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Hiking with FT-817 | Testing antenna RDF28 (ARDF)

Published May 28, 2026 by cees

radio-spy.com: testing of RDF28, enhancing the Yaesu FT-817 (and other portable radios) portable antenna. The use is quite easy …

Channel: ARengineering
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8oiq0CgyQg
Published: August 22, 2019

Posted in Portable Tagged fox hunting, ft-817, FT-817 accessories, FT-817 antenna, FT-817 outdoors, FT-817 while hiking, ham radio hiking, portable antenna, portable radio, radio direction finder, radio direction finding, rdf, transmitter hunting, yaesu Leave a comment

QRP amateur radio contact using a sloping dipole | Yaesu FT-817nd | ham radio basics

Published December 16, 2025 by cees

I return to the woods for a spell on HF ham radio using the Yaesu FT-817nd and a linked dipole. I would be very grateful if you …

Posted in QRP Tagged amateur radio, amateur radio outdoors, electronics, ham radio, Ham Radio Antenna, ham radio basics, ham radio channel, ham radio outdoors, hf antenna, how to, portable antenna, pota, qrp radio, radio gear, sota Leave a comment

Making contacts | Portable QRP ham radio | Minimal equipment | Yaesu FT-817nd

Published December 14, 2025 by cees

For this trip out I needed to carry as little weight as I could so this gave me chance to focus a little more on antenna theory to get …

Posted in Portable Tagged amateur radio, amateur radio outdoors, electronics, ham radio, Ham Radio Antenna, ham radio basics, ham radio channel, ham radio outdoors, hf antenna, how to, portable antenna, pota, qrp radio, radio gear, sota Leave a comment

Ham radio contacts and cricket | amateur radio | Yaesu FT-817 | MX-P50A amplifier

Published December 14, 2025 by cees

Following on from the last video I decided to head out on my bike and try 20m with the FT-817nd and a MX-P50A 45watt amplifier.

Posted in Portable Tagged amateur radio, amateur radio outdoors, amateur radio reviews, electronics, ham radio, Ham Radio Antenna, ham radio basics, ham radio channel, ham radio outdoors, ham radio reviews, hf antenna, how to, portable antenna, qrp radio, radio gear Leave a comment

QRP Portable Yaesu FT-817ND CHA F-LOOP Field Test

Published December 12, 2025 by cees

In this video I show you some video and afterthoughts of this mornings field testing (qrp portable) at the sea. I was able to pack all …

Posted in Portable Tagged chameleon antenna, chameleon f-loop, ft817, ham radio, ham radio outdoors, ham radio review, hf antenna, hf radio, loop antenna, magloop, magnetic loop, portable antenna, qrp portable, yaesu, yaesu ft-817 Leave a comment

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