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@mcarroll5885 5 күн бұрын
Elevated radials are far superior if antenna location permits.
@frankjesko8165 9 күн бұрын
Lemme suggest a DIY alternative. How about a sideswiper key using a <$10 Harbor Freight feeler gauge set. Amazing tunabiluty! I prefer a light feel, so i use the .015" strip. YMMV depending on your preferences. BTW, my all time fav is a W8FYO single set at 5g per dyno. 73 de NM9X
@albisasky766 15 күн бұрын
A dummy load with telscoping whips.
@v31ry 17 күн бұрын
If you just sent your whole call two or 3 times to him it probably would have gone better, earlier.
@Philip-KA4KOE 17 күн бұрын
Probably
@v31ry 13 күн бұрын
@@Philip-KA4KOE With more experienced CW ops what you did should be fine and almost always is enough, but it seemed to confuse him :-)
@stevenn.7620 18 күн бұрын
Great video. Thanks for posting.
@benniewilliams9628 18 күн бұрын
I was sharing your experience but saw it a bit differently. Instead of "raising hell", call me sanctimonious, but saw it as aggressive cleansing rain from the heavens. Hell is from below.❤
@Scott_AI5EF 20 күн бұрын
What's that adapter you have plugged into the mic socket?
@KO4GBB-Moe 22 күн бұрын
Awesome. Thank you
@Chameleon_Antenna 29 күн бұрын
It depends how you’ll be using it on 40M and 80M because of the height - you’ll be mostly radiating NVIS as it how I’m using it on those band. If you elevate the unit - you’ll get DX on those bands too!
@Philip-KA4KOE 28 күн бұрын
I have a 20' hitch mounted pole for my FUNKWAGEN! Other videos about that arrangement on my Channel here.
@donausmus4281 29 күн бұрын
I mount this on top of the 25' porta mast hooked up to my truck hitch receiver. For quick deployment to performance ratio, it is a winner.
@jimmywall7325 Ай бұрын
Mine developed the aggravating lines on the screen... Liked the radio...
@texasfrontiersman8245 Ай бұрын
@@jimmywall7325 contact Andy Ruggiero he can fix that
@Philip-KA4KOE Ай бұрын
Mine has lines if you let the radio get hot in the sun. The lines go away after awhile.
@jimmywall7325 Ай бұрын
@@Philip-KA4KOE Do they stay gone ? Or is this a good short term fix ? Thanks for the info.. I'll give that a try.. I've had more luck with Icom... Still use my IC 728... wish I could find the FM module... Just use my 7410 and 9700... KJ4OKL... 73
@texasfrontiersman8245 Ай бұрын
Get you a bhi dsp module and that radio will come alive. As good as my IC-7300 with the bhi.
@Clark-N1NVK Ай бұрын
I agree 100% This is what I use. I added a cross-bubble level to the top for quick setup, and hang a weight from the center on windy days.
@jmiskinis Ай бұрын
Thank You for sharing this. I only became aware of JS8 a few months ago, when I watched a video that covered listen-only mode, using just a computer and a radio. I hope to be trying out the procedures that were described in the video, but I have not yet downloaded any of the software, and I have not verified that an old radio that I have will receive the appropriate frequencies that are used. For many years I have thought about, and devised other methods of disseminating digital information via radio and other means, but I had no idea that folks had come up with JS8 and allegedly have been utilizing it for some time.
@halledwardb Ай бұрын
Cool, just got this one. I'll get some stuff for it.
@KO4GBB-Moe Ай бұрын
Thank you very much for spending a couple of days with us, we had a blast.
@GAParksandPropagation Ай бұрын
Thanks for coming out
@Philip-KA4KOE Ай бұрын
😀
@Philip-KA4KOE Ай бұрын
I ended up getting a 10 oz weight. The system I obtained has a 14 oz weight, which is a little much for my spindly, girly-man arms.
@keithtreisch6890 Ай бұрын
This has also intrigued me since i was young. Just cant follow the tones fast enough im sure its easier with tine but takes a keen ear. Im in process of grtting my tech ticket next month
@KO4GBB-Moe Ай бұрын
Digital frequency thingadingy 😂😂😂😂😂
@skroggy66 2 ай бұрын
I live in a HOA so I put it up and take it down on a regular basis works great on 20M
@samforbes5270 2 ай бұрын
Very cool! I have almost the exact same thing setup at my qth as my permanent antenna. Its about 140 feet of wire in a horizontal triangle up about 20ft over my house. At the feed point I'm using an ldg 4:1 unun fed with 50 ohm coax but no choke on mine. I have about 75ft of coax back to the radio and don't seem to get rf back in the shack. It resonates on 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, and 6m. Looks like it could easily do the WARC bands with a tuner. Loops are quickly becoming my favorite kind of antenna. You get more harmonics, slight gain over a dipole, and good noise rejection. I made a 20m loop for my pota ops, in conjunction with a 12m spiderbeam. I find it is 3-4 s units quiter than my end fed half wave which everyone is fawning over these days. I was wondering if it were possible to put 40m of wire on that mast and so its great to see an example. 73s
@Philip-KA4KOE Ай бұрын
Delta is my favorite goto antenna for pota.
@clauderay5344 2 ай бұрын
Nice looking setup Phillip.
@Philip-KA4KOE 2 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍 N9SAB will likely offer a kit in a couple of months.
@monawarrajayki5445 2 ай бұрын
Can't wait to meet you at field day Phillip. Love the videos. Moe-KO4GBB
@Philip-KA4KOE 2 ай бұрын
Bringing my bro KK4TVR. He lives in Byron.
@monawarrajayki5445 2 ай бұрын
@@Philip-KA4KOE I've had the pleasure of chatting with him a few times on the MGRA repeater
@socallars3748 2 ай бұрын
I was rather surprised how many FT8/FT4 contacts I was able to make during the solar flare event. A fraction of the usual, but signals WERE getting through. Shows just how robust the mode is. Good choice, bringing the Yaesu...this is no time for QRP!
@Philip-KA4KOE 2 ай бұрын
Agreed. Ran 60w FT8. I knew I had to experience adverse conditions in case of Doom-Ze-Day!
@Philip-KA4KOE 2 ай бұрын
33 contacts in 5 hours. Rough.
@Philip-KA4KOE 2 ай бұрын
It's a Honda Ridgeline, not a Toyota. Oopsie.
@NSNorfolk 2 ай бұрын
Well said. Bands were D-E-A-D.
@Philip-KA4KOE 2 ай бұрын
D-A-I-D. Dayyyyyy-ed.
@K3JRZOnTheAir 2 ай бұрын
Nice work! 73!
@Philip-KA4KOE 2 ай бұрын
Many thanks!
@maverick5117 2 ай бұрын
What kind of tubes it use on final stage ??
@Matt-zf7vz 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the contact, Phil {US-2175} . Nice antenna setup for sure, I just ordered a hitch mount for my flag on the back of my camping trailer. Thinking I will need to get another for the POTA antenna. Hope to catch you again soon when you activate again. 73 K9BBQ
@MyHamRadioJourney 3 ай бұрын
Very nice antenna setup. I need to get a field table. All the best 73s.
@MyHamRadioJourney 3 ай бұрын
Always fun to play with antenna designs. I can't wait to hear how it works. 73s.
@johnsonstechworld 3 ай бұрын
Nice to hear your CQ call. Hope I will be able to hear it on air some day. Started coming back on CW after a long gap with paddles bought from a local ham. I was a regular CW DXer a few decades back with straight key. 73 de Jon, VU2JO.
@charlesdup6803 3 ай бұрын
So my question is when can you avoid using the loading coil? I am a newby!!
@JasonTurnage 2 ай бұрын
if using a 1/4 wave vertical like this, you have a radiating element (the telescopic whip) that's a 1/4 wave in length. In this case for 20m, a 5m whip. To work 40m, it'd need to be 10m long which is available isn't very practical especially for pota so you'd likely need a coil of some kind. And if you want to work 15, or 30, or 17, or ... gasp... 80, something else. I'm in a different camp, I'd much rather use a coil system than a full length whip, so much more convenient. Especially if you want to work more than one specific band. That said, you can use that 5m whip with something like a Chameleon coil on most any band (including 20, but best leave off the coil when using it because it's not needed), as it's not a true resonant coil, but that just muddies the waters. But to each his own, no two ops are going to have the same exact setup or preferences, kinda what makes it all fun. Good luck on whatever adventure you choose. Jason KO4NDP
@DK5ONV 3 ай бұрын
Looking good... 👍
@N4GW 3 ай бұрын
Can you give a link to the table
@Philip-KA4KOE 3 ай бұрын
Sure
@Philip-KA4KOE 3 ай бұрын
a.co/d/cTFJHz7
@N4GW 3 ай бұрын
Thanks
@DJCee1973 3 ай бұрын
Where can one find these mast clamps! And are they vinyl or black powder coatefd stainless? Chris VA3COJ
@jamespuckett6457 3 ай бұрын
Nice, the Cha TDL does pretty good for me. I’ve tried elevated and ground mounted but never on the same day from the same location so no real comparisons as to performance advantage. I like the TDL because it works as well as the MPAS vertical configurations without having to string out counterpoise. I’m liking that hitch mount, I’ll have to look it up. I use a drive on mount but an extended hitch mount would be nice to try.
@Chameleon_Antenna 3 ай бұрын
First of - the bundle of coax on the left is actually choking your RF! Use a smaller one or spread evenly around the area. It will ‘destroy” your SWR.
@Philip-KA4KOE 3 ай бұрын
Why would we want the coax not to be choked? SWR was fine. The loop shouldn't need a counterpoise.
@howardsawyer6529 3 ай бұрын
This is my setup, too!
@Philip-KA4KOE 3 ай бұрын
Also, the loop wire had a break somewhere inside under the insulation. I replaced the wire and all is good with the world. I have since replaced the 5:1 Hybrid Micro with a prototype N9SAB 4:1 balun...it works a WHOLE lot better.
@bussi7859 3 ай бұрын
Crap
@jamespuckett6457 3 ай бұрын
The CHA TDL is my go to antenna for POTA activations.
@matutep1 4 ай бұрын
How much power you can use with Winlink? The full 20w? Thanks!!!
@Superacerc 4 ай бұрын
Wow that's cool. I love the old heathkit stuff. That seems like a really cool item. What will the person do with it? Still useful? This is AJ4MY btw.
@Philip-KA4KOE 4 ай бұрын
Probably finish my conversion to direct grid drive and put it on 80/40m, AM mode.
@charleshowell7855 4 ай бұрын
Is that crooked river state park? I’m about 5 miles from there.
@Philip-KA4KOE 4 ай бұрын
Ft. McAllister
@charleshowell7855 4 ай бұрын
@@Philip-KA4KOE Cool! I’m 81 miles south. Just started ham radio. I totally don’t know zip. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
@matthewtrail2538 4 ай бұрын
What makes you say there isn’t loss in the 9:1? The Chameleon is just a 5:1 unun, no? Thanks for your videos, btw.
@Philip-KA4KOE 4 ай бұрын
Read the description below the title. I made some corrections when I posted. Like the pole being made by Spiderbeam and not Chameleon? And thank you. I don't script any of these...totally off the cuff and uploaded as is. So yes, I will misspeak at times.
@Philip-KA4KOE 4 ай бұрын
I knew there would be questions. Say perhaps at worse, 5-10%. The Chameleon Hybrid is a broadband transformer with inherent loss.
@danford7532 4 ай бұрын
What the maker will not disclose is the impedance matching device is a binocular design, which dissapates most of your power in heat, i know, i have one, and it is proven by a thermal assessment using Flir.
@Chameleon_Antenna 4 ай бұрын
Very neat!