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Wisconsin residential also, St Croix County.

I always looked at it like it wasn't a failure because I got off the couch and saw some beautiful scenery.

I have always learned more from my tough days.... we dont learn any lessons from a "perfect" day... I love your updates. Im good on QRZ, drop me a note anytime you want some CW practice... it helps me too! DE W4EMB.

There are only "incomplete activations," not failed ones.

You are a motivator for me bud. Tried 3 times to activate US-1458 and well didn’t. One QUOS in three times. General ticket is my study and well it is and will be rough for me, but making an antenna is an easier….lol. 73 from 5 hours southwest of you

Something like SOTA is as much about the outdoors, a good hike, getting to someplace new and the adventure as it is about getting on the air. A good day out is a good day out.

Congrats on your successful 46Climbs hike as well as for picking the CW training back up! 73, Patrick KF4LMZ

Shane, once you get minimally proficient at CW where you can work a pileup, you will probably use only that mode for your SOTA activations. I routinely work guys from CO on summits QRP. You're getting close! GL!

Thanks for the update, glad your CW development is continuing. Onwards and upwards!

Exactly, there is no such thing as failed activation, you went to the park to play radio, you gave eight people a new park or some parks towards their awards. 73 de N2NWK

I wish I could've been there but hopefully it'll work out next year.

It doesn’t help to put a good antenna on one node, you need good antennas on both sides

Thank you for your efforts and for getting involved Shane. 🙏❤Tom - WA7FLY

Great build. I'm a big fam of the line of Apache cases and since I enjoy going portable, I have two 4800 cases which I use to transport either my FT-891 Xiegu G90. As for the battery, I instead went with a different aproach where I have everything in the box, including a 12ah battery, one for each radio which gives me several hours of operation. And although I did purchase a cheap Explorer battery box from DX Engineering a while back, I only use that for a backup for charging phones or other non-essential things.

Loose the music, its hard to hear details

Great recap Scout!

Had a great time, guys! Shane glad to meet you in person. Hope the see you again next year! Great to see you and your bros again, Greg!

Looks like Huntsville was a great time! Glad you got to go. 73, Patrick KF4LMZ

Ugh, using non-international phonetic alphabet is irritating. I liked the video otherwise as you showed how simple activating the park can be.

Well glad you guys had fun. Maybe I will try to make it next year.

CW is hard man! Once I have a more accessible station setup, I'm going to get back into minimum 1 CW contact per day. I'm still on the road doing the massive logistics to get too and from Huntsville Hamfest. Currently in MO, heading to IA tomorrow. Great to see you at Huntsville!

parasitic draw is my biggest complaint with rechargeable devices. Having a battery bank that you use more often, that you can use to recharge those items might be an option.

I ran into this... My 5d bag didn't have a charger in it.

I have to check my gear 😮

Great video. For me, it served as a reminder to yes check my gear. Thank you for posting and sharing.. KN6PWH...73

Great Video Scout. I started to get my everyday one together except an Abbree will be the radio for now

I need to get back to studying for the Extra.Life & work has been crazy. About to do something major in life and work just changed for the better (internal changes), so we'll see what happens in the coming weeks. 73!

Scout the best way to see what you need in a camper is to use it and 7 days will tell a lot. I need to do the cw course maybe soon it would be great for SOTA! Glad you are getting back on track good luck!

Don't beat yourself up. You'll get there when you're ready. Your plan and sticktoitiveness will get you there. 73 Jim N4JAW "Ham on a Bike"

Proud of you for getting back on the CW wagon! Can't wait to hear your CW signal on the air! 73, Patrick KF4LMZ

If your commute overlaps one of the LICW sessions you like, listen in on that. I find that pretty useful, and it works just fine on the cell phone. Just make sure that you put driving in parentheses after your name so they don't bother calling on you. I do this on occasion heading home from work and if I get home while the class is still going, then I change it up so I can participate :) Also, the Morse Code Ninja videos are bomb; they are not as convenient as the podcast, but they are amazing. gl es hpe your journey is fun! 73

Shane, talking with us and keeping it real.... grab that pen and paper, jump over and watch our CW copy practice vids! I am good on QRZ, holler if you want a practice session... DE W4EMB.

Gigaparts has them on sale for $599 now! Great deal Great radio! I have had mine a bit over a year now. Had the MARS mod done and also have the Portable Zero rails. I really like mine.

Set the 400 to cross band repeat. Leave bottom on 144.390. Set A band to UHF freq. Set your HT APRS to the same UHF and let the 400 do the heavy lifting for APRS.

Wish it had an option for a belt clip bother then that I like it.

Great video and nice SOE tactical pouch.

Well that was a waste of 10 minutes. Get yourself one of these "Things"? You never once said what it is, or what it does. I gathered that it is some kind of communication device. Nothing even about price or it's limits.

Not sure why the resurgence of ATAS recently. It was one of those antennas that steered people to buy their radios. Having owned both, you will find out in no time that neither the radio nor the antenna are spectacular but rather average.

Looks like a lot of thought went into that design. I agree, a belt clip would be nice. 73, Patrick KF4LMZ

I picked up 2 of these. They seem to be very durable and work as well as any other Meshtastic device.

Great video Shane brother keep up the great work 73

Thanks for the mention Shane!

I’m considering doing this with a 60AH LFP Amped outdoors battery FOR my boat electronics! What’s your thoughts? And safety was a big priority for me, one of which the foam on the Leeds as well as temperature in the box & sitting sideways. Just want you opinion thanks in advance! Earned a Subscriber as you are doing what I like too! 🔥🔥

I need a good larger backpack to do my ultra portable activations. The SOE backpack is too small for this purpose. Couldn’t get everything in there. I think the 5.11 Rush 24 is too small too, but I need to try to pack it up to see if it is and I can’t remember if I’ve already done that. LOL. I want to try to pull out a POS gun show backpack I bought many many years ago, but that’s buried in my closet. I need to pull that out and see if I want to use it or buy a 5.11 Rush 72… 73!

I have the 5.11 Rush 12 and 24. The 24 is much better for organization, as it just has more pockets. Very durable, but with that comes a little extra weight compared to larger nylon backpacking packs. I don't have a dedicated radio pack. I just stick my radio kit in whatever I'm currently using for EDC.

I always enjoy seeing how others pack and organize their radio gear. I fully agree that a boxy shaped pack works better than the more streamlined shapes for your application. Your modular approach makes it easy to keep things organized within the bag and easy to add/remove items as needed. 73, Patrick KF4LMZ

Nice video Shane. It has my mind thinking

Looks like a great bag and setup. I might have to do a video on one of mine now, LOL.

I ordered 4 of them and they are good. The only problem I've found in freezing weather it turns into a wet noodle so us poor Canadians only get to use them for part of the year...