I am considering going on a trip and taking my Argosy with me. Does anyone have any tips or suggestions regarding either a reasonable size battery to take? Or any other power sources? Has anyone powe
John, As far as power, you have to consider the output of the radio. If you're going to only operate at 5W, then you could use a smaller SLA (sealed lead acid) battery, like the kind they use in secu
Steve, Thanks for the info. I had suspected that the lighter plugs were not up to the demand of powering the Argosy. Can I assume that the real power input to the Argosy is 50 W on high and 5 watts o
Steve, you are way off on your assumptions. Normally the TX current drain is not the biggest problem. Continuous current drain is the problem. I would say you will be on receive 90% of the time. When
Rick, Thanks for your comments and estimates. It always helps if estimates are based on reality. I was thinking of trying SSB but was really unsure of how I would get out on sideband. The group I do
Thanks for your input John. You obviously have more experience than me. I was assuming a lot of CQ'ing and QSO's which would be a different story. Sent from my iPad __________________________________
John: Make a reel-out dipole with a couple of those camper's clothesline reels or carpenter's chalk line reels. Just remove the string and replace it with wire. Another good antenna is an end-fed hal
John, The lynchpin to having a good signal when operating low power portable, is a good antenna. Some people take a great rig, run it at reduced power on a crappy antenna (i.e., mobil whip mounted to
Hi John, Could you provide more specifics for antenna and L tuner? I'd like to do the same on 40m with my Argosy. I love the idea of using a carpenters chalk line reel. It even has a crank up handle!
Steve, As much as I would like to be the source of those ideas. Bob, WB2VUF, was the one that made the suggestion of using chalk line or clothes line reels as storage devices, as well as information
My favorite plan for a portable field antenna is... Push up sections of fiberglass mast. At the top, you have a feed point for two opposing dipoles - each element of which is set 90 degrees from the
Yes, that's also a very good antenna, James. Just be sure you keep it real lightweight, or your fiberglass pole will bend too much. It's no problem to build lightweight dipoles, but DO NOT USE the 60
Gang, I like to take a rig with me camping. While the wife is zonkered out in the tent, I'll be on 40 meters trying for a contact or two. I've used a Scout before and it works fine for me. I have an
Another idea for a mast is the telescoping painter's poles, available in various lengths in any hardware or home improvement store. I bet if you bonded the telescoping sections together with braid an
Bob: Just wanted to say that you helped *me* a lot with your posting, even if no else picked up on it, and I really appreciate it. I've been *only* QRP and CW since being licensed in 1960, but what y
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John, My current plan is to build a vertical that can collapse into short sections. It is a design by Phil Salas - AD5X and uses a 10 ft telescoping whip at the top and covers 60-10 meters, without a
John, The link didn't work for me, so I googled it and found another page. Dunno if it is the same, but I think it is. http://ad5yu.wordpress.com/2007/01/07/ad5x-portable-vertical-antenna/ My comment
Rick - yes, that should be the same antenna... there is a link to the article previously referenced in this thread a bit farther down the page you cite. == K8JHR == __________________________________
I think I agree with Rick on this point. You could make a simple vertical on one of those really light weight and very flexible Spiderbeam type fiberglass poles, supported by a simple base at the foo