uSDR Transceiver Part 2: The POTA test from K-4635. Nov. 10, 2021
I purchased the cheapest HF transceiver I could find on Ebay and now it's time to test this little radio in a POTA environment. I slung the backpack on my shoulder and hiked into Pine Log State Forest k-4635 to see what this radio would do.
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Music credits:
The Beacon by Zachariah Hickman
Camera equipment:
GoPro Hero 8 Black (while adventuring or outdoors)
Canon Vixia HF R800 (in the studio)
Editing software:
Corel Videostudio Ultimate 2018
My favorite radio equipment for outdoor portable ops or RaDAR:
Radio: Icom IC-705
Tuner: Elecraft T1 tuner
Antennas: Chameleon F-Loop magnetic loop antenna (does not need a tuner)
End fed antenna with 9:1 unun (needs tuner)
Sotabeams Bandhopper 20/30/40 linked dipole
Digital software: FLDigi and WSJT-x