I'm an avid QRP'er from NE Ohio, and enjoy operating QRP Portable with my FT-817nd. I have a sack full of different QRP antennas that I have built, but my favorite is a home brew 40m New Carolina Windom made from 20ga stranded wire and fed with RG174U Micro Coax. Both baluns are wound on ferrite rods, and the entire setup fits in a 1-quart plastic freezer bag. You can see my portable setup and more of my antennas on my QRZ.com page.
I'm looking forward to having some interesting conversation on this site.
Joe de KD8PFB