Rockwell Schrock

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@prabhakarv4193 10 күн бұрын

Amazing

@prabhakarv4193 10 күн бұрын

Very nice and informative. Thank you

@adventurehighway2584 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this helpful video. When I got into HF about 3 years ago, I watched this. I was inspired and decided to use a trucker mirror mount at the top of a 12 foot painter pole with a pair of hamsticks. I cut off the top hook of a Shepherd's Hook and used a couple of pipe clamps to attach a 3 foot section of PVC pipe to the bottom portion to slide the painter pole into. It has held up in windy days up to 20 mph (I don't leave the antenna up in higher winds). Since then, I have made over 1,200 HF contacts with it and look forward to many more. Thanks, again!

@Schrockwell 4 ай бұрын

There’s no permanent solution like a temporary solution! That sounds like a great bit of DIY, glad it’s working out for you. With the solar cycle you should get lots more out of it over the next couple years.

@johnm7xpc704 Жыл бұрын

I know it's a long time ago, but good Video. 🙂

@Schrockwell Жыл бұрын

It HAS been a while… yikes. Anyway, thank you!

@nicklouw8420 Жыл бұрын

Awesome History, thanks for sharing, zr6nik - south africa.

@shaneyouhouse Жыл бұрын

Radio wasn't a think in the 19th century. The station was working in the 20tb century

@indianxbullet 2 жыл бұрын

So glad I found your video. I was gifted a homebrew BP that Bud showed a friend of mine how to build. Exact same antenna, less the vertical. I'm looking forward to getting it on the air. Great demonstration.

@z8ty 2 жыл бұрын

i assume your interest have changed. Your ios apps have eroded to make it undesirable to take a chance. No contact info anywhere. If no longer going to keep up to date do the right thing and remove them. I was really interested in one, but alas not any longer.

@Schrockwell 2 жыл бұрын

I have taken down WaveGuide. You can request a refund from Apple.

@pietrogazzera5733 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent job!!!

@alphasxsignal 2 жыл бұрын

BuddiStick might work better up there next time.

@larryjanson4011 2 жыл бұрын

better STOP calling it a "buddypole"(regstered trade make insert here).

@cintiayamilaalvarez9966 3 жыл бұрын

Gustoso haría una visita a tan espectacular sitio!! Por favor, enviarme detalles de su ubicación para llegar hasta allí. Saludos desde Argentina

@roberttosa2560 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, you are hamstick stud. 73!

@sled139 3 жыл бұрын

Well done

@filipetai2751 3 жыл бұрын

Omg!!! I that mark Zuckerberg with hair?? 😲😲😲😩😲

@barrykery1175 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tour. 50 kw tubes ! WOW ! How would you like to run that power on 20 CW? Great video,. Barry, KU3X

@user-bo8eq7ki5w 3 жыл бұрын

Очень, очень интересно ! 73 !

@Shasari 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Rockwell, what type of balun are you using, and ratio? I tried an LDG 1:1 current balun and that’s not working very well. I made a “dirty” coax connection by just stripping the shield back and connecting the braid to one side and center to the other and the match is very good. Want to use something between the coax and each leg that will function properly and keep things neat in appearance. For instance with the balun in the circuit I wound up with an SWR of 13:1 in the center of 20 meters. With the “dirty” connection it dropped to 2.1:1. I checked all my connections, so it seems to be the wrong balun. Any help will be greatly appreciated. 73’s KI6JPE

@Schrockwell 3 жыл бұрын

Direct to coax works fine - the whips will be different lengths to balance the currents. That’s how Budd designed it. You can find a link to the balun design at the bottom of the video description.

@Shasari 3 жыл бұрын

@@Schrockwell Thank you. I’ll check out your balun design. I’m assuming it’s a 1:1 current balun?

@Schrockwell 3 жыл бұрын

@@Shasari Yessir! I believe I used a rod ferrite for this one.

@Shasari 3 жыл бұрын

@@Schrockwell Thanks again! The LDG I have is a 1:1 around a toroid, but that shouldn’t make a difference I’d wager. 73’s KI6JPE

@IZ2TXQ-daniele 3 жыл бұрын

Hello by IZ2TXQ

@Shasari 3 жыл бұрын

Great info - inspired me to build one, with the horizontal dipole / vertical option. I downloaded the plans and am awaiting the featherlite whips. Just one question, with the right set of coils would this also work on 40 meters? I realize 80 might be a stretch. If it would work on 40 with the right coils, about how many turns of wire for the 40M coils? 73 DE KI6JPE

@Schrockwell 3 жыл бұрын

Great question. In a pinch in the field once time, I connected both coils in series and adjusted the whips to maybe 2:1 SWR - not ideal but I squeaked out a couple local Qs on groundwave. The W3FF directions for the Buddistick vertical has dimensions for a 40m coil, but also the Buddistick has a much longer whip, so it might not work as well.

@Shasari 3 жыл бұрын

@@Schrockwell Thanks for getting back to me. The bands it will cover should give me enough portable operating fun. Besides, I have a new IC7300 to break in :) Getting back into the hobby after some time away. Mt. Diablo is about 10 or so miles distant, so that is likely the first place I'll test out the antenna once it's complete. Maybe a couple weeks from now.

@jimf3919 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing this. I am a former operator on ships and at the east coast coastal station WSL on Long Island. I must let you know the spelling of Bolinas was misspelled in your wonderful video.

@nativetexan9776 3 жыл бұрын

Stop eating your mic.

@lonewolfhamradio 3 жыл бұрын

This is exactly why I got interested in amateur radio, outstanding work A ⭐️

@bashcoder 3 жыл бұрын

Come back to KZbin land! Your content is great 👍

@mleindek 3 жыл бұрын

Now it takes balls, knowledge and patience to operate that monster!

@venturino55 3 жыл бұрын

Simply Great Rockwell.... I'd be there for a week!!! Thanks a lot for the wonderful reportage... BRAVO. 73 de ik0vwh

@Jah_Rastafari_ORIG 3 жыл бұрын

I need some clarification; do you in fact, 'love s'mores', or is more like, you enjoy giving the _impression_ you like them...? (Remember, there'll be a test at the end of class...)

@n2dabloo 4 жыл бұрын

Your shirt says, “ I love smores” right?

@KREllis-vr1ix 4 жыл бұрын

I wish more Ham videos were like this as opposed to stealth advertisements.

@m7pwr598 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice video OM :) 73 de Stefano M7PWR

@bmxerkrantz 4 жыл бұрын

Barberton Ohio, heard your cw transmission a short while ago @21.002ish. Still learning and waiting on my general callsign. 5-30-2020 around 5:15 EDT

@Schrockwell 4 жыл бұрын

LameBMX Awesome! It wasn’t me, but someone on our team of ops remotely contesting from a big HF station in Maine. Keep on studying! HF is a blast and the solar cycle is on the upswing

@bmxerkrantz 4 жыл бұрын

@@Schrockwell already passed! That's an even further hit. 40m was hot but not much fun tonight. A couple nights ago got Cuban talk radio and radio romania international 2!

@Schrockwell 4 жыл бұрын

LameBMX Oh that’s great, congrats! Shortwave listening really piqued my interest in HF too - it’s crazy all the stuff you can hear on the bands.

@meanmule9155 4 жыл бұрын

For a second i thought mark Zuckerberg is doing a vlog.....

@id_billn7ghg554 4 жыл бұрын

This is an older video.. love it. Did you say you were in Santa Rosa? I JUST moved away from SR to Idaho. Looks like you are now in CT

@Schrockwell 4 жыл бұрын

Yup! I was working at Agilent/Keysight for a couple years.

@radarwill 4 жыл бұрын

How many of these videos have been made? How original fkin looser!!!

@mikes6844 4 жыл бұрын

Just brilliant - great to see. 73 de M0AZE Mike

@billellis5516 4 жыл бұрын

Rockwell, I assume you are using the keyer in the radio?

@Schrockwell 4 жыл бұрын

Bill Ellis This was years ago, but yes I believe I was using the internal keyer in the FT-857.

@oldpreach 4 жыл бұрын

This young man probably went on to build modules for the international space station.

@dseyna 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@moviestudioland 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for this. Did not know this even existed

@echobot 4 жыл бұрын

Great Job and nicely presented. It's also good to see the antenna actually working. A lot of KZbin videos show the construction of various antennas, but not how they actually perform in practice.

@rolandsteiger8405 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this remarkable insight, this is high-quality footage.

@GeezerWheels 4 жыл бұрын

EXCELLENT VIDEO!!! It's TRULY GREAT to see younger people interested in ham radio! I'm adapting portable rigs for auto and motorcycle and plan to use some of your ideas for that purpose. I'm currently using an MFJ mag mount on my truck with one hamstick (I use the 3 magnet type mount and it has never moved at all, even at 80 mph - in fact it's difficult to get off when I go thru the drive-thru car wash!!! I also use a small 2m Comet mag mount antenna - it has never moved eithe)r. I hope you keep up your interest in ham radio, it's a great life-time hobby! -Ray, near Durango W5AQZ (Icom 7300 with AH-4 tuner and 100 ft long wire; 40m dipole, Explorer vertical; Icom 2300h and Comet ant on a 20 foot mast; Yaesu 857d in truck).