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Heya -
W6UFC here and just put together a quick project dealing with Packet Radio Equipment.
The fun thing is it runs completely off 10,000mAh Cell Phone Battery and has a 9V/12V switch which comes in handy.
The battery also powers the following during the 'duty cycle' (I'd say around 5...
Spent around $100 bucks overall, considering the following items are included, figured it was a good $100 to spend overall at Home Depot.
Call this ugly thing the "Trash Can Tango Antenna"
4 sections each of (1 inch DIAMETER by 48 inch long) Galvanized Steel Pipe.
3 couplers, 1 inch of...
The almighty FT-2900 running at 5W PEP..(antenna not shown)..
(Not how big ya rig is - how you 'shake' your WAVELENGTH that squirts the RF/DB out that matters most..)
..she get's HOT sometimes when you press her buttons..or 'run' her to LONG and ROUGH...but 98% she goes with 'programming'...
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