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Yes, ~18’ counterpoise into a ZM-2 tuner into FT-817

I finished my first successful activation this afternoon! If you contacted me, thanks a lot! 18 contacts with 5w and some speaker wire!

So, the sotabeams filter arrived today and I sit down and open up my 817…… and there sits a 300hz Collins CW filter. Did I not know what I was looking at when I opened it the first time? Did I simply forget? Have I shifted into another parallel world line where, in this reality, the filter was alway...

SkipRD wrote: ↑Fri Apr 28, 2023 1:09 pm I'm partial to the KX2, but it's also in a different (i.e., price) category.

73 Skip K4EAK

Yeah, KX2 is my #1 choice but out of reach for now, unfortunately. Maybe a gift to myself in the future for accomplishing something substantial!

did you consider this filter ? https://www.sotabeams.co.uk/ft-817-filter-module-ssb-cw/ not the same as the collins, sure, but the price seems reasonable and the filter may help improving CW reception... and then maybe you'll find a collins filter in a future further infos https://kd0hbu.com/2022/0...

Right, I kind of love this thing. I don't have enough experience to know if the lack of a 500 or 300Hz filter is going to make my POTA life hell. Seems like in the last 5 or 6 months some Persons With Capital probably bought up all the remaining Collins filters for sale to hoard. I just got on the t...

I am really digging this radio, really my first HF transceiver, and I like that I can use all-modes on VHF and UHF - however: I bought it used from an estate sale ebayer - It does not have a CW filter. The articles I've read about finding the Collins filters and making your own are all 6+ months old...

Hi I'm a little overly excited and wanted to tell yall I made my first couple of QSO's hunting parks yesterday - I worked two stations in three parks on SSB on 20 and 40m, and one station on two bands with cw and: 1. I did not catch on fire, 2. my radio, antenna, and home did not catch on fire, 3. n...

Makes perfect sense thank you

Thank you Skip! This is all good info, especially the 2nd Sunday ARC meetups.