Dylan Beaudette KE6UOP

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Soil Scientist at USDA-NRCS
Heck of a time tuning the elecraft AX2 (with 40m coil and counterpoise) on the cw portion of 40m. The stock configuration tunes up easily on 20m. I wonder what I’m missing?
QRP experiments. FT818, ZM-2, AX1 antenna, 20 meters.

Dang it! Wrecked another perfectly good mobile antenna mount / coax assembly. Any tips on cleanly routing coax into a 2019 4Runner?

Routing through the top hinge of the hatchback works but is prone to severe damage.

Sierra Nevada Foothills meet the San Joaquin Valley, CA. Soil colors at 25cm reflect an ancient subduction zone, accretion of island arcs, uplift of the Sierra Nevada, glacial cycles, meander of Quaternary river systems, and finally land use / dam construction in the last century.
summer rain in Sonora, CA
Recent findings.