{"id":14,"date":"2011-08-21T10:24:14","date_gmt":"2011-08-21T16:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2022-05-20T12:48:05","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T18:48:05","slug":"my-radio-equipment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/my-radio-equipment\/","title":{"rendered":"My Radio Equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My requirements are simple&#8230; small, capable (all bands\/all modes if possible) and lightweight with a large <em>fun-factor<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Radios:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"FT-817 Product Page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yaesu.com\/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&amp;ProdCatID=102&amp;encProdID=06014CD0AFA0702B25B12AB4DC9C0D27&amp;DivisionID=65&amp;isArchived=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yaesu FT-817ND<\/a> (with 300 Hz Collins Mechanical CW Filter)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yaesu.com\/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&amp;ProdCatID=102&amp;encProdID=8CBB7C4BDBAF40129AD4253A4987523C&amp;DivisionID=65&amp;isArchived=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yaesu FT-857D<\/a> (with all the standard parts)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/yaesu.com\/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&amp;ProdCatID=111&amp;encProdID=8D3254BFC69FB172D78647DC56EFB0E9&amp;DivisionID=65&amp;isArchived=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yaesu VX-7R<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smileyantenna.com\/product-p\/14686.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smiley 1\/2 wave antenna<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/yaesu.com\/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&amp;ProdCatID=111&amp;encProdID=9D0EA3E2FB5ED55942E531288EF4C787&amp;DivisionID=65&amp;isArchived=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yaesu VX-8GR <\/a>with <a title=\"MFJ Website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mfjenterprises.com\/Product.php?productid=MFJ-1717S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MFJ-1717S<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mountain Topper (17\/20\/30m) by\u00a0<em>Steve Weber\/KD1JV <\/em>with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.morseexpress.com\/palm\/ppaddles.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palm Pico Paddle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lab599.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lab599 Discovery TX-500<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Antennas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>VHF: Homebrew and lightweight <a title=\"Yagi-Uda the III.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/equipment\/yagiuda-iii\/\">4-element Yagi-Uda<\/a>\u00a0 \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smileyantenna.com\/product-p\/14686.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smiley 1\/2 wave antenna<\/a> \/ <a title=\"MFJ Website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mfjenterprises.com\/Product.php?productid=MFJ-1717S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MFJ-1717S<\/a> \/ Homebrew half-wave J-Pole<\/li>\n<li>HF: Multiband <a title=\"Buddipole Website\" href=\"http:\/\/buddipole.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buddipole <\/a>(highly portable VHF\/HF dipole antenna system)<\/li>\n<li>HF: Homebrew multiband (10m-40m) linked EFHW with 64:1 transformer [FT82-43] supported by a 19ft carbon fiber mast<\/li>\n<li>HF: 40m &amp; 20m: Homebrew <a title=\"On 40m at last\u2026 (Part I)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/equipment\/40m-2\/\">RG174 based double Bazooka <\/a>supported by a <a title=\"DX wire Website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dx-wire.de\/fiberglasm.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">30ft fiberglass mast<\/a><\/li>\n<li>HF: 12m\/15m\/17m\/20m: Homebrew J-Pole supported by a <a title=\"DX wire Website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dx-wire.de\/fiberglasm.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">30ft fiberglass mast<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Power:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Internal FNB-85 Ni-MH Battery Pack (1400 mAh @ 9.6V) [FT-817]<\/li>\n<li>External <a title=\"Energizer XP8000 product page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.energizerpowerpacks.com\/us\/products\/xp8000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ENERGIZER<\/a> XP8000<\/li>\n<li>Foldable Solarpanel <a title=\"Powerfilm product page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.powerfilmsolar.com\/foldable-solar-chargers\/f15-600.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Powerfilm <\/a>F15-600 (0.6A@15.4V)<\/li>\n<li>LiFePo4 4S config (4200 mAh @13.2V)<\/li>\n<li>LiFePo4 3S config (2300 mAh @ 9.9V)<\/li>\n<li>LiPo 4S config (2300 mAh @ 16.8V)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Video (answers to inquiries I received):<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"My solar setup for Yaesu FT-817ND\" width=\"940\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IsvPOyn0LeQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you would like to leave questions or comments, please do so through <a title=\"Leave your comments on Youtube\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IsvPOyn0LeQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Youtube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<HR>\n<p style=\"font-size:10px\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/dd\/Achtung.svg\/877px-Achtung.svg.png\" alt=\"ATTENTION\" style=\"float:left\" height=\"41\" width=\"41\"> \n\n!! WARNING !! There are <b>old<\/b> mountaineers, and \n<b>bold<\/b> mountaineers... there are no old-bold mountaineers. \nHiking and mountain climbing are potentially hazardous activities particularly in Colorado with its extreme elevations. I am not accepting responsibility for any death or injury resulting from activations based on my trip reports. Proper training, experience, and personal capability assessment is required - enjoy!\n<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My requirements are simple&#8230; small, capable (all bands\/all modes if possible) and lightweight with a large fun-factor. Radios: Yaesu FT-817ND (with 300 Hz Collins Mechanical CW Filter) Yaesu FT-857D (with all the standard parts) Yaesu VX-7R with Smiley 1\/2 wave &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/my-radio-equipment\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7791,"href":"https:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/7791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}