>>1613065For both 80m and 40m meters I was using about 24m of hard drawn, lacquer coated copper wire each side of the z tuner. Height was about 50cm, I layed it over the grass/scrub. The battery cells I found online somewhere. The lifepo4 cells with screw terminals on the end. They are about 120mm long and 40mm diameter. Four in series gives a good voltage for most ham gear. I have seen other operators (SOTA) use those car jump start packs pretty successfully. I may have gone over board on the capacity. The 12volt to USB outlet is good for charging all sorts of things, can even use it for lighting supply. The thing I like most is that I can finally go man-pack portable, although I have to stop and throw out a wire to get comms. Next step is to add FT8 on android to the station. I have WSJT-X on my laptop but not keen to lug that around in a pack. This photo is in the morning having breakfast and a bit more 80m ragchew before packing up and heading over to the hill...
