Yaesu 817ND QRP Contacts

QRP Operations on Lookout Mountain, Alabama

[@OutdoorsOnTheAir]

Outstanding video, Wil (Will?). Good information, well presented and you had fun with it (loved the musical antenna raising). I am hoping to make a few portable operation videos with my own new-to-me 817 this summer. Your video will help me do a better job of it. 73 from Tracy VE3TWM

[@n0lyi]

Great video Wil! Always fun to take the 817 portable. Enjoyed the show! 73, Doug AA0DW and...you left the tuner in the bag...quite the blow for resonance! :-)

[@petbytes7167]

I’m became a believer that operating QRP with an efficient antenna you CAN talk to the world. Plus it’s enjoyable to get out of the shack and operate portable....SOTA, Field Day, etc.

[@ZL1PO]

Great demo of what is capable of when attention to detail in made setting up a QRP field station. I am also a proud owner the the infamous FT817ND. 73 de ZL1PO from way down here in the South Pacific Ocean

[@sq5buo]

Good job Wil. I have FT817ND from a few weeks and Im waiting for next spring and summer to work portable. This is a great adventure! 73s from Artur SQ5BUO

[@dcu77]

Nice video. Amazing what low power can do!

[@KJ4TUG]

Great contacts! Beautiful place! Glad to see this vid from you. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!

[@jrmcdowe]

Good video Wil. Great to see you posting again. Weather really looked great up there. I was a teacher in Ft. Payne many, many years ago so I know that area well. Jim KK4DJX

[@W9ZKHamRadio]

Wow, 8 years ago, riding the solar cycle. It was a different time. Very excited to start this next cycle! Fantastic operating skills, loved the video. Hope you're doing well.

[@AI4QT]

TNX Zach. Best of 73 from Lookout Mountain AL USA.

[@Mobogli]

It doesn't get any better than this! A man and his radio😄

[@michael2782]

Thanks for the contact and sharing the video. On the air I said your signal was weak - my bad. I realized I was on the wrong antenna when you worked the second contact. You came up to 5 over S9 on 5W! Amazing. Michael / K7HIL

[@jackiegreen9810]

Great video ! I too love my 817ND 73 from Tullahoma Tn N4MJG

[@AI4QT]

Thanks for watching, neighbor... Maybe tag up at the HSV Hamfest. 73!

[@alvarogaitan2529]

very cool video terrific setup thanks 73 from kb2uew

[@efrainrodriguez8722]

excelente vídeo.

[@w8fg]

hello Wil, very much enjoy your videos , hope your health is well and you get the chance to make many more videos , I sure miss both your and brother Jon's videos! 73 de Seth W8FG

[@KB3YLT]

The audio sounded really good for operating on 5 watts I myself will be picking up one of these radios in hopes of doing some QRP work. 73

[@AI4QT]

You will love the 817. :-) 73!

[@sparky42]

FT-817 = 2 and 1/2 watts from a 12 volt batt. 5 watts from a power supply .Nice video , tnx. de ka3fad

[@sparky42]

yes , you are correct . tnx and 73

[@N4TNA]

Good to see you again Wil. Looks like you had lots of fun running QRP from lookout mountain. 73 de N4TNA Chris

[@StreuB1]

Perfect example of how the ionosphere affects propagation. To the west, low signal, to the east, booming signal from QRP to QRP. Great example of QRP operation! Thanks for the vid, Will! 73's N0BPS

[@AI4QT]

+Brian Streufert ... and thanks for watching. Best of 73 from Alabama.

[@AspiringHomesteader]

Nice, I love portable operations. The only portable radio I have at the moment is a 10m so I'm really enjoying it when the sun cooperates and 10 is alive. 73, K3MCB

[@ScottAReid]

very cool video brother. awesome setup for QRP on HF, 20 meters. Made a contact this summer from Mt St Helens when I was in Yellowstone. was awesome!

[@PlutoniumDioxide]

Awesome video, it's nice to put a face with the voice on the radio. Thanks for the QSO on Friday. 73, W7KMS

[@Mikesorrento3344]

ST john to Oman 5W. Amazing.

[@kc9mav]

Great video, Wil. Love operating QRP!

[@RK7KR]

great video. which band worked? RK7KR 73!

[@AI4QT]

Валерий Богун (PADLOCKA) 75,40, and 20 meters. 73 from Alabama.

[@georgewashington7444]

Endfedz 20m out of the box 20’ in a tree got me Ohio-Slovenia @4500 miles my very first HF SSB contact with a FT818. Pure luck I know but QRP DX is awesome. The only reason to have 100+W is to break into pileups. I’ve made hundreds of QRP QSOs never having a radio with more than 10w! ***hint it’s 90% the antenna!

[@sellershymel1744]

Enjoyed this a lot thanks and 74 WA5SAT

[@Runtothemusic]

Awesome!

[@OH8EFI]

Perfect video for introducing QRP operating! 5 watts can seem small but still incredible what you can do with it! I've been working on 10m with only 1W with good success! I am looking forward to purchase FT-817ND within this year! 73's and good luck for DX! de OH8EFI

[@SELBYHAMRADIO]

Nice to see you again!

[@TinkerJohn_W5CYF]

Really nice set up...5 watts at it's best. 73 John/W5CYF

[@AI4QT]

Thank you, sir. Best of 73 from Alabama!

[@shaneweightman]

good video Wil, of the contacts you spoke to what was the furthest away aprox in miles ? thanks Shane uk 73s

[@7m2wpl]

When it is the American continent, where does an electric wave fly to in QRP? It is a pleasure. Splendid

[@livesimplyandhumbly]

Great job ! It is a miracle. A white American adult male in ham radio with a slim waist. Congratulations.

[@georgewashington7444]

Checkout the hundreds of SOTA activators in the USA you’d be surprised how fit we are!

[@MrAlphacallsign]

very good Wil good job with that QRP GOD BLESS YOU my friend I will recommend you a digital pocket recorder so you don't have to be writing the callsigns ,signal report ect on a paper like your videos 73' from W8MPX

[@ScottAReid]

such a clean copy on 20 meters there, nice signal. amazing what you can do with 5 watts. loved the video! 73.

[@TheFrank3218]

that's a way I like amateur radio 5 watt and homebrew dipol and look how well it goes ;) 73 dl7aew

[@nicd1826]

incredible

[@orlandomonaco3475]

Great video; captures the essence of QRP Field Radio. KD2EYL 73

[@AI4QT]

+Orlando Monaco Thank you for your kind remarks. Best of 73 from Alabama!

[@Thejohnnyoshow]

i live in newton, not that far from Marshalltown. Should have my 817nd next week, hope i like it. 73

[@AI4QT]

Oh, you will. Best of 73 from Alabama.

[@Davidjb37721]

good to see you 73's ke4hpq

[@patoborq]

Hi Will Outdoors QRP is the best. 73 de ca3pdb

[@f1sls]

Haha ! Why are you singing La Marseillaise (the French National Anthem) at 3'50 ? Funny, though ! :) 73! F1SLS

[@AI4QT]

f1sls I was just in the mood. It's a catchy nice anthem. Best of 73!

[@tomosborne2120]

I always tie the antenna to the end of the line with the weight on it. That way you don't have to cut the line to pull the antenna up. 73 Tom W7WHY

[@lowrangeoverland9013]

beautiful place! use to go caving around there. sweeeeet vid. 73 KM4RFP

[@spikey911usa]

Was the DSP on when you were making contacts?

[@AI4QT]

spikey911usa . Ah. I believe so. 73

[@DuckingAround58]

Great video, it really shows the potential for 5W. After doing a lot of research I think I gave decided on your radio for a field/ SOTA radio

[@伊藤和雄-m7h]

It was very interested for me QRP. I wish you contact on 20m CW. Good DX and enjoy QRP your outdoor station.73 JK1IIH

[@N2YDC]

Great vid... Looking to operate portable myself and you made it look easy.. Hope to work ya portable, 73 N2YDC

[@AI4QT]

+Arnold Ruiz Hi! Thanks for watching. I love the little 817. Love QRP too. Hope to catch you on the air! 73 from Alabama.

[@jeansony]

Se connecter en freewifi

[@HugDeeznueces]

Very nice! The wire dipole antenna, got a video on how you made it? I'd like to make one. Thanks!

[@RobBob555]

you want a video on how to make a wire dipole ?? really ? you SURE you got a licence ??

[@sine0]

what mobile antenna tuner do you have/use? I have just bought the 817ND

[@AI4QT]

sine0 Hello. I usually just cut my wire dipoles to the band I'm going to be transmitting, so I really do not bother with a tuner. Thank you for watching. Best of 73 from ALABAMA!

[@sivolcsivolc1640]

Nice video. 73. PY2PBG.

[@AI4QT]

When you come up next time... I need someone like you to do the video. It's hard being a one-person operation, doncha know? CQ CQ CQ

[@2E0UDX]

great vid Wil ! 73 Phil 2e0udx

[@K5AMJ]

Enjoyed the video except for the littering. Leave No Trace guy! Untie those lines instead of cutting and throwing on the ground.

[@AI4QT]

Andy Martinez oh ye who judge. I did leave the location clean. I left no trace behind. It’s my property and so I do not litter.