First mobile radio bicycle trip

I took my mobile radio setup out for a 30 minute ride along the river. On the bicycle rack a loaded vertical for 20 meters is installed, 2.6 meters long.

The rig is a (tr)uSDR working on 3 lithium-ion batteries. Have been using a Palm mini paddle attached to a metal plate with magnets.

Operating CW this way wasn't easy, lots of errors. The paddles were up to high and would move around, the magnets are just not strong enough. Also, could not keep my right hand at the handle bar, so driving was very slow... Taking notes was difficult as you can see from my handwriting 😆

After a long CQ I got a reply from UW5FA and a 579 report, not bad! Below is a screenshot from the reversebeacon network. Good coverage! 

Several more tries will be needed for a setup that will work. Stay tuned!