Hey Matthew.. Thanks for stopping by and watching.. It works well, UNTIL I have 4 days of fog and no sun, LOLOL... When that happens, I just plug the radio into my 6ah bioenno battery and set it on the desk.. OR I do have a wall wart slow battery charger I can hook up and charge the solar battery overnight if I need to.. but 95% of the time I have enough sun to keep everything working fine.. Thanks for your comment.. I appreciate it and will see you on the net.. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Hi Rand.. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.. Sorry to hear about your Eiffel tower event.. I'm pretty conservative and don't like to draw any attention so I wouldn't have done it either.. Too many drama seekers who would try to make a big deal out of it all.. Good thought trying though.. I also keep a roll of velcro handy at all times, LOL.. Thanks for watching.. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

@@N4GW Hi James.. Thank you for your comment.. I used a flat alligator clamp attached to the BNC connector. You can see it at the 0:41 time in the video.. Worked very well.. Thanks for watching. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Thanks for watching Darrell.. I appreciate your support !!! 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Hi Jeffrey.. Thanks for stopping and leaving a comment.. I appreciate your support !!! 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Hello S.. Thank you for visiting the channel and commenting. I appreciate your support and funds for the hobby.. It gets me otta the house.. lol.. 88, Kevin ~ k0klb

Hello Grayman!! Great to hear from you.. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment and suggestion.. I certainly do have the power wire length to do that. Now that you mention it, I could even slip it into a shirt pocket. That’s the beauty of this hobby.. so many opportunities to experiment and learn from experiences .. Thanks for your support. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

@ Hey Kevin good to hear from you. I love your drive to do more with less. You have been my inspiration to start doing QRP POTA activations and hopefully take my activations on the trail.

Oh man, That’s cool !! I look forward to see your future video adventures !! That will be fun.. Keep’em coming !!

Hi Ron.. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. We escaped the other cats but this one came up from hunting in the ditch and was relaxing by the tree while I played radio.. Soon as she saw that wire move when I walked away, she was on it, lol.. Thanks for your support. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Hello and thank you for stopping by and watching the video.. I appreciate your support and comment.. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Hi Dana.. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.. Ha, those cats.. If they ain't chasing the wire, they are getting tangled up in it, Ugh.. Thanks for your support.. I appreciate it.. 73 Kevin ~ k0klb

Thanks for stopping by Alvaro.. I appreciate you comment. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Haha Bill.. Glad you enjoyed it.. It was one of the successful ones, lol.. Thanks for stopping by and Happy Holidays to you and Judi !! 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

@@thequarantinecatholic Hi Lisa.. It’s awesome to hear from you.. You’re so much fun and your enthusiasm for the hobby is contagious.. Half the fun is researching, ordering, tracking and receiving something ham related in the mail.. the other half is going out and making it work.. So many hours of great entertainment..!! Good luck on your next adventure.. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.. I appreciate your support and all your support for the QRP net livestream too!! Happy Holidays!! 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Hello and thanks for stopping by.. Congrats on your Pedestrian Mobile success.. The challenge and rewards of making HF contacts so far away via Pedestrian Mobile is so much fun. It’s just amazing.. Gotta love this hobby and all the great entertainment it provides. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.. I appreciate it.. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Thanks Janice.. I do like to keep it simple.. Glad you liked the other hobby too.. stop by and visit my yt channel sometime: youtube.com/@farmrcpilot?si=AlU45lYxAXagQABr Thanks for watching, 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Hey Jeff.. it’s def time to bundle up for the next 5 months.. I love the AX1 compactness and east of use.. I’ve watched videos of it being used successfully with 3 radials on a stationary tripod too and It did very well.. It’s fun to have it in the tool box of options. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. I appreciate your support. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Hi Ken.. It will be next year when it warms up a little. I’m looking forward to a pota activation.. I think I can get out of the car and be on the air in less than 30 seconds, LOL (not that it’s a race, but fun to know it’s just so simple, and i like simple, lol). Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. I appreciate your support. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

haha John.. It’s a fun radio.. I only use it for SSB so can’t talk to the digital or cw modes, but it works great for me. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. Happy Thanksgiving to you as well. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.. I appreciate it.. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Hi Jim.. Thanks for leaving a comment.. The AX1 antenna is VERY light weight.. I hardly feel it hanging out there.. of course, you don't want to swing it around like a sword in a fencing match (lol), but I didn't have any concern about the mount for normal (respectable) use.. My biggest challenge was remembering not to walk under a low hanging tree, LOL.. Thanks for watching.. I appreciate your support.. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

@hamradioqrp-k0klb You're welcome Kevin. I hope to make contact with you one of these days if I can get a Monday off work and do it on one of your live streams. 73 Jim K9KXW

Thanks for stopping by Steve.. I appreciate your support ! !... 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Hi John.. Thanks for your comment.. Touch and Go's are my FAVORITE thing to do when flying using all sorts of configurations.. I love STOL (Short Takeoff & Landing) challenges.. Flaps, slips.. etc.. It's just another expensive hobby (even when I don't crash) LOL.. visit my RC YT channel sometime: youtube.com/@farmrcpilot?si=AlU45lYxAXagQABr Thanks for stopping by and supporting the channel.. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Hi Leon.. Thanks for your comment.. This hobby is filled with fun and adventure in so many ways.. Like you said in another comment, we are in the solar maximum.. in 4 years I may be talking to myself, LOLOL.. Thanks for watching.. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Hi Scott.. That's great.. It will open a few more opportunities to have fun in the hobby.. Good Luck and thanks for watching.. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Hi Craig.. Love the FX4CR.. It’s provided a lot of entertainment for me.. Lots of fun.. 73

Hi Robert.. It’s such an amazing hobby with lots of magic.. Makes it so fun!! Happy Thanksgiving to you as well.. 73

Hey Nate.. Happy Thanksgiving!! My walkabouts aren’t as scenic and exciting as yours, but it’s fun to get out and play with it.. 73!

@@hamradioqrp-k0klbyour walkabouts are just as successful if not more! I heard you on the air this morning while I was pedestrian mobile. Can we try a pedestrian mobile to pedestrian mobile sometime?

You bet we can.. probably have to wait till next spring when it warms up again.. Its kind of cold for walk abouts holding a radio.. Hands get too cold..

@@hamradioqrp-k0klb it started to get colder here once I finished my live stream. I understand. However once I get back to NC it doesn’t stay cold long.

Hi David.. I do like the case.. there is plenty of room.. padding is adequate and the zippers work well. If you haven’t already, you might consider the side rails for the radio just to protect the knobs .. I’m actually thinking of purchasing a second one and try to make it work for my FX4CR radio, lol…

@@hamradioqrp-k0klb Hello Kevin, Thanks for the input on the case. Its funny, since you mentioned side rails. I was looking at them the other evening and will be purchasing them as well. 🙂 I also have a Mtr4b V2 Mountain Topper and it would be nice if the radio will also fit in the same case. But at least I know the x6100 will definitely fit nicely. It will be my primary radio to take in the field. At least for now lol Have a great Thanksgiving!

@@davidfogel4578 You bet... Happy Thanksgiving to you as well... Good Luck and Have Fun ! ! ! k0klb

Hi Satyan.. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.. I appreciate your support.. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Hi John.. Ya, pretty much yours and Gary’s fault, LOL. You both checked into the net, back to back with your x6100s and both blew me away.. but it’s OK.. I love the radio.. For a compromised antenna, I was very impressed.. Need to do a pota with it and put it to a CQCQ test.. Thanks for watching and inspiring me to purchase a fun radio.. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

What were the two apps you used for WSPR and monitoring the SDR?

@@johnbaumert Hey John.. the SDR webpage is rx.linkfanel.net and you can search the WSPR app on iPhone is called "WSPR Watch"... the app will play the wspr tone on the phone and you key the mic on the radio and hold the mic to the phone to transmit it ... It works very well.. Good Luck... 73

Hi Sketchy.. Thanks for stopping by..For me, the x6100 checks all my required functionality boxes and was $200 less expensive.. I’m really enjoying the x6100.. it’s great portable fun.. Thanks for watching and supporting the channel.. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Thanks Darrell.. I appreciate your support of the channel.. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

@@hamradioqrp-k0klb It's trick photography!! That long treacherous hike was about 30 feet! lol Just kidding. Happy Thanksgiving!

@@mewrongwayKOCXF haha.. Happy Thanksgiving to you as well !!

Hi Mike.. Thanks for watching.. I often forget about it too, but it is fun to experiment with it to have some idea of the radiation pattern and propagation at the time. Thanks for supporting the channel.. I appreciate it. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Hi Ken.. Thanks for stopping by and for commenting.. I appreciate your support and your enthusiasm for QRP.. Always fun to work you on the QRP net.. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Hi David.. Thank you for your comment. I think part of the QRP challenge is not only low power on the radio, but also how minimalist we can make the portable set up and still make calls.. I'm real happy with the x6100 as it checks all the QRP portable required boxes for me (even more so that the ic705).. I look forward to more adventures and challenges with it.. Thanks for watching and supporting the channel.. I appreciate it.. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Hey Jeff.. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.. I look forward to our next QSO when I'm using it and get in your videos.. The lush green vegetation will be back again in 6 months, LOL... 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Thanks Alvaro.. I appreciate you stopping by and leaving a comment.. Always good to hear from you.. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Hey Brian.. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.. I appreciate your support.. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Hi Philip… I have not used that particular fence, but I did do a video using an electric fence around the cow pasture.. it worked very well.. Thx for stopping by.. I appreciate your support. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

@@hamradioqrp-k0klb anytime brother

And he uses an aluminum snow shovel as an antenna in one video!

haha.. I’ll remember that next time. lol

Thanks Pete.. As a QRP'r, you know there are many conditions that impact our success.. your results may vary but I was very pleased with my first time using it all.. I'm looking forward to getting to a park and calling CQ to see how it will perform.. I hope the weather holds out but doesn't look like it will for the short term. Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment.. I appreciate your support.. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Hi Truckinguy.. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.. Good questions.. The barbwire could have some affect, I dunno.. It takes someone smarter than me to figure that out.. As far as times calling the parks, I found park stations that didn't have a pile up (a QRP operators trick) and called them.. They responded on my first or second call.. I tried a few stations with pileups but couldn't get through (which isn't surprising as they usually take the loudest stations and my 5w probably wasn't very loud, LOL and I don't advertise that I'm QRP). Thanks for watching.. I appreciate your support.. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Thanks Jim.. as a QRP'r, you know there are many conditions that impact the success of a QRP station.. It was a great day for ham radio.. I do love the compactness of it all.. easy to get on the air and easy to pack up and leave.. I like "simple", LOLOL.. Thanks for your support ! !.. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Thanks Janice.. I appreciate your comment and support.. Thanks for stopping by.. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb

Thanks Steve.. Your results may vary, but I was pleased... Specially when I heard my audio on the Vermont SDR over 1k miles away, I knew I'd be able to make a few contacts. Thanks for watching and commenting.. I appreciate your support.. 73, Kevin ~ k0klb