Amateur Radio and RVing

I get asked every week "What's the deal with amateur radio and the RV lifestyle?" Our viewers know we enjoy talking HAM radio while we RV and chatting from our home base. So let's go over the details and head out to the annual "Hamvention", one of the largest amateur radio conventions in the world...
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[@HamRadio2]

Great video, thanks for sharing. I am attending the RV Radio Network rally starting tomorrow, and was looking for some videos about it - yours came up with a few others. I hope to catch up with you at Hamvention some day. 73 de KC5HWB

[@baker298]

More videos like this please!

[@danmcelfresh5596]

Thanks for showing a great example of a life long hobby N9YYD

[@gailjohnson6670]

Thank you for the video. Blessings to you.

[@tomsteuverkb8dxn132]

We have been camping at the Dayton KOA each year for Hamvention and I have my HF and 2m/440 installed in camper plus a go box with Buddistick Pro. Hope to see you this year! 73 KB8DXN

[@geod3589]

Every ham should attend the Dayton hamfest at least once in their life.

[@roadie6153]

Terrific video, thx! 73, W6DMM.

[@Marty48034]

For portable, I use a Yaesu FT891, telescoping pole in a flagpole holder in a receiver hitch. 10-40 EFHW. (I do have a throw weight/line.) Very cool stuff. thanks for sharing Mike!

[@Marty48034]

I have not ventured into the CW world. Yet. LOL KM8RTY

[@giffjim55]

From warm and sunny Dayton, Ohio, thank you for visiting. We in the Media trailer hope to see you again next year.

[@jimmcfall7769]

Great video Mike! I'm getting ready to move into an RV soon and amateur radio is going to be a part of it. I looked you up on QRZ and saw that you are from Kalamazoo Michigan. I have family in Portage and friends in Kalamazoo. I just attended the Crossroads Hamfest in Kzoo recently. I talk to a lot of guys in Michigan, maybe we have made contact in the past. 73 Jim K9KXW

[@jpelzel]

Mike AWESOME Video ( as usual !! ) ... I'm fixing up my shack and "NEED" one of those callsign "tents" for my microphone .. where did you pick yours up ? Love the style .. Thanks for all you guys do .. we are RVers as well and am slowly transitioning my shack to being more POTA, SOTA based .. but your insights continue to be so informative !!

[@voxpopuli1121]

Great video Mike! I’ve been thinking of getting involved in mobile - but didn’t have a clue! Plus, I NOW have yet ANOTHER excuse for the XYL for MORE radios/equipment!

[@photoguy73]

Great video! Where did you get that cool slingshot antenna launcher?

[@voxpopuli1121]

Mike, you may have already done this in a previous video - but can you list the equipment you use while on the road?

[@alvarogaitan2529]

fantastic video micke great 73 from kb2uew

[@jrzphoto]

Great video Mike! My license expired years ago (N6RAE) but I need to take the test again, and set up my RV shack!! 73s!

[@anthonymarino4260]

great vid. talking my general oct 12 2024

[@a.j.pawlowski156]

Great Vid Mike. I operate a lot of POTA while dragging my 6x10 Cargo Trailer Conversion around the country. Great fun.. 73 de KB7KZ.... A.J.

[@rv2heaven877]

Great work, from N3UEZ

[@miketomas8564]

Thanks Mike! Like you, I've been interested in Ham Radio since I was a kid, but have never bothered to take the tests. I'm in the Broadcasting field as a Satellite Uplink Engineer transmitting National football games and breaking news all around the world. I'm looking forward to my Part Time RV days and Ham Radio might become part of it. I've got plenty of experience with RF, Encoders and modulators that I could adapt and apply to this retirement hobby. Thanks for sharing that there is a specific group of Hams out there for the RV enthusiast.

[@davidhart4789]

Great video. Very informative to me, so when my son finishes using my RV in a few months, I’m going to get everything I need together and take it with me when I’m on the road. 73’s from N8SV in WV.

[@williambingham2459]

Thanks for a very clear example of our hobby while camping. Do so myself. KJ4BAD

[@CampingwithRadios_kg6dve]

As a Net Controller for the Pacific Section of the International RV Service Net, I highly suggest having access to Ham Radio as you travel in your RV. Personally, I don't rely on QRP.

[@WG7D]

Comment ..Good over view of the RV ham radio hobby..73,WG7D.

[@timothyboukouris2314]

Thank you de AC3CT- 73

[@burtoncarlisle4810]

Great video, thanks for sharing, KC7NRI

[@ralphprice5136]

Great video, Mike! I think I’d like to get into Ham. Is it a difficult process?

[@followinghim5194]

Where did you get that Telescoping antenna pole? and Antena wire ?

[@SHARINGJOURNEY]

I am currently in West Yellowstone .... hoping to find a ham in the area to help me figure out how tonset up a good portable station with my current equipment. KI4IDB

[@billfries4513]

73 OM Nice introduction! de NA8M

[@without_bounds]

in the beginning of the video, whats the name and model of the tripod?

[@chrissweisberger7509]

w2tu listening

[@jimbridge4166]

73 de K7LA

[@edframbes5296]

Good video! de Ed K8EAF

[@kkaalaas]

My friend had a radio in his house and his wife got leukemia. I then found out that there’s high incidence of this disease and a few others because there’s so much power coming from those sets.

[@roadie6153]

Simply not true. ALL ham radio frequencies are non-ionizing and you cannot get cancer or any other "disease" from it.

[@rv2travel]

K8ZRH de N0IB. I have a KX3 and a CrankIR traveling in a Travato. Thanks for sharing! 73, N0IB