Many thanks to Todd (KK7ISX) who shares the following article about his portable field radio kit which will be featured on our Field Kit Gallery page. If you would like to share your field kit with the QRPer community, read this post.

KK7ISX’s Xiegu X6100 Field Kit

Hey Thomas, I love perusing the Field Radio Kit Gallery section of your website. It’s helped me dial in my SOTA kit while I’ve been injured this fall so I’d like to pay it forward.

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This is my current set up for my Xiegu X6100:

Equipment list:

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• • Xiegu X6100 (note: using this link to purchase will include a $15 discount for you and a commission to QRPer.com)
  • GoPro Molded Case
  • 1 ft Powerpole to 2.5×5.5 mm barrel jack cable – Homemade
  • Bioenno 3Ah LiFePO Battery
  • Manfrotto Tripod
  • N6ARA Tinypaddle Jack
  • Aux Cable
  • Elecraft AX1 Antenna and counterpoise (Counterpoise modified with a 2 mm banana plug an inch from the U-Type wire connector in order to be compatible with the ground connector on a Packtenna 20/40 EFWH)
  • Elecraft AX1 40m Antenna Extender
  • Elecraft AX1 tripod adapter (with a female 2 mm banana plug soldered to it)
  • Black Diamond Whippet 1/4×20 adapter
  • Long silicone tie
  • 10 ft Coax
  • Maxpedition EDC Pocket Organizer