But I Gotta Radio!

[@ronniet5680]

Been using this for years on the road for vhf/uhf and 11 meter and worked well. Lately been using it for stationary hf qrp with two radials and also works well. Thanks

[@temporarilyoffline]

Pretty slick - what antennas are you using for QRP and 11m?

[@bryantwalley]

So someone put a house door on a big green bus. 😂

[@temporarilyoffline]

Yeah, they are very interesting people. Lots of neat Schoolies here.

[@deankq4adj125]

Great product, I use this in multiple vehicles and it works great!

[@temporarilyoffline]

Proven Then!

[@rosakm6prc521]

I love that idea of the antenna on the window. Gotta get one for sure . Thanks for sharing.

[@temporarilyoffline]

Good to see you!

[@NerdyByNature51]

Ordered! Was looking for something simple, just what I needed! 73's

[@temporarilyoffline]

Sweet!

[@paularmstrong8458]

I've used the Nagoya version for a few years, especially with business trips. Usually good reports for an HT. The quick install/removal is especially nice when you're parking in unfamiliar areas or driving a rental.

[@temporarilyoffline]

Exactly, very versatile!

[@haxwithaxe]

I made my own version of this with an s-hook belt clip and a piece of really thin coax. It's really nice to use.

[@temporarilyoffline]

Nice!

[@Frank_K4FMH]

When I was first licensed, I drove a 5-speed Porsche in downtown Atlanta traffic. I used this very mount with a Yaesu vx8r (?) HT. The stainless steel mesh ragtop was a terrific ground plane. Thanks for the remembrance, TO. I’m awaiting delivery of a 2024 RAV4 suv. I use both an FT5DR and Anytone 878uviii+ with BT. This might be the ticket with BT.

[@temporarilyoffline]

I think this would be great with your rav 4... Quite a difference from a porsche

[@mstover2809]

Radio Shack used to sell these back in the 1990's! I bought one to used on my car with the Yaesu FT50 I had. I also had the hand mic and 12v battery charger/adapter.

[@temporarilyoffline]

Sweet! I'm doing the same thing with the FT-5D here.

[@don_n5skt]

Been using that MFJ mount for years. Hell, even works with GMRS HTs ;)

[@temporarilyoffline]

I bet it would be great for GMRS!

[@SteveSpisak-pg9mc]

I've used this model quite a few years when helping comms at a marathon, and also on the highway traveling. Full copies both ways.

[@temporarilyoffline]

Packs down nice for a day pack!

[@StealthGTI]

I've used those when I was slumming in a rental. HAHA! Nice work!

[@temporarilyoffline]

Hey Scott! This is going in my HT bag for air travel for sure!

[@victorcharlie7491]

It just keeps getting better, great solution, tnx Man!

[@temporarilyoffline]

Happy to help

[@patthesoundguy]

I used to have one of those over window antenna mounts... That was like 24 by years ago for my handheld CB. I really need another one now I think. It would be super handy.

[@temporarilyoffline]

I know where you can get one!

[@JoeSoubie]

I bought one for my FT-5. Works great. Use it for APRS and frees up the FTM-300 for other important communication tasks. 73's KG7COA

[@temporarilyoffline]

Sweet!

[@AllFouRoux]

I am very happy with my Mag mount, but this looks like a great alternative.

[@temporarilyoffline]

I have both, this one packs up smaller, gotta do a weight test.

[@extreme978]

did that added cable change the swr?

[@Dusty_Ham]

Looks quite good, thank you for sharing Steve!

[@temporarilyoffline]

Thanks for watching

[@AndrewB416]

Thank you. I'll look at picking a couple of these up.

[@temporarilyoffline]

Great idea!

[@RandellReeder]

What fittings would I need for a UV-5R? The MFJ website pictures the detail of the ends, But I am almost sure that taking the stock antenna from the radio and trying to install it on the window mount clip will not go. Take a look at the pictures, I believe MFJ has the same picture for both.

[@temporarilyoffline]

They don't make a model that connects to the UV-5R directly, you'd need an SMA adapter - which would depend on which model of MFJ-310 you get. If you were going to be taking the HT out of the car and putting the antenna back on, I'd get the BNC model of MFJ-310 and a BNC baofeng adapter like this one: amzn.to/3wKwd7r That would make the swap easier/faster - and SMA connectors have a limited life span of screw on/offs anyway, the adapters would make that last longer.

[@BryanWicks]

Shut up and take my money!! 😮 Thanks for the review and the upload. 73 from Southwest Oklahoma!

[@temporarilyoffline]

Hey Bryan! Thanks for watching!

[@stevethibodeauxn4sfc257]

Nice review TO.

[@temporarilyoffline]

Thanks Steve! I think you were standing there with me at MFJ at Hamcation when I picked it up!

[@stevethibodeauxn4sfc257]

​@temporarilyoffline Yes I was.

[@WR3ND]

Huh, nice little temporary mobile antenna mount. Thanks for sharing.

[@temporarilyoffline]

You got it! I think it's a perfect solution, better than magmounts, esp with the new aluminum trucks

[@jamesalles139]

Yes. (Mine is from Radio Shack)

[@temporarilyoffline]

💯

[@eem3iii]

Where did you get your call sign patches for your hats? Great videos!

[@temporarilyoffline]

Custom Call Sign Patch: geni.us/oDrZ0AL Generic Patches on the Back of the Hat: geni.us/fWM3RJ The Hat: geni.us/L1qTN

[@vitogriffin8902]

Who didn't tell me about this mount? It's brilliant!

[@temporarilyoffline]

And everybody in the comments telling me it's old news... I thought it was pretty cool!

[@Chris_KI4WCO]

I've been looking for a quick solution for my aluminum truck. Thanks

[@temporarilyoffline]

You know, I didn't even think about this with aluminum trucks, but its a sure-fire winner in that department. The 3rd brake light option is stupid expensive for a piece of machine cut metal...

[@mathewringle8444]

Never heard of this. Thanks man.

[@temporarilyoffline]

You bet!

[@K5YVY]

Slick! Bet Jeem wished he would had one like this instead of glued to the window :)

[@temporarilyoffline]

Or that $500 metal but for the brake light for sure.

[@KF7UCK]

I’d love to see how much of your 5 watts makes it to the other end of that tiny coax. Neat gadget. I want one. But the coax loss has me worried.

[@MikeN2MAK]

I've got one and it works well for travel.

[@temporarilyoffline]

You're the ham!

[@phillyedhrj]

I have an FT-65 so I would need the 310SF but the pic shows both SMA connectors are female

[@temporarilyoffline]

I saw that one and scratched my head a bit. I'd need to sit down and think about it.

[@MATTHEWPRUESSING-wd7yl]

Would it be possible to get to Link for the adapter on your HT to go to BNC?

[@DemaMoto]

Yes i need that too.

[@temporarilyoffline]

Here you go: geni.us/zAdZCBY

[@pd4dd71]

i am looking for a good solution for that also.. but i am afraid how the cable is holding up after some usage.. windows can have some force that smash the cable.

[@temporarilyoffline]

I agree. If it helps, the way the cable is routed it has already most of its bending and squeezing handled. I also would put it on the least used window, for me that's the driver's side rear.

[@cchalfantusa]

I bought one of these antenna mounts. How does it do at legal highway speeds? I suppose I’m asking about the signal stick + mount combo which is how I plan use mine too.

[@temporarilyoffline]

I used my signal stick on this mount on two trips - one from Orlando, FL to Trinity, TX and again from Rosenberg, TX to Trinity, TX - If you've haven't been to TX, side roads with no shoulders are 70MPH rated... so you can imagine interstate and open road speeds. AKA - worked great.

[@dougdaniels]

I've been looking for a way to get an antenna outside the truck for meshtastic. I think I'll experiment with this.

[@temporarilyoffline]

The SMA version would be great for that!

[@timel64]

Now that's just brilliant! Do they make those in a NMO mount for a mobile antenna?

[@temporarilyoffline]

No NMO mount option, sorry. Worked great with my signal stick

[@KK6USYHamRadioAdventures]

Looks like nice setup!

[@temporarilyoffline]

Yeah, quick too!

[@HotelFoxtrotTangoEcho]

Good idea! Nice movie!

[@temporarilyoffline]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@DrAlNguyen]

How deep does it go? I’m having trouble finding dimensions for it. I have one of those wind deflector/visors on the door, and wanted to see if it would clear that. Thanks in advance for anyone who could help! 73!

[@temporarilyoffline]

The V is 3" deep, the click sticks out 1" from the window itself and the clip is 1.5" down from the top of the glass.

[@patring620]

0:55 Let's be honest. The "ground plane" here is sketchy, at best. The mount may or may not actually be electrically bonded to that seemingly very-small part of the mount that may or may not be touching the body of the car when you roll up the window. The real benefit is that the mount gets the antenna out of the Faraday cage, right? No reason to go overboard.

[@temporarilyoffline]

Exactly, get the antenna out of the car!

[@haardinc]

I think subconsciously men like walkie talkies cause only one person can talk at once! 😂😂😂

[@temporarilyoffline]

Can confirm!

[@armandoa5468]

@temporarilyoffline can I safely use an antenna that is about one and a half foot in length for this setup? I worried I might damage or crack my window.

[@temporarilyoffline]

I used the super elastic signal stick that is about one and half foot in length and it was fine. There are some comments on here from users with experience with metal whips, take a look at those. I would suggest that you test/build confidence instead of hit 88mph with a heavy whip on the first go-round. At over 1000mi, I'm happy with this mount and the signal stick.

[@armandoa5468]

@@temporarilyoffline thank you for the quick response and suggestion. 73!

[@oofradio-michaeliafrato-kd5691]

TO... what's the most watts you would put through that? I can't find anything on the website

[@temporarilyoffline]

I know I put 50w through it on the 900mi back from hamcation via APRS beaconing. I don't think the coax is the problem here, but the antenna. It's RG-58(esque) coax, so should be good for more power that you want.

[@oofradio-michaeliafrato-kd5691]

@@temporarilyoffline so if I can find a dual band 50w antenna I'm set

[@temporarilyoffline]

@@oofradio-michaeliafrato-kd5691 I'm using a signalstick from signalstuff.com

[@temporarilyoffline]

They also have a bigger signalstalk

[@oofradio-michaeliafrato-kd5691]

@@temporarilyoffline I just ordered 2 signal sticks.

[@Johnyrocket70]

Groundplane? What's grounded to the car? Attached to glass into a waterproof rubber door seal. You will put out a better signal with a mag mount.

[@temporarilyoffline]

Mag mount doesn't make anymore of a direct electrical connection than this thing does. Its all about Capacitive Coupling.

[@mediocreman2]

Only problem is for those of us with whip antennas, it will fold backwards with the wind. And they don't say what the weight or height maximum is if you want to use a longer antenna.

[@temporarilyoffline]

Yep, gotta use some judgement on that front for sure. My signalstick worked great and now I gotta get a signal stalk to test. Height is vehicle dependent, on my parents sports car it would be completely different than on my dually tow beast. Even just getting the rubber duck out of the cage is going to be an improvement.

[@eagleviewhd]

I don’t see a problem with mounting a mag mount antenna on a car as long as there is not a bare magnet in it. Most mag mounts have a thin plastic covering on the magnet to protect paint.

[@temporarilyoffline]

This was my mother-in-law's car... nowhatimean?

[@barrybogart5436]

A magnetic attachment to the gutter would be better. But you could probably attach your own to this thing.

[@temporarilyoffline]

I don't have any cars with gutters anymore - do you think the magnetic coupling would be better than capacitive coupling? I guess there isn't much conductivity between the magnet and paint.

[@barrybogart5436]

Never thought of that, but what about a regular mag mount? They seem to work!@@temporarilyoffline

[@temporarilyoffline]

@@barrybogart5436Both work very well, no argument there.

[@hamradioexperience]

OK, this thing is officially sick. I need one for the XYL's car!!! 73,

[@temporarilyoffline]

Right, you could almost get away with it too!

[@denniskimrey4129]

Great idea. What is the antenna that you are using? Like the color

[@temporarilyoffline]

Its from SignalStuff and it even glows in the dark: signalstuff.com/

[@LifeAtTerminalVelocity]

I got to buy one of those for the YL’s vehicle.

[@temporarilyoffline]

I won't tell her!

[@MotFPS]

Thanks for sharing your home address on the internet! How's the weather on Rainbow Drive?

[@temporarilyoffline]

Hey Mot! Thanks for watching - Come visit some time.

[@HAMRADIOJOE4178]

Does it work on cars with rain guards?

[@temporarilyoffline]

It goes over the window and into the weather stripping, which depending on your car is probably well below the rain guard. I don't have one to test, I sold my rain guarded car last spring.

[@eliezercohen2205]

Is there a power limit on the cable? Also is the ground plane just from the antenna being close enough to the cars chassis? Awesome video thank you.

[@temporarilyoffline]

I wouldn't have a problem running 100w through the cable. Anything more than that and I'd start testing/checking. Thile antenna couples capacitively to metal nearby (the car) for a ground plane effect - everything effects everything.

[@eliezercohen2205]

The website says it is mini rg58. I was not able to find mini rg58 when checking the googles. Am I misunderstanding something? I'm just curious what cable is able to allow the window to close.

[@temporarilyoffline]

@@eliezercohen2205 the window closes with the supplied cable and I'm able to make contact with it using my HT and my IC-7100 radio.

[@eliezercohen2205]

That's awesome! Thank you. Great video! BTW your video on ft8+g90 without the xiegu breakout board helped me get on ft8 so big thanks!

[@temporarilyoffline]

@@eliezercohen2205 sweet, glad it helped!

[@hamradiopenpals]

How did I miss this??

[@temporarilyoffline]

It was hiding amongst the THOUSANDS of products at the MFJ booth. It took me 3 years to see it! I'm not surprised that you missed it... because I did too.

[@NukaVaultReadiness]

This looks great! But my question is, how will a small whip antenna hold up while driving down the freeway? Appreciate the video!

[@temporarilyoffline]

I've put over a thousand miles on this setup and it has worked great. Even some very heavy rains.

[@frasermderry]

That's not a new concept. When I was first licensed in 1992 I bought a similar window clip and I used that with my brand new Radio Shack HTX-202. Long time ago, fer sher... 😎 Best and 73, Marc (N1QGM)

[@temporarilyoffline]

Sweet! Great ideas are often "borrowed"

[@HamRadioCrusader]

Take MY MONEY!!! where is the link for the power adapter? Am I not seeing it?

[@temporarilyoffline]

I didn't put it in the description yet, I got mine a long time ago, but here is something similar: geni.us/Bh6YS

[@ChipEckardt]

Slick!

[@temporarilyoffline]

I agree 💯

[@EveryUserName]

What a great idea and so simple! Awesome! 🤗 (Reaching for my wallet... Bloody KZbinrs! Always finding ways to spend my money 😁)

[@temporarilyoffline]

I saw this at hamcation and couldn't resist either.

[@Aloysius-73]

You need to run dual whips and 75Ω

[@temporarilyoffline]

That would be SWEET! Cophased 2m!!!

[@DonzLockz]

Dang, I need this!👍 Edit:.... dont need it that much... FedEx Economy ... $420.00!!!😮😮😮 Edit edit: thats only shipping.🤯

[@temporarilyoffline]

Through your shipping service or from MFJ? If direct from MFJ, they are probably not setup for international shipping. Try ebay? geni.us/jZnHmil I see an SMA and a BNC version there now.

[@LeeMcc_KI5YPR]

My F150 does not work with mag mounts, so I will look at this. Oh, hot drinks hot and cold drinks cold? HOW DOES IT KNOW? 🤔🤔🤔 (sorry, had to)

[@temporarilyoffline]

Hey Lee! The tumbler works the same way that RF works... MAGIC!

[@JohnEasterling-e7b]

I tried soup and a pepsi. Not good!!

[@temporarilyoffline]

@@JohnEasterling-e7bNot at the same time!!!

[@JohnEasterling-e7b]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@class3gunstn]

Only issues for people who try too use a 2 foot long dummy load

[@temporarilyoffline]

Yeah, that would be weird.

[@MicroOutdoors]

But what's the clip for??!! Lol. Not even Hro knew it's purpose! Do you?

[@temporarilyoffline]

Which clip? The part on the front that you squeeze? That's to apply tension to the window so it doesn't wobble too bad

[@ne2i]

Escapees

[@temporarilyoffline]

Where did you see that?

[@RemyRAD]

Well that is a very smart and awesome little, window mount,, antenna. Though? You do get a better ground plane. On the roof of the vehicle. With a Mag Mount antenna. And generally. They have a smooth, silvered, protective tape over the magnet. So as not to, scratch, mar, Dent, Chip, the surface of the paint. Unless you've peeled it off? Did you peel yours off? I knew it! Remember not to, peel on yourself. Yeah. I made a big change in my life. As an, Amateur Radio Operator. Back in 1970. I didn't want to be an,, Amateur. And talk on the radio. No. I wanted to be a Professional. And talk on the radio. So I swapped my Ham License for a, 1st Class FCC Radiotelephone License. Instead. So I could talk on the radio. I didn't care if it was AM or FM. It certainly wasn't Single Side Blab. That sounds like Ducks Talking. Sometimes Chipmunk Ducks. Other times, it's Deep Ducks. That, Bob around on frequency. And so, I stopped being an, Amateur. Over five decades ago. When are you going to grow up? You don't have to play with little toy battery-operated radios anymore you know? And you can play rock 'n' roll. Or a ballgame if you like? I don't play with balls. I play with rock 'n' roll musicians. But only to record them. I don't want to ruin my hearing in a rock band I don't have control of the volume of. I mean sheesh? Who do you take me for? Pete Townsend? Roger Daltrey? Can they hear anymore at all? I don't think much? And how about Gene Simmons?……… I SAID HOW ABOUT GENE SIMMONS!??! HELLO? Breaker breaker good buddy! You sound, 5 x 5, for me. Could you give me 25? RemyRAD

[@temporarilyoffline]

It's a pretty nice setup! Thanks for watching!

[@RemyRAD]

Yes I actually have a couple of, Radio oddity, pieces. And some kind of an,, Icon 705? My eyes didn't focus properly. Originally on Radio oddity. I thought it said Radio idiot? And I knew it was for me! But only because. I got all this stuff from my, younger 64-year-old brother. Who had only started getting into Ham Radio. When he suddenly decided to, Drop Dead. And so I have inherited this stuff of his. This one, convertible portable, base station Icon 705 thingy. With its built-in color display and all sorts of Spectral Analysis. It looks cool. It doesn't look like it's made for any Amateurs? I can hardly figure the thing out? And I'm a 50 year professional. Just not hanging out with a bunch of Amateur Hams and Radio Oddity Wannabes. I'm really not into, Repeaters. In my younger days. It was all about Skip. In the HF bands. You know? 160-80-40-20-15-11-10-6 and old #2. I really just skipped over. Moving up to 535 kHz. Extending out to, 1600 kHz. Then tripping over 88 MHz. And stopping shy of the runway at 108 MHz. And occasionally went Flying with my Dad. Beyond 108 MHz. But that was about it. I never dabbled much with, UHF. I was more into, FUHF. Pretty much landing on VHF. You know how it is? When you really want to talk on the radio. And tell everybody. The Doobie Brothers are up next (click). Now at Ralph Sport Sport Motors. We have a creampuff for you. No money down! And equipped with the latest, Apple Air Tag. For our, Repossession Enjoyment. At Ralph Sport Sport Motors. RemyRAD

[@temporarilyoffline]

Hey RemyRAD, welcome to the madhouse