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by Stephen
Fri Mar 07, 2025 3:45 am
Forum: Field Kits and Reports
Topic: Palm Pico key being made, again?
Replies: 3
Views: 34624

Re: Palm Pico key being made, again?

Thanks, Paul. "Summers" didn't sound too Teutonic.
73, Stephen
by Stephen
Wed Mar 05, 2025 6:42 pm
Forum: Field Kits and Reports
Topic: Palm Pico key being made, again?
Replies: 3
Views: 34624

Palm Pico key being made, again?

I understand Hans Summers (DL9SCO), the original designer of Palm Radio's "Palm Pico" key, may be making more of them on a small scale. His email may be DL9SCO@darc.de . I am trying to reconfirm this with him directly. Has anyone else heard anything to this effect?
by Stephen
Tue Feb 11, 2025 5:23 am
Forum: Questions & Advice
Topic: Is anyone familiar with KO4FSZ Antennas (wire)?
Replies: 0
Views: 15483

Is anyone familiar with KO4FSZ Antennas (wire)?

A fellow ham mentioned how much he liked an EFHW antenna by KO4FSZ Antennas. Is anybody familiar with this company?
by Stephen
Wed Dec 27, 2023 1:01 am
Forum: Questions & Advice
Topic: New ham interested in CW
Replies: 56
Views: 150658

Re: New ham interested in CW

You might consider joining LICW (the Long Island CW Club). Their list of live zoom classes is dazzling; a wide range of classes are geared to learning and improving CW skills. Others are focused on kit building, POTA, and many other intermediate and advanced topics in which we amateur radio folk fin...
by Stephen
Wed Dec 27, 2023 12:39 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What QRP Rigs do you have, and how do you use them?
Replies: 21
Views: 132916

Re: What QRP Rigs do you have, and how do you use them?

I have these systems, and I use them for POTA/SOTA; for CW only ~ • Discovery TX-500 with separate factory battery pack; plus a second BAT500 battery pack and PA500 power amp, both by Oliver DL4KA; • Mountain Topper MTR-4b, v2. My key for POTA/SOTA is a little Begali Adventure Mono. I'm nuts about e...
by Stephen
Wed Dec 27, 2023 12:24 am
Forum: Questions & Advice
Topic: Fused DC Power Distribution Boxes
Replies: 2
Views: 9292

Fused DC Power Distribution Boxes

Does anyone have advice about a good, enclosed, individually-fused DC power distribution box in either kit or assembled form? I will need one during POTA and SOTA outings with my Discovery TX-500 and Mountain Topper MTR-4b, v.2.