CW QSO during Straight Key Month 2023

CW QSO on 21.049 MHz using Yaesu FT-710, BaMaTech EHT-II straight key and end-fed random wire antenna. Straight Key Month (SKM) contact exchanging signal report, country, name and SKCC number. Video includes photographs that I have taken of my home town of Terrigal and surrounds.

[@petermajor4599]

Thank you so much vy 73 de peter . Germany

[@vk2ter]

danke Peter, allerbeste 73

[@dennispeake1877]

James, thanks for the video I'm learning new language with your QSO, san meaning; I have not had many contacts on CW with Japan. 73 44 .

[@vk2ter]

Thanks Dennis, I am now getting more CW contacts with Japan on 15m and 10m. Hopefully band conditions will continue to improve and help with dx contacts, 73

[@petermajor4599]

💎💎💎💎💎💎👍

[@kao354]

Great SKCC QSO, thank you for the video! Recorder makes a little bit of clicking at fronts. 73!

[@vk2ter]

Thank you for your comments. I recorded the audio directly from the FT-710 onto an SD card, so there might be some RF getting into the radio, 73

[@zoranzoric2559]

Nice CW QSO within full-break-in mode :-)
MNI 73's and GL!
E76ZZ

[@vk2ter]

Thank you Zoran, yes I prefer to use full break-in mode so as to avoid doubling up. 73

[@buildstoys]

FB on the contact James! I recently improved my antenna at the QTH and am occasionally picking up Japan. Hiro-san is on my list of contacts I'd love to work.

[@vk2ter]

Thank you for the feedback. Japan has been coming through stronger here on 15m and 10m. I have to make more improvements on my home antenna too as it does not work well on the lower bands, 73

[@tanaka2003cn]

I like your movie!
de JS3MQC

[@vk2ter]

Thank you for watching, 73