CW at 20 WPM using QMX transceiver and Slidewinder DX antenna

[@petebright889]

Thanks James. Great to have another CW QSO with you. Always enjoy your videos. Pete VK1AAF

[@vk2ter]

Thanks Peter for the QSO, great to get you in the log again, 73

[@Utahforrest]

Great video, James. And what a beautiful activation location overlooking the ocean. Truly beautiful and special to do so on the first day of Spring. The QMX + bamatech is one of my fav combos. I began watching your videos earlier this year before I ever made a CW QSO now I activate almost everyday with POTA. Thank you for adding subtitles. Since I’ve began filming people ask me for this but I’ve found it’s very time consuming. I’ll send them to your channel for that! 73 de KI7QCF

[@vk2ter]

Thank you Forrest for the feedback. It is a great location, I have activated this park several times, as I enjoy the view. Agree the QMX and BaMaKey is great combination. I am a new subscriber to your channel, keep up the great work, 73

[@h.m.2138]

A beautiful location, i can only dream of it! Very, very nice! 73

[@vk2ter]

It is a beautiful location, one of my favourite places to operate portable, 73

[@h.m.2138]

Thanks

[@JonathanAdami]

Just received my QMX this week, still working on the antenna side of things, but that video gave me the itch! haha thanks for putting it out, great as usual!

[@vk2ter]

That’s great Jonathan, the QMX is a great radio, I am sure you will enjoy using it. Hope you get the antenna sorted soon so you can get out and operate portable with the QMX, 73

[@HamRadioDuo]

Beautiful location and looks like a fun activation! Great job doing it all one-handed! We keep our ears out for VK call signs. It would be amazing to get you in the log someday!

[@vk2ter]

Thank you Michael and Becky, it was an enjoyable activation. It was a bit of a challenge sending CW, paper logging and electronic logging one-handed. Hope to get you in the log one day, 73

[@dennispeake1877]

G''day James, Its spring time for CW great to see your new Hat and your Key. I just got rid of my second Sun Cancer on left arm. I really enjoy your morse and all your videos. Cheers mate.

[@vk2ter]

Thanks Dennis, yes I will be sun-smart while operating portable this summer always wearing a hat, long sleeve shirt and sunscreen. I think it will be a hot summer this year! Thanks again for your feedback, 73

[@PeterGamble-w2q]

Great video and good to see the BaMakey and QMX working well together. I note you using a JBL speaker, do these have an audio jack to enable connecting to the QMX?

[@vk2ter]

The QMX and BaMaKey is a great combination. The JBL GO 2 speaker has an audio jack so it can be connected with an audio cable. A lot of other speakers these days only have Bluetooth, so they are no good. Thanks for the feedback, 73

[@PeterGamble-w2q]

@@vk2ter Thanks, unfortunately the JBL GO2 is no longer available. So I'll keep looking for a speaker.

[@vk2ter]

@user-re8di8li8v Yes it appears the GO 2 speaker is no longer available on the JBL website. But you should still be able to get one off Amazon or EBay. Unfortunately the newer versions of the speaker (GO 3 and 4) do not have an audio jack, 73

[@grantmcduling9760]

Nice work James. How many contacts did you make? Regards Grant VK4JAZ

[@vk2ter]

Thank you Grant, it was a quick activation with just 12 CW contacts. I didn’t have time for SSB. I have already activated this park, so I was just enjoying operating outdoors and in the sunshine, 73

[@qrplife]

what is the meaning of “44” in some of the exchanges?

[@vk2ter]

“44” is often used in the sign off for World Wide Flora and Fauna (WWFF) park activations, i.e. sent as 73 44 or just 44, meaning “regards” or “all the best”. It is generally not used in other types of portable activations such as POTA or SOTA, 73

[@andrewwilliss6500]

Great to get you in the Log again James, the QMX is a lot of fun! de VK5LA

[@vk2ter]

Thanks for the QSO Andy, good to get you in the log again. Great sigs, band conditions were variable with a lot of QSB, 73

[@dennispeake1877]

James, with the QMX QRP transceiver does it come with 40 metres & 20 m?

[@vk2ter]

The QMX has 5 bands. I have the low-band version which has 80m, 60m (no use in VK), 40m, 30m and 20m. There are also mid-band and high-band versions that go up to 10m, 73

[@dennispeake1877]

@@vk2ter TU James sound really Fantastic.

[@ЭдуардВальц-д2й]

73!de R8AHF

[@vk2ter]

Thank you for watching, 73

[@bntravelin2]

really enjoyed the video , cw is just too much fun de ne7ts

[@vk2ter]

Agreed CW is great fun especially when operating portable. Thank you Terrance for your feedback, 73