Temporarily Offline Ham Radio

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@pastork1963 5 сағат бұрын

What do you do to mitigate heat?

@jmsmorley 9 сағат бұрын

Any issues with overheating?

@ThompsonMcCarthy-l8h 11 сағат бұрын

Friesen Heights

@LifeAtTerminalVelocity 11 сағат бұрын

Dude, this *may* just be the solution I need for APRS.

@chopchop3464 11 сағат бұрын

Looks like a Manwich

@whiteb0rd 11 сағат бұрын

if you poke around, you will find that the correct microphones for these are machined from pure billet unobtanium, and sell for more than the radios themselves. The Separation Kits were optional, and are also very scarce, although there was a gent out of Germany IIRC who was making the plastic bits and selling them on eBay a number of years ago. As you know, it's a great little rig.

@temporarilyoffline 11 сағат бұрын

I'm enjoying it so far! That is for watching.

@charlesr9110 13 сағат бұрын

Would love to see this with voice transmissions recieved on a mobile or something with a large antenna.

@temporarilyoffline 12 сағат бұрын

That would be great

@cooker4409 14 сағат бұрын

I have done no SOTA's....or POTA's this year....too bad....I rarely run SSB.....CW is my thing.....I always look for SOTA and POTA stations when I get on dxscape, or turn the radio on, and look on 20 and 15 meters....gotta get my K1 Fixed, and get renewed with the FCC....

@temporarilyoffline 13 сағат бұрын

CW is the new hotness!

@cooker4409 11 сағат бұрын

@@temporarilyoffline got my novice in Nov of 1980.....tried to pass the code in Arizona before we (the family) moved to Montana....did okay on the theory, just the code, was the issue......I normally run 28-30 WPM now.....I start choking at 38-40 wpm....for quick contest exchanges, I can hang.....again, It's a RARE occasion for me to run SSB (a few times a year in some of the bigger contests)....sometimes I will run CW/SSB in contests.....or the 7QP every year....I got in touch with the FCC last week.....had forgotten to renew, but still have a few more days left...

@temporarilyoffline 11 сағат бұрын

@@cooker4409 do it!

@6483hmless 17 сағат бұрын

Which radio is this

@temporarilyoffline 16 сағат бұрын

The Yaesu FT-90

@NovemberOneOscarGrouch 18 сағат бұрын

Very cool! I didn't know ABBREE made BNC antennas. Love that. Thanks for another great video Steve.

@temporarilyoffline 18 сағат бұрын

Hey Paul! I've had this one for a while now. They make a lot of antennas and at first I thought they were a gimmick, but they work well.

@NovemberOneOscarGrouch 17 сағат бұрын

@@temporarilyoffline I keep one in my truck (SMA) and one in my hiking bag as you can never know when you might need a backup antenna. I'll have to grab a BNC one. One of these days I need to figure out how to find the actual effectiveness of the antenna that is woven through the molle in my armor plate carrier. Those types of tests are beyond my current skills, but should be a great learning experience.

@temporarilyoffline 17 сағат бұрын

@@NovemberOneOscarGrouch hit me up on discord, I've got some ideas

@besmith00299 23 сағат бұрын

MFJ-1898 How do these ham sticks set up compare to the MFJ-1898 you tested. Which set up worked better for you? KO6ALP

@temporarilyoffline 22 сағат бұрын

Setup was exactly the same

@besmith00299 22 сағат бұрын

@@temporarilyoffline I guess I meant performance, I can see how easy both are to set up.

@temporarilyoffline 21 сағат бұрын

@@besmith00299 They all work "about the same" -with in "statistical norms"... Its really hard to compare two of the same antennas to each other because of changing band conditions, etc. If these were dipoles vs. verticals or some other "massive" difference I'd be worried. The only real thing to know about hamsticks is the amount of power they can handle.

@ManuelPinner Күн бұрын

you can use a handheld hole punch the kind that looks like pliers,

@temporarilyoffline 23 сағат бұрын

If you can get it past all the fabric, sure that's another way to do it.

@BurtonChristmasLites Күн бұрын

T.O.- I think you would reach a new audience with pushing ham radio and SKYWARN. With all the new hams that do come to your channel, there are a lot of them that do get into ham radio because of SKYWARN. Even if it was just a video on where to go and what resources are out there for Skywarn and storm spotting. Robert KD4YDC

@temporarilyoffline 23 сағат бұрын

Hey Robert, thanks!

@LaraeStoeberl-w8l Күн бұрын

Heller Terrace

@ChrisSchroth Күн бұрын

Thanks for the video, Steve. You could improve the safety of plugs, attachments and the antenna by adding some self-designed, 3d printed side rails, this would also allow for the antenna to be tied to the radio, if needed and protect the front dials from damage if the bag should fall. 73.

@temporarilyoffline 23 сағат бұрын

Great idea!

@SharpViola-g6d Күн бұрын

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@pauldecker9797 Күн бұрын

I had a TX100, with the white face 4 decades ago, used it with my Heathkit HW-7 CW transceiver. Worked great on 80 - 15 meters. It didn't have any output filtering so I used a LPF for each band that had coax connectors, when I changed bands, I changed the filter by hand.

@temporarilyoffline Күн бұрын

Sounds like fun. I am still looking to find a tube radio to to keep on.

@tulrich2 Күн бұрын

Nice build! I could see something like this working as a way to carry around something like a Radioddity DB25-D (their little mini DMR mobile), so you could get both analog and digital voice in the pack (as well as packet). Question: What's the power rating on that Abbree? Or in other words, were you running 50 watts thru that thing right next to your body?

@temporarilyoffline Күн бұрын

Its rated at 20w and I live on the edge... I was TXing very briefly close to my personage. - I've got a DB25 inbound and a full on kit with a hotspot would be pretty doable. I'll know soon.

@tulrich2 Күн бұрын

@@temporarilyoffline He's a madman, people....

@temporarilyoffline Күн бұрын

@@tulrich2 that I am.

@johnm7249 Күн бұрын

FT-90 has a continuously running fan, even when receiving. Putting it in that bag could shorten its life significantly.

@temporarilyoffline Күн бұрын

Good idea, gotta keep an eye on heat!

@KazMcGown Күн бұрын

You're already storing the antenna on the back of the bag when not in use. Turn your 90deg antenna connector towards the bottom of the radio. With a hole punched out the back of the pack you don't have to take off the antenna every time.

@temporarilyoffline Күн бұрын

Good idea!

@AD6DMDennis Күн бұрын

mesh all the things!

@temporarilyoffline Күн бұрын

every stinkin one!

@billcedarheath387 Күн бұрын

Hopefully Meshtastic users can continue to use these as they are under threat by some company called NextNav . Seems there are frequency debates/concerns. FCC is accepting public input on the issue. I’d hate to see this vanish or change frequencies causing us to buy all new hardware.

@temporarilyoffline Күн бұрын

I don't get the constant desire to take away allocated and in-use frequencies. GREED!

@Alvin-we3mt Күн бұрын

A review of the G5RV's operating principles before preparing this video would have been helpful.

@temporarilyoffline Күн бұрын

Sure would, and there are plenty out there. This show was about showing it in action.

@MrStanwyck Күн бұрын

Did I hear a niner in there? LOL. Have a great weekend Steve…. Bill, KC2KNA

@temporarilyoffline Күн бұрын

Always! Thanks!

@FredericHolshue-u1e Күн бұрын

Ankunding Lodge

@madcarew5168 Күн бұрын

The UK PM Does like a man pack!!

@pauleedavidson9251 Күн бұрын

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@CDigata Күн бұрын

what size connectors are needed for the dc outputs?

@temporarilyoffline Күн бұрын

They are 5525

@michaelz.7842 Күн бұрын

The original Speaker sucks?🤣 I have the uSDX from Aliexpress. The internal Speaker works fine.😜

@temporarilyoffline Күн бұрын

The black box metal unit? Yeah, they are slightly different animals. I have a video on one of those as well and more scheduled for it, time permitting. Good radio!

@RobBob555 2 күн бұрын

Only UHF and VHF ? Pointless really

@temporarilyoffline 2 күн бұрын

For some.

@kerbalairforce8802 10 сағат бұрын

UHF/VHF is perfect for talking to your buddies in a 20mi radius and not having to raise a mast antenna.

@garylawrence1575 2 күн бұрын

That's amazing I would love to see the GPS integration into the digipi thanks for the great videos

@temporarilyoffline Күн бұрын

We did GPS on a Nuggets episode with Craig... that bag is getting full (mostly of overly long cables).

@AddieDirectsTV 2 күн бұрын

I’m over in Saint Paul…and I have not seen anyone on Mesh. I have one of those Heltec boards. Maybe I need a better antenna?

@temporarilyoffline Күн бұрын

Better antenna, more height are always helpful. Check the Mesh Map. I'd be surprised it St Paul was void of meshtastic signals.

@AddieDirectsTV Күн бұрын

@@temporarilyoffline where is the mesh map? But also…I’m height challenged here lol

@temporarilyoffline 21 сағат бұрын

@@AddieDirectsTV There are quite a few, find one that you like and make sure its updated regularly. duckduckgo.com/?q=meshtastic+map&t=newext&atb=v440-1&ia=web

@bravo2xray 2 күн бұрын

𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑨𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 "𝕐𝕆𝕌 𝔻𝕆 𝕐𝕆𝕌" 😏 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒔 👉 😁

@ShadoWorks-S2 2 күн бұрын

What no python 😂

@temporarilyoffline Күн бұрын

Not this time.

@FaradayNewman-b6b 2 күн бұрын

Denesik Avenue

@ranchosinnombreannjimmy8427 2 күн бұрын

That's the real shit right there !

@temporarilyoffline Күн бұрын

you're damn right!

@robertmeyer4744 2 күн бұрын

Great stuff. Radios to a HAM is Number of radios = N +1 .73

@temporarilyoffline 2 күн бұрын

All.The.Radios

@johnplattVA7NDL 2 күн бұрын

Just got mine in the mail this week! Still figuring it out but I don’t think there’s that much more to figure… ha. Now I just need to get some for the family.

@temporarilyoffline 2 күн бұрын

There you go. At least you'll have somebody to talk to!

@FightUni09 2 күн бұрын

Can't seem to set up the GD-77 to communicate with the hot spot. Also, can't get the IC-7100 to communicate too. Pretty much just use Droidstar to do it now. Much easier

@temporarilyoffline 2 күн бұрын

Droidstar is a great option. I've never worked D-star with a hotspot.

@skeeterk7trd158 2 күн бұрын

CAN'T take it anymore! Going to have to buy one and see what all the fuss is about!! 😂😂

@temporarilyoffline 2 күн бұрын

So far they work best at hamfests

@GoAmateurRadio 2 күн бұрын

Western NC is without power, cell and landlines due to the storm. They need SOTAMAT. They’re calling into the Mt. Mitchell repeater and asking us in the flatlands to call their relatives to let them know they are ok.

@temporarilyoffline 2 күн бұрын

This is what ham radio is all about. Keep an eye on Simon's channel, he's up to something with SOTAMat and emcomm.

@hazer72 2 күн бұрын

all your mesh are belong to us

@temporarilyoffline 2 күн бұрын

Make Your Time.

@rich-kc3tbc286 2 күн бұрын

Greetings Steve KM9G, my Radioddity GA-5WB; aka BTECH UV Pro; aka Vero VGC VR-N76 (this radio may develop an identity crisis) arrived this week, it is not red. However, this radio has been non-stop fun and as I learn how to use more of the features, I find more fun things to try. Thanks for the plays list of videos, they have been helpful. 73s, Rich KC3TBC

@temporarilyoffline 2 күн бұрын

Glad you like them Rich! I want to make some more, but have to find the time.

@Rabbitears1 2 күн бұрын

What was the steps again for naming channels?

@temporarilyoffline Күн бұрын

9:55 Naming A Stored Memory

@chrisscott1547 2 күн бұрын

Like most similar radios, it's less than optimum for energy efficiency (battery life) It's rated at 350 milliamps receive when fully squelched. The FT-60 uses less than 50 ma squelched. They can do better.

@temporarilyoffline 2 күн бұрын

yeah, its "mobile" vs "portable" - in the mobile env, the maker is expecting an alternator and a BA battery.