(tr)uSDX CW POTA in Village Creek State Park - K-3060

This is the video of the CW POTA activation in Village Creek State Park, K-3060, located a couple of hours east of Houston on the edge of the Big Thicket National Preserve.
Equipment used:
- DL2MAN & PE1NNZ's (tr)uSDX transceiver a.co/d/0FCueAf
- EFHW antenna built from locally sourced parts at our Ham radio club
- 6-pack of 18650 Lithium ion batteries (6 x - Ultralast LION 1865-26)
- CW key designed by K6ARK & built by a local Ham (contact me at my QRZ email if interested)
- Aiworth 72 GB Digital Voice recorder a.co/d/iKg9ml3
- Sony ZX Series Wired headphones a.co/d/h970dfU
- Maxpedition Gear Beefy pack a.co/d/6cnbXYM
This park activation took place in the early afternoon with temperatures in the lower 70s.
00:00 - Intro
01:49 - QRP setup
03:51 - CW operations
35:15 - Wrap up

[@newsjunkie3000]

Great video. I really enjoyed it. You are giving me courage to activate!

[@quantumradio]

Thank you for the comment. Yes, you can do it! Best of luck & 73!

[@ON6KE]

You need working on immediate and accurate decoding, the reason why you're so nervous. The other stations are not keying anywhere near fast.
Keep at it.
ON6KE

[@quantumradio]

Thank you for the comment. I don't think it was nerves as much as other stations causing QRM and the station I was trying to copy suffering from QSB. Of course I intend to continue practicing CW. 73.

[@babass521]

Bonjour, Je souhaiterais savoir le lien de votre support batterie 18650 ?? ça m'interesse 73's

[@quantumradio]

Merci boucoup pour votre commentaire. The link for the 18650 battery holder is the following: a.co/d/55I1zxc

[@babass521]

@@quantumradio merci de votre réponse rapide ... Vous les avez en série les 2 blocs pour obtenir une tension d'environ 9V ?? 73's

[@quantumradio]

@@babass521 Of course, bien sur. Il y a 3 batteries en série et 2 banques en parallèle. 3 x 3,7 V = 11,1 VDC per bloc. 2 blocs en parallèle donnent 11.1VDC. By having the 2 banks in parallel, this configuration allows for a higher current draw. However, I have found that my (tr)uSDX draws so little current that I am now experimenting with a single bank of 3 batteries: 3 x 3.7V = 11.1VDC. No parallel bank. Less weight & smaller size. Best of luck & 73!