====== M1SDH - My HF Portable Equipment ======

Below is the equipment I use for portable HF, specifically designed to all carried in a back pack for fairly lightweight POTA/SOTA/WWFF activations.

The equipment I have here is with the Xiegu G90 radio, but nothing specific here that couldn’t be used with any HF radio. This is for SSB, or equally CW if you include a key.

I attached guy ropes to the mast via loops permanently on the mast, using technique from G0TRT [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ1SAoN13wE|instructional video]].

^Item           ^Make/Model                                                                          ^Link                                                                                                    ^
|Backpack       |Kono Camera Backpack with Tripod Holder                                             |[[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08PTVDMH1|Amazon]]                                               |
|Mast           |CAPERLAN LAKESIDE TELESCOPIC TRAVEL ROD 100 **6M**                                  |[[https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/lakeside-telescopic-travel-rod-100-3-m/_/R-p-334264|Decathlon]]         |
|Antenna        |49:1 End Fed Half Wave with built in winder                                         |[[https://www.radio-stuff.com/product-page/End-Feed-Half-Wave-Portable-1xFT140-43-Core|Radio-Stuff.com]]|
|Guy ropes/pegs |4mm Paracord (reflective orange) \\ 5x tent pegs                     |                                                                                                        |
|Battery        |RoyPow Deep Cycle LiFePO4 Battery Pack 12V 6Ah                                      |[[https://www.amazon.co.uk/RoyPow-Phosphate-Rechargeable-Replacement-Scooters/dp/B08S74VW95|Amazon]]    |
|Battery Charger|RoyPow LiFePO4 Battery Charger \\ (Not for taking portable of course)|[[https://www.amazon.co.uk/RoyPow-Automatic-Maintainer-Alligator-Terminal/dp/B09KR7B6DD|Amazon]]        |
|Feed Line      |3m of RG58/U BNC terminated \\ BNC to PL259 connector                |                                                                                                        |


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