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 instructional video.
| Item | Make/Model | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Backpack | Kono Camera Backpack with Tripod Holder | Amazon |
| Mast | CAPERLAN LAKESIDE TELESCOPIC TRAVEL ROD 100 6M | Decathlon |
| Antenna | 49:1 End Fed Half Wave with built in winder | Radio-Stuff.com |
| Guy ropes/pegs | 4mm Paracord (reflective orange) 5x tent pegs | |
| Battery | RoyPow Deep Cycle LiFePO4 Battery Pack 12V 6Ah | Amazon |
| Battery Charger | RoyPow LiFePO4 Battery Charger (Not for taking portable of course) | Amazon |
| Feed Line | 3m of RG58/U BNC terminated BNC to PL259 connector |
