In today's vlog, I ramble on about my preferences and current go-to antenna for outdoor portable radio operating.

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Music credits:
Acoutstic Guitar by Audionautix
Autumn Sunset by Audionautix
Campfire Song by Chris Haugen
Take Your Time by Dan Lebowitz
The Inner Sound by Jesse Gallagher

Camera equipment:
GoPro Hero 8 Black (while adventuring or outdoors)
Canon Vixia HF R800 (in the studio)

Editing software:
Corel Videostudio Ultimate 2018

My favorite radio equipment for outdoor portable ops, POTA, or RaDAR:
Radio: Icom IC-705
Tuner: Elecraft T1 tuner
Antennas: Chameleon F-Loop magnetic loop antenna (does not need a tuner)
End fed antenna with 9:1 unun (needs tuner)
Sotabeams Bandhopper 20/30/40 linked dipole
Digital software: FLDigi and WSJT-x