Well I was just on 40 meter here in Nashville TN.
I was sitting next to the pool with a MFJ portable antenna and my Yaesu FT-817ND. I made a 25 foot counterpoise and just set it on the ground.
I made several contacts including some friends up near Chicago.
Here is the antenna
MFJ-1899T
The radio was running off the internal battery and was showing 10.6 volts on the radio display.
I was putting out 4 watts 8)
I will be setting up my ICOM IC-7000 and Tarheel antenna on a tripod tommorow when I get to Gatlinburg and will let everyone know what frequency I am on and we can try to make some contacts.
I was sitting next to the pool with a MFJ portable antenna and my Yaesu FT-817ND. I made a 25 foot counterpoise and just set it on the ground.
I made several contacts including some friends up near Chicago.
Here is the antenna
MFJ-1899T
The radio was running off the internal battery and was showing 10.6 volts on the radio display.
I was putting out 4 watts 8)
I will be setting up my ICOM IC-7000 and Tarheel antenna on a tripod tommorow when I get to Gatlinburg and will let everyone know what frequency I am on and we can try to make some contacts.