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CW is a lot of fun. The vast majority of my POTA contacts are CW. It's also easier to reach across the pond with CW. I look forward to working you.

The radio (HF) that I recommend for new hams is the IC-7300. it's a great radio, with great features and a reasonable price. Performance wise, it's the most bang for the buck. The Yaesu equivalent would probably be the FTDX10 which is also a nice radio, but a bit pricier. I have a friend who has bot...

I use several different antennas while activating. Some of my favorites are Sparkplug (49:1). 29.5' random wire with a 17' counterpoise (fed directly into a tuner), 40 meter OCF dipole, an 80 meter dipole, an 80 meter doublet, and my Buddipole-Chameleon Frankentenna https://youtu.be/0AlifLvOH[url]ht...

Two of my favorite antennas are the Sparkplug End fed and 29.5' random wire antenna with counterpoise. I use a B&M 20' Black Widow fishing pole for both of them https://tinyurl.com/393sby22 . I also made a stake for the pole to make it self supporting. The pole and stake weigh 1.5 lbs. You can s...

Hello Joshua, I have the IC-705, X6100, G90, and TX-500. I like them all. For POTA, my hands down favorite is the IC-705. For SOTA, the TX-500 is hard to beat. The X6100 is fun to use. I am hanging on to mine to see where the updates take it. To me the X6100 has a lot of "almost" to it. Th...