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  1. I used to carry my FT818 around in a flight-type case. Nice and light and well-protected, but the rig is always at the wrong angle when out portable; needs to be more vertical. Here's the prototype 'waste materials' carry-cradle, which is half the weight of the old case. Needs some fold-down legs and wire-tidy, but the idea works. Simple screws and plastic plugs for protection of the rig stop it slipping down or outwards. #hamradio #amateurradio #FT818 #qrp

  2. A 1923 Marconi VLF station insulator, still finding service, just not for anything remotely as important as its original purpose! Perfect circle size for part of a FT818 cradle! 👍 #hamradio #amateurradio #ft818 #marconi

  3. @MW1CFN Driving Subaru doesn't make me better driver than driving Lada. it's probably other way around.

    Comparing IC-705 and FT-818 is comparing apples to oranges. Both are good radios in their usage scenario, but it doesn't really tell anything about operator skills. I love both rigs, but currently I only own 705.

    Also comparing price is kind of dump. IC-705 is new radio with latest tech and FT-818 is re-release of 20 year old radio.

    #ic705 #ft817 #ft818