Yaesu FT817 LDG Z11Pro LongWire QRPp I6IBE Ivo Pratola Peligna

After 2 hours of bush whacking our way up a steep slope through scrub oak and dangerous loose rock my goats and I reached the south summit. Exhausted we made our way to the north summit where I had stashed a battery but spent the next 45 minutes looking for it! Once found we put up a sloper for...

I recently visited Lyme Regis UK. Like all good hams I took along my wireless kit. I setup my FT-817 and MP-1 vertical antenna and worked some PSK-31 DX. I shot this with my Canon SD750 digital still camera using the video mode. It worked pretty good. Several times I had to empty the memory...

While hiking with Rooster and Peanut on Memorial Day we encounter thunder and lightning. Once the storm passes we safely make it onto the ridge and to make some fun contacts with my IC703 and Buddipole vertical antenna. A123 batteries were used to power the radio