Steve (MW0SAW) and I were recently exchanging emails and he has kindly allowed me to share a few photos and details of the QRP field kit he has taken on holiday:
I’m currently in Switzerland (ski holiday)–I did bring the Venus SW-3B. I was very surprised to get 2 USA stations last weekend with 4-5 watts in the ARRL CW contest.
Only a couple of Europeans today. But it’s all fun and I did have a lovely morning ski so can’t complain lol.
My gear:
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- Antenna: K6ARK BNC EFHW 20m band (affiliate)
- Antenna support: SOTABEAMS Carbon 6
- Battery: Power Talentcell 3000mah pack (affiliate)
- Key:Radio Adventure Gear /paddle
- Pack: Maxpedition Fatty Pouch (affiliate)
Steve
HB9/MW0SAW
Wow, Steve! I would love to be in Switzerland right about now. I’ve got a bucket list item to journey there someday (in summer months) and activate at least 10 summits. Having lived in Grenoble, the Alps always feel a bit like home.
I love how compact your setup is and obviously the K6ARK EFHW is doing the trick if you’re making contacts State side with QRP and during a contest competing with the big guns!
Hmmm…I’m now thinking I might grab a second Maxpedition Fatty Pouch. I just checked and Maxpedition still has the “buy one, get one free” deal on their website. The link above goes to Amazon (hence the affiliate link which my site auto-converts) because pricing is typically best there, but I believe you get an even better deal at present going directly to the source; especially if one could use two pouches!
Thanks again, Steve, for sharing your field kit photos and notes!