My radio equipment

At home

My primary radio is a Kenwood TM-V71A, attached via a Digirig to a Raspberry Pi for packet operation. I have a Yaesu FT-891 that I use occasionally for POTA activations.

In the field

My typical setup for public service events is a Kenwood TM-V71A in my van configured as a repeater, while I wear an HT (with a very small antenna) on my chest. If I need to use the mobile radio and I can't use the van (either I'm stationed somewhere that I can't park, or if I bike to the event) I will use either:

Mobile radio deployed on a folding table with antenna mast on a tripod in the background

HTs

At events for which an HT is appropriate, I use a Radioddity GD-77 running OpenGD77 firmware. My "event kit" looks something like this:

I have two complete kits so that there's a backup of everything if something goes wrong.