Those trailer tie blowouts suck. Glad you were able to get a new one and get fixed. Blessings on a Sunday.

I bought the same off of Amazon for $17. I cut a wire for 40-10m EFHW. 40m swr 1.3, 20m swr 1.6. Radio is very happy with 15m and 10m. I chased some POTA today and did fine. I guess I got lucky.

Mine works. Guess I got lucky.

It's a Chinese knock off the seller knows they are junk, like you I got dupped. Unslolder the Toroid unwrap it and rewind to 49/1 specs and if your careful reuse the wire.

I bought the same piece of junk off Amazon. My EFHW looks exactly like yours. Windings are not correct, spelling is not correct and two of the meter antenna wire lengths are the same. At the time when I got it I did not see all these things. I was just trying to make it work. Then Amazon 30 days runs out, they won’t take it back. So I will redo the windings and hope my capacitor is what it’s supposed to be. N3EIE..

Thanks for the heads up!!!

Very interesting

The thumbnail was there on QRZ front page for quite some time! Well done! Wonder whether they noted Doppler shift in the signal frequency like what we notice for LEO satellite QSOs? May be not, because the speed of descend will be quite slow compared to velocity of satellites. 73 de Jon, VU2JO.

What an amazing shack. Looks cozy.

Great interview on a good topic!

Fantastic interview and very hard hitting!! Thank you for this Vern!

It was awesome to have you on, Vern! Your story resonated with a lot of people. And it was a fun conversation, too. Thank you!

Good to see you on ! Hadn't seen anything since Quartzfest. 73 de n0km

Interesting interview. We are ingrained from long ago about ago. Think back to the 60's "Never trust anyone over 30!" Even the adds about old people not understanding Tech. I am even older than you and I still spend time learning all the new tech that comes out today. It's one of the things I enjoy about this hobby of hobbies! Take care Vern I hope all goes well for you. 73

I'm 71 and have been in this boat for years!!!

I am in my early 40s. I haven't experienced this yet, but man when I was in my early 20's I was given some serious crap about my age in IT/Cybersecurity.

Does you mag light come with a wall wort. It does not seem like we hae a choice if they are made china. I am sick of the stupid wall warts that mess up plugging things in sockets. and draw engery when the lightt is turned off. It does not look like we have much choice. Anymore that stinks.

Nice. Where did you get those clocks? Up in the corner.

Good vid nice shop .👍

Not useless. Take it apart and redo everything. Maybe replace the toroid if rewrapping doesn't work. Or send it back because you want to support Americans doing innovative things. Honestly the shipping is probably not worth the money back unless you're proving a point.

really nice setup

Great looking shack. Very neat. 73s

GREAT VIDEO!!!!!

Wow! I can imagine what an exciting experience that must have been!

Very informative, thanks for sharing.

That's so nice! I sure wish I could have been there to see him again!

Look a Vern pulling strings with celebrities for his bride! 💪

I am not sure whether I should call this just a 'shack' or an amateur radio museum! 73 de VU2JO

On the Juntek (and all lcr devices) having wandering measurements: did you perform the calibration of the probes as per the manual? This can make for a more reliable test measurement. I have the multi-function device and, like you, use it to identify parts and components. 73 de K4FMH

That is one well equipped shack! Very nice 👌

Great shack. Almost no need to go in the house.

Congratulations on your achievement, Ranae for your performance with a reassured smile Here in the western French airs, we are not authorized to communicate with our friends on dry land. Kind regards, Dominic F6epo

Your overhead light needs to be moved because it puts glare on the display of the TC-1. Otherwise a good video.

Good video review on the equipment Vern! Looking forward to more.

Nice shack! I like the bug zappers when you get a big juicy June bug in there. 73

Interesting video

Good honest demo and run through. I Like the Atlas LCR Meter and I have a number of different Kaiweets meters. I'll be looking for a better LCR meter and a half decent scope for the hobby in the new year when I replenish funds.😂 🍻🤠 73

Great video! Keep up the good work! 73

Great video!! good info!! 73 buddy!

I do hope you have a good Alarm on that blinding and great 🔐 indoors and windows

Awesome setup, I like the layout and choice of items

Wow... I have one that is almost identical. I'll probably pull the toroid off and rewrap it to see if I can salvage it.

Seems she's not the first woman to make a qso skydiving but still an amazing accomplishment for any operator.

Haha Top Banana Vern!! Mine is ALMOST as tidy.. Finally! Stay there and I'll show you :)

Sweet Setup!

Vern! Good to see you! Love the video of the very organized shack. See you out there. 73 de Bill

That is amazing. If I’m gonna dream, I’ll dream up one more thing and add a window. I guess I’m pretty lucky, it’s me and the wife now in our little ranch-style on an acre. I get one of the two spare bedrooms.

Nice setup! New subscriber here. I saw you on the CaHR live. You said you were in east Texas. I live up in north Texas Hope to contact you on air sometime. 73 de KI5HXM

Awesome stuff Vern, can't wait to hear all about it on the show 👍

That is a lot like what I wish I could have. Only I would like some more work space. Great job because I will never be able to put together anything even close to that