Just got an 817, had a single ssb contact last night on 40m via my loft-mounted G5RV junior. Got a 5/5 to 5/7 which pleased me lots - the Italian I called was using a Kw, giving me 5/9+ so I think I got better bangs/buck than he did! I'd be interested - as in very - to see how you fare with this odd little loop from some portable vantage point. I love working portable, sometimes with multiple GRP masts and full size antennas since I can't do that at home. But right now I'm fascinated by what can be done with QRP kit and modest antennas.
bands have been pretty poor and I almost exclusively use data modes. using the whizz loop on top a local hill I was getting about 1500miles consistently. using my QRP rig, X1M and my G5SV jnr, like yourself, I managed 4000 miles to Albert using JT65 data mode. short window of 5mins got me through then it closed. as far as te whizz loop -yet to try it out- I made up a 2 meter or so wire from some coax; so 2 or 3 times bigger, and it tuned up no problem. need to get back to the big hill to see if it offers improvements.
Agreed, conditions have been pretty low - with unpredictable openings of late, like last night. I prefer voice comms myself. So use SSB for HF but FM for local stuff on 2m - like most others. Did well a week past Monday from the car only using a whip mag mounted using the 857d running from 5 to 50watts. 10 ssb contacts and 7 countries. For me that's a lot. For QRP I'll experiment with my mid sized mast of around 17ft with a dipole variant rigged an inverted V, for simplicity's sake. Might try a simple 2-band fan arrangement to flip between 20 and 17m. Plenty of room for trying variations. What's your big hill? My club will be working VHF field day tomorrow from East Lomond hill in Fife. It's around 370m I think. We'll be on 6m, 2m and 70cm. Probably using GM4GRC as the main callsign.
Traprain Law in East Lothian - it is only about 275m, but close-ish with a straight run to the Forth or east to the North Sea. South is a challenge because of the Lammermuir hills. I am still a MM6, and have been since December 2015 and i don't think i have ever used or heard anything on 2meters except the repeater call sign in Gala. I have been told that people use 2meters.... perhaps i will tune in and see if i can hear you. My town, Haddington, is in a dip and mostly sits just outside of all the local repeater coverage, south, west and north. Anyway - thanks for the comments.
Should be quite a bit of activity tomorrow through to Sunday, it's VHF/UHF national field day. Most of the clubs take part and you have one of the best on your doorstep (more or less) at Cockenzie/Port Seton Amateur radio club. Anyway good luck with your 2nd and 3rd stages for the full licence. I did the old RAE back in 1986. So if you get your 2m ssb ears on perhaps you'll hear more action than ever before! SSB signals will be flatside rather than vertical but if they're strong you'll get them anyway. Best 73 meantime, Ian MM0HRL
wgoodf Excellent results. Really what I was after.. Not worth trudging up the hill with THIS video to show.. Less QRN noise up the hill maybe? Thank you.
SA5LKC Swedish Hamradio Operator In the end, no. I settled upon mono band mobile verticals. better performance and workable for portable operation. see later video.
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Just got an 817, had a single ssb contact last night on 40m via my loft-mounted G5RV junior. Got a 5/5 to 5/7 which pleased me lots - the Italian I called was using a Kw, giving me 5/9+ so I think I got better bangs/buck than he did!
I'd be interested - as in very - to see how you fare with this odd little loop from some portable vantage point. I love working portable, sometimes with multiple GRP masts and full size antennas since I can't do that at home. But right now I'm fascinated by what can be done with QRP kit and modest antennas.
bands have been pretty poor and I almost exclusively use data modes. using the whizz loop on top a local hill I was getting about 1500miles consistently.
using my QRP rig, X1M and my G5SV jnr, like yourself, I managed 4000 miles to Albert using JT65 data mode. short window of 5mins got me through then it closed.
as far as te whizz loop -yet to try it out- I made up a 2 meter or so wire from some coax; so 2 or 3 times bigger, and it tuned up no problem. need to get back to the big hill to see if it offers improvements.
Agreed, conditions have been pretty low - with unpredictable openings of late, like last night. I prefer voice comms myself. So use SSB for HF but FM for local stuff on 2m - like most others. Did well a week past Monday from the car only using a whip mag mounted using the 857d running from 5 to 50watts. 10 ssb contacts and 7 countries. For me that's a lot.
For QRP I'll experiment with my mid sized mast of around 17ft with a dipole variant rigged an inverted V, for simplicity's sake. Might try a simple 2-band fan arrangement to flip between 20 and 17m. Plenty of room for trying variations.
What's your big hill? My club will be working VHF field day tomorrow from East Lomond hill in Fife. It's around 370m I think. We'll be on 6m, 2m and 70cm. Probably using GM4GRC as the main callsign.
Traprain Law in East Lothian - it is only about 275m, but close-ish with a straight run to the Forth or east to the North Sea. South is a challenge because of the Lammermuir hills.
I am still a MM6, and have been since December 2015 and i don't think i have ever used or heard anything on 2meters except the repeater call sign in Gala.
I have been told that people use 2meters.... perhaps i will tune in and see if i can hear you. My town, Haddington, is in a dip and mostly sits just outside of all the local repeater coverage, south, west and north.
Anyway - thanks for the comments.
Should be quite a bit of activity tomorrow through to Sunday, it's VHF/UHF national field day. Most of the clubs take part and you have one of the best on your doorstep (more or less) at Cockenzie/Port Seton Amateur radio club. Anyway good luck with your 2nd and 3rd stages for the full licence. I did the old RAE back in 1986.
So if you get your 2m ssb ears on perhaps you'll hear more action than ever before! SSB signals will be flatside rather than vertical but if they're strong you'll get them anyway. Best 73 meantime, Ian MM0HRL
M0RSF PSK reporter
Looks a good bit of kit
Matt BWilko In the end, only used it a few times HF. Once the weather improves, going to give it a go, 6m, QRP/p.
thats what interests me in this item going portable, be keen to know how you get on. 73s
Matt BWilko I did manage a few JT QSO out and about. 6m will be phone at under 3w. Roll on the Spring!
wgoodf
Excellent results. Really what I was after.. Not worth trudging up the hill with THIS video to show.. Less QRN noise up the hill maybe?
Thank you.
MauriatOttolink And had you asked an actual question the first time we would have got here much quicker.
Hi did u like the antenna? 73 de SA5LKC
SA5LKC Swedish Hamradio Operator In the end, no. I settled upon mono band mobile verticals. better performance and workable for portable operation. see later video.
wgoodf ok :) I try this antenna right now. but still love my Screwdriver and Buddipole.
@@wgoodf Handy video, do you have a ink for the other video you refer to? Thanks...