Ham Radio Simple Accessories for Newcomers

[@rangersmith4652]

You, Sir, in additional to being practical and well-versed, are the David Attenborough of ham radio KZbin.

[@watersstanton]

That is very kind of you. 73 Peter

[@TheOutdoorFun]

Agree 100%

[@jefftennant785]

Great comment - and true!

[@vu2bfo]

That is right de vu2bfo chan 73

[@ohaya1]

The external SWR meter explanation was brilliant! Very helpful indeed, thank you! M7BAL

[@watersstanton]

Glad it was helpful!

[@shuttersound69]

Yes your delivery is very relaxing and makes it easy to take the information in, no garbage.. Thanks for your great videos.

[@watersstanton]

So nice of you

[@1337flite]

Thanks for your channel and content - your content is great for me - it discusses many of the practical issues I would like more info about as a new operator ( I'm new to Amateur - technically I haven't got my license yet - but I'm confidnet I will have and had some radio experience from the Army and dare I say it... CB "back in the day"). I really appreciate that despite being in the industry, you don't constantly push your company and products.

[@patricklozito7042]

Always a delight to watch and listen. The line isolators especially are so often overlooked and so essential.

[@g0fvt]

I am glad that you mentioned dummy loads, an alarming number of hams don't have them.

[@mumi009]

Yes, they do. Called poor antennas.

[@ynot6473]

@ 5.00, just remember to use the BACK of your finger. your strongest reflex will pull it away if it's to hot, and you don't feel excessive pain every time you touch or pick up something if you do get burnt.

[@watersstanton]

Thanks for sharing.

[@TheOutdoorFun]

Thanks for the video. I am new to Ham radio and it is good to know these.

[@watersstanton]

Glad it was helpful!

[@AlreadyThere1965]

One suggestion I would add is a pen and notebook. Keep notes on what you have learned, projects you have worked on and ideas for future projects. When you get older like I am it is good to look back on things.

[@watersstanton]

Hi Brian thanks for that. Maybe a tablet for younger hams. 73 Peter

[@BoB4jjjjs]

Another one under the belt Peter. Nice one.

[@watersstanton]

Thanks again! 73 Peter

[@viknumbers701]

TNX for good advice. A volt ohm meter is also nice to have.

[@friluftslivitrndelag4589]

The FT-240/43 is superb! But I`ll use 12 turns to supress unvantet RF signal. 6 clockvise -crossunder and then 6 contraturns. Makes my day ;-)

[@KE5KWE]

Your videos are always informative and very interesting. Thank you for the great content.

[@marcreynolds7948]

Of course along with a soldering iron, one must buy solder. Industry is mandated via RoHS regulations to use lead free solder, but as a residential rebel, instead of RoHS solder I recommend time-proven 63/37 Tin-Lead alloy solder, rosin flux core. It solders (wets) far more easily than RoHS alloys and at lower temperatures. It also gives a smooth shiny solder joint that won't grow "tin whiskers" that can happen with lead-free solders. Note you can apply this solder to the lead free joints on your radio as it readily mixes into the existing solder joint. Kester 24-6337-0027 works well for me. Buy a couple rolls in the event that it gets banned.

[@111111111Tiger]

I ordered some torrid rings. Not sure how I will get some BIG OLE coax through it. lol Thanks for the vid. I subbed.

[@watersstanton]

Good luck! 73 Peter

[@jakep5121]

Haha. Me too. 100 bucks for 10 of them.

[@radioaustralia5070]

Fantastic video as always, keep the videos coming .

[@wino4340]

I think you're spot on and agree with your list of accessories. To any of the newer hams...I had an issue where whenever I transmitted a relay in my furnace( my shack is in the basement 15 feet from the furnace) would click like mad...as soon as I wrapped my coax through a ferrite core....problem gone. Thanks for the video Peter..

[@melvindimes6376]

Off topic. First thank you for your information, it has helped me greatly. Question: Are there any amateurs in America that you know of who "consistently" make contact with other land masses, Europe, Africa, asia...?

[@austinhallett9497]

Great videos, very informative! Can you do a video about how you have your sound board setup? I assume you are using them with your radios.

[@ehayes5217]

Tnx, Peter, for another interesting & informative vid (even for a long-time ham like myself); what place(s) here stateside, "across the pond," wud u suggest I shop for the ferrite core(s) u described? Tnx es 73 from TN

[@watersstanton]

I got them from Mouser,com in USA! 73 Peter

[@jakep5121]

I ordered from HRO. 90 bucks for 10.

[@OldinMariner]

I really enjoy your videos. but i did notice that the shot with the two position coax switch you have two connectors hooked up to it that need a better job of soldering or connecting to the coax. I see this a lot in the marine industry ( owners doing their own connections ) and with the salt water around it causes a lot of problems when done improperly. PL259 connectors with the insert for rg58 or rg8x very seldom are properly installed. - Might be a good video for future!

[@machoneboard]

You don’t have a palm mini or pico on those back shelves by any chance?

[@TonyLing]

Doesn't the 7300 bypass the internal tuner when it is not selected?

[@erpece]

Really like the topics you cover here and your presentaion style, Peter. I was wondering - I have a small garden (I mean REALLY small) and have no space for a vertical with radials. But... I do have the flat roof of my large garage. Will a vertical with radials work on the flat roof or does it need the soil? Anyway, thanks for your videos!

[@giricredwolf]

To my knowledge, and I could be completely wrong and not understand how this works... A vertical on a roof would be similar in concept to a mobile antenna on the roof of a car. In the latter case, however, the car roof is the ground plane. The radials of a stationary (hopefully!) vertical act as the ground plane. They should not need to be in contact with the earth. That said, your radiation pattern may not be what it would be if the base had ground contact. If the flat roof of your garage is metal, it may be worth experimenting electrically bonding the earth/ground side of your antenna to it. (I am American, and I do not know the codes or terminology that may be different between our countries.)

[@MrDbone75]

Good Sunday evening to you sir from Wellington Somerset

[@watersstanton]

Hello there! 73 Peter

[@indiana146]

As im just learning i know the importance of vswr meter If you use exsternal vswr and also exsternal antenna tuner do you have these connected all the time Im just started online course so everything is knew regards adrian

[@watersstanton]

VSWR meters can be keft in circuit. Many ATUs have a bypass switch. 73 Peter

[@jakep5121]

The line isolator... with a tuner and meter... where should it be in line?

[@watersstanton]

It is always the last thing in the chain before the feeder leaves the shack up to the antenna. 73 Peter.

[@melvindimes6376]

If so what gear do they use?

[@dambuster6387]

A new ham op goes into WS and buys a HF rig and ask what accesories do I need I would say a aerial is a good start ?????

[@watersstanton]

Is an antenna a simole accessory? I would say a necessity! 73 Peter

[@782matt2]

Hi ................. Thanks for a nice video .......73s

[@Raven_of_Doom]

old Allen and Heath mixer?

[@watersstanton]

No - Tascam. 73 Peter

[@אסףנוב]

Greate video, but one complaint: Please make the audio mono and not stereo, your voive is moving from the center to the left... probably because a stereo mic....

[@watersstanton]

I am using a single mic so not sure why you are having that problem. I will check to see if I can hear andcheck the oriblem. 73 Oeter.

[@brian.7966]

your spending a lot of our money on accessories. :)

[@ProperLogicalDebate]

It's very hush hush?

[@watersstanton]

At the moment, yes. 73 Peter