Ha ha! No worries, I don't know what's going on either lol. This is my amateur radio station. This setup along with an antenna in my backyard, I can listen to radio signals world wide and also communicate with other radio operators world wide.

And happy new year to you as well my friend! I've been in a rut lately but trying to climb my way out. Lots of nutty videos to come this year 😜. Thank you so kindly for tuning in sir.

Hey there Thunderbuilt77! Good to hear from you. It was about $3000. This is a HUGE step up from my last computer. Hope all is well and Merry Christmas to you and your family!

@@KP68videogates Same to you brother, Merry Christmas. I was guessing in that ballpark because if it were a I-9 Intel, it would be significantly more. Good luck with it. P.S. still not sure about that win11 yet myself.

Oh ok. If you can, email it to [email protected] I would appreciate that sir. Thank you.

Or, put a link here.

Hello! I use my JBL soundbar which connects to my computer with an HDMI cable, then in my computer settings I have the audio (Thetis receive audio) routed to HDMI out. I have Cakewalk permanently set to speakers OUT which loops back into line IN with a small patch cable. If you haven't seen it, here is the video where I try to explain how I do it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5q2p2ZjbL2Eb68 Thanks for watching my videos. I'll try to keep the madness going lol.

@@KP68videogates Thank you so much

Hello sir. Because there are so many variables, it's a tough question to answer. If you are just getting into this I would recommend a dynamic mic at a price point of a $100 or less. I still have my Shure SM58 and it's a great mic at about $100. I've heard some $50 mics that sound very nice but in general you get what you pay for so don't go too cheap. In the end, whether it be a $50 mic or a $500 mic, most of it depends audio processing. I've heard very expensive mics sound horrible because of improperly set audio processing (like me🤪 lol) and a $50 mic sound great with proper audio processing. Whichever mic you decide on, get settled in with it and over time you'll be able to get a feel what you like or dislike about it and then you'll know what to look for in a mic if you decide to upgrade.

@ In the video you done with the Hermes with no processed audio was you using the SM 58? I was in the flex world years ago, got out of the hobby and now coming back in.

@@tyjohnson6553 That was my Electrovoice RE320 and still is. Before that was my RE20 and before that was my SM58 and before that was my Shure SM57. The only mic that I didn't care for was the Shure SM57. As you can see, I went through a few before settling into my RE320.

"In other words, no hi-fi" Absolutely false.

Not sure what you mean but keep on rocking!

Ya, narrowing down to 2k is a bit narrow for my ears but to each their own.

Hey there rockhaller. Cakewalk has it all to start and it's all free, everything you need to sound great. Third party plugins also work with Cakewalk but you have purchase them, although some you can find for free. Me personally, I don't mind spending money on certain third party plugins that are extremely useful. For example, some of the plugins that I bought are the PAZ analyzer and my VU meters. Here is a link to where I go to purchase plugins. www.waves.com/plugins#sort:path~type~order=.default-order~number~asc|views:view=grid-view|paging:currentPage=0|paging:number=18

No problem my friend. I am going to make an update video on this tomorrow to show in more detail why this works for me.

K1GMM, the man with the golden voice. Damn you I'm jealous lol! I'll always be a newbie. Always learning. Thank you so kindly for stopping by. 73!

Thank you sir! 73 right back!

I'm also curious what his receive and transmit bandwidth were set to bandwidth wise along with your settings for Var1 on LSB.

Only 1 guy so far on the Hermes. I'm trying to others interested in it but we'll see what happens. Thanks for the kind words!

@@megamind2289 We were both transmitting and receiving 5kc. The VAR button was lit because I manually stretched out my receive filter a little bit past 5kc to 5055. We were experimenting with various transmit bandwidths and after we were done experimenting, I forgot to click on the 5k receive filter button. I always try to match my receive bandpass filter to the transmitting stations transmit bandpass both on the high audio frequencies and the low audio frequencies.

For receive audio. Unchecked/OFF there is no receive audio.

I like pushing things to the limit. Thetis and the 7000DLE mkii are an incredible combo!

Hello there RogerWilco486. I misspoke. I had the Icom on the crap power supply. I don't always need full station power up and depending on what I'm doing up here, I might only need half of my station powered. Also, I like to have independent power for my experiments.

Hi John! I must say, the NR2 has come a long way.

Ha ha!!! I'm not sure what I'll do with it. I considered punting it into the woods or use it as a hammer lol.

@ could make a great target 🎯 😁

@@UDX-3030 Oooo! Great idea! Strap on some Tannerite to it while I'm at it lol

@ Now we’re talking 😂😎 sounds like a party to me ! Got any more of them 😀

Indeed it can! Often difficult to track down and can creep its way into many things and drive you/me insane!

My pleasure sir!

Indeed! Everyone sounded fantastic and looked great in the spectral display. Razor sharp filters.

Thanks! Thetis software is awesome!

Hello Doug. Yes he does! Sounds great through my JBL sound bar and subwoofer.

Ok, I watched an older video as well and I can confirm that this antenna at that height gets you at least 1 s-unit higher than the other antennas. I can't remember how high you had the other antennas.

Yes sir. That's what I have seen. I wanted to take extra precautions to be safe.

Thanks! The software is called Thetis and the radio is the ANAN 7000DLE mkii by Apache Labs

@@KP68videogates Interesting! I hadn't seen one of those before. Ok here's the big question - is it doodoo on AM like almost all the other HF rigs?

@@Z28videogates It is stellar on AM and all TX parameters are virtually unlimited. It is capable of commercial AM broadcast quality. For the audio processing you can use rack audio gear, VST (Virtual Studio Technology), or the audio processing that Thetis software comes with, or a blend of all 3. The Thetis software that you saw is where the magic happens. The radio is quite expensive but it is in a league of its own.

Hey 124! Hope all is well out there. Good to hear from you!

@@KP68videogates everything good in my hood. Hope the same for you! 🎙✌️

Go for it!

You're welcome! Lots more to come 🙂

It is. I am so blessed to be able to have such wonderful software. I say thank you to those who make it possible.

Hello sir. This is a SDR or Software Defined Radio transceiver. Here is a link to explain it in good detail. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software-defined_radio Under the right conditions (solar activity and atmospheric conditions) radio communications can be achieved world wide. This is me in Pittsburgh PA talking to a gentleman in Seattle Washington. Fascinating stuff!

Thank you very much sir and I appreciate the compliment. Wow indeed! You immediately caught my ear and I was in a rush to get the videogate rolling. It was a pleasure getting you in there. Once again, you sound superb! 73 my friend.

So sorry for the late reply. I assume you mean listening to your talking voice during TX with headphones? The only thing I monitor is my Cakewalk audio processing which is routed to the line OUT on my computer, then I have a Y cable splitter that plugs into the line OUT on my computer. One side of the splitter goes to my headphones and the other side goes to the line IN on my ANAN. I am not using the headphone jack on the radio. Are you using external audio processing or Thetis audio tools? Also, are your headphones plugged into the headphone jack on the Hermes or your computer? Yes, a slow or older bloated computer can definitely cause latency. When Thetis is running you should be able to see you computer usage percentage at the bottom left of the main Thetis screen. Let me know what it is. I'm sorry you are having latency issues and know first hand how it can drive you crazy. Hit me up with more details. I hope I made sense here.

More than half bad. Sounds great to me! Glad I got you in there. 73's bud.

Hello there ON8EI. I'll make your wish come true in the next receive video! I appreciate you watching my friend. 73 sir

Hello sir. I use a noise gate, 2 EQ's, 2 mastering plugins, reverb, peak limiter, and a multi band compressor. Hard to explain here in the comment section so maybe I'll include a run down of them in an upcoming video. Thank you for tuning in!

He'llo sir thanks for reply appreciate a detailed vedio

Thank you sir.

Good day Vito. Excellent sounding audio and thanks for your gear explanation. I would have never guessed your were running remote on a lap top! I have the ANAN G2-1K on order but if that falls through I am considering the Mercury LUX. Hopefully I won't have to wait much longer! 73 sir

Also, Thanks for listening in 4k wide receive 👍

No problem at all sir! I was all tuned up and ready to jump in but I didn't want to bust up the party. Thanks for the run down of your gear. It never ceases to amaze me how incredible Thetis is and great job on the Thetis only audio tools. Inspiration to many people I am sure of. On my end, I always do my best to match my receive filter to the other stations TX filter in order to capture their audio as accurately as possible. Very important to me! Keep up the good work and I'll catch you on the band. 73 sir.

Yes, very good! I'm impressed.

My Sony WH-1000X M3 headphones held firm at 25Hz but my stock stereo in my car dropped out at around 40Hz. Fun test!

@ChiefMade The second is clip is in fact the Icom 7300. I kept the same recording for both.

@@KP68videogates ok