tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1744037563333293322.post5348711927536927230..comments2023-10-26T11:00:05.212+02:00Comments on ZS6A - Amateur Radio Blog: Ultralight radioPierrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16230877697387453564noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1744037563333293322.post-60211946974236542302014-06-01T08:20:54.346+02:002014-06-01T08:20:54.346+02:00Hi Dick,
It is great to hear from you again. It s...Hi Dick,<br /><br />It is great to hear from you again. It seems as if you are settled in once again. I envy you being there in the USA. You have so many fantastic QRP events to look forward to. As you experienced first-hand the situation here is very different and it requires huge dedication to remain committed to QRP.<br /><br />Regarding “ultralight” I think Hans W1JSB has several great ideas regarding effective packaging to save weight and yet remain robust.<br /><br />http://radioset-go.com/<br /><br />Sure hope that we end up with a 2-way QRP QSO<br /><br />73, Pierre ZS6A<br /><br />Pierrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16230877697387453564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1744037563333293322.post-61495387788696627562014-05-31T19:04:30.826+02:002014-05-31T19:04:30.826+02:00Hi Pierre, now this subject is dear to my heart! T...Hi Pierre, now this subject is dear to my heart! The adventure radio society runs a contest (I think it is still going on). Scoring was factored taking the station weight into account. The ARS3 was the favorite in an altoids tin. Problem was the antenna was never factored in etc.. My setup for my kruger expedition fitted in a shoebox. I did not weigh it but it was also quite heavy. I think one of the keys is to specify the type of operation you are planning. If you are planning only to make local contacts on a single frequency (say 7020Khz) and have say an hours operating time then the battery can be much reduced as can the Tx power output. If you plan to use only an end fed on a single frequency then the coupler can be made extremely lightweight etc. Many thanks for the blog and will look for your trail friendly radio.. 73 Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900428914896369364noreply@blogger.com