Experiences in portable station setups
On this page we want to share our experience with RTX, antennas and everything is for activations in portable.
From the top of a mountain in QRP SOTA to holiday style activities in the Maldives.
Everything outside the comfortable area of the house interests us!
Share the configuration and your experience!
Claudio HB9OAU/p and also for HB9WCA/p
RTX
Power supply
Power
Antennas
Log Software:
YAESU FT-991A
Car Battery 12 V
Max 100W
Homemade multi-band dipole
HyEndFed 10>80 m. https://www.hyendcompany.nl/
I-Pro Traveler https://www.proantennas.co.uk/i-pro-traveller
QARTest
Comments:
Depending on the space available and the terrain, I use different antennas.
HB9FBG/p and also for HB9WCA/p
HB9FBG QRP
RTX
Power supply
Power
Antenna
Software logging
Support pole
Yaesu FT 991A
Battery 12V car battery
Max 90W
Linked Dipole
QARTest
9m
RTX
Power supply
Power
Antennas
Software logging
Support pole
Xiegu x6100 and QRP kits
Internal battery
Max 10W
Linked Dipole/SOTA end fed antenna/PAC-12
VLS Logger or on paper
9m
Linked Dipole
To make it lighter and more foldable, the joints are joined only with a small rope. The cable is for audio systems.
Personally I don’t use balun but only a very light center.
Comments:
Linked Dipole has been used for many years in both QRO and QRP. It has the advantage of being light and, if you dedicate a little patience in the realization phase, practically without ROS. The sockets make the monoband dipole. Reducing the pole is essential to change the band. Defect, to install this antenna, are the need of the pole and space to place the dipole.
The other antennas used in QRP I do not find them so performing but have the advantage of being space-saving.