FIVE NEW PARKS! A unique Parks on the Air mobile rove

[@ChrisBeiting]

Man. Life goals! Your camping and adventures are something I want to strive to in the next few years.

[@KB9VBRAntennas]

This is the fun you can have when you get the kids out of the house

[@ChrisBeiting]

@@KB9VBRAntennas Mine is 12 so I have a few more years!

[@bmsilk]

Oh man!!! Legion burgers! Back when I lived around madison, we used to do a team meeting a month in that park. Miss it! Being up in shawano, we have krolls in green bay and mickey lu in marinette, but those legion burgers. Something about them! Great video as always!

[@KB9VBRAntennas]

When we travel around the state, we are always on the lookout for drive-ins. The Legion burger stand has been on my bucket list for a long time. I should have grabbed a 6-pack of Tyranena to wash them down with.

[@FrankW1VBX]

Thanks Michael for the videos. I enjoy watching them.

[@Niteskate1]

Thanks for sharing a fun day with us Michael, 73 de VE7WNO.

[@KG6UQA]

Thanks for another great video. I love these types of videos.

[@DonDegidio]

Hi Michael, Kudos on activating five parks. Christine's basket may be small, but it looks professionally made. Both of you stay safe. 73 WJ3U

[@christinemartens922]

Thank you!

[@johnnieshowalter8155]

Great videos. Keep them coming

[@AnthonyEarl]

A very nicely put together video with some fun background about the locations

[@class3gunstn]

Thanks for the videos Michael, I especially enjoy the videos of the areas and activities you and Christine get into. 73s de Doug N4UAG

[@billjobes1851]

Love the ambitious trekking ! And that noise on 40 out in the middle of nowhere was interesting. Maybe you were sitting atop a uranium rock !

[@KB9VBRAntennas]

The noise had me puzzled, like a bad transformer, but I couldn't see any power lines close by. Sometimes that just happens, though.

[@JamminJellies]

Larry! I’ve only activated twice and F5PYI has hunted me both times. It was really exciting to get someone from Europe.

[@KB9VBRAntennas]

Him and a couple of Spanish guys are regulars for me too. You're right, getting the DX stations is a lot of fun.

[@skepticalmechanic]

I worked you! Cheers

[@jerryKB2GCG]

Boy you here was noise on 40M! What headset are you using? KB2GCG

[@donausmus4281]

Headset is a Heil BM 17. Sold out last time I looked. K1DLA

[@jerryKB2GCG]

@@donausmus4281 HRO has many of them, which version ?

[@KB9VBRAntennas]

I'm using the Heil BM-17 dual side headset.

[@__JAG__]

Love the videos, keep them coming. Have you ever thought about a video on how to navigate issues when activating? Like someone talking over your frequency, or right next to your frequency. Kind of like frequency etiquette and how to handle. I'm a fairly new Ham and haven't seen any info on this topic. And I have not had a chance to activate or work with an Elmer. All solo so far.

[@RJ-cf8jq]

In my experience it is best to change frequency yourself Instead of confronting another station. I have been a ham for over thirty years. Not had a chance to do POTA yet due to physical issues but have been on the air a lot. If someone comes on a nearby frequency and it causes me problems I will just move my qso up or down 5 khz. Has pretty much always worked for me. 73 N5TDA.

[@KB9VBRAntennas]

That's a great idea and I could probably put together a pretty good video with real examples of interference, adjacent stations, and net activations. I'll see if I can sort through the 100s of hours of recorded activations to give you a good idea of what I do.

[@__JAG__]

@@KB9VBRAntennasthat would be great.

[@W9BTM-WQNX906]

Curious if you ever figured out the noise source on your first activation? Farm electric fence near by or using an inverter for laptop?

[@KB9VBRAntennas]

I haven't been back to that location, so I don't know if the noise was intermittent or continuos. I doubt it's electric fence, though. that makes more of a clicking sound.

[@mikeroberge5488]

Carful be very carful on the over spending comment to the wife. It may haut you at Dayton. LOL as always enjoyed the vid.

[@KB9VBRAntennas]

This festival is pretty much her version of Dayton.

[@luisfigueroa3300]

Hey Michael, What antenna were you using while sitting in your car? The Mrs. spends less than you do (Ham Conventions) at her yarn shows. 😂😂😂😂

[@KB9VBRAntennas]

At my last stop, I was using the 1/4 wave vertical with the magic carpet. The only time I didn't during that rove was when I deployed the end fed half wave. Chris spent a pretty penny at the show. Those big bundles of wool yarn aren't cheap.

[@nonya1940]

Hi im making an attempt at the 6M moxon would it be possible to edit the feedline connector to a BNC chassis mount i made an atempt but I wasnt able to .

[@imahamjim]

This is fer christine. You don't have enough stuff. Michael has too many antennas 😂😂😂

[@KB9VBRAntennas]

Hey, lets not turn this into a competition. We've already lost our dining room to yarn.

[@Gordofor12]

@@KB9VBRAntennas Michael is cheap. He doesn't spend money on antennas!

[@imahamjim]

If he gets the yarn wet he can load it up

[@Sonicgott]

I was having difficulty a few days ago on 20 meters. Something weird was going on.

[@KB9VBRAntennas]

There's been quite a bit of solar activity. Depending on the day, there may have been a CME that hit the earth.

[@Martin_PA0KGB]

Please use below 7.2 so that Europe can work you also. As we are only allowed 7.0 - 7.2 greetings Martin PA0KGB

[@Sonicgott]

Hm, I’ll have to remember that if I try to do DX myself. - KF0QNM

[@45auto]

You can pick up US stations on 40m during our daylight hours? I can't pick up Wisconsin from Texas on 40m during the day.

[@KB9VBRAntennas]

I'll have to see if I can find a spot between 7.175 and 7.2 Mhz when I do a 40 meter late shift activation. The only problem is that segment get crowded with nets and ragchewers at night. Below 7.175 is the US extra portion of the band, and I try to stay out of that segment to give general license holders the ability to contact me.

[@jerryKB2GCG]

Did she buy any sheep ?😊

[@KB9VBRAntennas]

She would if she could, or at least a goat for the back yard. Growing up I lived on a farm and we raised sheep, so the concept isn't foreign to me.

[@jerryKB2GCG]

Are you using VOX

[@KB9VBRAntennas]

Nope I have a handswitch. there is a link in the video description of how you can build your own.

[@jerryKB2GCG]

@@KB9VBRAntennas Thank you

[@rossw9764]

If Lance had Baldwin money could have gotten away murder.

[@iu1olr]

You are come back to magic carpet?! Why?

[@KB9VBRAntennas]

Since I was visiting multiple parks during the day, I wanted an antenna with a fast setup and teardown. That's why I chose the magic carpet for the ground network.

[@iu1olr]

@@KB9VBRAntennas I understand! I got good results with the magic carpet following your instructions, but I don't know if it's due to propagation or luck. I'm getting better results with the raised radials, which I often can't mount completely raised but inclined with excellent results! Your videos are always very interesting!

[@KB9VBRAntennas]

I think you will always receive better results with the raised radials, because even with the magic carpet you will have ground losses. It can take as many as 32 ground radials to get the same effect as two elevated radials will give you.

[@gerardouribe9939]

Muy lindas y interesantes las activaciones que realizas!!! Un abrazo grande!!! LU7EUG