@@rodimusprime6895 this is what makes radio so interesting and a challenge. Good luck in overcoming nature. Thank you for your comment, good to hear from you and thank you for watching. Regards Steve

@@fakechecknumber1198 ok, thank you for trying, it has got likes so they are active. I appreciate you trying. Regards Steve

Hello John, if you got extreme noise then any antenna will hear it unfortunately, for me it is no worse on VHF for noise when compared to my 2m white stick antenna. A discone will never pull in signals as strong as a dedicated antenna for that specific frequency but also this also helps with noise levels. On HF it does surprise me, sometimes hearing stations clearer than on my wire loop antenna that I have for 40m band, hearing them better mainly down to the noise being reduced. The thing with antennas is is location, location, location. Moving an antenna a few meters can change the way it reacts with its surroundings. I always was told height is king when it comes to VHF, but I hear VHF stations when at around 25ft that I cannot hear when it is at 35ft? When lower it is nearer the house and the roof must interact as an improved counterpoise. I still use my HF discone, if I want to hear a particular station stronger I just switch to a white stick higher up or my HF loop, but 90% of the time I stick to the discone. If I can hear a station signal 5 then happy, switching antenna would only make it a 7ish. Regards Steve

@@EnthusiastSteveM6WVV Thanks very much for taking the time, that's an excellent response. I appreciate it. 73 de 2E0SVB.

Thank you, regards Steve

Yes well spotted, i was there walking around and couldn't resist taking a few mins of video. The radio i used on low power hardly got warm, you could easily fit a mesh breather to aid air flow. Thank you for your comment, all the best, regards Steve

Unfortunately i do not have any spares, they are the same internals as a Gemini grandstand, a lot of them got converted to 10m and are about. The main boards are very delicate and the audio chips are a common problem. Good luck finding what you need. Regards Steve

Thank you Alan, good luck with your build. It just gives another option to use radio and chat to people. And like i say you can adapt the idea to use other radios other bands. Regards Steve

Thank you Steve, just a simple idea that can be adapted to suit many people. Regards Steve

@@EnthusiastSteveM6WVV Did you do a SWR test on the white stick Steve? I need it for PMR and wondered what difference it would make having it in the s bag and not on a pole (PMR)

@@stevetaylor8446 i didn't on this occasion, it is pre tuned with no adjustment. In past i had this indoors and tested and it gave a flat low vswr across 70cm and on 446, though technically not authorised for pmr use. I would think it acts no differently to an antenna on a hand held radio when in use, though it is a dipole and does not relie on any counterpoise. It is a solid antenna, can easily be attached to a pole it give more height. Steve

Ha haa best comment ever, hope i didn't scare, no, unfortunately that is the way i look lol. Last time i use that new hairdresser 😂 Regards Steve, not a north korean leader😁

Cheers Chris, thank you.

Thank you. Regards Steve

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It is a proven design, it basically works as a matching stub, but has no effect on impedance if you bend it at 90 degrees or keep it straight. Other antennas this would change its impedance. Where the coax joins can fine tune the vswr by small movements up or down ladder line. Regards Steve

Thank you for your quick response keep up the great work

Thats brilliant 👍, thank you for your comment regards Steve

Brilliant, thats radio, if you put in the time you can get contacts. Thank you for your comment regards Steve

@@EnthusiastSteveM6WVV the guys i chatted with were great too, none of this quick 59 stuff, but a proper convo. Really shows it's worth keeping an open mind, being frequency agile, and enthusiastic about all radio.

I love listening to his chiming clocks when he is on air. Great guy.

Cheers, just some radio chatter, but maybe some new things to some. 👍

less is NOT more....Why not plug into a dummy load...that;s a LOT less!!

Hi, i got a Team, a Nissei, a Midlands, a Hansen and a Micronta power/modulation/swr triple meter tester. The Team one does modulation as well as power and swr. 👍

Would have to be big for 160m, but if you did make one it would perform very well 😁👍now you got me wanting some beef jerky lol. Thanks for the comment. Regards Steve

I agree it was totally non scientific, what i was trying to get over, especially to new comers or those thinking that it would be impossible for them to get involved in the hobby because on limitations of putting up a large hf antenna. I just wanted to show you can still get on hf with a very small modest set up. Of course it will not beat a stacked array, a full size 160m dipole etc but it will get them on air. Just last evening i used a 1/4 wave whip on my car for 12m, less than 20w and contacted a USA POTA station in North Carolina. Yes i used good propagation and location, i was right by the sea. It is all the variables that make the hobby so interesting. I take on board and thank you for your comments. Its a great hobby, the big challenge is to encourage young people into the radio hobby to keep it and the industry alive. Thank you regards Steve

@@EnthusiastSteveM6WVV Thank you for your reply Stephen. To encourage new prospective hams yes then I'm all for it. It just needs to be worded that way. I did understand your intent. 73.

Yes, you could either run the radio from the car battery or run a secondary one and charge from the car alternator like you say or even run a small solar panel to trickle charge it. My leisure battery i use is good for 3 months using it a few hrs a week, i then charge it up and good to go again. 👍

That works, take into account humidity, temp and vibration. Try and keep cable runs short as voltage can dropboff even over short runs. Use as thick cor power cable you can. Use rf chokes, ferrites etc on all leads/coax. Consider whats best location for an external speaker if body of radio is in the boot. Modern cars do not lend themselves to installing radios like cars from years back. Firewalls are sealed, battery access limited. But all said if you can go out mobile it opens up all new possibilities, lower noise levels, better take off for signals. Regards Steve

Hello Russell, yes very active, especially around the Solent area. Ukfm ch 14 yankee foxtrot nets every tuesday evening, take a look at the video i made on it on my channel. Plus ch38 ukfm very active throughout the day, also sunspot activity is building allowing skip, on mid block etc sideband modes. On Sunday i was on the hill talking to a guy in Crete on my cb. Lots of choice out there, have a look on the Yankee foxtrot Facebook page or Solent radio group. Good luck regards Steve

If it can surive the storm of 87 it can surive anything. Thank you for your comment. Regards Steve

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