My first personal station (July 2015 - December 2016) was a Kenwood TS-430S, which was loaned out by the K7UAZ Amateur Radio Club. I used a G5RV-Jr antenna that I was given permission to place on a car port roof behind my apartment. Click on the photos throughout the page for larger versions.
This setup reached across North America quite well, and when conditions were good or using digital modes could reach even further. (The image to the left shows the results of running WSPR on 20m for a short while one afternoon.)
Measured antenna SWR
QSO Map
Static Tucson QSO map from HRDlog.net (click for larger version)
