Thanks friend very much appreciated I have spent days asking for this on loads of sites and forums My responses where very concerning they think i am trying to make space ship Not control my mill table Thank you for your video.
@HamDX2LVG7 күн бұрын
Great when people show an interest in what Amateurs are doing on the radio. Who knows they might be the next generation of radio operators so it's what the hobby needs. Good job, 73 de 2E0LVG
@kayb499520 күн бұрын
Nothing to fine you for. Onto their next victim
@W4BTKАй бұрын
Same setup here: FT-891 and MFJ-939Y for when I go portable (some day). At home the FT710. I also have a manual tuner FC-700 which is very good. The MFJ939 can tune a pool noodle! Great little automatic tuner. I will subscribe to your channel. 73 kind Sir.
@W6OBB29 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting! I also have the FT710 at home. Great radio! 73
@seanfoley7097Ай бұрын
Nice shirt 73 om k1aaf
@larrywolff4383Ай бұрын
BRAVO ZULU wa2aly
@ae4xoАй бұрын
nice
@la5984Ай бұрын
Too short
@sm6yecАй бұрын
Amazing! Congrats!
@W6OBBАй бұрын
Thank you!!
@noneneed2 ай бұрын
Dude, you look hella like Kyle Gass from Tenacious D!
@ApexNick2 ай бұрын
Congrats. I worked the Japanese expedition to Antarctica a couple years ago. Worked many countries All of it on a 100 watts with a dipole 20 ft off the ground, surrounded by two-story houses. You never know what's going to happen!
@W6OBB2 ай бұрын
Right on! Thanks for watching and commenting. 73 de W6OBB
@zarfer2 ай бұрын
Do you mean the feed point was 6 feet off the ground on a vertical antenna? Was it a sloping antenna? Was all of the antenna 6 feet off the ground? Tell all of the story to provide the viewer knowledge. When I saw the title, I assumed I would learn a little about EFHW antennas. Nice that you were able to reach to Japan.
@W6OBB2 ай бұрын
Sorry, I have another video that goes into detail about my EFHW. The entire thing is 6 feet off the ground. From the feed point to the end of the wire. It wraps around my fence in the shape of a square due to my yard being only about 25 feet by 20 feet.
@ohyeaamainee27512 ай бұрын
What are you doing lol Im interested?
@W6OBB2 ай бұрын
It is an Amateur Radio activity called, "Parks on the Air", or POTA. There are parks all over the world that are designated parks to setup your radio gear in and talk to other Amateur Radio operators. Most of the people we talk to are at home, but sometimes, you also talk to other people in other parks. You need to make contact with 10 people for the event to be considered a successful activation. There are awards for different tasks within this activity. Google Parks on the Air if you'd like to learn more or Google, getting you Amateur Radio License, to see if you may be interested. Thanks for watching and the comment.
@BigJohnsHamShack2 ай бұрын
Most amateur operators set at home? I'll have you know I resemble that comment.
@W6OBB2 ай бұрын
LOL! I did for most of my HAM radio time. Only thing that got me out was I have a very high noise level at my home now and antenna restrictions so that got me into POTA and SOTA and I love it now. Nothing like a RF quite zone with S0 noise. Thanks for watching! 73
@chrisnmichelle02183 ай бұрын
That's why you want to use those pipe clamps they come with, lol, or at least some electrical tape on the joints... 😂
@W6OBB2 ай бұрын
Good idea. Mine didn't come with pipe clamps. I've used about 50 times and this is only the 2nd time it's happened. Luckily, it has come down fairly slow both times, so nothing broke....... I probably just jinxed myself. LOL! I carry electrical tape so going to try that. Thanks for the tip. Thanks for watching. 73!
@njgriebel3 ай бұрын
When are you activating next?
@xquizivert34313 ай бұрын
He's headed out again now. This is his son, Colby, call sign KC0LBY. I'm not with him though. 73
@W6OBB3 ай бұрын
Probably tomorrow. I was headed out tonight but something came up and had to come back home. :(
@njgriebel3 ай бұрын
Aw man that is the most annoying thing ever... I'm always worried that some of my coax's aren't going to make a solid connection and cause an arc or something while transmitting. How have you been by the way? Been awhile since I've been on the ol' swan. W7NJG, 73's :)
@W6OBB3 ай бұрын
Luckily I had those adapters with me. Saved the activation.
@F4WBU3 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for video 73!
@W6OBB3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. I'm posting another soon of today's activation. Hopefully the audio is better. I used a mic I used when I did motorcycle vlogs. It was good at cutting the wind noise. Thanks again. 73 de W6OBB
@F4WBU3 ай бұрын
👍👍👍
@DK5ONV3 ай бұрын
💥AWSOME ACTIVATION ! ! ! Pretty windy up there...💯👍
@W6OBB3 ай бұрын
Thanks! Yes, I'm going to try using my mic I used when I did Motorcycle VLogs. It cuts down on the wind pretty well. Trying it today. Just dug it out of the garage last night after listening to the terrible audio from this one. It's a Purple Panda. Hopefully, it helps. Thanks for watching and 73!
@ke4cci3 ай бұрын
Dave, will it tune on 75m(3980 to be exact) with a tuner
@W6OBB3 ай бұрын
I've tuned mine to that with an external, MFJ-939. Very inefficient, but it worked. The internal tuner on the 710 won't tune to that, however. I think in this video, I had my 7000 hooked up to it but using a Yaesu FT-710 now.
@ke4cci3 ай бұрын
@@W6OBB I've got a 710 also, using a LDG Z Pro 2. Pretty sure it will work, like others said inefficient
@robzingarelli26093 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info, because I'm leaning heavily towards buying one of these -- unless there's a newer hotness shown off at Dayton this week! So buy week after next. Also, congrats on gettin Art's old call sign. Really miss the guy.
@W6OBB3 ай бұрын
I mainly use it for portable, SOTA/POTA now with my 891. The thing has been bullet proof. I through it in my back pack and it's all scratched and dinged up and still tuning for me. Thanks for watching! 73 😁
@ragheadand420roll3 ай бұрын
Fish game trash
@F8DBN-gw2pm4 ай бұрын
Ho comme vous avez de la chance, en France ils sont beaucoup moins souriants ! Toutes mes 73 et bonne activation !! Jérémy F8DBN
@W6OBB4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! 73 de W6OBB
@gregmacklem4 ай бұрын
I am new to HF and have the Yaesu 710 and I am trying to figure out when you need the external tuner vs. the internal tuner?
@W6OBB4 ай бұрын
The internal tuner tunes an antenna up to 3:1. If the SWR is higher, you need an external tuner. This MFJ tuner does Matches 6-1600 Ohms (SWR up to 32:1). However, I'd recommend getting an antenna that is a close to resonance as possible. I actually have needed the external tuner with my EFHW antenna. I use this tuner when portable now for POTA or SOTA with my FT-891 as it doesn't have an internal tuner. It works great for my 891 when I want to use my 40-10 EFHW on 17 meters. What's your call sign, BTW. 73 de W6OBB
@gregmacklem4 ай бұрын
@@W6OBB I am KN4CQI
@DK5ONV5 ай бұрын
Funny Shit...your 2nd Op. was knocked off his Chair 💯💥😂😂😂👌
@W6OBB5 ай бұрын
He was so excited, he fell over. LOL
@genie555m5 ай бұрын
Has this been fixed yet? also what setting should it work with in the FT-710? I'm trying to interface an MFJ-993b via the MFJ-5124Y to FT-710. No luck so far.
@W6OBB4 ай бұрын
I actually ended up not using with my 710. I played with it a bit, but I have turned it into my Tuner for doing SOTA and POTA with my 891 and it works great. I'm not sure about the setting.
@pepe013106 ай бұрын
Hello Im trying to put my ic7000 with digirig to work, im not so much computer radio savy, Can you let me know the configuration for the ic7000 to ft8. or let me know where to find it. Many thanks. Blessings fro P Lugo NP3QT JAX Florida. PS. A good video for the 7000 setting it up for ft8 and digirig will get many views, there are none for that radio.
@W6OBB4 ай бұрын
When I set mine up, it was a lot of trial and error. There was not a lot of help on the internet. I've given the 7000 to my son, but I'll see if maybe we can make a 'How To Video". Thanks for watching! 73 de W6OBB
@kq6up6 ай бұрын
I have had all kinds of reactions with SOTA and POTA. I have even had someone think I was some kind of t*rrorist. So annoying. Did not have that issue in Portugal -- people just ignored me there or wondered if I was fishing.
@W6OBB6 ай бұрын
I had Fish and Game think for a moment I was a while back. LOL! 73
@outnaboot6 ай бұрын
Great job. Most people I speak with are very interested in what I do with the radios. Number one rule, don't be a jerk.
@W6OBB6 ай бұрын
Yes, be nice and respectful to others. I've had a lot of people over the years stop and ask what I'm doing. I always take time to explain. I even had another HAM a while back that had never heard of POTA sit with me. He said he loved the idea because he was from the Bay Area and lived in a multi story apartment building with limited capability to put up an antenna. He said he was going to start trying POTA so he could play radio again. Thanks for watching! 73
@hcy06 ай бұрын
Great, when I read the title I expected problems but this is how it should go.
@dennisvoorhees67637 ай бұрын
Thanks for this. I have the subject radio and tuner. My biggest complaint with the 710 is the tuner doesn't work a very wide range and requires constant retuning. The MFJ is very fast, if you don' t consider switching the radio to AM. however a much wider range and good memory retention. Also, it tunes my end fed 40 meter antenna on 80 meters, and WARC bands. Yeah maybe not all that efficient, but i also have antenna restrictions.
@W6OBB6 ай бұрын
Yes, it works great on WARC bands w/ an EFHW. I bring this with me now on SOTA and POTA with my FT-891 and an EFHW and it's worked great on 17 meters. I've also made a few contacts on 80 with it. Thanks for watching! 73
@ve2zdx7 ай бұрын
I love this touchscreen with the raspbery. can you list the items, please? I'd like to see howmuch this would cost to put together
The Raspberry Pi was an old one I had laying around. It's a Pi 4
@ve2zdx7 ай бұрын
@@W6OBB it’s lovely. It fit inside the lid of my go box. I’m not a fan of digital modes, but I would like to use n1mm with cat control and this would do it =)
@radiohobbyist137 ай бұрын
I'm a ham and a bicyclist. I got the cops called on me for riding my bicycle through the parking of the hospital where I work. It was a sunny day and I was wearing a bright green safety vest at the time. The responding officer insisted that my behavior was indeed suspicious. Thank God I didn't have my HT on my belt too! 😕
@NsixVHFАй бұрын
You should have asked the cop if being suspicious is a misdemeanor or a felony.
@DK5ONV7 ай бұрын
Excellent little Setup. I am no FT-8er.
@W6OBB7 ай бұрын
Thanks! I'm going out again today. Not sure if I'll do the FT8 setup. If I have problems making voice contacts, I may. I wont have internet where I'm going so I wont be able to spot myself. 73 de W6OBB
@lincolnworsham10857 ай бұрын
heard you in K-1160 on ssb but could not make contact....
@frankjesko81657 ай бұрын
This I the positive side of POTA. We need more of these activations. Excellent! 73 de NM9X
@n9amiwavelengthradio7 ай бұрын
So u are using arts old call. Good luck with that vanity call.
@Andrew-yx7sf7 ай бұрын
Nice , positive encounter. 👍
@centurion_mk64597 ай бұрын
Very cool cops and thanks for promoting the hobby
@W6OBB7 ай бұрын
You bet, 73 de W6OBB!
@chipsramek38683 ай бұрын
You didn't understand their pushing the need for a "PERMIT" for research. Or did You ......
@MickeyD20127 ай бұрын
The police should have arrested that woman for abusing the emergency dispatch system.
@u2fanforever17 ай бұрын
All I can think of is an old Jim Rome show - "do you want us to come over and shoot her?" LMFAO
@IM1deadMONEY6 ай бұрын
Very true! I am an amateur landscape photographer. One time the police were called on me because I "looked suspicious". I asked them to elaborate on that, and they could not. I Invited to show them all of the pictures on my camera which were trees and sunsets. Law enforcement time wasted, what a shame
@3Sphere3 ай бұрын
Or at least educate the dumb Karen so she knows that nothing illegal is going on. Welcome to the Soviet Socialist Republic of Amerika. A nation of, by and for busybodies.
@John_Henry833 ай бұрын
Welcome to my world. I get the cops called on me all the time for just sitting on a park bench.
@k6usy7 ай бұрын
People think I am hunting for aliens.
@W6OBB7 ай бұрын
I've got Storm Chaser a few times. 😅
@GoonyMclinux7 ай бұрын
I am hunting aliens but no luck so far...... 😬
@W6OBB7 ай бұрын
@@GoonyMclinux When people ask, that's what I'm telling them from now on. I'm hunting for spaceships! 🤣
@GoonyMclinux7 ай бұрын
@@W6OBB The options are endless, I was at a small public park so I could get on 160 with a monster antenna, a lady asked what I was doing and I said I was opening a portal to Uranus.
@W6OBB7 ай бұрын
😂🤣@@GoonyMclinux
@kenthufford7437 ай бұрын
Great spot. Maybe the fish and game/law get excited because of the noise?
@riverrats82617 ай бұрын
Beautiful activation spot with the roar of the ocean.
@W6OBB7 ай бұрын
I love it. Waves make it hard to hear the radio though. LOL 73