It's been sometime since I last blog, just home after a great vacation, I found sometime this afternoon to turn on the radio. With field day around the corner I want to make sure that everything is still functional.
Late this afternoon, I connected my FT-817 to my MP-1 vertical antenna. Over the course of roughly 1.5 hours, I made 4 contacts Germany (DF1KBN), Brazil (ZY0F), Italy (IZ1OQT) and Puerto Rico (KP4DXC). Both the Laptop and FT-817 ran on battery power for ~ 1.5 hours. The 817 was pushing 2.5W to the MP-1 with 25' of coax connecting the radio to the antenna.
The MP-1 Super Antenna has a MFJ 10' Telescoping whip attached to it, in lieu of the 4' whip that comes standard with the antenna. I highly recommend purchasing a longer whip, it will make a world of difference in your SWR.
73s,
--Chris
I shot the following videos with my Flip while operating:
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