So last month I bought an Icom IC-705 QRP rig as well as an Outpost portable antenna system. I want to be able to use the rig at home, in the yard or on Field Day. At home it is connected to a 4-position antenna switch so I can use a 10m dipole, 20m dipole, D130NJ discone or a Diamond dual band antenna as this rig works from 160m to 70cm.
In the field and back yard the Outpost or a couple magnet mounts are going to be my go-to antennas. The Outpost came equipped with a 3/8 stud mount for HF whips, I replaced that with a pass-thru SO 239 mount so I could use some UHF mount antennas as well as the 3/8 threaded ones with an adapter.
I was cleaning out the garage and almost threw out a tool bag that came with a couple Rigid drivers I bought a couple years ago It looked like it would fit the 705 nicely so I tried it. It worked even better than I hoped, it fit the radio, the LDG auto-tuner and a plastic parts bin perfectly.
For the Outpost antenna and whips I bought from Amazon for $25 a large 48 inch canvas carry-bag. It is plenty big enough for the Outpost and about a dozen different whips I have accumulated over the years. I have a plastic shoebox for the various adapters, cables etc. Eventually I will probably get a small toolbox for this stuff, there is plenty of room in the bag for it.
Here is the bag with the radio etc.:
Here is the Outpost bag:
In the field and back yard the Outpost or a couple magnet mounts are going to be my go-to antennas. The Outpost came equipped with a 3/8 stud mount for HF whips, I replaced that with a pass-thru SO 239 mount so I could use some UHF mount antennas as well as the 3/8 threaded ones with an adapter.
I was cleaning out the garage and almost threw out a tool bag that came with a couple Rigid drivers I bought a couple years ago It looked like it would fit the 705 nicely so I tried it. It worked even better than I hoped, it fit the radio, the LDG auto-tuner and a plastic parts bin perfectly.
For the Outpost antenna and whips I bought from Amazon for $25 a large 48 inch canvas carry-bag. It is plenty big enough for the Outpost and about a dozen different whips I have accumulated over the years. I have a plastic shoebox for the various adapters, cables etc. Eventually I will probably get a small toolbox for this stuff, there is plenty of room in the bag for it.
Here is the bag with the radio etc.:
Here is the Outpost bag:
