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RE: portable HF station, you might be intrigued by the portable rig I've put together over the past couple years[0]. It seems almost "obvious" after getting it
by amatecha 2y ago
RE: portable HF station, you might be intrigued by the portable rig I've put together over the past couple years[0]. It seems almost "obvious" after getting it all together, but it took a lot of reading and planning (and trying out setups) to settle on this configuration. So cool to have a singular self-contained "pouch" I can just pick up and take wherever - with a many-hour-capable battery to keep it running.
[0] https://matecha.net/posts/yaesu-ft857d-off-grid-portable-kit/ https://matecha.net/posts/yaesu-ft857d-off-grid-portable-kit...
- bityard 2y agoI checked it out, very cool and a nice design! Looks like am amazing POTA/SOTA setup. I'm aiming for a bigger battery and solar panel so mine would be less manpack portable and more car-trunk portable.
- amatecha 2y agohahah for sure, I definitely went on the conservative side with a lighter battery so it could nicely be part of the pouch. The upside is because it's kinda "modular" (thanks to Anderson Powerpole) I could attach a much larger battery, and its life is easily extended with the panel I have and charge controller. I haven't actually gone out in the field yet with the solar panel, only used at home, but still! I was definitely keeping its "vehicle-deployability" in mind while putting it together.