Not seeing a forum dedicated to QRP I figured to drop this post in here.
I finally got the uBitx v5 basic radio put together and put up a 1/4wave GP for 20m together. The antenna is a 20' telescoping fiberglass crappie pole. I ran a wire cut for the band and two opposing radials above the ground 3' up at the antenna and 1' off the ground at the ends.
I dialed around 20m until I heard Lee, K7IOC, from Camano Island, WA. I managed to get a call in and he came back to me in Rogers, AR, 1633 miles. He was 59, he reported me 55.
Happy with my first QRP radio contact
I dialed around 20m until I heard Lee, K7IOC, from Camano Island, WA. I managed to get a call in and he came back to me in Rogers, AR, 1633 miles. He was 59, he reported me 55.
Happy with my first QRP radio contact