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I am considering travel to Arizona later this year, and while there would like to visit some state and national parks for hiking and POTA. Here in the Great Lakes area, trees are plentiful so my go-to antenna choices are resonant wires in trees. Looking for feedback from others who have operated POT...

I’m using this which fits the TR-45 nicely with room for some extra gear.

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Lar ... S9HTM?th=1

Here’s the link:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovati ... 180981309/

Mark
W8EWH

There is a short article on the continued use of and interest in CW in the latest (January-February 2023) issue of the Smithsonian magazine. Page 26. Some references to POTA and SOTA and a quote from Thomas. I was able to borrow a copy from my local library using the Libby app on my iPad. Did not se...

Anyone using this? Thoughts?

https://dwestbrook.net/projects/potaplus/

Mark
W8EWH

Try this:

https://qrper.com/2022/03/mark-discover ... tek-tr-35/

Instead, I have had success looping the far end of the throw line around the middle of my antenna wire. I pull the near end of the throw line to raise the middle of the wire as the apex of an inverted V, then tie off the near end to hold the antenna in place for operation. This keeps my antenna wir...

Don’t think so. If it does it’s an undocumented feature.

Mark
W8EWH

Has anyone sent their TR-35 (or chip) in for a firmware update? How did that go? Turn-around time? I’d like to get the two memory slots but have not yet done this.

Mark
W8EWH

Agree with Brian. You’ll need to order the charger with your first battery. The 3Ah version would work nicely with your radio. I also recommend a resonant antenna so you don’t need to worry about a tuner. Lots of EFHW antenna’s out there - both commercial and in kit form - that are resonant on 20 an...