Enjoying a beautiful day in the Rockies with my Yaesu FT-818 in the back yard on July 5th, 2022. Last night we watched the fireworks for awhile, then I set up my Celestron NexStar 8se telescope and enjoyed the crescent moon's craters in their shadows. Perfect.
I set up my Chameleon F-Loop 2.0 antenna and tuned around for some strong signals.
I'm using a SOTABEAMS SPComm-100 mike compressor and Palm Radio Mini Keyer Paddles.
It's so sad that Palm Radio is out of business now. They made awesome QRP keyer paddles. I have both their Mini and Pico paddles. In my humble opinion, if either comes up on eBay, click "Buy" without a second thought! Here's a link to the Mini's eHam.net review: www.eham.net/reviews/view-product?id=1472
A little while later, I had a nice slow-speed CW QSO on 14.059 MHz using 2.5 watts to Round Rock, Texas, with Rick, W5FKW. That's about 1,000 miles from here in Utah. Sorry but I didn't get that one recorded on video.
It was a fun day: Temperature in the mid-90's, but humidity was only about 10%. Typical for life at 4800 feet. Yes, it is definitely a dry heat!
73 -- Dave, K7DAA