FT8 with ICOM 7300 (WSJT-X on Ubuntu)
So it starts... from the point my ICOM 7300 arrived. The first thing to try? The famous FT8 that has been discussed a lot, really a lot, by the HAMs around me, and the journey started. Equipment Radio: ICOM IC-7300 (bought from dxengineering.com) ICOM IC-7300 & MFJ-4230 Antenna: Portable HF Antenna ( CHA EMCOMM II ) Matching Transformer of CHA EMCOMM II Power supply: MFJ-4230MV 50 feet RG8X cable with PL-259 self made ~16feet mast from dissembled analog TV antenna from 10 years ago. The set up can be easily setup or put down because I put a 8 feet pole into the ground with ~3 feet buried in the dirt and ~5 feet above the dirt so that I can insert the mast into the pole when I need the antenna to be ready and I can relatively easily put down the mast when the weather is not so safe to operate. Self Made Mast (~16ft) for the CHA EMCOMM II Antenna Configuration According to the manual (available on the product site linked above), the CHA ECOMM II can have 3 different...
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