Hi Anthony,?I watched it live and thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you for an excellent presentation.
I started as a QPR CW only operator and have recently obtained an used FT817. I knew CW goes with QRP very well however I am stunned how far one can get to with SSB? at 5W. I currently use one of the worst antennas one can possibly imagine. It is a 4ft long telescopic whip from ebay, originally made for CB 27MHz. I have rewound the loading coil to match 15m band, fitted that directly to FT817 rear antenna port, added a short counterpoise wire and am consistently reaching most of the Europe with 55-57 reports. Even, when operating indoors with radio on the kitchen table. Great fun really :)
Anthony Luscre