K7AGE Ham Radio Field Day 2016

[@chuckkb8yit859]

Great to see an operating video, not just the FD setup

[@K7AGE]

I thought many would enjoy the operating.

[@jimbrownza]

I love how the whole rig's in a frame and fits in a bucket. Brilliant. Jim ZS6JMB

[@jriver64]

Randy, thank you for sharing your valuable time with us in KZbin land. If you only knew how much I appreciate your knowledge and invaluable experience in the world of HAM Radio that you bring to life. I am so grateful for your kindness and generosity for taking time out to show me the power of RADIO! Again, thank you so much!

[@K7AGE]

Tony, thanks for watching

[@RESlusher]

Thanks for sharing, Randy! Yeah, I LOVE Scott's logging software. I use all his packages for the various contests as well as his general log. I actually worked him (N3FJP) in January during Winter Field Day.

[@EugenioGuarente]

This is the Best 2016 Field Day video to date.. I'm also have a Yaesu FT-857D with Solar Panel/Solar Generator GoBox. One of the best Portable Radio on the word. Thanks Randy!. 73.

[@68cristian]

thanks for this Randy. Cristian from Austraiia, looking forward to my first field day here in next couple months...73

[@mpgrenda]

As a new Ham, I found your video very helpful. Thanks for taking the time to show how you operated Field Day.

[@K7AGE]

Glad you enjoyed watching and learning.

[@1350kermit]

I am new to ham radio and would like to thank you for all the videos. I have learned so much from your videos and watching them keeps me very interested in the hobby. thank you for all your help.

[@K7AGE]

Thanks

[@txfotog]

Great video as always Randy! This being my first FD, I didn't know if I was going to be into making contacts & the contesting aspect. Just wanted to learn setup, power, antennas, etc. at my club's station...which I did. But made my first long distance contact on 10m: South Central TX to South Dakota on my own gear at home. Totally hooked now! Thanks for all you do. 73! WA5AZQ-Michael

[@K7AGE]

Glad that you are hooked. Now, for more DX!

[@deejayharx]

Thanks for another great HAM Radio video. Thanks a lot, Randy. All the best from Austria.

[@jmcdeal9516]

Randy. Always enjoy your videos. Thanks for this one. 73, Jmc

[@lukerogers3394]

Thanks for another great video Randy!

[@dougvoshel9451]

Great video! This is how I want to operate on field day next year! I enjoy your videos! 73's KB8PCJ

[@1fanger]

Hello Randy, very enjoyable, thanks.

[@clayjohnson4183]

Awesome video randy , keep up the great work prayers up

[@Pghpete5]

Missed your vids Randy. Glad to see you back!

[@wecontrolthevideo]

Thank you for not falling into the "Please copy" habit. Condx were rough here in MI this year, signals were down with a lot of QSB" plus it was in the low 90's which is quite warm for us. 73 - Dave K7DR (1B MI)

[@VA5LF]

Great video, Randy! Nice to hear your side of the contact with us at VE5AA.

[@whattheflimflam]

Looks like you made some great contacts. I'm hoping this field day will go well for me as it is my first one. I loved this video!

[@TheMan1510]

Excellent video! This will definitely help me get ready for next year. 73

[@aeronwilliams94]

awesome setup , thanks for sharing

[@HamRadioNow]

Excellent, Randy! You're becoming more comfortable on-camera.

[@K7AGE]

Gary, thanks. I enjoyed your Field Day video too.

[@mikethetuner]

As always, very nicely done, Randy. Always a pleasure to watch your videos. 73 de K0VZ

[@ClaytonGambrel]

Happy to see you had good weather. We had thunderstorms from our club location KK4GQ Fayetteville Georgia

[@BobHolowenko]

At 24:22 you worked VE7SCC, the station that I was participating with. I had just left my post when you made this contact. I wish I was still on 20 when you made this! 73 de VE7WNK

[@K7AGE]

I remember the Charlie Charlie! Timing is everything...

[@DonDegidio]

Good video, Randy Great idea showing a teaser on Ham Nation. :-) WB3BJU

[@K7AGE]

I try and keep it short for Ham Nation.

[@kevinj8258]

love your setup of your equipment. Am definitely going to echo the equipment you have. You are even all set for the digital modes (JT65, PSK, etc.)

[@ea7jre831]

Nice video, and successful radio field day. Congrat!!!

[@K7AGE]

Thanks

[@K5NOV]

Thanks for sharing Randy love to watch your videos (K5NOV) Keep up the good work my friend

[@rickhicks9151]

I really enjoy your videos Randy. You are an Elmer to me. Learned a lot about field day procedures from this video. I mainly just have fun using 146.520 (mobile) right now. It seems to be picking up more activity of late. SOTA is of great interest to me also. 73s (Rick) KI6SSG

[@LarrysLeatherWork]

Thanks for the video, always learning something from your videos...thanks

[@3475883]

Great video! It does soung like you're saying kilo gulf eckel rather than echo.

[@davidwilliamson2115]

Well thought out; well organised good Video as always seasons Greetings

[@buzzsah]

Doing good, great location.

[@RVArchery]

Hi Randy, Great video! I noticed in it that at 27:14, you were exchanging with W3YA and had him as a 3A, but if you listen closely, you can hear him call out 2A at 27:26. Just an FYI for the contact confirmation...73!

[@K7AGE]

Oh well, a busted exchange. It all seems so clear watching it later. Wrong in the log.

[@kj4mfw]

Great video! Thanks for posting! KJ4MFW

[@kd7don]

Thanks for the training (for me). That's a slick drive-on antenna base. Did you build it or is it available at the ham store?

[@K7AGE]

I bought that from a guy at a local hamfest a few years ago. It is all aluminum, which makes it nice and light.

[@K7AGE]

I bought that from a guy at a local hamfest a few years ago. It is all aluminum, which makes it nice and light.

[@kd7don]

I found something similar www.qsl.net/w6dps/DriveOnBase.html and www.craigwilliams.com/radio/mobile/pushup.htm www.amazon.com/YesHom-Portable-Tailgate-Telescopic-Flagpole/dp/B00KVE400Q

[@johnmarsden4513]

Can't wait till I can get on the air I've been around ham radio since my dad was licensed in 1991 and and this past weekend I just passed my tech exam

[@K7AGE]

John, great news. Welcome to the hobby. Have fun, and thanks for watching.

[@ssbfmcw]

Did you make a video on assembling your bucket radio kit? That's a very convenient way to package the components and have them available to use when deployed. Thank you for your videos!

[@K7AGE]

Nope, no video on building the bucket radio kit. Maybe a tour video some time..

[@ssbfmcw]

Thanks

[@norfolksouthern6432]

I wasn't able to participate in Field day this year due to work schedule,...but a great video as always ,Randy! 73 Dewey KC9SYJ "NorfolkSouthern643" on youtube

[@Hendo70586]

Great video once again Randy. You did great as a 1B station. I do not know what our final point total was for our club here in Central Louisiana, But I know a few of us did great. About Midnight, One of our older Ops asked me to Log for him and he ended up working about all 50 states and Canada on 40 Meter CW. I know I logged Hawaii several times for him. 40 Meters started out dead as a door knob, But 20 was wide open for us till about 9:00 or 10:00 PM, took a 30-45 minute break to grab a bite to eat. we came back and 20 was dead, so we jumped on 40. I wish I would of heard you. We worked numerous Oregon stations, But you had shut down by then LOL. We did not start getting those NW states to around 3 to 5 AM on 40. Think only 3 states we missed was Alaska, South Dakota and Maine when we started shutting everything down at 9:00 AM Sunday. The few of us that were there from early Saturday morning to Sunday, we were all burned out and by 9:00 AM it was already 93 degrees, so we the few of us that stuck around were soaked to the bone in sweat when we got everything taking down and packed up. We had a great time and plenty of food though. :)

[@K7AGE]

Nice and cool here.

[@wf2v]

Good video. No cw contacts? N1MM+ also works well for FD logging.

[@K7AGE]

I'm not a CW guy...

[@CroakerOutdoors]

Great video! I am studying to get my technicians ticket and wanted to ask what are you calling out after you/they identify? Looks like fun, thanks and 73s.

[@K7AGE]

+Croaker that is the exchange for the number of transmitters and station type. The other bit is the ARRL section.

[@CroakerOutdoors]

Thank you, looks like fun!

[@jeffmaxwell6201]

Enjoyed the video. I'm curious wat make/model Laptop and operating system you used. thanks and best 73sss

[@K7AGE]

Asus T100. Win 8.1. It has 32 GB for local disk. I also have a micro SD card plugged in. It is a very handy computer. The display pops off and runs as a tablet.

[@jeffmaxwell6201]

It looked like you enjoyed yourself. 73's

[@jstrunck]

Thanks for posting! de kc5ngx 1D NTX

[@BronsonTheCat]

Good work Randy! So was it comfortable in the car ? Not too hot ?

[@K7AGE]

Nice and cool along the coast. A bit of breeze all day. Nice in the truck.

[@norfolksouthern6432]

My only gripe about Field Day is it has been turned into a contest to see how many contacts that can be made! My understanding is that the purpose of Field Day is to simulate an emergency situation and test/sharpen our EmComm skills! Field day needs to get away from the contesting aspect,and return to it's original purpose! Other than that,..it's a fun activity!

[@b0neme]

Hi,How many contacts did you make, and how many Amp/Hours did you use? ( I know the meter resets if the power's off, but maybe you ran separate power to it, or wrote down the numbers before shutting down?) As most FT comms are quite similar in duration, I figured adding some info to the video may help those of us that are planning for FD. 73!

[@jimbrownza]

Not to be picky, but you mean amp hours not amp / hours (the product not the quotient). Jim ZS6JMB

[@kerbalrools06ksp64]

Hi what os your freq. Im geting my ic 7610 transever

[@CliffFoxKU4GW]

What kind of temperatures did you have during the event Randy? Any thunderstorms while there? Very 73 de KU4GW !

[@K7AGE]

Temps in the 60-70s. No thunderstorms around at all.

[@KuriosPC]

how many watts did you run?

[@charliehustle5529]

one man band field day looks like fun

[@KuriosPC]

Wow! That was a refreshing video. I honestly thought you would be with a local group, but I was wrong. Its nice to see you operate alone on FD2016.

[@K7AGE]

They are now more motivated to do something next year after watching my video. It is fun just to do a one man deal to see if you really can do it. It all worked, and was fun. Lunch was good too.

[@tomfield2292]

Randy, Great Video We were W6ere above Dorrington in the High Sierras. SSB contacts were a little sparse, but CW did fairly well. Great location to set up an antenna with the Pacific nearby. Where did you find that nice small round Powerpole distribution thingy? '73 KN6DR

[@K7AGE]

Probably at some hamfest from a guy selling power pole stuff. Handy to have.

[@tomfield2292]

I searched the Internet, and found one vendor, but the link goes to Powerwerx, and a page is no longer up. I just made my own with four outlets.

[@bigd4ddywoowoo]

We used the same radio 😉 did you contact w9axd or w9a?

[@matthewadams5245]

k7age I need some help trying to get a ham radio license I don't know where to start can you offer any advice where can I get who can I ask I am in Central kentucky is there anyone near me with good resources that could help

[@K7AGE]

Hi, the ARRL has a page that you can search for classes in your area. I recommend Gordon West's books for study. www.arrl.org/find-an-amateur-radio-license-class www.gordonwestradioschool.com/main/page_w5yi_training_resources.html Thanks for watching and good luck on getting your license. - Randy

[@azcharlie2009]

Randy, you are the best! What a great video.... I thought you lived in California? Guess you moved? Nice truck, too.....Rick W0SKITucson

[@K7AGE]

Yes, moved in October.

[@jimbrownza]

I'm new to ham radio but pretty sure the other guy can't see you nodding your head, hi

[@MoTown44240]

You might try giving your section as "Oscar Romeo" then "Oscar Romeo".

[@robertgaskins8695]

hi to randy K7AGE REPETER

[@Capecodham]

You are very adept at your setup. The video is 20 minutes too long, three contacts would have been sufficient. Takes the "shack" out of the vehicle and get fresh air.

[@K7AGE]

Burt thanks. Here is the 5 minute version that aired on Ham Nation kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5zJnoduhcydoJY

[@Capecodham]

That would be the first thing Ham Nation ever kept short. 5 minutes was more than enough, you are very talented.

[@HAMRADIOJOE4178]

RANDY RANDY RANDY, WHERE THE HELL YOU BEEN ?

[@KandiKlover]

Psh 20 meters lol fun vid though.

[@ce3soc]

Yaesu not have best sound in TX .... Try icom 706MK2G or 7000 your call is copied in First Tx 73 Raul CA3SOC