QRP CW using SW-3B

CW at 18 WPM using SW-3B QRP transceiver, four 3.2V lithium batteries, ZM-2 manual tuner and G5RV antenna supported on 9m telescopic mast. Audio recorded using Sony ICD-UX570 digital recorded.
Summits on the air (SOTA) activation of Mt Elliot (VK2/HU-093) located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. Activation on Saturday 11 March 2023. Operating on 40 m (7.032 MHz), 30 m (10.115 MHz) and 20 m (14.065 MHz).
Chapters:
0:00 - Set up of antenna
2:00 - Set up of radio
3:11 - CW on 40 m
11:25 - CW on 30 m
20:18 - CW on 20 m
Music: Photo Album (www.bensound.com)

[@kao354]

Thank you, James, for another great video! Very clean sending! PSE, continue making these videos!

[@vk2ter]

thank you kao, glad you enjoyed the video, 73

[@QRPbyAdventure-VK4MFX]

Great video James. Great to see your antenna setup also. Looking forward to the next.... Mark

[@vk2ter]

Thanks Mark for watching and for the feedback. Hopefully we can make a QCX-mini to QCX-mini contact sometime soon, 73

[@jozefbezan2501]

Danke für das tolle Video.73 von Jozef,S56CJG QTH Wien.Austria.😊😊😊

[@vk2ter]

Danke Jozef, freut mich, dass dir das Video gefallen hat, 73

[@KirilMiloshev]

Very nice video. I am new to CW and enjoy your videos a lot :)

[@vk2ter]

Thank you Kiril, I am glad you enjoy the videos. Hope that they help with your CW practice, 73

[@KirilMiloshev]

@@vk2ter Thank you! Maybe we will meet on air :) 73 de LZ3OM

[@vk2ter]

@@KirilMiloshev yes hope to catch you on the bands one day, 73

[@mikemiles3068]

Good vide, I like using your videos for code practice, Thanks 73 KV5P

[@alannorthdevonuk763]

Mike, Same here. Invaluable for getting away from the perfect tone and spacing of my app to real-life QSO's. I'm 15 weeks into learning CW and just started to be able to copy at about 16 wpm.

[@vk2ter]

Glad the videos help with your CW practice Mike, thank you for the feedback it is appreciated, 73

[@vk2ter]

@@alannorthdevonuk763 that is great progress Alan after 15 weeks, keep up the good work, 73

[@JF1GZH]

Nice video!
FB QRP CW Style!
I want to do this op style.
Thank you.😊

[@vk2ter]

Thank you for the feedback. I like this set up with the QRP transceiver and manual tuner, it is great fun when operating portable, 73

[@ShoesOnTheTrail]

Thanks for sharing. Great video! 72/3 de N4AAJ

[@vk2ter]

Thanks for watching and your feedback, 73

[@o2bnov0307]

Hi James. I enjoyed another of your activations. Watching your antenna setup was helpful. I’ve used a drive-on mount and a spike for the mast, but hadn’t considered lashing it to a picnic table. Do you recognize all of those operators, or do you have a callsign database? TNX es 73 de David AE4LH.

[@vk2ter]

Thank you David, the picnic table provides a great support for the telescopic mast. Several of the callers are regulars so I know them by name. But I am also using an electronic log on my phone (off camera) which provides the names for new callers or those I do not recognise, 73

[@JonathanAdami]

New to CW here, actually not entirely done learning the whole thing. But I must admit I'm a little confused as to the usage of K, SK, BK, are these all the same?

[@vk2ter]

The break “K” is used when any station can reply, so it is usually sent at the end of a CQ call / call to any station. The break “BK” is used when you are in a QSO and only the other station in the QSO should reply. The break “SK” means “end of transmission” and it is used in the last over when signing off. Some operators may use the breaks differently or not at all. Hope this helps, 73

[@JonathanAdami]

@@vk2ter this does help a great deal, I'll keep that in mind! Cheers

[@shaneramos1428]

What is the set of paddles?

[@vk2ter]

The key is the BaMaKey TP-II from BaMaTech. I also have the TP-III which is a smaller version of this key, 73

[@donalfinn4205]

You forgot to add, setting up the station in the video description.👎

[@vk2ter]

Thanks for the feedback, 73