A Completely Portable, Low-Impact, Low-Profile QRP POTA Activation from my Knee Board!

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73,
Thomas
K4SWL
Chapters
Intro: 0:00:00
Radio Setup: 0:02:26
Beginning of Activation: 0:03:40
QRT, Summary & Pack-Up: 0:30:10

[@ThomasK4SWL]

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[@Swamp-Fox]

It is great that you had your wife & Hazel with you for this activation!

[@AlejandroGonzalez-AGS]

Thomas, I don’t make comments that much but I’m glad I found you! I have been visiting your videos and watching at them in some cases more than once… I go back many years as a Ham starting were I was born in CE country…I am semiretired and going for my General license…can’t wait. Keep those videos coming, they are very inspirational. The bug has kick back big time… Cheers, be safe.. 73, Alex K9YTT

[@betterbprepared]

Love that setup. I am beginning to learn CW and love watching your videos. I have a KX3 on my Christmas list.

[@w2aew]

Great little low-impact activation - nice to see Hazel again!

[@ThomasK4SWL]

Miss Hazel is always the star of the show! :)

[@d3w4yn3]

Hazel can probably do CW faster than me! Great video as usual!!!

[@MrDn2akj]

Hi Tom long time no speak hope all is well I was asked if I wanted to be an instructor in the licw club so I said yes so now I'm an associate instructor until I complete my training hope we work each other soon

[@ThomasK4SWL]

Brilliant job! You'll be a great addition to an amazing organization! Yes, I'm sure we'll log each other soon!

[@IowaSheepdog]

Nice activation and great setup. I’ll bet the three of you had a great time on the trails. At 24:00, are those Tecovas boots that your wife is wearing? 😉

[@ThomasK4SWL]

You know, I'll need to ask her. She is to shoes and boots what I am to QRP radios and packs. :)

[@loyannmunyan1174]

Hey you can have all our rain here in Washington lol

[@ThomasK4SWL]

Ha ha!

[@kendebusk2540]

I may be really weird, but I enjoy watching these, Thomas! I'm wondering if your wife is a ham also, or if she's merely EXTREMELY cooperative with your hobby :) 72 de KA8VLW, Ken, Michigan

[@ThomasK4SWL]

Thank you! She is a ham (K4MOI) and so are my two daughters!

[@ellisc.foleyjr9778]

Another great activation To-Mas! all thought we didn't get to see your "Production Manager, But Hazel looks good, great as always when we get a chance to see her. I almost got in ur log believe it or not I did "almost" hear you gud enuf on 17m to try. just a tad more so I cud tell if you were coming back to me. I know you would of heard me. but not quite enuf!! Darn! but we keep lookin, and listening!. tnx agn es 73 hope to CUDTL soon de Ellis WA1RKS Ps I did see that you worked another WA1 also. nice. !