[Elecraft] Camping radio ops: then and now

[Dave KW4M]

Not counting Field Day outings with the local club, my first camping radio
excursions were with a Heathkit HW-104 powered from a gel-cell battery about
the same size as a car battery.  Needless to say, I didn't set up camp too
far away from the car!  But it was rather nice to have a battery-powered
all-solid-state rig without needing a step-up switching supply for a tube
radio.

A few years later I homebrewed a transceiver with camping as a primary goal,
see  here. <http://www.genebitsystems.com/david/Homebrew20mQrp/index.htm>   
This was a major step forward in convenience with a high fun factor.

Now I usually just carry along the KX2 in a small pack.  The antenna varies,
but most often I use a 20 meter inverted V suspended from a cord tossed up
into a tree.

73,
Dave






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