Yaesu FT-817 Portable HF Radio Kit

Yaesu FT-817 Portable HF Radio Kit

I just wanted to share my current portable setup which includes the following all in compact, lightweight box.
- Yaesu FT-817
- Microphone
- Mic Cable
- 4000mAh Li Ion 11.1v battery
- Off-Center Fed Dipole (works on 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, and 10m w/o a tuner)
- 1:1 / 4:1 switchable QRP balun (http://betterqrp.com/)
- 30' of RG-174 coaxial cable

The case is a B&W Outdoor Case Type 05 which you can find for around $30 online. The whole kit weights about 5-6 lbs which isn't too bad for a complete, all-band, all-mode rig in a 9" x 7" x 3.5" package.

I generally carry the cord for hoisting the antenna into trees separately, but they would likely fit coiled on the same spool as the antenna.

I misquoted the source for the balun kit. It's actually from http://betterqrp.com/. I modified the design to make it switchable. I'll talk more about the antenna in another video.

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