandatory, but all these years later I love it. *lol* 73

@dennispeake1877 4 года назад

Tom, you're working at QRP 5 watts and now 2 watts shows your trying very hard with vertical then the long wire. It's a lot of fun and really enjoy your videos.73 de Dennis vk4oc.

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Thanks Dennis, I wanna bring to you the reality of my world.

@SevenFortyOne 4 года назад

Perseverance pays off...and more Rush driving music. Great Vid - thanks!

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Rush fan! You get it!

@AlGordon 4 года назад

I may be inspired to try this with my Mountain Topper and maybe my Chameleon MPAS 2.0 whip. I also have that MP1 antenna, but have not touched it in a long time. It just feels like too many parts to lug around, especially for QRP. And while I also several Bioenno LiFePO4 batteries, I really prefer the convenience (and weight) of just a plain little commercial 9V Energizer or Duracell battery for that radio. Just carry a few of them in a plastic bag, and its going to be way lighter than carrying the BBB ("big" blue battery). My preferred antenna setup would probably be the MPAS 2.0 whip (breaks down nice and light and small), with maybe the multi-length counterpoise kit that came with the MP1, and either the ground spike, or clamp setup, similar to what you did here (assuming I can find a park bench near a grill like that). If I manage to get out to try this, I'll let you know how it goes. Keep up the great work with these vids! de K7AJG . .

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

I have had terrible results with my MPAS. It's like no one hears me at all.

@Digi4u 4 года назад

Well done Tommy.....perseverance pays off as they say ! :o) 73, Patrick

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Patrick! Thank you so much. Keep on trying that's it.

@RadioK4RLC 3 года назад

Had gud success with MP-3 & KX2 for SOTA on 20CW, both in North Carolina mountains & on an old volcano on St. Lucia. For NC mountain, got one skip hop to West Coast. It's a very handy ant for exposed rock faces, with no trees.

@hamradiocq 3 года назад

Sounds great

@MoTown44240 4 года назад

Yes, if band conditions are conducive.

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Yup

@allyonutube 3 года назад

Your perseverance paid off 👍 well done,

@hamradiocq 3 года назад

Absolutely

@Mike500912 4 года назад

Maybe use a cheaper antenna tuner for field work. I use a nanoVNA (approx $US50). Brilliant little device.

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

@mirmbloatbust4783 4 года назад

Maybe having a digital audio recorder could be handy, one with line-in and line-out so that you could plug it in-between the radio and headphones? Then you'd need to forget two things to not have audio for the QSOs! :) Sweet content anyhow!

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

"need to forget two things" LOL, I'd do it.

@HamRadioCrashCourse 4 года назад

Inline recording is good if you radio is output your voice in some kind of monitoring mode. Otherwise it would be handy if the recorder could balance using line in and the mic.

@gt3940 4 года назад

Those moving blankets are on sale at harbor freight till veterans day 40" x 70" size for $3.99. Definitely something needed for park picnic tables since alot of them have seen better days. 73

@davidsradioroom9678 4 года назад

I bring my own table and chairs. If the public picnic table is grotty, I just set up my own.

@theexperimentalcqdx4208 4 года назад

Yes you can, in the USA it's always a possibility, so many hams,Tom

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Yes, Roaming. That is helpful fo sho.

@barrykery1175 4 года назад

Looked like a fun day in the part. For making and testing new antennas, I use the AA-230 Zoom. For you, since you don't like to carry around an expensive antenna analyzer, look into the nanoVNA. On ebay the price ranges from 38 to 64 dollars. I paid 64 dollars for mine since I wanted mine to be in a case. Be careful ! I noticed some don't have an internal battery. Read all of the info on the page. I use a KX2 for my go to portable setup, but I also like my little YouKits 4 band radio. I like your antenna. Looks like the radials are cut to a proper length since you were able to achieve a low SWR. Barry, KU3X/QRP

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Thanks for the comment Barry!

@davequick3373 4 года назад

Thanks for a vicarious contact and fun day out! Great effort man!

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

RU-vid is all about vicariosm.... Is that a word? Dont worry I do it too

@jsieb 4 года назад

Always fun to watch you give it a try Tom. No different than fishing really, sometimes you get a bite, sometimes you don't, but always be trying! -K8TSG

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Yup, fishing in the air with electrons.

@Radionut63 4 года назад

I was planning on doing this all summer, only with SSB... Never got to do it... YET! ;-) Very cool video!

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Thanks

@markanderson8066 4 года назад

with all you have invested so far, Tom, maybe buy an extra speaker to *keep* with the Mountain Topper? Great to see you having fun! WB2SMK

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Apparently, you are right. Patterns suggest I'm speaker defecient.

@davidsradioroom9678 4 года назад

@@hamradiocq An extra speaker with your Mountain Topper would be a great idea. That's what I thought when I was watching the video.

@JnJTrueOutdoorAdventures 4 года назад

Great video!!! I knew you could make a contact. Depends on what band your operating on and the conditions. I like that little setup. I need to get out with QRP Labs QCX40 that I built. May try it with a vertical antenna I am building. I am getting ready to test the antenna I just finished building. I am hoping it will work! I am going to hook up my analyzer to it and see how it works before I ever transmit on it. It resembles the WRC. I wound my own coil, made my own slider and am using a old 10 Meter HamStick as the main radiator. Juddie WD8WV

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Juddie, I appreciate your comment. I'd like to see your coil and your test. Let us know.

@joe-aj0yz 4 года назад

Good stuff, Tom. It's a lot like fishing: even if you didn't catch anything, it's still a great day out & about!

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Exactly Joe. you get it!

@robyounce4636 4 года назад

I find it interesting as in the car ride you said you premise for the trip was to setup the super antenna like you were on a beach with no trees ( don't understand why so many guys are afraid of trees ) and test performance of the antenna "stand-alone" with radials laid out on the ground. Then you pull up to campsite and clamp it on a metal BBQ Grill. Typical beach feature. If you want to successfully run 2W portable, you are going to have to maximize other elements of the station. ie: antenna, feedline. For example, a Dipole in the trees fed with open wire line. It goes up faster; is way, way more effective and weighs less than your vertical. Just sayin, 73

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Yeah, I hear ya but I"m running on limited time and filming at the same time. I have to get out and back in a short window.

@robyounce4636 4 года назад

@@hamradiocq I can set up a dipole in two trees in 5 to 10 minutes, easily

@Capt_Duffy 4 года назад

This video for some reason i missed, just saw today...and man your awesome i always get the required inspiration from you...like try try again even if u fail ( which obviously you didnt, atleast had one contact ) still its not a problem...

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Aw thanks AP2FLY! I appreciate that.

@peetersjo60 4 года назад

That's the spirit. Love QRP.

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Thank you!

@Steve-GM0HUU 4 года назад

Thanks for video. QRP can be a challenge. Though, with perseverance, I usually get a contact or two.

@shresko79 4 года назад

I enjoy your park videos!

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Thanks, I appreciate feedback like that. I prefer more and more wild, but time only permits parks. But, I will try to do more park outdoors.

@Peacemaker29073 4 года назад

Thanks for what you do. Always enjoy your videos.

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Thanks for that great comment, Pat!

@brianrose2487 4 года назад

RUSH fan and radio can't go wrong! KE0VNG

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

YOU get it Brian. Yes you do.

@mattsartori2624 4 года назад

Another nice video Congratulations!!! I love this radio and your videos Thank You!!!

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

I love your great comments Mateus

@PaulsScripts 4 года назад

You could do with getting a NanoVNA and leave your RigExpert at home, less weight/money & size but will do the same job.

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Please send the NanoVNA and I"ll be happy friend.

@techguy9023 4 года назад

In my experience a full size dipole for 40 meters and RG 58 is worth it. Too much compromise in a very small vertical. Use a telescoping pole and make an inverted v or two poles for a dipole. I wonder about the output power at 9 volts. Why not 12 volts? I used a Heathkit HW8 and lantern batteries in the past. Just a thought. Can’t afford to waste any power at qrp levels.

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

I hear you tech guy. I hear you.

@k8aik8ai 4 года назад

Using a pre-tuned wire antenna so much better than that loaded antenna, plus you won't need to take that analyzer out. You would have much more fun with a good antenna.

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Yes, but that was not the experiment.

@MichaelSmith-yy8fw 4 года назад

In the comments was a mention of some parks not allowing a wire antenna in a tree. What gives? I can’t see any good reason why not. Frustrated by encroachment on our right to have fun in public parks ... I had one run in with a park “official” who told me I couldn’t operate at all. I showed him my FCC amateur license and told him I was federally authorized to operate. That ended the conversation and he left me alone. I haven’t been out in a while. Is there some kind of new regulation? Great video as usual. Thanks. MikeinMinnesota N0WDM

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Thanks Michael. I just think the parks / officials get a little too power hungry / bored and start to pick on anything they can to push people around.

@davidsradioroom9678 4 года назад

I found the same situation at my nearby National Park. They won't even let us put stakes in the ground, I've heard. I have a Wolf River Coils antenna. That was one of the main reasons I bought it.

@diverbon911 4 года назад

I own a Wolf River Coils Silver Bullet TIA antenna and have had great results. Radio communications is conditional. Wires in a tree is not allowed in many state parks... use what you got! KX4EZ

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Won't be long before footprints and any antennas aren't allowed anywhere.

@abumoto1 4 года назад

Thank you for sharing. I can't imagine about big country like yours, but low band may be the best on the place where is not near water or is not on the top of mountain. JP1QEC mot.

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Thanks for the comment.... but is your country not big? Please explain!

@abumoto1 4 года назад

@@hamradiocq My country has only about 2,000km from south to north ( Except Okinawa and Ogasawara). I am living just the center of Japan (near Tokyo), so Hokkaido and Kyusyu are easy to make contact on 40m band. Hee! Thank you for replying. JP1QEC mot.

@larrytaylor7753 4 года назад

It’s fun, even when you only get 1.

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Exactly, Larry, 1 is the goal. The rest is GRAVY

@Stuff_happens 4 года назад

Someone is watching you because you are having a one person conversation. On the plus side. No one will say, “Hey kids, go say hi to the man mumbling to himself in the woods. Don’t be shy!” Should have like a collapsible shopping cart to finish the look. Would be funny. 🤪

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at that comment. But you're right. How wierd is it that the wooded man is talking to himself???

@davidsradioroom9678 4 года назад

@@hamradiocq That's what I think when I see people with Bluetooth headphones and a cell phone in their pocket.

@gt3940 4 года назад

Ham Radio CQ: don’t seem that weird at alI, I kind of see that a lot in stores these days. You see somebody talking in an aisle or something and then you finally realize they got some appendage coming out of their ear and they’re on their cell phone!

@Stuff_happens 4 года назад

GT GT Yea, but in the store surrounded by people isn’t the same as alone in the woods.... and in Missouri. No offense to MO residents; but , well, you know. Maybe I’m bias because I went to basic in Ft Leonard Wood.

@Stuff_happens 4 года назад

And I was joking. A joke. It was not a serious post or reply.

@cwnorth8344 4 года назад

Another great video 👍

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it I appreciate that comment!

@robertsendra6520 4 года назад

B-Roll footage was nice. Also Crest Hill, IL thats the next town over from me. Glad you finally made a contact. What is it about straight key that you have a hard time with the senders timing?

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Thanks, Robert. I try to keep it interesting. I would say the straight keyl, sometimes is inconsistent for people sending. It can sometimes make it confusing what letter is what for me.

@stevejones8665 4 года назад

It was a shame you couldn't hang around for a couple of hours either side of the Gray line when DX is at its maximum, even at this solar cycle minimums I still hear signals from VK ZL for about 2 hrs after Sunset and 2Hrs after Sunrise From UK. Autumn and Winter is usually the best time for 20 and 40 DX.

@Aussat 4 года назад

Good stuff Tom, what a great park awesome!

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Yeah, I found a good spot, but that first part is too low in a valley I think.

@CraigJungers 4 года назад

I think your deduction that the Super Antenna would work well on a beach is accurate. My own thoughts echo yours... I use a long wire antenna in the woods where there are trees and the MP-1 on any beach or close to a large body of water. I also try to clamp it to something that is metal. Car, fence, etc. The BBQ seemed like a good idea to me. And the radials are important. I think your call is N9YO (hard to know for sure) and if you did this on October 19, 2019 you got out pretty well on 40m and 20m according to the Reverse Beacon Network. Just no control over who is listening. The RBN reports with the signal strength look pretty good so the MP1 is working. For what its worth my longest QRP QSO on CW was 7,000 miles on 15m with an Elecraft K1 and my MP-1 clamped to the steel bumper of my Jeep TJ parked about ten feet from the NE end of large fresh-water reservoir. Thanks for the video. :)

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Thanks for the nice comment. This video was shot last Saturday, it takes some time to edit and load etc.

@CraigJungers 4 года назад

@@hamradiocq Little verticals like clear space due to their very low takeoff angle. Why they excell on beaches. They don't like trees much even if high up.... a bare mountain top is ok. In cities they suck... all those buildings and cars and trucks.

@trainsforu 4 года назад

Band condition are just horrible right now. Hopefully will pick up in a few months. Scott KA6IOM, your Heathkit guy

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Ha, thanks

@zanado11 4 года назад

Nice job Tom. I have the MP1 super antenna and have the same experience with my kx2. My best luck with all my radios are the wire in a tree mode. 73 de Roger w8rlp

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Yup, nothing like a wire in a tree, except getting it up and down.

@stevejones8665 4 года назад

@@hamradiocq Usually the cheapest Homemade Antennas work the best, the more wire in the air the better. I have always wanted to try a Rhombic but have never had room.

@CraigJungers 4 года назад

I've had good luck with my MP-1. I carry it and an LNR EFT10/20/40 when I go out portable. But I'm careful to deploy the MP-` only when I'm in a location which favors a small vertical. Usually a beach... as close to the water as I can get it. And also usually clamped to my Jeep's steel bumper to give it a big mass to help the OEM radials. 10 feet of RG-8X feed line. Using it in town is useless because the buildings small verticals have a low angle of radiation (which makes them great for DX) and all the buildings soak up the QRP RF as it tries to beat its way through a couple hundred of them on its way to the horizon. So hill tops... and beaches. Clamp the antenna to something big and metal. Deploy the radials. Use CW. Watch for your RBN reports (and don't blame the antenna for no QSO as long as you are getting reports from the RBN - or other spots).

@ellisc.foleyjr9778 4 года назад

Hey ! the name of the game is you are going out and having fun, and we get to watch it. because of your efforts. thank you for your efforts! and for sharing. 73 Gud dx de Ellis/WA1RKS

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Thanks friend. Inwanna makr a contact and tell a story and some days it ddoesnt work.

@BargainBasementHamRadio 4 года назад

If it were too easy and effortless (a beam 60' in the air, max allowable power) it would be boring.

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

exactly right. I almost don't want to carry my KX2 and a wire anymore. Too easy.

@Stuff_happens 4 года назад

Yea, never learn when things go right.

@gabes80 4 года назад

Hey mate what are you doing for audio? Do you have a lapel mic on connected to an audio recorder? Would love to know your secret!

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

hey, I think I just had a shotgun mic for this video.

@gabes80 4 года назад

@@hamradiocq worked pretty well!

@windowfitter1587 4 года назад

Great stuff mate so glad you got the contact and no weirdo's. Reminded me of fishing sitting on the canal for hours on end waiting for the tiniest byte. Put a sticker on the box "REMEMBER THE SPEAKER".

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

REMEMBER THE SPEAKER....REMEMEMBER THE SPEAKER! Lol will I ever learn? I will say, people don't see a lot of camera equipment I have to worry about so it's easy to forget stuff.

@cwqrpportable 4 года назад

wish you had used an amplified speaker so we could hear

@user-rb7ut6qn3q 4 года назад

vy rnx fr nice video! good luck and hpe to hear You! 73!

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Tnx my friend. Hope to hear you in? where? Russia?

@user-rb7ut6qn3q 4 года назад

@@hamradiocqour team hope to hear You on ham bands as minimum )) but maybe and in RK3T shack, our life is so unpredictable. And by the way, this summer Hans, N6TCZ visited our club station..

@stephenwilliams5201 4 года назад

Ha ha! Try a pixie on solar. With a nicad battery. The park offers good room for a full wave. And mediocre con tact's good luck. As far as people starring? Wach them when I get out the antenna launcher / fishing Rell /and pull the ant up. That's a attention getter. Good DX.

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

I hear ya Stephen. I stare back. I point the camera back at them. SO weird, but so what?

@TechGearJunkie 4 года назад

You were obviously getting out. I've always wondered if just bumping the rate up to 20 wpm would get more bites? That might be a good video/experiment.

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Is Harbor Freight not the greatest?

@TechGearJunkie 4 года назад

@@hamradiocq It is. I actually found a watch repair kit there and was able to fix an old one of mine. I think the Sextant may have been of dodgy quality though. :)

@jackiegreen9810 4 года назад

I found video link on your youtube

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Ok, Jackie.

@larspregge6420 3 года назад

Too much bags for QRP and Mountain Topper. Bute nice Hardware. I know, QRP is only Power. :D

@hamradiocq 3 года назад

Yeah you're right. I have narrow windows to operate (family and job) so I tend to bring extra stuff so I won't forget anything and ruin the video.

@TictacAddict1 4 года назад

No dx, local only. Hate to be pessimistic but without full size counterpoize.

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

I hear ya.

@beachbum9869 3 года назад

K9fat is located in Crest hill il. 73

@hamradiocq 2 года назад

Thanks.

@ducmike4ls 4 года назад

Next time bring your external speaker. Otherwise good qrp contact video

@robertjackson3856 4 года назад

Nice video thank you for your efforts. That park looks like a good place for portable operation. wb2bjw

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Yeah, just wish it was closer to me.

@stevejones8665 4 года назад

If you think forgetting the Speaker is a problem try travelling 75 Miles from home in mainly rush hour traffic, setting up your Antenna and then realising you brought everything including the tackle to make a brew but forgot the Transceiver😔😩😭😔😊😂😂😊😊👍👍Just remember to keep smiling and next time don't forget the Speaker😉😊.

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Ha, I hear ya. I've driving 30 minutes and forgot power before.

@davesaunders6339 4 года назад

What were you using for keyer?

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

That paddle is the pico paddle. Radio handles the rest.

@martinbuinicki1056 4 года назад

"Tanglies?"

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Tangletwisticationology.

@thatrecord5313 4 года назад

"Tell me what you think" I think its gonna work (title is a giveaway)...

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

When I'm out there it's always questionable

@WKMG365 3 года назад

Another good one, tnx. Mat -K4OCY

@hamradiocq 3 года назад

More to come!

@miclandrover2101 4 года назад

Great video , tnx fr that Best 73 de Mic dl4zbi / kd7knw

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Tnx, 73!

@krzychup6052 4 года назад

The conclusion is that your antenna is weak! An ordinary dipole would be much better. Regards, Chris 3Z9N

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Well I started off knowing it was weak. But too weak for mountain topper? No not entirely was conclusion.

@pietrogazzera5733 4 года назад

I dont understand this kind of things. This is not ham radio. It's a supermarket review. Is there something homemade? At least a dipole or an end fed antenna with some kind of homemade transformer. Yeah, you can tune a railway line too but, for sure, it will not radiate properly.

@hamradiocq 4 года назад

Pietro, you need another channel. Please leave mine.

@pietrogazzera5733 4 года назад

@@hamradiocq never signed up! Bye