https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/08536603-9490-41bf-8cd4-44f2e7ed1d77 Going out portable on a warm day at the beach for some 40m SSB. Bands not in great shape but called CQ and got 5 or 6 contacts as per the video. I used an FT817ND & end-fed 20m wire with an L-match coupler. PS: If you want to order the book mentioned from Jaycar the link is here https://www.jaycar.com.au/australian-ham-radio-handbook/p/BM2492 PPS: If you liked this video please consider supporting Amateur Radio VK3YE by: Subscribing on YouTube,, Checking my books page at https://books.vk3ye.com, Shopping on Amazon via: https://amzn.to/3iiDQXv, or, Shopping on eBay via: https://ebay.us/i9DuWP (then if you buy something I'll get a small commission at no cost to you) Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:41:38 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/08536603-9490-41bf-8cd4-44f2e7ed1d77 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.