Check out my YouTube channel @MikeN2MAK for my fun and adventures with #POTA, #SOTA and more. I'm also on the Board of Directors for the Rochester (NY) Amateur Radio Association (RARA), one of the largest ARRL clubs in the US with 500+ members.
Getting an antenna to tune is one thing, but being able to make contacts on 10 different bands is another thing. 🚨Spoiler Alert🚨 I’m very impressed with the N9SAB 80-6m OCFD. #POTA https://youtu.be/lm7KCk7XlQk
N9SAB 80-6m OCFD: What bands can you get on the antenna without an external tuner?
Is this antenna too short for 40m? Will it even work with the ICOM 7300 internal tuner? What's 6m FT8 like in an aurora? I decided to mess around and find out during a late shift #POTA activation. https://youtu.be/AVy14qk9IU8
What do you think of the 1.25m band? Last night, I had a 13-mile FM simplex QSO on 223.500MHz. I was testing out a new-to-me monoband HT. I like to use 1.25m for POTA & SOTA during the VHF contests when there’s activity. I wish it were more active and there were more options for radios though.
Mess around and find out! Experimenting is an important part of ham radio. Here's how it performed and what I uncovered the second time I took K4OGO Coastal 20 Antenna out for a #POTA activation. https://youtu.be/62BsswRxLXA
40 meters, sure. But 60m and 80m too? With just 10w, the Linked Rybakov antenna was great for a Late Shift #POTA activation. https://youtu.be/1aJT0bY5suQ
6 bands and 5 antennas! Am I crazy for doing this? Here's how I got a jump start on Winter Field Day. I did a SOTA & POTA activation during the VHF contest to test some new equipment and try different bands. https://youtu.be/akpm320_xNM
I did a #POTA activation today to test some new gear, including the mAT-705 Plus antenna tuner for the ICOM IC-705. I made a brief YouTube video of the fun. It's one of the first "real" YouTube videos I've made. https://youtu.be/MrLET82E5DQ
POTA activation to test the mAT-705 Plus antenna tuner and some new gear
