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FT-817(ND)
Experimenting with the FT-817 and a nice telescopic wip antenna, Watson ATX-WBN, covering all bands,from 80m to 6m. Its only 165cm when in full length. I'm draging a 19m ground cable after me when moving in the mountains.
I use a 12V, 7Ah battery in addition to the buildt in battery pack.

"ATX-WBN Walkabout Portable 80-6m HF Antenna BNC
This antenna covers all bands (including WARC bands) from 80-6m, 5W guaranteed, 25W max. When fully telescoped it is 1.65m long approx. and is fitted with a BNC connector. This makes it ideal for the new FT817 or any other portable HF radio. Band changing is achieved by plugging in the "wander lead" into the appropriate socket on the base coil, and fine tuning adjustments are made using the 10 section telescopic whip. The whip unscrews from the base matching coil so that packed down, the antenna only measures 32cm. (PDF file available in Leaflet section). " (From Waters & Stanton)