EQUIPMENT FOR WAGI AND SOTA OPERATIONS (WITH THANKS TO IAN AND ESTHER)

Radios

Elecraft KX2 Transceiver A great piece of equipment, can be bought at various locations and of course second hand.

http://www.qrp-shop.biz/epages/qrp-shop.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/qrp-shop/Categories/%22Elecraft%20Fertiggeräte%22/%22KX2%20SSB/CW/DATA%2080-10m%20Fertiggerät%22

FT60 VHF/UHF Handheld

eBay item number:

123090453601

Spare battery pack for FT60  PTM-50 £11  on eBay

eBay item number:

301732553954

Antennas

Life’s a Breeze Antenna pole (I also noted down Snugpak??)

https://www.lifebreeze.co.uk/shop.php?pg=item&id=832

RH770 extension antenna for FT60 £6.50 on eBay

Depending on the connection for your hand held the price varies for these but here is the male version

eBay item num

Details of antennas?

A great project for a radio club night, making a doublet from computer cable, remember to extend the ‘dipole’ wings by 11ft using the cut off from the vertical, which is what I did.

http://www.norcalqrp.org/norcaldoublet.htm

Stake to mount the antenna pole

https://www.lifebreeze.co.uk/shop.php?pg=item&id=450

Other

Waterproof notebook (available from Easons)

http://www.outdoorgb.com/p/Snugpak_Water_Resistant_Notebook/?utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=directory&utm_content=GBR&currency=GBP&country=GBR&SelectedBundle=178957&SelectedItem=642383&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjM3E653l2gIV7pztCh2yrg8wEAQYASABEgKWgvD_BwE

Midge net

eBay item number:

391853616202

WAB book for logging (£2 per book) A life time membership which includes a log book, a set of CDs and a WAB Book Number which is collectable is £7. Each additional book number is then £3. So members can add additional book numbers to their collection. Clubs can also buy a book number and register the club callsign for a pack. The WAB Stand will be at the Rally in May I assume, this will give you an opportunity to see what you get and I think the price will be £5 on the rally day for a pack, saving you £2.

http://wab.intermip.net/Price%20List.php?loc=UK

9:1Balum information.  http://www.earchi.org/92011endfedfiles/Endfed6_40.pdf