😳 My license??! WHAT??! Where does one go to get it?

GD, this hobby ain’t for the feint of heart…😂

A little bump for 2025, they have a buy one get one offer going on.

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Great video, I'm one of your new subscribers from New Zealand. I'm currently studying for my amateur radio certificate, and doiymy ham cram and exam on the weekend of the 14th of February. Keep up the good work.

Not reading through all the comments, but if no one suggested it. Butyl tape under the plate on the exterior around each pass through. Then maybe silicone or rtv around the plate to help with moisture intrusion. Watched a couple of your videos, as I'm thinking of getting into the hobby. Getting casement windows installed, so this wouldn't work for me. Thankfully if I do get into the hobby I have a few coax lines exiting the house from the basement, so that should work to run new lines. Thanks for the videos.

Yes, it is "dumbed" down, nonetheless, the Extra Class should have stayed the Extra Class. Almost all of the math has been eliminated.

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If you can disconnect from the outside. Lightning will travel in if you connect from the inside only. I’m a different person when it comes to grounding. I never ground inside simply because a three prong cord is grounded in your home. I ground my antenna and my window pass through to ground rods that’s it never an issue for 30 yrs. I worked at a company called Raycap for several years we make arresters for cellphones towers. No 30 dollar mfj or other will do anything for a direct strike. Maybe help in a close strike but I’d unplug before I trusted it. Ground the antenna and unplug.

I use power poles on all my radio gear and it’s all hooked up to the west mountain fused rigrunner and if a fuse does blow the west mountain rigrunnerlights up on what fuse has gone I keep all my powerpoles connectors crimpers and wire stripper in one tool box so I’m not looking for items all the time and a good selection of the 15/30/45 amp fixing Great video you have done to explain how to keep cables tidy in the shack 👍

Your program is excellent. Thank you. VE3BQH. 73

Yurr

I use a Rig Expert AA35 analyzer to help when I build an HF antenna. My tuner is. MFJ 945E and an ATU 100 EXT. for mobile

A wire dipole is sightly directional but I have worked the world with inverted Vs on 20 meters. A tuner is VERY helpful .

A 5/8 wave vertical antenna doesnt take much space. A tuner is VERY helpful. Check out the AT6666 PRO radio. VE3BQH. 73

It's easy to earn your ham radio license. I did it 43 years ago when I was 26. Now my grandchildren play with the GMRS and I communicate worldwide

If you dont want a license you can have thousands of miles of range with side band 11 meters (CB). You can use GMRS if you dont need much range.

I was a beginner ham 43 years ago. Im not a big fan of repeaters. Mostly 10 and 80 meters. Check out the AT6666 PRO if you want to incude 11 meters.

What would you do if the SWR was not good? How would you fix it?

Technician: walkie talkie license. General: POTA license. Extra: sad ham license.

At that price you can keep them, far to much money, I guess you get them for half the price your selling them at, you get free gear for the reviews you do, and you dont do a very good job of that, what a greedy person you are, yet you say you look after your subscribers...

No web site, no email, no phone #, can't reach the seller. This item does not appear to be for sale.

New in the hobby, and u really helped me very much! 73 de SV1TLZ

I'm thinking of swapping out my 100W portable solar panel for a typical 100W panel such as a Renogy or similar...its a lot less unwieldy and really doesn't take up much room when stowing away. Wondering if there's a way to incorporate a battery monitor to use with the Bioenno batteries.

YOU MAY WANT TO START A SMALL GARAGE COMPANY MAKING THESE FOR DIFFERENT WINDOWS. I BET YOU GET A BIGHT ON THIS CONCEPT.

here in FL, we have even harsher sun than TX. i painted my plates white to reduce heat absorption even further. i wish lord callum would offer the commanders in either gray or white. he has NO idea what 'direct sun' is really like since he lives in the land of cloudy weather.

I would not run a ground wire to the outside that gives lightning a path into your house. I bond everything in the shack and use the house ground to the main breaker box. The outside ground is for antennas and towers that require a ground wire. I do run a wire from pass through ground plate to ground rod and then tie the two ground rods together per code. My two ground rods are about 70’ apart. I don’t care what anyone else does with their stuff it’s their responsibility.

Another awful review, Again you did not show anything, what about showing the SWR on the frequencies it covers, you did not transmit over the air why not, this is another very poor review, who is going to be interested in this product off the back of what you have shown..

Good info, thanks. Minor quibble, the Q codes aren't acronyms 😉

Thank you for taking the time to educate us! I appreciate the knowledge 🙏🏻

I was looking at the exact switch for the same problem. I have 3 radios and 1 HF antenna. I was told that it is possible that RF could get into to other radios not in use, there is not enough isolation to keep that from happening. Any feedback about this possible problem??

Does the length of pvc pipe matter or can I make it a few feet taller?

This was great! Thank you so much for this video!

Excellent! WB4R

Thoughts on powering a mobile with a backup like the Jackery?

I bet you found out the noise was your Grogu, didn't you😁

I have both and I can say my piece too. In my opinion you don't know the 991A enough, if anything it's the opposite you perceive the signal with the 991A while with the 7300 you have it inside the noise. The 991A's DSP is better DNR, contour noch shift is much better than on the 7300

Funny how the ham license doesn’t go over any of this.

I have 3 coat hanger groundplanes right now - one each for 2 meter, 1.25 meter, and 70 cm. They all work perfectly, and should last forever. -- AA6LJ

Great example of how to make a great antenna with very little tech or resources. A few notes: 1. The crimper you used was for uninsulated connectors, you were using insulated connectors. There is a big difference in the crimp and the quality of the connection after. 2. The "pointy" end of the crimper of an uninsulated crimper tool should be used toward the "bottom" of the connected (side without the split). Google this, as it doesn't seem intuitive, but it is correct 3. When applying solder to a joint, you should not apply the solder to the iron tip and then move the solder around the joint, but rather the opposite side of the joint that you are heating to ensure that the joint area is actually to the proper temperature to melt the solder preventing a cold joint.

Great video! Thank you. I've been trying to learn Morse code here lately, and I'm not sure if I've ever heard an example of bad tone, That's interesting. Or maybe I've heard it and just didn't know that it was bad😂.

Thank you. As a new ham I appreciate all perspectives on this subject. We live in a very rural area, and when storms approach or are forecast we unplug most anything that has a circuit board. I have grounded the radio but have not bonded to the main entry ground. Thinking about undoing. Several local club members agree with you.

Great video 👍

Thank you! Been looking for a vid like this..

Those were the days…

Which kit? The Deluxe Transceiver RFI Kit - 6 RFI/Noise Reduction Filters + Coax Noise Filter or the Transceiver RFI Kit - 8 RFI/Noise Reduction Filters

Compliment Scott, one of the better and professional job that I’ve seen before - Carlo iv3kkm

Have my GP 9 46' up at the base of the antenna. Hitting 132 miles with a Yaesu FT 3185.

Have Atlas 210x and the power supply for it. Not sure how to hook these up?