Station
Radio
Yaesu FT-857D.
Antennas
Home made short vertical (magnetic base), 200 cm long, for 20m, 17m and 15m bands.
Home made fishing rod antenna, 8.5 m long, for 40m, 17m, 15m, 12m and 10m bands.
Boomerang and magnetic base (mobile) for 10m band.
Home made aluminum dipole for 6m band.
Home made aluminum J-pole for 2m band.
Home made 4 radials ground plane for 70cm band.
Currently, no way to install my antennas on the roof. They are now located on my balcony, at about 20 meters off the ground and aiming towards North → East → South.
Common working conditions
When operating at home, I commonly use maximum 28W power in SSB and 20W power in JT65, mainly on 20m, 17m, 15m, 10m and 6m bands. Short vertical antenna for HF bands, aluminum dipole for 6m band, both on my balcony.
When operating /P, I commonly use maximum 20W power in SSB, on 40m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m and 6m bands. Fishing rod antenna for HF, aluminum dipole for 6m band.
