Junk on the Bunk: Field Expedient Antenna, by Prof. Spartan
Contents fits into a Combat Trauma Bag
Halfwave Square Loop antenna
Horizontal dipole
18 gauge wire
Balun
Harris Center Feed
Sloping V antenna
Plastic Spoon insulators
14 gauge cooper braided wire 100ft spools x2
Miscellaneous Adapters (Copious amounts)
RG-223/u cable, ~20ft
Small cables for testing
BNC connectors
Zipties
Habor Freight multi-bit ratcheting screw driver set
Harbor Freight precision multi-bit driver tool set
Multimeter (w audio tone & amperage meter)
Borescope (w USB/microUsb/USBC connecter)
Compass
Electrical tape
Solder Iron
Solder iron tips
BNC Cable crimps
Mini crescent wrench
Wire Strippers
Tape measure
N-type connector crimp
Gerber multi-tool
Headlamp
Note book
Extra pens/markers
2 ft. webbing
…and don’t forget the training.
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Great list. Loved the comment on misc. adapters…copious amounts. Truth indeed.
Wow thats a bunch of stuff to lug around, tell me this bag is in a vehicle? From the looks of the stuff this is for a bear foot rig, (100 watts)?
With the new QRP rigs out there one can have a 80-10 meter multi mode radio weighing 13oz, its a KX2. Add a very light weight SOTA BEAM or QRP Guys antenna with 26 or 24 gauge antenna wire, (kite wire), some RG-58 or smaller coax, a Bioenno for power, and your comms can fit in your BDU blouse lower pocket.
https://elecraft.com/products/kx2-ssb-cw-data-80-10-m-transceiver
https://qrpguys.com/qrpguys-end-fed-wire-antenna
https://thewireman.com/product/antenna-wire-26-awg-copper-clad-steel-stranded-jacketed/
https://www.bioennopower.com/collections/12v-series-lifepo4-batteries
Thanks for the show and tell.
Saber 7
CAVGUY. Yes, this is a truck kit checklist. Thanks for the note on the QRP antenna, havent seen that yet.
What are the two spool looking items at the top right of the photo?
Matt
Wire
Please explain:
What is the purpose of this kit?
Do you carry this kit around as an RTO?
Is this for repairs or for building antennas?
Isn’t a dipole the same as an inverted V except for the method of deployment? Why carry both?
Come to class and find out.
I would LOVE to take your class in Wyoming. I cannot afford the travel+lodging expenses. Consider organizing the class(es) in Connecticut. There are many fans in the Northeast.
Not coming to Connecticut. I have taught in New Jersey and may come to New Hampshire if someone puts together a class.
There’s one in NC this summer. You’re probably looking at a 10hr drive depending on where in CT you live.
The cost for lodging and food is dirt cheap if you pack your own stuff and sleep under a tarp. Plenty of people do minimalist camping including myself as it’s another chance to test your gear.
It’s a working-man’s radio course. No one cares about how cheap or poor you are and you can show up with nothing but a $25 Baofeng and do everything taught in the courses.
My drive is shorter than yours but I’ve driven longer distances in a day. 10hrs is absolutely worth the trouble for the RTO classes.
The RTO course is worth every penny plus a few extra. But if you are broke but motivated most of this info I have found on the brushbeater.org site. In my experience the technical stuff can be learned from reading and doing, but the RTO course teaches how to apply knowledge in real world examples or hands on. The radios and antennas to me is the part that is easy to learn on your own. But things like SALUTE and SALT reports, com security, alpha numeric encryption, brevity matrix, and a PACE plan; I found is best hands on doing it with someone who know what they are doing.
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