17' Whip Antenna Lakeside CW QSO ~ SubTitles ~ Elecraft KX2

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17 foot whip
The CHA SS17 is a standalone stainless steel whip made of 10 sections which extend to 17' and collapses to 27". The whip can easily operate a full quarter wave from 6M through 20M with manual adjustment without the need of a loading coil or can be combined with the CHA MPAS 2.0 as main radiator.
The SS17 is a rust resistant vertical whip equipped with a standard 3/8-24 base mounting. If combined to the CHA MIL EXT 2.0 (8.8' long), a 25.8' long vertical antenna can be created.
Mtn Topper 3b QRP LNR Precision trail friendly
LNR Precision. The Mountain Topper does not have the European CE mark, thus European customers that this affects should not purchase if this is an issue for you. At this time, we will not be offering this as a modified kit as we did for the original Mtr3b.
The Mountain Topper Rigs are designed to be a very small, light weight, very battery efficient, multi-band CW rig suitable for field operation. The small size and low weight make this rig ideal for SOTA operators and backpackers.
● 3 band operation – 40/30/20
● Wide power supply operation – 6V to 12V
● Low operating current – 20 ma @ 6V, 15 ma @ 12V
● 5+ Watts out at 12V supply, 2.5-3W at 9V supply
● Easy to read 2 line LCD display with back lighting.
● Push button tuning and audio limiting eliminates protruding knobs.
● Iambic B mode keyer, 9 to 31 WPM range in 1 WPM steps.
● Three, 63 character message memories with beacon mode.
● Optional decoding and display of Morse being sent via paddle. Know you are sending good code.
● Built in 24 hour real time clock.

● Battery back up restores last used settings on power up.

In amateur radio, QRP operation refers to transmitting at reduced power while attempting to maximize one's effective range. The term QRP derives from the standard Q code used in radio communications, where "QRP" and "QRP?" are used to request, "Reduce power", and ask "Should I reduce power?"

QRP KX2 “stealth” transceiver can go wherever your imagination takes you. Thanks to state-of-the-art construction techniques, it’s only 5.8 x 2.8 x 1.5” and weighs just 13 ounces—making it the smallest full-featured HF radio on the planet.

Yet it puts out up to 10 watts, covers 9 bands, and shares many features with the KX3. It also works with the KXPA100 amplifier.

To maximize your freedom to roam, you can outfit your KX2 with an internal 2.6 amp-hour Li-ion battery. Current drain is as little as 135 mA, yielding up to 8 hours of typical operation on a single battery charge. There’s also an internal automatic antenna tuner module (KXAT2), which can tune a random wire, dipole, or whip on multiple bands.

A rear tilt-foot angles the KX2 for use on any surface, from desktop to park bench to rock. The KX2 also makes a great moble rig, and can even be used hand-held. It includes a built-in mic for HT-style operation.

The KX2’s powerful 32-bit DSP offers features dual watch, stereo audio, user-programmable filter bandwidths, noise blanking, noise reduction, and auto-notch. RTTY and PSK data modes are built in—no PC needed—as well as a memory keyer and digital voice recorder for transmit.