QRP HF SSB QSO with KB0USA - VT to KS

Nice armchair copy of Steve, KB0USA while running 5 watts into 20 meter dipole near Bennington, VT. Rig is a Yaesu FT-817ND, battery is a 9 AH SLA (heavy sucker), feedline is generic RG-8X, antenna wire is THNN 14 GA Copper Stranded. Note the Passband notch function to help eliminate tuning heterodynes. The FT-817 is a very capable rig, only mod is the W4RT "OBP" Speech Compressor.

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Science & Technology

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• Yaesu FT-817ND
• ft817
• QRP Portable
• QRP HF
• ham radio
• mountaqintopping
• hilltopping

[SDagia]

Do you have the aftermarket speech processor installed or is that "stock"?

[KA1YBS]

@SDagia

Not for this contact, but I have since modified the mic with the W4RT OBP and I haven't had the chance to compare with an RX station yet. It seems to work as I've tried pileups with and without, and with, seems to work better.

[kg4wrm]

Great contact!  Thanks for sharing. I will be sharing this video with students in my Technician class.

73,

Sam

kg4wrm

[KA1YBS]

No problem Sam, show as many as you want! Good luck to the new students!

73

[41HN3800]

@SDagia I am alos

[SDagia]

@KA1YBS OK, Thanks. I've been contemplating one over the 703+ for camping

[TangoTracker223]

Nice view and awesome location for playing radio!

[yigalrechtman]

QSO from VT are just the best. I think central VT has probably the least QRM.

[smaqdat]

good qso!