@@АндрейСеверов-у7ы Is that kinda like, "Even Steven?"

Now that's a video I would have enjoyed seeing...73! de WX0V

Thank you for your comment and 73! de WX0V

I have an Elecraft KPA1500, and solid state amps do not like mis-matched antennas. Yeah, I could fool it using my matching device, but there would be tremendous strain on my system and would be begging for a failure. Besides, in my case, instead of raising power, using a better antenna is a superior solution. In your case, the mis-match is likely no where near as bad as the Coat Hanger, so yes, your gear will handle it just fine. However, if someone wants to run 1500 watts to a coat hanger, that is their choice. You can still rock in America, right? 😀73! de WX0V

@@SuburbanDXing haha yes indeed. I appreciate your comment very much because the thing is, 90% of the comments here and on QRZ are taking this as a cute "joke" and in their reality it's something they will never use. Jokes about "wet noodles" truly bother me. I'm going to build this, and I'm going to use it ground mounted as it is, that's why the questions I'm asking are legitimate and important. There is no other way in my case except a wire in a tree and this, and I'm going to do this. Thus my concern about what can burn up or not. I'm running tube amps and with my good tuner I do believe that power will be radiated to that antenna, say keeping it around 3-400 watts. What could burn? I don't see anything that could. RF exposure negligible since it will be placed far away from people. But yes, this is a legitimate antenna some will build for 10 meters.

@@624radicalham Well, in all honesty, I did build this as a *joke* (I call it a "smart ass experiment" in the video) and do not suggest it as a real antenna. However, as I hinted at before, people can do whatever they want to. It's all good...I would add a loading coil to it, however. As far as what can "burn" (and I have some experience in this arena), it is unlikely any of the actual antenna would melt, unless you ran full legal (US) 1.5KW into it and the driven element made contact with a tree branch or the like. The real danger is damaging your gear inside the shack; especially with heavy usage and full-duty cycles. That said, and as I said before, You Can Still Rock in America!--or many other places... 73! de WX0V

@@SuburbanDXing Excellent advice all around, thank you. Final question, isn't the tuner itself the loading coil? Pardon if I got that wrong. I've never used a loading coil with magnet wire for example. You've done more than make comedy here. You've provided a way out for those of us that want to make contacts and live in a restricted HOA. Funny how that works huh? Keep the video up as a valid experiment. And for historical purposes 5-800 watts on a magnet wire never caused a fire on any of the trees I've ever used. On SSB that is.

@@624radicalham Yes, the tuner basically is the loading coil, but it is better to have it at the feed-point of the antenna...73! de WX0V

@@philryder966 Glad to rekindle some fun memories from your past...73! de WX0V

@@HamRadioKS-k7j Good point! 😀 73! de WX0V

@@nul153 At the end of the day, it's about anything one can do to get on the air. As noted in the video, a coat hanger isn't a good option, but compromised antennas *can* and *do* work. Thanks for your comment and 73! de WX0V

@@KF0NNQ Hello Bill...it was cold when I did the grinding...the smoke you see is from the coat hanger, and my breath...I don't smoke but it looked like I was 🚬...73! de WX0V

@@DellFargus Absolutely! If you saw what I use on 2m, a Coat Hanger might be a step-up...73! de WX0V

@@BrokenCircuitRanch Big fan of KB5MIQ and what he does to promote our hobby...to be sure ...73! de WX0V

@@dx7388 Excellent. Maybe take out the ATAS-120 and replace it with a coat hanger like this and see how it does. 73! de WX0V

I also heard KH6 and KL7 stations on 15/10m/CW, but both were in a contest. My last activity was as DX8C in CQWW CW, barefoot FT-891, Hexbeam, Inv Vee, 1153 QSO :) 73 de SO3X

@@donaldhiles_k9sgz428 Excellent...much cheaper than a commercially-made vertical and likely just as effective...73! de WX0V

That could be, but *you* watched my video and commented on it...so it looks like there's two of us with no life...welcome to the club! 😀 73 de WX0V

@@SuburbanDXing point taken.

@@Capecodham Before you run off, how is that Elecraft K4D working out for you to date? Are you happy with it?

@@SuburbanDXing Not a D. For $4500 the K4 is not a great bang for the buck and reliability is a problem. They milk you on service costs. They are overpriced but hams with extra money pay for it. They have many functions not implemented.

@Capecodham Ok on no "D" (that's on me)...interesting feedback. I noticed on one of your videos you were having at least one issue with it; that sucks for a spendy rig, to be sure. Others have told me they love theirs but I knew you wouldn't sugarcoat/spin it if I asked. Thanks for the reply and 73! de WX0V

Thank you! I really didn't think it would even match; let alone make a Q...but it worked...glad to be back on my beam, though! 😀73! de WX0V

Thank you...it was more of a "smart-ass experiment" than anything else, but it was fun, to be sure...73! de WX0V

A wrench...hmmm... 🤔 😀 I look forward to your next operation (and your outstanding CW skills) on V7...hope the path is open to my QTH on 160m...but that's a tough one at this time of the solar cycle...we'll see. Thanks for your comment, Sven, and 73! de WX0V

@@SuburbanDXing Thanks for the kind words Scott. Yes, cant wait for the DXPedition to start, will be something different than Guyana 😄 160m will be challenging for sure, but our QTH is right at the saltwater with clear shot to EU, NA and JA, so I hope for the best. 73, Sven

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Impressive...73! de WX0V

Could be...however, I'd probably need a loading coil for that...😆...73! de WX0V

@@ZedBeeE The "I'm a poet but didn't know it" sounded kind of Suessian, to be sure. 😎 73! de WX0V

Outstanding video scott!!! Thats ham radio experimetting at its best! Also the disclaimer at the end was spot on! Tuners dont make bad antennas better, they just lie to the radio. Gonna try n remember to link this one in my next video. HAPPY NEW YEAR BUDDY!!73!!

@@kb5miqbigboy Absolutely! I cannot recall a better way to describe an antenna matching device with a bad antenna. I'm going to use that line (crediting you, of course)...outstanding! This antenna was done as a lark just to see if it would work so that's why I had the end disclaimer...hope most viewers stick around for that but the 17 minute run time might cut into that hope. Thank you as always and Happy New Year! 73! de WX0V

@@ka8syv203 Great to hear ftom you! Hope all is well...Space Cat rules...73! de WX0V

@@fatboymotorsport Agreed, but I suspect some restrictions are in place there, and thus the limited access. I think Take works there in some capacity, which is lucky for those of us that can catch him. I have him on 4 bands so no complaints here. 73 my friend! de WX0V

@@JayN4GO Take was solid for well over 90 minutes here. He showed up at the perfect time for me...right at gray line and with the band open. I was pointing at 300 degrees. Good hunting, and 73! de WX0V

@@robertrohler3644 Question 1...answer: no. Question 2...answer: "AA" used to be "Antennas Annoynminous" but morphed into the current AA when our antennas were taken away and we took up drinking. 😎 73! de WX0V

@@treen6tr587 I agree. In most CW situations I run a wider filter but narrow it up for contests. A wider filter does sound better to my ears so I'm with you there. Thanks for your comment and 73! de WX0V

@@thork0tjt515 Thank you, Thor. Curious that I skipped over the word "garden" or "farm" yet I included the t-shirt that says I raise antennas...😎...73! de WX0V

@@DK5ONV Thank you, very much. I hope that others follow suite and show their suburban antennas here on You Tube. 73! de WX0V

@@FFdo. Yes, the 12m SSB QSO with HV0A heard on this video was solid and is confirmed on LOTW...thank you for your comment and 73! de WX0V

@@JayN4GO They are destructive. A while back I was at a car dealership and overheard a service advisor telling a customer that the expensive repair required was caused by squirrels...and was not under warranty...ouch. 73! de WX0V

@@fatboymotorsport Hey, Trevor...hopefully your parts to repair it will ship soon after the first of the year...you're a DXer, and you gotta get your beam back. Take care and 73! de WX0V

@@kb5miqbigboy I was just getting ready to email you on this, but you beat me to it! 😁 I wish more people would do these type of videos as I think it would give other ops some ideas on what they might use in a similar situation...we'll see if this inspires any...73! de WX0V

@SuburbanDXing im going to do one on mine as soon as i get the buckmaster ocf dipole up and some maintance on the rest.

@kb5miqbigboy Excellent...I look forward to seeing it. 73! de WX0V

@@kb5miqbigboy Thank you, sir! I'm looking forward to your next video...73! de WX0V

@@kclin0968 My hands also appreciate the gloves...I recently got a glove stuck in between sections of another Rohn 9H50...eventually I freed it, but had that been one of my hands, I suspect some flesh would be missing. Thank you for your comment and 73! de WX0V

@@SuburbanDXing TU es 73 de K6KWV

@@vk2ig Interesting. I have seen Asia via both the long-path and a skewed-path on 10m and 12m, but never VK/ZL. Maybe worth trying, but I suspect the favored area from stateside for that propagation is the east coast. Thanks for your comment and 73! de WX0V

@@hyperionsixzeroeight5064 Certainly worthy of a try...thanks for the suggestion and 73! de WX0V

@@raymondmartin6737 Great to see you're still active after all these years on the air...great stuff! Thanks for your comment and 73! de WX0V

@@ZedBeeE Peas add extra moisture and make for a smoother exit...💩🤪...wouldn't make homemade chili without 'em! I can get away with that at this latitude 😎...73! de WX0V

...plus you're getting fresh air and exercise...a winning combination! 73! de WX0V

@SuburbanDXing Exactly!

Sounds like you had a good time on 10m...73! de WX0V

The only JA that I worked was JA3YBK...I also worked KH0W which is in that direction. My path to EU was solid, though...thanks for your comment and 73! de WX0V

Good to hear. Although deep DX paths were not there for most, EU and stateside opened up so there were plenty of Qs to be had., 73! de WX0V

Thank you very much...tried to include both CW and SSB...and even snuck in some FT8 😎...73! de WX0V

@@fatboymotorsport Ouch! The only good news (and it's hardly "good") is there are no ATNO possibilities for you coming up...very disappointed to hear the storm took your antenna...that really sucks. 73, my friend...WX0V

Sorry, I missed you...maybe during the next contest? Hope you made a lot of Qs...73! de WX0V

@@JayN4GO It might have been...I didn't check...🤣...73! de WX0V

@@thork0tjt515 Thank you, Thor...you obviously caught the end of the video...😎...hope you got on and made some Qs...73! de WX0V

Yes. Had a great day making contacts. Was able to get good B.I.C. time. Should easily 🤞🏻reach my score goal tomorrow! Now I’m hungry for chilli! 🤣

@thork0tjt515 The chili was smokin'...the Multi-Multi teams want no part of me right now! 💩🤣

@@k2qo CW was the mode of choice, it seemed to me, so good call. The only JA that heard me (I was running 100w, as usual) was JA3YBK. Hell, I worked ZL7, UA0, KH2, DU, BY, 9M6 and E2 on 10m PHONE in October during CQ-WW, and 113 DXCC on 10m during ARRL DX last February, so this was a letdown vis-a-vis conditions. Maybe tomorrow will be better...73! de WX0V

@@markgriffin2285 Yep, it went "poof" very quickly this evening. I heard a local Big Gun strike out with normally reliable JM7OLW and that said it all about that path. Still, the Qs were there to be had and in 5 years, this will be impossible, so there you go. 73! de WX0V

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@@markgriffin2285 Us 2x1 call sign guys gotta stick together...thanks for stopping by...73!

@@F2DX-Patrick Thank YOU, for all the great DX work you and the F6KOP team has done! Yes, feel free to use the clip...happy to share...73! de WX0V

Yes...I have since learned that the feedline choke should not be attached to the boom; it should be unattached and underneath the feedpoint. I will likely correct this next Spring. I need SM on 6m (currently 76/73), so yes, see you on 6m, to be sure! Thanks for your input/feedback and 73! de WX0V