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@JayN4GO
@JayN4GO 2 күн бұрын
Very good! Can you show a demo on rx?
@Allthingsradio
@Allthingsradio 22 күн бұрын
To many rules on antennas if honest over here much better in the UK
@OiStarter
@OiStarter 23 күн бұрын
Olá, tem informação Militar aquí nessa Página. Acesse.
@robertoler3795
@robertoler3795 24 күн бұрын
well done. WB5MZO TX, MT CO and WA :)
@toddshook1765
@toddshook1765 24 күн бұрын
Using what you have to work with is awesome. I agree I am glad I have my 3-acres for loop and wires. Definitely looking into the beverage antenna. Thank for sharing.
@N5ZY
@N5ZY 24 күн бұрын
Thanks! I'm glad my time investment is helping others! 73 my friend.
@BEN-HUR_UDX358
@BEN-HUR_UDX358 24 күн бұрын
73s from south east Oklahoma, Stringtown.
@youtubeaccount931
@youtubeaccount931 25 күн бұрын
Really cool, well done! I have the pieces gathered to build a receive loop antenna. Hopefully trying to mitigate some local noise.
@N5ZY
@N5ZY 24 күн бұрын
Great! Anything to reduce noise right! I was really wanting directivity.. It's made a real difference but now with FT8 I'm decoding several stations that cannot hear me.. LOL.. Out of frustration the other day I actually looked at prices of amps.. but that's a lot of $$$$ to get 11dB gain (or just under 2 S units) into a omni-directional vertical... Makes me wonder if I can use remote ham radio for transmit and receive off my own station.. just so I can 'rent' the transmitter/facility..
@alvarogaitan2529
@alvarogaitan2529 25 күн бұрын
Great job nice setup 73 from kb2uew
@stubryant9145
@stubryant9145 25 күн бұрын
Need an HOA which mandates HF antennas & target shooting, with owning an aircraft to use on the community runway optional. 😅. Only one I might consider.
@N5ZY
@N5ZY 24 күн бұрын
color me crazy but target shooting near aircraft landing and taking off seems a bit of a risky mix...
@shadow8304
@shadow8304 24 күн бұрын
@@stubryant9145 no drones to go looking for infractions
@larryclair2195
@larryclair2195 25 күн бұрын
In Texas that’s all there is. HOAs are rediculous!
@N5ZY
@N5ZY 24 күн бұрын
Yes, any location near great public schools, grocery store, hardware store, highway, etc is going to have an HOA it seems. I would like a 1/2 or 1 acre lot but those in this area are WAY, WAY out of my price range.. Except for my antenna restriction I really like this neighborhood.. but the property insurance has certainly grown to an outrageous price.. thank you oklahoma insurance commissioner who doesn't see any problems with unrestricted rates.
@Freebird_67
@Freebird_67 25 күн бұрын
No way I’d ever consider living in an HOA. Just my opinion Thankfully I’m able to live on a 120 acre farm so having antenna towers are way more common and a shooting range in your backyard
@stubryant9145
@stubryant9145 25 күн бұрын
Now that's my kind of place! How I grew up, except I was only an SWL in those days.
@shadow8304
@shadow8304 25 күн бұрын
Pay to have people tell me what I can and can't do? just crazy to me.
@N5ZY
@N5ZY 24 күн бұрын
When I was in my teens I had to take care of 180 acres.. that made me decide that when I was older I would be happy with 1 acre. Every darn week the fence was down (tree) or cut (hunters?) somewhere. Fence maintenance, tree cutting, mowing, etc was a full-time job.. I got sick of it. We had a Massey Ferguson backhoe and ford tractor and winch truck and if we were not doing property maintenance it was vehicle/tractor maintenance.. never ending.. and since I was the youngest I got to be the 'go fetch' tool runner when I wasn't the muscle or operator...
@shadow8304
@shadow8304 24 күн бұрын
@N5ZY had 80ft tower on six story building in NY with Moonraker 6 and tri band beam made the building look small . but I didn't have to ask my neighbors about it but now my antenna farm takes 5 acres still don't have to ask
@shadow8304
@shadow8304 24 күн бұрын
Love the antenna don't stop because of the HOA
@dw6528
@dw6528 Ай бұрын
Thank you for this!! I notice you choose the 43 foot non-resonant vertical over a resonant vertical. I'm wondering why you made that choice - and also what you are experiencing for DX contacts? Sincere thanks!
@N5ZY
@N5ZY Ай бұрын
A resonant vertical is only resonant on the chosen band. Granted I could build a vertical antenna for each band but I wanted just one. As for contacts, it's been working great. I did replace the tuner with an MFJ that has the ability to handle larger impedance mismatches. The ARRL Podcast "The Doctor is in" did a great article on the 43 ft vert. It's very close to being resonant on several bands.. but use a remote tuner at the base of the antenna.
@dw6528
@dw6528 Ай бұрын
@@N5ZY Thank you! I think this is the way for me to go also! I have a nice auto-tuner that will handle high wattage - so I think this vertical will be a good work-horse antenna. Thanks again!!! And best 73s! :-]
@timothymaimone8611
@timothymaimone8611 2 ай бұрын
Hello… do you have any updated videos on this project? Please provide a link for your parts list. 73 de KD6UYK (Tim).
@a120068020
@a120068020 3 ай бұрын
Just bought the deluxe model - your video was easier to learn the adjustment vs. the written manual. Thanks DE Mike M0SAZ.
@nidalalsayyed5327
@nidalalsayyed5327 6 ай бұрын
how to modify tx rx icom 9100 please ??
@maufox1
@maufox1 7 ай бұрын
Hi, I just bought two Sharman Multicom AR-600XL rotator to build an AZ/EL satellite tracking system, when I came across your video. This is what I am hoping to do. I also have the Sartrac MK3 which I bought 2 years ago. Could you please share the details of your setup. Some parts from the Sartrac MK3 like the sensor could be used. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnSUiXZpqrBgpa8
@LionTurbo
@LionTurbo Жыл бұрын
Hello, you have a cool project, I would like to repeat it, could you please share the materials and software?)
@DB-zp9un
@DB-zp9un Жыл бұрын
I dont know if you'll see this question or not, but at :40 you say "on the side is a 1:1......something" that I cant understand because something made a horrible noise when you said the word. Can you tell me what that was?
@N5ZY
@N5ZY Жыл бұрын
1:1 current balun. To ensure the current is balanced between the 43ft vertical and radials. This still causes the impedance to be out of range for the tuner for the lower bands like 3.5 MHz and 1.8 MHz. For those likely a 4:1 balun would likely work. I ended up replacing both the tuner and balun in 2022.. I'm thinking water got into the balun or tuner.
@DB-zp9un
@DB-zp9un Жыл бұрын
@@N5ZY Thanks, after I thought about it I assumed you were talking baluns. Just got my antenna yesterday. Hoping to get it on the air this weekend. Put the post in the concrete last night. Cutting radials tonight lol.
@N5ZY
@N5ZY Жыл бұрын
@@DB-zp9un Good for you! Spring is the best time to plant radials. Just before the grass begins to grow, mow the lawn as short as you can (or even just the patches where you will run radials, roll out the wire and use the garden staples to staple them to the ground. After your first few lawn mowings this spring they will get covered by grass clippings that decompose and you will never see them again.
@N5ZY
@N5ZY Жыл бұрын
@@DB-zp9un I need to update my web page for this antenna and for the recent modifications I made. n5zy.org/outdoor-antenna/
@DB-zp9un
@DB-zp9un Жыл бұрын
​@@N5ZY well that’s almost exactly what I am putting up minus the tuner, I didn’t get the 998 tuner I have the same series but the lower power capable one
@1OFGODSOWN
@1OFGODSOWN Жыл бұрын
I don’t have any interest in using a mouse.Can the radio still be controlled by the VFO.
@1OFGODSOWN
@1OFGODSOWN Жыл бұрын
Can you turn the Waterfall Off? I just want the Spectrum Scope and I care nothing about the Waterfall.
@user-su5sq5ib3i
@user-su5sq5ib3i Жыл бұрын
Is there code for this I can download and look at? Thanks!
@N5ZY
@N5ZY Жыл бұрын
Not yet. I did finally get everything out of storage and I plan to start putting this back together soon but I will also be helping with a Tech license course so not a lot of free time. I need to get back into Arduino, etc and remind myself how this works..
@thequarantinecatholic
@thequarantinecatholic 2 жыл бұрын
Great video!!I Thanks for posting!!
@kevinokeefe7796
@kevinokeefe7796 2 жыл бұрын
I can’t seem to find that tuner anymore just the 100w version
@N5ZY
@N5ZY 2 жыл бұрын
I've found that out as well. I spoke to a vendor at a hamfest and he said they quit making it because it just wasn't selling. So when I needed to fix a 80m problem I ended up buying an MFJ tuner. I wrote it up on my web site, n5zy.org Direct link to that write-up is here: n5zy.org/outdoor-antenna/
@kevinokeefe7796
@kevinokeefe7796 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the response. That’s a bit to pricey for me to add. I don’t run an amp so maybe I can use one of the lower power mfj tuners. How well is it working for you and was there any loss on 10 to 40 vs just the unun or your other remote tuner.
@N5ZY
@N5ZY 2 жыл бұрын
@@kevinokeefe7796 I do not run an amp either.. but the tuning range on this one is better. So far it works well.. I've logged several new countries on 80m with JTDX and this tuner.
@wildbill1
@wildbill1 2 жыл бұрын
So is this set up still working for you? I’m looking for something similar for my log periodic antenna for satellite work that will do azimuth and elevation.
@N5ZY
@N5ZY 2 жыл бұрын
I put it away for winter and never got it back out again... I had to focus on other priorities. I'm trying to get back around to it but frankly chasing U.S. grids is second to chasing DX in this new solar cycle that has made 12 and 10 m so full of activity! As for a Log Periodic, I suspect you would have a problem with weight. These motors do not have a lot of 'brake' resistance in the gears so something heavy in the wind would likely be problematic.
@donaldshields2483
@donaldshields2483 2 жыл бұрын
Would you let me know what the wire wish you use the steel wire if you would send me a new year Mail 2K one
@KG5IF
@KG5IF 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making a great video. The vibrokeyer is a really nice key I have one myself. Also great going over the vibrokeyer adjustments.
@KB6NUHamRadio
@KB6NUHamRadio 4 жыл бұрын
Nice video. And, thanks for plugging my book! I don't see you in my log yet, so we'll have to do something about that.
@mikebieberle5262
@mikebieberle5262 4 жыл бұрын
Great content! You have inspired me to recondition a 1977 Vibrokeyer that came to be in my possession and learn code! Keep it up!
@rlgr
@rlgr 4 жыл бұрын
No way, your name is Indiana Jones? That's a cool name!
@N5ZY
@N5ZY 4 жыл бұрын
Not my real name, no..
@JosephAnthonyJosefius
@JosephAnthonyJosefius 4 жыл бұрын
Nice, I work at OSU, been a ham for a little over 3 months, I'm a member of StillwaterARC.
@DJBlackhawk
@DJBlackhawk 4 жыл бұрын
The link is dead, do you have a backup of resources plans ect?
@N5ZY
@N5ZY 4 жыл бұрын
Ok, this is still on my list of things to write-up but other items keep jumping in front. I will try to write up what I did this fall. Being president of a radio club keeps me busy in my free time!
@stephenwilliams5201
@stephenwilliams5201 4 жыл бұрын
Off center fed. Works well tks
@JosephAnthonyJosefius
@JosephAnthonyJosefius 4 жыл бұрын
I live in Stillwater, I work at OSU and I’m a member of the StillwaterARC. Thanks for the info.
@israelhershkovits5675
@israelhershkovits5675 4 жыл бұрын
Bull........
@dondakin1
@dondakin1 4 жыл бұрын
I just did something very similar that works works with gpredict you can see it in action on my qrz page 73 de ve2ota
@N5ZY
@N5ZY 4 жыл бұрын
The problem I had with gpredict, if I remember correctly, it was either no satellite mode on the IC9100 or it was rotor control.. it's been a long time, I don't remember which one now.
@PaulGrahamM0PGX
@PaulGrahamM0PGX 5 жыл бұрын
Looks nice and solid. Does RF interfere with the compass sensor? I've nearly finished one that works with Gpredict over wifi. It has an ESP32 that emulates the rotator side of Hamlib (as much as it needs to) so Gpredict talks to it directly. I'm using two sensors for direction and elevation as I still need to get my head round the maths involved in compensating for tilt when getting the azimuth heading, which, unfortunately means my rotator has to be level.
@N5ZY
@N5ZY 5 жыл бұрын
No but the I2C bus does get into the receive antenna... Right now it's in the 'winter storage' though.
@N5ZY
@N5ZY 2 жыл бұрын
No RF does not intefere with the compas sensor, however the I2O does intefere with 2m or 70cm... I could frequently hear the data bus over the people I was trying to talk to. This part needs a bit of a redesign with some shielding and separation
@DutchmanRadio
@DutchmanRadio 5 жыл бұрын
Cool video! I live stream this ham nets weekly meeting every monday!
@N5ZY
@N5ZY 5 жыл бұрын
Oh, via the RadioReference link - gotcha! :-)
@DutchmanRadio
@DutchmanRadio 5 жыл бұрын
Indiana Jones actually I stream it on my channel via my SDR, I live in range of the repeater and hook my SDR up to my antenna, I do a KZbin live stream every Monday!
@M70ACARRY
@M70ACARRY 5 жыл бұрын
I believe DX Engineering sells these boards now.
@KevinModz65
@KevinModz65 5 жыл бұрын
NIce, I ordered one for my home brew vertical ground plane
@357Shakey
@357Shakey 5 жыл бұрын
Nice video. I have an old Vibrokeyer that my dad gave me as my first non-straight key. He was a bug guy, through and through. I kept that (it's an early one) plus I bought the 50th anniversary Vibrokeyer. However, I now use a Vibroplex iambic. My CW teacher doesn't allow paddles!!!
@cbureriu
@cbureriu 5 жыл бұрын
how does the antenna work?
@N5ZY
@N5ZY 5 жыл бұрын
I'm very happy with it. Again, I can't get a dipole at 1/2 wavelength off the ground for 160, 80, 40, or even 20 meters so this works drastically better than a dipole that is too close to the ground.
@cbureriu
@cbureriu 5 жыл бұрын
nasty dog
@TheDaveho
@TheDaveho 5 жыл бұрын
Can you use a straight key, having learned on that key?
@N5ZY
@N5ZY 5 жыл бұрын
I never tried to use a straight key but you can learn anything with practice.
@californiakayaker
@californiakayaker 5 жыл бұрын
@Indiana jones got a question for you. Since every sat is pretty much low earth orbit at this point, if the antenna begins to rotate through the arc at the correct time at a standard rate starting from the correct position on the horizon, would it not track the satellite ? Basically the motors would be 'bumped" similar to a cog on a clock. The viewing time is different depending on how low the orbit is but the rate, of change has got to be the same I would think. Or close at least. most are 98 minutes for a rotation, the ISS is 93. So, if you had a system that would move the antenna at the same rate, and manually change the arc, you would follow the sat. That said, I do like the fact that your using an Arduino and will be looking at that system, but, in my experience, many trackers trying to use both azimuth and elevation as a completely variable 3d system are fairly complex. That said, studying the link sarcnet.org/projects/project_rotator.html and one application that really impressed me and would need their complete system would be the Ship that changed heading and position, would need everything they offer !
@N5ZY
@N5ZY 5 жыл бұрын
The antenna has a 15 degree or so range so yes, you don't have to be on the bulls-eye. But they come from a variety of directions and at different rates and sometimes one after another :-) The FM sats are real easy but the SSB sats take more work and that's why I wanted a rotator and I wanted to learn Arduino.. I still need to do a follow-up video but it works great (you know, until the Oklahoma winds blew it over). Now that the Spring storms are less frequent I will start putting it all back together and get ready for Field Day.
@californiakayaker
@californiakayaker 5 жыл бұрын
@@N5ZY I had coverage of Oklahoma with ao95 and have qsl cards from Alaska with contacts from northern California ! I had really wished more Hawaiians would have gotten on because I think a sat half way in between would work. That said, I used a vertical, and worked when the sats went directly over the Airport in Anchorage and a guy using a good handheld with a beam pointed straight up could receive me (I had duplex and could hear my signal) . I'd love to put a better system together with my uhf and vhf beams on some sort of tracker. Not sure I'd do any better though than my vertical when the sat is going over the airport in anchorage, as there isn't nothing beyond that !
@JosephMassimino
@JosephMassimino 5 жыл бұрын
Look at Begali keys, they are not only beautiful, they are heavy, and well designed. They use magnets to adjust the key, and it is a nice feel. Oh, it is not a cheap key, very expensive, but once you have one, you will know why. I guess I should have waited for you to finish.
@tonyhwang3888
@tonyhwang3888 3 жыл бұрын
Begali is expensive. I am fine with Kent paddle.
@TheAppalachianWay
@TheAppalachianWay 13 сағат бұрын
Did you watch the whole video?
@agrachev
@agrachev 5 жыл бұрын
For some reason Mk3 and Mk4 are not available anymore on the sarcnet site. Why?
@N5ZY
@N5ZY 5 жыл бұрын
I dunno. I'm the wrong person to ask.
@MrBritdog
@MrBritdog 6 жыл бұрын
Hi thanks for sharing information does the panadaptor change the frequency on the radio to transmit
@N5ZY
@N5ZY 6 жыл бұрын
The software can yes.
@MrBritdog
@MrBritdog 6 жыл бұрын
@@N5ZY thanks for reply
@LU5BE
@LU5BE 6 жыл бұрын
Hi OM. Thanks friend for sharing the info. Query: without the panadapter, is it justified to install the FL-430/431 filters? It improves much more? I await your opinion? Thank you - LU5 BE
@N5ZY
@N5ZY 6 жыл бұрын
The panadapter is attached before the filters so they would not make any difference. The filters are needed if your operating during any kind of contest. Without the add-in filters the first stage IF implements a 15 Khz filter which is very wide and makes the radio a poor choice for a contest. With the 6 KHz FL-430 though it's much better. The FL-431 at 3 KHz is helpful as well. For FT-8 I use the 6 KHz. For phone I switch between the 6 and 3 KHz a lot.
@1OFGODSOWN
@1OFGODSOWN Жыл бұрын
I have Both optional filters and I believe they do help with receiving.I don’t have the Pan Adapter but I am considering getting one if I can find someone locally to install it.I also don’t Contest on any band.Shame that the roofing filters don’t work on VHF/UHF.👍🎙
@joewilson2258
@joewilson2258 6 жыл бұрын
What is the proper way to tune an antenna is it at the radio or at the antenna ? To be honest no matter where you put the tuner the antenna is still out of resonance to the frequency you are using . You want to have a resonate antenna for the band your planing to use . With a tuner all your doing is making the radio see a low swr but from the tuner to the antenna that swr hasn't been reduced by any means . Sorry for the truth about what a tuner does and not do about the feed line and the antennas .
@N5ZY
@N5ZY 6 жыл бұрын
The best place for the tuner is as close to the antenna as possible to reduce loss.
@peterrod5239
@peterrod5239 6 жыл бұрын
how is this antennas performance compare to an inverted v dipole? is it worth the money? how is your swr? could the ground radials be place in a zigzag pattern I got a small yard possibly 40 ft by 30 feet ground wire would have to be like a L pattern. you have it very nice set up. thanks for sharing.
@N5ZY
@N5ZY 5 жыл бұрын
Sorry, I didn't see these questions. I've been very happy with it. I could not use 80m or 40 without it. I will add a coil in the autumn with a relay so I can use it on 160m and to improve the bandwidth on 80. Yes, radials can be zig-zag.. they can be shorter as well if they are ground radials. Listen to the ARRL "The Doctor Is In" podcast about verticals. When I see a DX spot I try the attic antenna.. then run outside and raise the vertical. The attic antennas, being dipoles, are way too close to the ground to be very effective. A Vertical doesn't have that problem.
@N5ZY
@N5ZY 5 жыл бұрын
Also, I don't have SWR since I have an outdoor tuner mounted to the antenna base. This is the proper way to use a vertical, unless you use ladder line all the way back in... which again, I can't do that either. Using an LDG RT-600 tuner so it can handle data for a 24-hour contest without failure.
@ThinKkBIGG
@ThinKkBIGG 2 жыл бұрын
@@N5ZY Does the RT-600 tune smoothly from 80m to 6m? How does it behave in the wind?
@N5ZY
@N5ZY 2 жыл бұрын
@@ThinKkBIGG The tuner with that ant cannot get down to 80 without more inductance. I'm working to add a relay and coil to give it a little more L.. using an article I read in QST. I have been waiting on cooler weather.. but not sogging wet weather.. then parts supply shortage.. The antenna does ok in wind but I take it down out of caution anytime the wind is getting over 25 or when storms are coming.
@ThinKkBIGG
@ThinKkBIGG 2 жыл бұрын
@@N5ZY What type of balun do you use? It seems that with a 4:1 Current Balun instead of a 4:1 Unun, it would be easier to hit the lower bands. With the 4:1 Unun 80m at 10m and with the 4:1 Current Balun 160m at 10m. 73!