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IC-7300 Winter Adventure in the Car on a snowy day!

Discussion in 'Videos and Podcasts' started by VE2FGJ, Jan 16, 2022.

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  1. VE2FGJ

    VE2FGJ Ham Member QRZ Page

    Hi this is Frank, in this video I attempt to make HF contacts on a snowy day from my car!
    Using an IC-7300, AH-4 Tuner and a 33 feet vertical antenna with 5 radials.

    The 40M band got zapped by nearby LED lights which forced me to use only the 20M band.

    Timeline
    00:00 Intro
    00:35 Setup
    00:51 Testing Antenna and Tuner
    01:10 Calling CQ 40M
    01:21 M3AFF in England
    01:59 Calling CQ no response
    02:25 IC-7300 shutdown
    02:57 Noise floor jumped from S3 to S9+10
    03:24 LED Lights cause a lot of noise on the 40M band
    04:09 Forced to use the 20M
    04:17 N8FUM in Ohio
    05:24 WB4ZUF in Georgia
    06:10 Car revving up in the snow
    06:29 Outro

    Thansk you for watching 73!

     
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  2. W9WQA

    W9WQA Ham Member QRZ Page

    wonderful
     

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