I have been a ham radio operator (AD5EN) since the early 70s and have only worked portable on field day (like most folks).
Now I have an issue that will probably require me to be remote for most weekends. So I thought: “Why not take my radio with me?” I want to see what it will take to get set up quickly, remotely and hopefully without a connection to “the grid“.
I hope to put out a series of posts about what I take with me and how things go. We’ll see if I have the discipline to get this done. I plan to post about once a week on taking amateur radio on the road.
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