Morning Morse Code - 2/19/24

The 705 and ATAS. Interesting combo. How do I tune it, you may ask? I tuned it with my FT-891, unplugged my 891 and plugged it into my 705! How about that. Hah. In all seriousness, I had planned to use my 891 but then decided I felt like using the 705 so just hooked it up and went with it. Made for a nice slow paced QRP CW Parks on the Air (POTA) activation at Tuskegee National Forest (K-4451).

Since there aren’t too many contacts in this video, I also added the callsigns on screen as they come in. I wish I could do that more often but on some of the long videos, it’s just too time consuming to do during editing.

Thank you for watching and joining me on this activation! 73!

Gear Used on this Activation:

Radio - Icom IC-705

Radio Cage - Windcamp ARK-705

Antenna – Yaesu ATAS-120A

Antenna Mount - Diamond K400S

CW Paddles - Bamatech BaMaKeY TP-III

LL Bean Tote - Zip Hunter’s Tote (Large, Olive Drab)

Radio Bag - Camera Lens Case

Zipper Pouch for Accessories

Field Notes Graph Paper Notepads

My Favorite Logging Pens

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Chapters:
Intro - 00:00
On the Air - 03:55
Contacts Start - 11:40
Final Thoughts & QSO Map - 33:30

[KFR_Radio]

Totally agree with using qrp to your advantage sometimes :) This last weekend I ran the Arrl Dx CW contest qrp and had a blast! I worked over 200 counties. Thank for sharing. Really enjoy your videos OM. 73 es cul.

[toddhowell]

I've only ever activated on CW using QRP. It can get a little slow, but I don't know how I'd handle some of the big pileups I've heard while hunting. I average about 30 contacts/hr, which gives plenty of time to look at nature and stuff. Someday I'll try more power for the experience.

[Swamp-Fox]

I am a big fan of QRP. It obviously works! Enjoyed the coffee did not bother me in the slightest LOL!

[mmlanger]

Fun to hear it from the other side. Thanks for the interesting videos, Aaron. -Mike, N0ANE

[nbsbri]

I saw you spotted this morning, but I was knee deep in an activation myself. I'll catch you next time. --n1bs

[hgjobe]

It is your video, enjoy your caffeine all you want. I enjoy my thermos of coffee.

[tomwright]

Have a Drink Aaron! Have your coffee., No worries drinking at the same time as POTA Activation! However, I would start with something stronger! I suggest a Jack Daniels for breakfast, Champions!,

[Tokyo.JLAJE]

Just passed my test over here. Yet to get a call sign (bureaucracy) but I’m jotting down on paper as you send.

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POTA!!! yay
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I’m already having fun so you got a new sub.

I think listening to YouTube videos on 2x playback speed a lot recently has helped somewhat. No joke.