Soldering is cool! I didn’t learn how until after high school. Also, it’s _”the gift that keeps on giving”_ 😀 If you use *_rosin core_* solder and some of the rosin fumes get into your nose hairs, you’ll continue to smell that aromatic pine scent for a couple of days. *73 de AF6AS*

actually CEPT countries should not require a license unless you want to stay for an extended period of time. 🎉

Excellent thanks enjoy your trip. Vk5kov

Was getting a reciprocal license difficult?

Need extended bumper music for next video!!

So I have the SCU56, but it is USB A. How are you plugging in to the zero?

Add a rat tail counterpoise and the rubber duckie will do better.

Fun stuff! I really enjoy playing with APRS! 73 KE8VIK

220 is under utilized in my area. Be a good use of the spectrum.

1. Where is the bumper music? 2. Have you ever heard of a DigiPi? It's a great little device that makes APRS easier to use? But none the less, fun content. thanks for sharing.

So what's that one line to the configured text file you had to add

hamradiated.

Blue Sea systems makes a circuit wizard app that you can put in your voltage and you’re needed amperage and it’ll tell you exactly what size cable to use for a less than 3% voltage drop. I use it when I’m building my batteries.

I have noticed many people forget to identify themselves every 10 minutes during long conversations, especially older folks.

I have always been wanting to try out an SDR. But the different types and versions available online makes it difficult to choose, especially as I am not very confident about the sources and lack of experience with SDR. 73 de Jon, VU2JO.

So all the q codes are the same as the 10 codes. Why change?

Yeah the worst part about ham radio is talking

nice... too bad it's in the form of a subscription, never mind...

I did a quick scan of the comments and didn't see it. But if someone had commented the same question and a clear answer was given - Sorry. But is it possible to use the internal GPS in the radio itself to be read by the python program. If so, could one install a lightweight pi package into a vehicle and have a mobile igate?

Very good information. I did learn something so that is a plus. Thank you for sharing.

I use rg213 it is stronger and last for years and not much more per meter than rg8x

The best practice is to just talk and have fun and you don't need a license like the rest of the sheep.

Hey, great video. I'll be pointing new guys to this one. Ever thought about doing a quick Heliax video? I know a lot of guys couldn't afford it, or want to deal with it, but I run into many people who wonder what it is etc. I'm the crazy 250' 7/8 guy, but yes I'm a weirdo.

Can we get the link to the attenuation chart please?

obscure? Doom E1M1 good gravy pick a hard one

Best practices are designed by self appounted " cool kids" you cant expect others to blindly follow ambigious rules. Use the nato alphabet because sometimes a dialect or tone of voice does not come over clear enough to understand. What you hear and what is recieved is completely different.

Even at 2x, that was DOOM!

And what was the song? Hello, Bueller... Bueller.... It sounds familiar but I was never a fan of that kind of metal. Play metal on the Godin in the background. That guitar is beautiful.

Conduit is always a good idea. When you need to run another cable a couple years later it's so nice to just pull it through in a few seconds.

I use about 3ft of ?rg-174? To get an antenna out a car window for my HT and it does better than the antenna inside the car attached to the HT.

DOOM

Sounded like 'I am murloc' 😅

"UL" has many standards. So check what standard is referenced if a product says "UL Listed"

I need to switch to LMR400, as my HF antenna is currently on 100 feet of RG8.

Good information! No comments? Guess everyone is out playing field day!

Heyo! I've been searching forever for a way to use my Raspberry Pi 3B+ as a transceiver, problem is most RTL SDRs are like 5W, and won't get me any contacts. Do you have any recommendations for SDRs for the Pi that you can set up to transmit like an actual transceiver? Thanks for any help in advance :D

this is so cool

i R hakaR!

They should mention the CQ stuff on the blasted test then. How can we know this crap when we're brand new?

D75 can also do Bluetooth Terminal Mode with Blue DV Connect Android App,

Au vu de la vignette KZbin, ce ne sont pas des antennes HF mais bien VHF et UHF...

where can I find screens that have a cable instead of being soldered directly onto a board?

Hi there! This is Dylan KN6SDO. I’m a local ham and just ran into your channel. Love the video! Hear you on the W6EK repeater!

I was too afraid (hihi) to buy one of these as the seemed very complicated, but your video allayed many of my fears. Tnx OM es 73's.

This is on my radar for using on my motorcycle….pipe the Bluetooth to my helmet….Pitt on my handlebars….really like the aprs

Craig! What's the case your using on the Zero+Display?

Great work Craig! The DigiPi saved my FT8 SOTA activation recently. Question; would it be impossible to run FreeDV on the DigiPi?

Can you change the Webchat APRS symbol and beacon text? Can't find the right .conf file to do this.

Craig, I got YGate working with my FTM-500 with a SCU-58 cable on a Pi 5. A bit of overkill so I’m gonna try on a zero. Thanks for the cool stuff! 73 KC3ZBU

The SCU-20 doesn’t get used to update firmware, there’s a usb mini to USB A port at the front of the radio behind the face for firmware updates. And with the SCU-20 you can indeed send digital voice audio over wires X. This cable will allow you to get onto Wires X using an FTM-100, 200, 300. 400 all you need is to set up a wires x account, and a pc connected to broadband, you can only use the digital only rooms if you have the SCU-20 but you can upgrade to an SCU-40 which gives you an analog tail connected to the SCU-20 and then you can use any room in the wires x software with no HRI node needed. You run your Base radio (FTM-100-400) as a node using the SDU-20 connected from the DIN pin socket in the back of the radio plugged into the USB of your PC, you switch your radio on in PDN (personal digital node) mode run the wires x software and you’re in. You can even turn your node radio that’s connected to the PC as an access point for your FT-70 or FT-2D so you don’t have to be stuck to the PC, there’s a few ways of setting this up if you want to get on wires x but don’t want to spend $300 on an HRI200 wires x box. If you want to know more just search FTM-300 PDN mode.