Well, I don't think the 818 is particularly good as a mobile transceiver. I could be wrong... Probably better as a portable solution... Why would I order in Germany?
Gil.

I wish I had one, it is a great radio...
Gil.

Bienvenue à bord :-)
Gil.

Hello.
I just upgraded the site's software to the latest stable release.
Please let me know if you encounter any bug.
Gil.

I can only agree! After the EFHW the inverted V is my favorite, especially for 40m NVIS.

Gil.

Hello!

I upgraded the forum software to SMF 2.1 RC4, which fixes a lot of bug... If you notice anything not working, please send me a PM.

Happy new year!
Gil.

Interesting. I had to Google it up. I's an end-fed half-wave, so no doubt about performance, whi will be very good..

Gil.

Bonjour :-)

1. I never had a problem doing so.
2. I'd say no. I do it all the time.
3. Depends what you call a shelter. A tent, generally no. In some places it is possible but between 7pm and 7am, and the tent must not be too tall, I think 1.2m max. Not sure though, search for other sources.
4. I do it all the time.
5. No problem.

I operate portable with my friends pretty much every other week-end and do exactly what you describe. I never had an issue. We have been "checked out" by the gendarmes a few times, as well as national park police. They just wanted to know what we were doing and were even somewhat interested... Mostly wanted to know if we could listen to their radios, LOL.. We were kicked out once off a site, abusively... Since then I carry park rules with me, on paper, to show them there are no restrictions about radio. The only thing they don't like is drones and 4WDs in many areas. We never had to deal with municipal or national police, but I suspect they would be more trouble. The gendarmes are very professional (military). Usually we don't see any uniforms...

Where are you going in France?

Gil.

Fascinating! And the fact that the same functionality, and them some, today fits in the palm of the hand..
Thanks,
Gil.

Hello,

I just answered in my previous comment. Unfortunately I don't know any more than that. Good news, now it's free...

Gil.

Hello. Keep it, there has to be a way... Also, most anti virus software will raise an alarm on anything that isn't "standard" and certainly binary files like firmware updates. That doesn't mean there is malware in there... Just verify that you are on the correct site and re-run your anti-virus after the update. Heat could cause that problem. I don't think it would be a physical issue, except if the radio case was squished somehow and presses somewhere causing trouble, but that is unlikely.
If I was you I would try the Chinese firmware update file and cross my fingers...

Gil.

Hi, I just saw this! Better late than never... Thanks!

Gil.

Very interesting thank you!

I might go with a HackRF though, because it's only one card, but this looks promising and more compact...

Gil.

QuoteI found that increasing the power the connections did not get better.

That my friend is a very important statement...
Thank nyou for sharing. Keep experimenting!
I will too :-)

Gil.

Hello, I bet you could make a half-wave one by doubling the wire lengths... Like my
PAR 10/20/40... Using a 49:1 or 64:1 transformer of course..

Gil.