I’m running FT8 on 10m with only the internal battery. I’m finding I’m only able to push ~3W. SWR looks good.
On external power supply, I can push up to 10W
First HF Radio
(After passing the test, I immediately ordered a Quansheng UV-K5 HT. I also ordered this weird $120 HF radio based off the open source usdx project. The HF radio was garbage: the screen was tiny, the audio/CAT control was confusing or non-existent, and it liked to lock up and stop updating its screen. I returned it to Amazon.)
I had been in a hurry, since I was heading to Florida for the week. While I was down there, I discovered the Ham Radio Outlet in Orlando, so I ran there to look around and purchased the Xiegu X6100 QRP rig.
I also picked up a couple accessories shortly afterward to go with it:
- connectors between bnc and sma
- 5W adjustable power supply that didn’t quite cut it all the time (24Vx5W)
- 10w adjustable power supply (12Vx10W)
- speaker wire
- banana clip connectors
- Ham Radio Today: X6100 book on kindle