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@youtubeaccount931 4 сағат бұрын
Looks like a great time! (watchin that coax get stepped on even though its orange lol)
@youtubeaccount931 4 сағат бұрын
heard you super loud on 20 meters today, turns out you were really close! (I'm in Los Osos)
@W6OBB 4 сағат бұрын
Right on! You should have called me. Were you the one I worked on 6 meters last weekend?
@JamesHindsW5ATJ Күн бұрын
Hi Mike, Thanks for the video. Do you have a link for that tent you use? Thanks, Jim
@W6OBB Күн бұрын
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@JamesHindsW5ATJ Күн бұрын
@@W6OBB Thanks Mike
@W6IWN_Radio 2 күн бұрын
Excellent work, Mike 👍 👍
@W6IWN_Radio 2 күн бұрын
Thanks for your activation!
@W6OBB 2 күн бұрын
I'll be back out today, Solo! 73
@TommyB196 3 күн бұрын
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.
@HamDX2LVG 7 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
@kayb4995 20 күн бұрын
Nothing to fine you for. Onto their next victim
@W4BTK Ай 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.
@W6OBB 29 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting! I also have the FT710 at home. Great radio! 73
@seanfoley7097 Ай бұрын
Nice shirt 73 om k1aaf
@larrywolff4383 Ай бұрын
BRAVO ZULU wa2aly
@ae4xo Ай бұрын
nice
@la5984 Ай бұрын
Too short
@sm6yec Ай бұрын
Amazing! Congrats!
@W6OBB Ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@noneneed 2 ай бұрын
Dude, you look hella like Kyle Gass from Tenacious D!
@ApexNick 2 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!
@W6OBB 2 ай бұрын
Right on! Thanks for watching and commenting. 73 de W6OBB
@zarfer 2 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.
@W6OBB 2 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.
@ohyeaamainee2751 2 ай бұрын
What are you doing lol Im interested?
@W6OBB 2 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.
@BigJohnsHamShack 2 ай бұрын
Most amateur operators set at home? I'll have you know I resemble that comment.
@W6OBB 2 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
@chrisnmichelle0218 3 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... 😂
@W6OBB 2 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!
@njgriebel 3 ай бұрын
When are you activating next?
@xquizivert3431 3 ай бұрын
He's headed out again now. This is his son, Colby, call sign KC0LBY. I'm not with him though. 73
@W6OBB 3 ай бұрын
Probably tomorrow. I was headed out tonight but something came up and had to come back home. :(
@njgriebel 3 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 :)
@W6OBB 3 ай бұрын
Luckily I had those adapters with me. Saved the activation.
@F4WBU 3 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for video 73!
@W6OBB 3 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
@F4WBU 3 ай бұрын
👍👍👍
@DK5ONV 3 ай бұрын
💥AWSOME ACTIVATION ! ! ! Pretty windy up there...💯👍
@W6OBB 3 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!
@ke4cci 3 ай бұрын
Dave, will it tune on 75m(3980 to be exact) with a tuner
@W6OBB 3 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.
@ke4cci 3 ай бұрын
@@W6OBB I've got a 710 also, using a LDG Z Pro 2. Pretty sure it will work, like others said inefficient
@robzingarelli2609 3 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.
@W6OBB 3 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 😁
@ragheadand420roll 3 ай бұрын
Fish game trash
@F8DBN-gw2pm 4 ай бұрын
Ho comme vous avez de la chance, en France ils sont beaucoup moins souriants ! Toutes mes 73 et bonne activation !! Jérémy F8DBN
@W6OBB 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! 73 de W6OBB
@gregmacklem 4 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?
@W6OBB 4 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
@gregmacklem 4 ай бұрын
@@W6OBB I am KN4CQI
@DK5ONV 5 ай бұрын
Funny Shit...your 2nd Op. was knocked off his Chair 💯💥😂😂😂👌
@W6OBB 5 ай бұрын
He was so excited, he fell over. LOL
@genie555m 5 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.
@W6OBB 4 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.
@pepe01310 6 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.
@W6OBB 4 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
@kq6up 6 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.
@W6OBB 6 ай бұрын
I had Fish and Game think for a moment I was a while back. LOL! 73
@outnaboot 6 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.
@W6OBB 6 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
@hcy0 6 ай бұрын
Great, when I read the title I expected problems but this is how it should go.
@dennisvoorhees6763 7 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.
@W6OBB 6 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
@ve2zdx 7 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
@W6OBB 7 ай бұрын
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@W6OBB 7 ай бұрын
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@W6OBB 7 ай бұрын
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@W6OBB 7 ай бұрын
The Raspberry Pi was an old one I had laying around. It's a Pi 4
@ve2zdx 7 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 =)
@radiohobbyist13 7 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! 😕
@NsixVHF Ай бұрын
You should have asked the cop if being suspicious is a misdemeanor or a felony.
@DK5ONV 7 ай бұрын
Excellent little Setup. I am no FT-8er.
@W6OBB 7 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
@lincolnworsham1085 7 ай бұрын
heard you in K-1160 on ssb but could not make contact....
@frankjesko8165 7 ай бұрын
This I the positive side of POTA. We need more of these activations. Excellent! 73 de NM9X
@n9amiwavelengthradio 7 ай бұрын
So u are using arts old call. Good luck with that vanity call.
@Andrew-yx7sf 7 ай бұрын
Nice , positive encounter. 👍
@centurion_mk6459 7 ай бұрын
Very cool cops and thanks for promoting the hobby
@W6OBB 7 ай бұрын
You bet, 73 de W6OBB!
@chipsramek3868 3 ай бұрын
You didn't understand their pushing the need for a "PERMIT" for research. Or did You ......
@MickeyD2012 7 ай бұрын
The police should have arrested that woman for abusing the emergency dispatch system.
@u2fanforever1 7 ай бұрын
All I can think of is an old Jim Rome show - "do you want us to come over and shoot her?" LMFAO
@IM1deadMONEY 6 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
@3Sphere 3 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_Henry83 3 ай бұрын
Welcome to my world. I get the cops called on me all the time for just sitting on a park bench.
@k6usy 7 ай бұрын
People think I am hunting for aliens.
@W6OBB 7 ай бұрын
I've got Storm Chaser a few times. 😅
@GoonyMclinux 7 ай бұрын
I am hunting aliens but no luck so far...... 😬
@W6OBB 7 ай бұрын
@@GoonyMclinux When people ask, that's what I'm telling them from now on. I'm hunting for spaceships! 🤣
@GoonyMclinux 7 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.
@W6OBB 7 ай бұрын
😂🤣@@GoonyMclinux
@kenthufford743 7 ай бұрын
Great spot. Maybe the fish and game/law get excited because of the noise?
@riverrats8261 7 ай бұрын
Beautiful activation spot with the roar of the ocean.
@W6OBB 7 ай бұрын
I love it. Waves make it hard to hear the radio though. LOL 73
@danford7532 7 ай бұрын
So you got Art Bell's call sign, cool.
@XPFTP 7 ай бұрын
ABs old call