6 Meter Band Opening and QRP Contacts using a MFJ-9406

This is a video I shot during a little band opening on 6 meters on Wednesday July 8 2009. I was using a MFJ-9406 QRP SSB rig. These radios are simple and easy to use. The audio quality is great and they pack a punch. The antenna used was a 6 Meter horizontal loop at about 40 feet. This video features 2 contacts, 1) W0RIC in Colorado and 2) K4LF in Tennessee. Please visit www.PortableQRP.com for more details.

I will be featuring a 3 part shoot out between an Yaesu Ft-817ND and ICOM IC-703PLUS in the next few weeks. Please contact me with any requests and keep a look out for more interesting QRP stuff!

Thanks for looking.

73
Bob VE3UK

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Science & Technology

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• Amateur Radio
• Ham Radio
• QRP

[VictoreCelia]

super nice qrp rig... 73

[PortableQRP]

Thank you for the kind comments. FYI, I do have a second IDENTICAL MFJ-9406 that I am thinking of parting with. Let me know if you are interested. I will always keep one. I too have a IC-703Plus which I love as well. I am working on a series of 3 videos comparing the FT817 to the IC703.

Thanks and 73

Bob

[qrp4fun]

wow! Nice rig........strong signals!

[missangas]

That's really cool! thanks for this video CT2KFQ José Fonseca

[ce3wdd]

wow excelent audio, and very nice qrp rig

congratulations...

Fred

[punishedexistence]

That's a pretty cool little radio!! Nice contacts as well!

[mrfuzzles92]

this reminds me of Battlestar

[wa1ufo]

Very nice!!

[rockangel1967]

nice little machine

73

HB9 - CIM

[W6CSAhamradio]

Nice 6M qrp vid. I was just wondering why Canadians have more then one callsign?

Just something I was curious about.

73 de W6CSA/5

[guginotos]

very interesting radio

[BeeRich33]

Hi Bob. Nice new callsign. Just wondering if you have any grounding on your rig or antenna? VA3UY