Ethan J. A. SchoonoverAug 22, 2023
My son and I made a quick run to the Puget Sound seaside to take advantage of the 20 meter band this morning. Sitting here in Seattle we made a contact in the Czech Republic using less power than you'd use to light a lightbulb. #hamradio #amateurradio #ft8
Show threadApple Annie Aug 22, 2023
@ethanschoonover so you could have used a potato to power this, curious how long you could power it off a potato (or a bag of potatoes)
Show threadEthan J. A. SchoonoverAug 22, 2023
@anniegreens normal ham radios require 13.8v nominal so I think we'd need the whole bag of potatoes! I was running this on 5 watts.
Show threadMark Ingalls 
@anniegreens @ethanschoonover Can we see the battery setup? I’m incredibly novice with this sort of stuff.
Aug 22, 2023 at 11:39pmWeb
Show threadEthan J. A. SchoonoverAug 23, 2023
@ingalls @anniegreens I use these bioenno LiFeP04 batteries (I have a huge one in addition to these little guys). 54 watt hours and 36 watt hours in this shot.