Nothing better than those weak signals coming in from Utah! I’m pretty sure I filmed both these QSOs on my side QRP from my backyard. Haha yeah it’s funny I’ve had QSL cards thanking me for getting them Utah. Even had a dude ask me to confirm him in LOTW as Utah was his last state needed. I didn’t know Utah was “rare” but I do now. We’ve definitely got some solid CW dudes here though! Thanks for the QSOs OM!! And nice job bringing a friend. I freaking love that. I love that he commented a few times “I really struggle to copy that speed!” That’s exactly how we all felt at one point. If he hasn’t yet, hunting POTA is really how I learned CW and then started activating around 17WPM. POTA hunting scripts make it easy on new ops! Great work spreading the CW gospel. 73 de KI7QCF
Looking forward to seeing the other side of those QSO's on your shorts feed 😂. According to Wikipedia, UT has twice the hams that KY does, but I sure had a hard time getting QSO's there until you started your mission there! Agreed...POTA is such a great way to get hooked...I mean started on CW!
Great activation, Jason! Question, what is the blue light on the left side of the 891's screen? Does that have to do with detecting zero beat? What is the associated feature? I'll have a look at the manual as soon as I can and see if I have missed it somehow. 73 es tnx for getting out there!
@@KYFriedHam Right on, I've got the TIA coil and a Chameleon 17' Whip, I just got the Sporty 40 from Wolf River too, haven't tried it. Thanks for the reply!
What speaker are you using there? I agree the internal speaker sucks on the 891. 😂 I have a jbl that Forrest uses some but if I remember correctly, I tried it at fd with aaj and it sucked on the k3.
Nothing better than those weak signals coming in from Utah! I’m pretty sure I filmed both these QSOs on my side QRP from my backyard.
Haha yeah it’s funny I’ve had QSL cards thanking me for getting them Utah. Even had a dude ask me to confirm him in LOTW as Utah was his last state needed. I didn’t know Utah was “rare” but I do now. We’ve definitely got some solid CW dudes here though!
Thanks for the QSOs OM!! And nice job bringing a friend. I freaking love that. I love that he commented a few times “I really struggle to copy that speed!” That’s exactly how we all felt at one point. If he hasn’t yet, hunting POTA is really how I learned CW and then started activating around 17WPM. POTA hunting scripts make it easy on new ops!
Great work spreading the CW gospel.
73 de KI7QCF
Looking forward to seeing the other side of those QSO's on your shorts feed 😂. According to Wikipedia, UT has twice the hams that KY does, but I sure had a hard time getting QSO's there until you started your mission there!
Agreed...POTA is such a great way to get hooked...I mean started on CW!
Great activation, Jason! Question, what is the blue light on the left side of the 891's screen? Does that have to do with detecting zero beat? What is the associated feature? I'll have a look at the manual as soon as I can and see if I have missed it somehow. 73 es tnx for getting out there!
Yep, that's exactly what it is. There's a feature in the main menu called "zin led" to enable it.
@@KYFriedHam thanks! I will try it out
So awesome to reconnect with an old friend! Looks like you had a great activation! What were you using for an antenna?
Yes it was! We were using a Wolf River Coil 17' stainless whip, my go to POTA antenna because it's so fast and easy to set up and switch bands.
@@KYFriedHam Right on, I've got the TIA coil and a Chameleon 17' Whip, I just got the Sporty 40 from Wolf River too, haven't tried it. Thanks for the reply!
What speaker are you using there? I agree the internal speaker sucks on the 891. 😂 I have a jbl that Forrest uses some but if I remember correctly, I tried it at fd with aaj and it sucked on the k3.
It's an Onn rugged Bluetooth speaker from Walmart.
@@KYFriedHam thanks man. Is it the medium or large ?
@@JayN4GO It's this one www.walmart.com/ip/onn-Small-Rugged-Speaker-with-Bluetooth-Wireless-Technology-Blue/883044562
great channel Jason! KQ4PTO 73
Thanks man! 73 de KO4TFE!