Today I decided to play around a bit… In anticipation of the family Sunday Night BBQ I installed my HyGain 18AVT in the back yard and tied it into the radial system for the Inverted L.
I then hooked up my Yaesu FT 817 along with a small SLA pack. I set the tap on the antenna for 20m and spun the dial.
When I found 14.140 I heard Grant VA4GD as the central controller for the Trans Canada Net.
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Which is not too bad for 5w and a small vertical thats ground mounted…
73bob
Tags: amateur radio, HyGain HF Antenna, QRP at home, QRP Communications, Yaesu FT 817
