How to use VOACAP - Smart HF Propagation predictor. Jari OH6BG & OH7BG Raisa. Part 1: Overview

[@outbacktraveller58]

This is really interesting stuff. Additionally, given that English is NOT the first language of either of you (and given I cannot speak either of your languages) this is super impressive. You BOTH speak my “native” language far better than I do….. although I speak Australian, rather than English. I am super impressed.

[@YLRaisa]

Thanks Indy

[@daviedood]

Interesting video! and nice talking to you tonight .thank you MM0txt David

[@YLRaisa]

David, thanks for the very nice QSO 😊

[@daviedood]

@@YLRaisa Thank you it was really good to talk to you and great signal .

[@digitalmediafan]

I'm a bit jealous! Was it just you who chatted ? I presume Raisa is back in Finland

[@daviedood]

@@digitalmediafan yeah she was in Finland and she called me . Had a good chat and not sure if she stayed on the air after that .

[@digitalmediafan]

@@daviedood she called you wow ok Was this 40m ?

[@clivewood6917]

Great video Raisa , as always that smile is a tonic money cant buy .

[@YLRaisa]

😀I could not imagine how important my smile is for many people. It's nice to know that a sincere smile, which doesn't cost me any effort, pleases you so much. Thanks a lot. ☺

[@dennissteinerd1548]

Wonderful to have you back again!! Just learning about VOACAP. So many great tools out there. Thank You!!

[@YLRaisa]

Great! Don't miss the rest of the videos ;). And you will learn many more things about usage VOACAP.

[@digitalmediafan]

Fascinating stuff. Enjoyed your blooper moment at the end also 🙃

[@YLRaisa]

😆

[@py3tam]

Thank you very much Jari, for participating with Raissa in this Video, Thank you very much for sharing this information 73

[@YLRaisa]

Luciano, thanks for comment. Don't miss the rest of the videos ;). Jari and me did our best for explain how to use VOACAP.

[@johnk8091]

Thanks for the video Raisa. Very good to see your videos again

[@py3tam]

ok Raissa I won't miss any videos and Once again Thank you for sharing and making the effort to produce the videos both you and Jari and the others who are helping you 73

[@YLRaisa]

Thanks Luciano. Your words give me energy to continue my job ☺

[@dxscotland5901]

Great video Raisa and lovely to see your smiling face ! Take care and stay happy!! 73 Chris Gm4zji

[@YLRaisa]

Thanks :)

[@13HN870]

Привет, Раиса, приятно видеть новое видео от тебя, оставайся храброй и сильной, надеюсь, эти трудные времена скоро закончатся. 73 и всего наилучшего

[@YvaJStoryTime]

This is really interesting, Raisa. Hope to see you next month at HAM Radio.

[@YLRaisa]

Yvette, I will not able to go to Ham Radio exhibition this year. To my great regret...

[@charlieoscar09]

Raisa thankyou for the video and looking forward to the series. Thankyou to ?Jari for using his time to bring this to us

[@YLRaisa]

Jari made and he is still making absolutely great job for all us!!! THANKS A LOT!!!

[@simonhammond5904]

Great to see you back on KZbin Raisa. Keep smiling!

[@ronwolenski-n8wcr]

SO happy to see a new video from you! I have seen programs that use the VAOCAP for predictions, but I never went to the website just for VAOCAP itself. Can't wait to see part 2. Keep smiling 73 de N8WCR

[@YLRaisa]

In the second part there will be more details about the interface, Ron!

[@py3tam]

I Miss Your Videos Very Much Raissa, Thank You For Being Back, May God Bless You And Your Family Fully 73

[@YLRaisa]

Thanks :)

[@davem0udb]

Thanks both, an interesting subject and well presented

[@YLRaisa]

Thanks Dave

[@Rod_2E0RLR]

Used Vocap a number of times seems to be quite accurate

[@simontemplar0468]

YAHOOOO!!! WELCOME BACK ☺️☺️☺️☺️. Great to see a new video and your awesome smile. ☺️. 73 & 88

[@kennethblackwell1137]

Thanks, Raisa....Looks interesting. My primary interest is in DX operations, so I'll be digging further.

[@YLRaisa]

We will tell about DX with VOACAP in third videos. Today I will publish the second one. I hope I w publish the third one in a week 😉

[@neilfoster814]

Great to see a new video from you Raisa! You chose a very interesting subject as you always do. ❤️ you! 73's Neil M6OFU

[@YLRaisa]

Thanks Neil! More videos will be released on this topic in the near future for more in-depth study.

[@thierry507]

Hello Raisa, very nice technical video showing one of the aspects of our beautiful hobby. Thierry ON2TJH

[@YLRaisa]

Thanks, Thierry! This will be a series of videos about VOACAP

[@Capt_Duffy]

This information is absolutely new for me....thanx for introducing it.!!! 👍

[@YLRaisa]

I am very gald you to know something new :)

[@Roddy1965]

I use VOACAP but I still learned something and enjoyed it very much.

[@YLRaisa]

Great! We will continue with the videos and may be you learn a bit more from creator Jari OH6BR

[@raydavidsonm0ray.777]

Hello Raisa, I knew nothing about this tool/Program, and I've been licenced for over 33 yrs, So, , , , , , Many Thanks for organizing this series. I will be looking out for the others in this series as well. You are a GREAT CREDIT and Ambassador To Amateur Radio / Ham Radio Raisa, & I Love your videos and your live streams. Take Care, & Stay Safe. 73 & 88. Ray, M0RAY, South East England. .

[@janne3672]

Thank you Raisa & Jari! Very useful VOACAP information on HF QSO timing and band planning, this is time saving. Looking forward to see more your tech lessons, they work as a sunshine!

[@YLRaisa]

Hi Janne, TNX for your comment, Jari and me are happy if it helps. See you sometime in Finland 73! Raisa

[@oh7ka]

Excellent introduction to VOACAP, thanks Raisa & Jari! I have been using VOACAP to plan contest scheduling, i.e. the band changes and antenna directions in 24/48h contests for the Multi/Single class contest efforts of our club. Great tool also for planning when to try get a missing one, e,g. during major dxpeditions. 73 de Ari OH3KAV / OH7KA

[@YLRaisa]

Ari, thanks. I was impressed very much how it is useful!

[@danielalderson6955]

00:00 Introduction. 01:25 What is the reason for using the tool? 04:10 An example of how to work taking a DXpedition as a reference. 11:50 VOCAP DX Charts. 14:41 Thanks and preview of the next video. 15:20 Oh Raisa is so funny when she gets some words wrong. :D

[@YLRaisa]

Thank you very much, Daniel! 🤩

[@la3dna]

Super video Raisa, this is really informative, there is so many HAM-tools out there and a good video presentation like your is so much easier and enjoyable to learn these helpful tools. I will really like to see you doing more videos presenting other HAM-tools. Keep on the good work and enjoy your hobby 🙂 Looking forward for your upcoming videos. 73's de LA3DNA Leif

[@YLRaisa]

Leif, thanks a lot. Yes, I myself am interested in gradually learning something new and sharing it with you. Thanks for the support and kind words. I will develop this direction. ☺

[@metalhalokj7vzy164]

I agree VOACAP is a true online propagation prediction tool for any freq, time of day, season and geographical location.

[@YLRaisa]

The more I learn about VPACAP, the more interesting it becomes for me to use it. ;)

[@apartmentamaturen2dbi176]

Thank you for the info and video Raisa😉

[@outbacktraveller58]

Listening/watching whilst I wait to unload.

[@outbacktraveller58]

I really cannot praise this enough!!!!! Bravo!

[@nicholasbirch9732]

Thanks for your video looking forward to seeing you on the next

[@Paskou94]

Excellent video , very interesting ... thank you

[@YLRaisa]

Thanks for watching

[@robertpahlowjr4257]

Great video, well done. Very easy to understand.

[@YLRaisa]

Robert, thanks a lot. I am very glad you liked it!

[@fabiobonucci5780]

Hi Jari de Fabio IK0IXI, glad to meet you again after long time. 73

[@СергейОсокин-ы1к]

Приветствую , Раечка!!! Рад видеть в добром здравии снова с нами. До встречи в эфире. Успехов! 73! R1BIM.

[@YLRaisa]

Спасибо, Сергей! :) 73! 88!

[@dd6fm]

This is really great ! Very helpful Raisa ! Tnx !

[@YLRaisa]

Marco, I am really very glad you find it useful 😀

[@ve3pcp]

Awesome video. Will have to check from OH73ELK to VA3YLR!

[@YLRaisa]

Great idea, Rob :)

[@ve3pcp]

@@YLRaisa I checked it last night but need to do more research and plug in current solar data as it is higher than the models predict.

[@jensriebold2818]

Very useful and nice presented. Great tool! Thank you for your work!

[@YLRaisa]

Thanks Jens!

[@sutitigi]

Very interesting , even for a 11meter / CB radio station here in South Finland. 📡

[@adelarsen9776]

VK-RU/OH running hot the last 7 days on 20m. Mega pile-ups. Thanks.

[@YLRaisa]

Great news! I missed the working on the air very much. Hope to be with transiver in some days ;)

[@adelarsen9776]

@@YLRaisa Snakke snart på luft.

[@alanreader4815]

Great video Raisa. Good Info :)

[@IrishHamRadio]

Hi Raisa, Great video! I saw this published a few months ago, but wasn’t ready to go into it, as I mainly operate mobile and portable at times that suit me, so I am only watching it now… Wow it is brilliant! I’m sort of stuck now on my DXCC, so I really want to purposely hunt certain DXCCs that I don’t have… Over the next few weeks by using this predication tool, I will go QRV at the highest probability times and see if I can get a few more countries.. And of course I’ll record and publish my experience 😊.

[@YLRaisa]

David, I am very glad you find this video helpful for you. There are two more videos about VOACAP from Jari OH6BG and me OH7BG :). How many DXCC do you have? I work with my OH7BG from January this year and today I had 151 DXCC. It wasGJ5 - Jersey :)

[@brucekempf4648]

Thanks for this explanation for using VOACAP. I just built a hamclock on a raspberry pi and it has a table for VOACAP DE-DX. I'm trying to understand how to use it. If you can do a video explaining some of the uses of hamclock because it is very versatile and also give a lot of sun spot and x-ray, solar wind and flux data but I have no idea how all of these things effect propagation. Would you consider a video on this?

[@peterschuhbeck9549]

Hallo Raisa. I started several times to use VOACAP but find it too complicated for me. Now I know what to click. Thanks for the lesson. You are perfect teacher. 73 88 Peter DD2MT

[@YLRaisa]

Perfect teacher is Jari, creator of this tool 😉. I understand you very well, it seems that there are so many functions and you don't know where to start. But with each new "lesson" from Jari, you will understand even more the possibilities of the tool. Just like I understood. 😄

[@oscarornago7419]

another interesting video

[@YLRaisa]

I am glad you liked it 😊

[@FM-dv5bw]

Nice info! I used this a long time ago and forgot about it. Thank You, for a refresher coarse on how it works. I just subscribed to your channel Raisa. 73 from (KC0FGX)

[@YLRaisa]

Ferrell, you are very welcome to my channel. I am very glad you have remembered about VOACAP

[@russkruse]

God is with you!!!

[@Oldhogleg]

Great idea to cover this topic 👍

[@KI4ASK]

Welcome back!

[@ДенисГареев-у3и]

С днём радио !!!

[@YLRaisa]

Спасибо. С днём Радио!

[@brianfields4479]

Hi raise, very nice to see you again, we have been very worried about you.i hope you have good health and life is ok with you. Good video, I use vocal all the time, it is a good radio tool.take care and hope to qso you one day.73 zl3xdj

[@YLRaisa]

Thanks Brian. I am glad you liked the video. It is just first ;)

[@fricknfishn5153]

Dekui. I have gotten into ham so I can communicate with my daughter who lives in the Czechia. I want to be able to get a hold of her if SHTF. I am glad I found your video. Would you be interested in Dx from the US?

[@YLRaisa]

Unfortunately, there is not always a passage to North America. But there was something amazing about this video. :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5i3ZmqXl5eiiMU

[@mikel1678]

Thank you so much Raisa...de..KA8H...

[@YLRaisa]

Mike, I'm wondering if you have used this tool before?

[@mikel1678]

@@YLRaisa No, I have not but I will now!! Thanks again!

[@raydavidsonm0ray.777]

Hi Raisa, Please would you tell me How to and Where From can I download the full VOACAP Program developed by Jari, who is answering the questions in this series of videos, Which I have wached with great interest, and so I would like to have the complete program tool on my laptop & PC. Many Thanks Raisa, Kind Regards, & Stay Safe. 73 & 88, Ray,, M0RAY. .

[@danielgiraud2192]

Wow! That was very helpful thanks. 73 de ZS5DG.

[@YLRaisa]

Daniel, please look at the VOACAP and if you have any questions you can ask them here :)

[@danielgiraud2192]

@@YLRaisa Thanks Raisa,I will check it out.is it an App that I can download on my Tablet?

[@YLRaisa]

@@danielgiraud2192 you don't need download it. It is online tool. The link is in the description. 😉

[@danielgiraud2192]

@@YLRaisa ok,I see it now,just tried it,cool,thanks for the tippoff,will try it tomorow

[@MONTY-YTNOM]

Any settings for Cobwebs ?

[@uweluttmann7092]

😊❤

[@manofkentcatapultsgunsando5069]

❤

[@AliceyBob]

Very useful video !!!. Thanks for share !!. LU2JGP

[@YLRaisa]

Gustavo, I am very glad you to find it useful! Thanks Jari for VOACAP

[@BFOlivier]

Maybe change often frequency to avoid the loosers

[@outbacktraveller58]

Not sure where my comment went!!!!!

[@TheVicar]

I'm sure KZbin randomly removes some comments to keep us on our toes. Or just to cause annoyance.

[@outbacktraveller58]

@@TheVicar EweChube has changed soooooooo much since I started that I’m now clueless about all sorts of stuff. I would imagine, also, due to the fact that many supposed “social” networks are, in fact, ANTIsocial in nature, a degree of vetting may be necessary.

[@TheVicar]

@@outbacktraveller58 Thankfully I decided to never own a smartphone, so I will never be subjected to the horrors of carrying the internet around in my pocket or take it anywhere else apart from access via PC's in my computer room. As for comments on KZbin vanishing into the ether, I think they've recently increased their blocking A.I. attempts to remove comments that have external links, excess use of hashtags, repetition, key words and I suspect the A.I. is trying to understand sentences with a very low effectiveness. I find that they are inconsistent and therefore make little sense. But the internet is mostly a fools paradise, so...

[@outbacktraveller58]

@@TheVicar unfortunately, I don’t have that option in my job, but I CAN treat it all with the (dis)regard it deserves!!!!!!!

[@TheVicar]

@@outbacktraveller58 Awareness of exposure to its dangers is key I guess. One benefit I find is that I get "news" 3rd hand and always so late that its not reactionary anymore, so an event can develop and calm down. Also the facts tend to be more accurate over time, and then I can form a more informed opinion. I listened to a psychologist a while ago discussing that people will make quick decisions/give quick answers when prompted and will nearly always stick with their initial answer, even if they know they're wrong. Frequently prioritising their ego over accuracy. I think the speed and intensity of social media is making the problem worse. Mix this with the huge amount of disinformation available and its understandable how toxic and divisive social media can become. I avoid it, but it changes society around us, so awareness is my only defence.

[@peterschneider3910]

👍, By DL8ALH, 73

[@marcsom4313]

Oi Raisa o marco areis brazil bjjjjjj

[@Atomshamradio]

We see you on utube alot never hear you onthe bands i talk to your county all of the time i dont understand why your talking about hamradio or is it to get the other weardo hams to get on i think this is a sponsorship bull🤣🤣

[@alexanderkalender765]

It's probably just hard for you to get through the pileups she does on the bands : kzbin.info/aero/PLgKeRE3aS2iJpxaRi8pP9bhvGGzEvDbt4

[@Atomshamradio]

@@alexanderkalender765 lol cq contest thats all she does your 5\ 9 then next one🤣 well the old saying goes sex sells id never think it would happen on hamradio.🤣

[@alexanderkalender765]

@@Atomshamradio hm..and what about her playlist with permanent portable activities?

[@Atomshamradio]

@@alexanderkalender765 who knows

[@razzwilmz7970]

@@Atomshamradio 🇺🇦✌🇺🇸

[@ВалераВалера-ч2г]

Ничо не понимаю

[@zs1cdg-electronicsandamate128]

A wonderful video raisa. Very interesting. Just had a crazy pileup on 10m. I worked a few Russian stations too. Then the propagation changed and all my friends went away!!! Hi Hi!! 73 vy gd dx Chris ZS1CDG

[@YLRaisa]

Chris, thanks! I am glad 10 m band was open :). I miss working on the air, hope to have chance to do it soon.

[@zs1cdg-electronicsandamate128]

@@YLRaisa maybe try to build a nice moxon antenna for a project. I did see you have a nice antenna analyser so its possible. ZS1CDG

[@pacorrodelgadillo8429]

Excelente video, muy educativo

[@stefanotonussi9948]

Big Raisa , by Stefano Tonussi in north east Italy...!!!👏🤝🙃🤗☺🥰😁🇮🇹💗🇷🇺💥🥳😇👑💪🥋💗⚖👍🕊🌹🙏🇮🇹

[@9M6WST]

Thank you very much on the introduction of an excellent tool. Waiting for more video from you Raisa. 73 de 9M6WST

[@YLRaisa]

Thanks for watching. :) Jari OH6BG has made a fantastic tool for free for us and I would really like as many people as possible to know about it and use it to learn more about our hobby from a professional point of view.

[@paulorobertoneubauer5960]

Linda vc, abraços PU3VBX..Brasil

[@tommyclemmensen1622]

En meget interessant video, og lærerig. Tommy de oz1hc

[@YLRaisa]

Thanks Tommy!

[@peterfrend5360]

Hi Raisa. Many thanks for an excellent video on VOACAP. I have never heard of it before? It looks like a really useful tool to use? Мои наилучшие пожелания тебе и твоей семье, мой друг. Будьте осторожны всегда. 73 & 88's de Pete GI0FZT. x

[@YLRaisa]

Peter, I hope you try to use it. It gives many interesting things to understand about propagations on the differents bands and differents location :)

[@loofadog]

Great video series! I learned alot. Thank you! de N9BRO

[@YLRaisa]

Hi Jimmy Thanks. I am very glad you like it. Jari made a special video for Bouvet island prediction. If you are interested ➡️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5OqepdueK2siac