Two. Years into the hobby and I still need to make my 1st contact with ZL from ZS.......but I'll. Persist and keep trying....
@stevea34983 ай бұрын
Another great video buddy! You can get the binding posts in both Male and Female, so depending the connectors on your coax that use, you can connect directly to the binding post without all the adapters. I generally use BNC connectors on my coax out in the field , so I have the female BNC on my binding post , so no adapters! Cheers VE1SK
@ssere3 ай бұрын
WHHOT WHOOT From Odessa Delaware USA !! Your energy is fantastic thanks mate ! Hope to hear ya on the bands !
@TheSmokinApe3 ай бұрын
Love the enthusiasm, great as always!
@russellroberts22283 ай бұрын
I love your enthusiasm and your approach to homebrew antennas. I've used some of your antennas, and they work very well. I've used old ethernet cable for ground radials on all of my vertical antenna projects. Elevated radials are also a great idea...just be sure they're high enough to avoid children, pets, and visitors. Aloha, Russ (KH6JRM).
@thehamjazz3 ай бұрын
Wooohoooo thanks as always Russ! Hope you're doing great my friend. Thanks again as always for your kind comments, and supporting my channel. Cheers!
@Mary-wk6of3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Simon! An excellent video! ☺️
@vk2sky3 ай бұрын
One thing with those BNC to binding post adaptors: I've encountered a few where the red and black pieces can be removed entirely, and there is no guarantee that have been put in the correct places. So check with an ohmmeter before using them in an unbalance antenna configuration.
@digitalanaloguehamradio3 ай бұрын
Always good info simon 73 thanks
@bill-20182 ай бұрын
He's right, dipoles work! Although I'd call this a vertical with a counterpoise earth. Five slightly inverted vee in my attic for 20m to 10m and an outdoor 60m inverted vee squashed into a 25' x 13' garden at 20' maximum height. Electrical 1.5 mm diameter pvc covered wire but I have unwound transformers in the past from old equipment to get enamelled wire. G4GHB.
@macgyver51082 ай бұрын
@HamJazz you're quite the scrapper eh?!
@BusDriverRFI3 ай бұрын
You can call it an "L" antenna, but you have really built a quarter wave vertical with one radial.
@macgyver51082 ай бұрын
Nah it's Spanish... "El Antenna!"
@glyn13 ай бұрын
greetings from Blenheim New Zealand ZL3BP
@thehamjazz3 ай бұрын
@@glyn1 hey buddy g’day there! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment mate hope you’re doing great
@STombatu3 ай бұрын
Great video, ❤ , will build this beauty for Porta. One question, I saw you are using a kind of choke at the coax. Is it recommended and what dimensions and are there any requirements for distance to feeding point or can it be placed anywhere. Cheers Chris
@BusDriverRFI3 ай бұрын
Instead of 50 adapters, why not one BNC to SO-239 adapter? On Ebay, they're under $10 for a pair of them?