{"id":425,"date":"2023-11-06T18:47:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T18:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stickelman.net\/?p=425"},"modified":"2023-11-07T14:13:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T14:13:03","slug":"an-grc-730-radio-set-pota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stickelman.net\/index.php\/2023\/11\/06\/an-grc-730-radio-set-pota\/","title":{"rendered":"AN\/GRC-730, Radio Set, POTA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It took a bit to get bulkhead connectors, the system enclosure secured, and other details assembled, but it turned out well.  I got Shark Hamsticks which are surprisingly good performers.  The Hamsicks adapted well to the existing antenna mount housings on the front of the shelter and will be a great deal easier to get in operation then the dipole or DX Commander.  I was using an IC7200 as a field radio since its made to be rugged, but since this set is sheltered, and in shock mounted case, using my preferred IC7300 should be fine.  The LDG AT-1000 tuner has an antenna switcher, so I can put up 2 Hamsticks at any given time and switch between them.  Next to the radio is a Raspberry Pi, which gets time from a Ublox GPS that is just outside the truck inside a capped PVC.  The GPS does not get good reception in the truck, since the shelter is 2 layers of sheet metal.  I included my Bearcat scanner, and an IC880H VHF set.  I have these items secured with shock cord in their shelves, and the enclosure is shock mounted.  I was able to do all of this without making significant modifications to the truck, it already had the holes drilled that I needed for 4 antennas and the GPS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/stickelman.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ANGRC730-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-426\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stickelman.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ANGRC730-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/stickelman.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ANGRC730-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stickelman.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ANGRC730-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/stickelman.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ANGRC730-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/stickelman.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ANGRC730-210x158.jpg 210w, http:\/\/stickelman.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ANGRC730-1960x1470.jpg 1960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"955\" data-id=\"427\" src=\"http:\/\/stickelman.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/M35Ant-1024x955.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stickelman.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/M35Ant-1024x955.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/stickelman.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/M35Ant-300x280.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stickelman.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/M35Ant-768x716.jpg 768w, http:\/\/stickelman.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/M35Ant-1536x1433.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/stickelman.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/M35Ant-210x196.jpg 210w, http:\/\/stickelman.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/M35Ant-1960x1828.jpg 1960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hamsticks are above the drivers cab.  VHF antenna is the taller antenna in the back, with discone on the other side.  VHF and discone will be optional for a Parks on the air expedition, but will be nice to have for extended park stays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It took a bit to get bulkhead connectors, the system enclosure secured, and other details assembled, but it turned out well. I got Shark Hamsticks which are surprisingly good performers. The Hamsicks adapted well to the existing antenna mount housings on the front of the shelter and will be a great deal easier to get [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stickelman.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stickelman.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stickelman.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stickelman.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stickelman.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/stickelman.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":429,"href":"http:\/\/stickelman.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425\/revisions\/429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stickelman.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stickelman.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stickelman.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}