The key to getting onto the air quickly mobile is to use a ham stick, screwed into a magnetic mount. The radio plugs into the side, the solar panel from the front The Antenna This really gives me the вЂњoff the grid вЂќ experience. The radio plugs right into the battery with a 12-volt adaptor and I use a solar panel connected to the battery, keeping it charged. The maximum current draw is about 3 amps, so it works great off of the low-cost battery pack I use. It has a built-in antenna tuner if needed. It covers 160 to 10 meters with AM, SSB, and CW, from 1 to 20 watts. I like to keep things simple and easy to use. But for me, just being up 50 feet, to start with, is a big plus. There disadvantages, however, with all sorts of electrical noises and some reflection off of neighboring buildings. Five Stories Up Over Beautiful Downtown Nashua

We jokingly call this our P*GOTA - Parking Garage On The Air.

IвЂ™m going to work вЂњmobileвЂќ at another outdoor spot which some of us from NARS has done before вЂ“ the top of a five-story parking garage in downtown Nashua, New Hampshire. Ready to Go On The Air Field Day MobileДЇor part of Field Day, IвЂ™m going to do something like this. One of the enjoyments of ham radio is being able to throw your QRP rig into your car вЂ“ at the spur of the moment вЂ“ and heading out to a lake or along a river or to a mountaintop and Working the HF bands mobile from right where you are.

Setting up n1mm logger for field day