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title: "My gear for portable operations"
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type: post
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author: micha
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date: 2022-11-10T14:00:00+02:00
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tags:
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- Ham Radio
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- POTA
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url: /portable-gear/
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The following is a picture of everything I am taking with me to portable operations:
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![image](/img/portable-setup-1.jpg)
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The gear consists of the following:
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* Yaesu FT-817 with the following modifications
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* 3D printed Power Pole connector
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* [3D printed VFO knob](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4979168)
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* [3D printed side rails](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4118033)
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* [3D printed protection cover](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5386088)
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* Inrad 2000 Hz 455 kHz SSB 8-pole Collins filter
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* TCXO
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* DIY 6600mAh 4s LiPo battery
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* power cable
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* modified mic with built in voice keyer (BX-184)
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* self made 1/4 wave vertical antenna for 20m wrapped around a [3D printed winder](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4315995) and a [3D printed mast tip](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4881364)
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* 7m Spiderbeam mini mast
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* tension belt
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* ear phones
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* pen and logbook
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* coax cable
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A picture of everything packed and ready to go (banana for scale):
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![image](/img/portable-setup-2.jpg)
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Close-up of the FT-817:
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![image](/img/ft817.jpg)
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Detailed pictures of the antenna and the winder:
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![image](/img/portable-ant-1.jpg)
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![image](/img/portable-ant-2.jpg)
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![image](/img/portable-ant-3.jpg)
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This image shows how the antenna is attached to the mast:
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![image](/img/portable-ant-4.jpg)
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title: "POTA activation of DA-0034 on the Feldberg"
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type: post
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author: micha
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date: 2022-11-10T06:00:00+02:00
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tags:
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- Ham Radio
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- POTA
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url: /pota-feldberg/
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Yesterday I was able to succesfully activate [POTA](https://parksontheair.com) park ["Taunus Nature Park"](https://pota.app/#/park/DA-0034) on the [Feldberg near Frankfurt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gro%C3%9Fer_Feldberg).
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![image](/img/da-0034-3.jpg)
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The following was my gear during the portable operation:
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* Yaesu FT-817
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* DIY 6600mAh 4s LiPo battery
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* modified mic with built in voice keyer (BX-184)
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* self made 1/4 wave vertical antenna for 20m
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* 7m Spiderbeam mini mast
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Due to the weather conditions, I only operated for one hour in total but I've made 22 SSB contacts on 20m from which four were DX and one was a park 2 park to Iceland. All this with just 5W - which was amazing!
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This was my QTH this day:
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![image](/img/da-0034-1.jpg)
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![image](/img/da-0034-2.jpg)
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The following map shows the stations I was able to work:
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