When you were cutting the pins with the side cutters even your camera was squinting so as not to get the pins in the lens. 😆
@stevenlamb39713 ай бұрын
Fill the nook of your cutters with silicone. Let it dry and cut it down the center with a razor to make a built in shrapnel catcher.
@GraymanPOTA3 ай бұрын
Are those diagonal cutters California compliant?
@tratzum2 ай бұрын
I got one built already. For basic 2m communication it works. Out put is only about 1w or 30db so more of a neat project then anything.
@slick80863 ай бұрын
get cutters with lead catchers... (it's a little springy thing that keeps the leads from flying off when you cut) Expensive name brand is about $30 [KNIPEX - 78 13 125 Tools - Electronics Super-Knips, INOX Steel, Multi-Component (7813125), 5-Inch with Lead Catcher] cheaper ones are about $20 [Xuron - 2175F Maxi-Shear Flush Cutter - Lead Retainer]
@heatherryan982018 күн бұрын
Wow, I also think that is going to be great for people that are still stuck to their phones and maybe have not gotten into uhf/vhf radios yet. I think this would be a great way for them to test it out, and kind of get their feet wet.
@philstrons3 ай бұрын
Videos like this are why I subscribe
@HamRadioCrashCourse3 ай бұрын
Why thank you!
@Radi0activeBen3 ай бұрын
What would be cool is if it had bluetooth. You could put it where you get the best signal, like in an up stairs window or something, and use your cell phone in the interior of the house or building.
@lyfandeth3 ай бұрын
No good Ben. While BT can have a 100 meter LOS range, the BT chips used in cell phones all operate in the lowest power class. Range is 10 meters LOS, more typically 5 meters in a home with walls.
@TheHoffVlogs3 ай бұрын
@@lyfandethbut even Bluetooth just to get rid of needing to plug it into your phone. You would then also need a battery, so maybe it's not super practical, but with open source, I'm sure it could be done fairly easily!
@404DisasterNotFound3 ай бұрын
This esp32 dev board actually has BT on board, and wifi :)
@HamRadioCrashCourse3 ай бұрын
In your example, using the WiFi would be a better option and it’s entirely possible with this project!
@JasonJrake3 ай бұрын
@@lyfandethI regularly get 10-20 meters of range through walls/floors on my BT devices connected to my cell phone, and in open air I often get 40-50 yards (walking away from where I set my phone down for example). BT headphone and keyboard range often waaaaaay outperforms the listed ability.
@misterprizz3 ай бұрын
The future potential of this is amazing. Can't wait see where it is 5 years from now.
@HamRadioCrashCourse3 ай бұрын
Yes!
@zachscott48673 ай бұрын
Thanks for the soldering tutorial and this is a cool idea to adapt existing tech to make it cheap and easy.
@HamRadioCrashCourse3 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@keithbowman84923 ай бұрын
It would really be nice if they would set one up that works 70 CM or even gmrs
@HamRadioCrashCourse3 ай бұрын
I assume that is all possible in time.
@K5YVY3 ай бұрын
He does have plans for that, but this is a really fresh project.
@cfisupply3 ай бұрын
GMRS would be tough because those radios need to be type accepted. I don't picture a DIY kit like this meeting type acceptance.
@marekchmura-hanik51523 ай бұрын
This RF modules are available in UHF 400-480 MHz version. I would like 1296 MHz but seems it is not available.
@keithbowman84923 ай бұрын
@@cfisupply 70 CM does cover the gmrs frequencies so why would it need a type acceptance
@knightshousegames3 ай бұрын
If they did something like this for 900mhz, having a license free option like this would be a super nice entry level device, and could make for a power house comms solution on a cheap tablet between that and the Meshtastic app.
@texasfrontiersman82453 ай бұрын
That would be meshtastic
@knightshousegames3 ай бұрын
@@texasfrontiersman8245 Yeah, but I am talking for voice It would be dope though if it did voice and Meshtastic all in one
@kennylyons28353 ай бұрын
Why do people obsess so hard over license free? A technician license is not hard to get and then you're not jammed into a tiny slice of unlicensed space with everyone else
@0xKruzr3 ай бұрын
@@kennylyons2835 well, for one thing plenty of applications don't make much sense without encryption and we can't use encryption with our Amateur tickets.
@NPzed3 ай бұрын
Love the music choices!
@remerglobal3 ай бұрын
Wish I didn’t have to buy 5 pcb’s at a time. Can’t wait till someone’s selling kits! I’ll pay a premium to have all the parts to build one one bag!
@GaRbAllZ3 ай бұрын
First thing I would do is build an (approx) 20 watt amp to sit in there.. Probably build my own board for that! Cool device
@naman20003 ай бұрын
I was hoping you would do a video on this. Very interesting device!
@BradSnyder13 ай бұрын
This is really neat! Not a bad little project to do. Thanks for sharing it!
@scottforbes03 ай бұрын
Good to see that ham radio is slowly heading towards this direction. I wonder if there’s an FT8 Transceiver for iOS?
@eljam81383 ай бұрын
I did something like this with rtl sdr last year but this is fun !
@HamRadioCrashCourse3 ай бұрын
Rtl-sdr is rx only though.
@eljam81383 ай бұрын
@@HamRadioCrashCourse correct ! This way cooler
@marktechsci3 ай бұрын
Do you think we can add an espresso and kitchenaid module to it?
@minagica3 ай бұрын
🤣
@christopherstevenson97373 ай бұрын
Looks fun & cool. As a total newbie to all this Ham nerd stuff; some pointing to the tools would be great.! (The soldering gun, flux type?, etc). Thx 🙏
@Lacquerhead-TX3 ай бұрын
That would be super awesome for Foxhunting!
@thebugg3333 ай бұрын
Is the RF module limited to VHF only, or is the software the thing limiting it?
@FosterFarmsOk3 ай бұрын
i like using sdr+ and an rtl sdr on my phone for listening to radio.
@joelee242 ай бұрын
That's neat ! wonder if the FW can be uploaded from the phone directly without the need for a PC
@Livevvire93 ай бұрын
Great stuff. Would be good to use bluetooth and to attach magnetically to the back of the phone but not sure is affects the radio. I think I need to get one one built.
@ItsEverythingElse3 ай бұрын
How much does this affect the phone's battery life? Curious how many hours you can have it on just listening.
@BackcountryGearShed3 ай бұрын
I am really excited about this "kit" and can't wait to build one, but it seems like it will be very difficult to build one for $35. I'm going to try to get hams from my club interested in a group buy so we can order parts in quantity. Even then it might be tough. If anyone has ordered parts for a single build or in quantity I'd be interested to know what it actually cost.
@perditaolio41632 ай бұрын
I see that the caps and L's are mounted already. Does JLCPCB already mount that parts?
@JordanBreitling3 ай бұрын
Is this video unlisted? It doesn't show up in my sub feed or on your channel, I just found it on the discord. Thanks for the videos as always!
@HamRadioCrashCourse3 ай бұрын
Yes. It wasn’t supposed to go yet. Where is it on discord?
@NHGUIDE883 ай бұрын
looks fun. might just have to dust off the bench and do this.
@akiddoo81133 ай бұрын
Good job!
@DLBard-bv2nd3 ай бұрын
Looks like a fun project. 😊
@DiyintheGhetto2 ай бұрын
Do they have other modules that are in the lower range?
@prr4877actual3 ай бұрын
Very cool!
@geraldcampbell68343 ай бұрын
It would be really cool if they came out with a dual band version!
@alee29693 ай бұрын
I would like to buy this as a prebuilt device! Is it, or something like it, being sold completely premade?
@HamRadioCrashCourse3 ай бұрын
Not that I know of. It’s a very new project, so things will likely change.
@jessechen99233 ай бұрын
Cool project!
@MarshallGriffiss3 ай бұрын
I would like to purchase one that is already built
@TintagelEmrys3 ай бұрын
I wonder if with the software we could add some digital modes to it. Could you use this as a DMR radio down the road? That would be really cool for me. I know there are android based DMR radios, this seems like a good next step.
@wahyutriwibowo18033 ай бұрын
So basically a transceiver SDR (Software Defined Radio) ?
@TintagelEmrys3 ай бұрын
@@wahyutriwibowo1803 It already is just an SDR for your phone. I am asking if we could add DMR, C4FM, D-Star and maybe others to the app. Let the SDR transmit encoded with different digital modes
@johngarvey44483 ай бұрын
Could you 3d print a phone case to incorporate the phone with out the tape?
@HamRadioCrashCourse3 ай бұрын
Are you asking me specifically? Or the collective we? I’m not a great hand at 3d modeling.
@Wasp1213233 ай бұрын
Could this possibly make it easier to intercept communications?
@TerraMagnus3 ай бұрын
I’m really looking forward to the inventors talk at the January RARS meeting! Since it’s all open source I’m looking forward to other clever people figuring out new uses of the hardware. It’s going to be a game changer all over again, I think, when we’ve got good Linux support for it. And since it’s got an ESP32, it might be useful with no wired connection to a phone at all… acting as a standalone APRS node. Also since it’s got an ESP32, there’s potential for firmware that connects to mobile devices over Bluetooth… which would open up iPhone applications. This thing could be Meshtastic for grown ups.
@HamRadioCrashCourse3 ай бұрын
Yes! It has WiFi and Bluetooth!
@pattiwa36453 ай бұрын
This is cool!
@alexhardy56253 ай бұрын
If only I was better at some of this. Being able to add some HF capabilities or versions would be so cool even if was just single band. Add the ability to interface with WOAD or JS8call.
@bigfranksworld3 ай бұрын
Does the software support adding PL's and such for repeaters?
@HamRadioCrashCourse3 ай бұрын
Yes
@sleeve86513 ай бұрын
Does the phone continue to work, over riding the radio, should you receive a phone call ? Also, must you have an active carrier, or can you use this with an old phone ?
@HamRadioCrashCourse3 ай бұрын
The phone continues to function as normal. You can use a device without phone connection. The radio does not use the internet or cellphone network.
@sleeve86513 ай бұрын
@@HamRadioCrashCourse Good to know ! Perhaps this will help keep some Cell Phones out of the land fills ! Cool....! 👍😉
@chaserc369929 күн бұрын
Wot range does this have
@404DisasterNotFound3 ай бұрын
Would be cool to use the RDA1846S or the SA868S (2W 70cm) instead. Do you think it'll run 70cm with the software?
@petar29292 ай бұрын
Videos like this are why I subscribe :-)
@HamRadioCrashCourse2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@islandmagicco3 ай бұрын
The dwindling length of solder at the end was really anxiety-inducing! You should definitely value your fingers more.
@HamRadioCrashCourse3 ай бұрын
Nah. I don’t think I’ve burnt myself that way more than two times.
@IG-fc4od3 ай бұрын
Possibly an ignorant question, but how is this better than just using an RTL-SDR and an OTG adapter?
@HamRadioCrashCourse3 ай бұрын
Rtl-sdr is a receiver.
@IG-fc4od3 ай бұрын
Thank you! I knew it had to be a bone-head obvious thing. :)
@Hmetalz3 ай бұрын
Hello from DES MOINES. Shout out to my east siders … you know who you are.
@shandybrandy54073 ай бұрын
Very interesting indeed!
@edwardmartinez4023 ай бұрын
Where do I get my hand on one, very nice
@disasterduck133 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video
@legetorvet3 ай бұрын
Er det muligt at købe alle elementer, et samlet sted. ( DK speak).
@kenadamson45353 ай бұрын
That is a neet trick and something to look into ... thanks ... 73's to you ...
@MarioVe23 ай бұрын
Very Interesting 73's
@cmritchie043 ай бұрын
I have an android computer built into my jeep wrangler JL could I connect this full time for APRS and SMSing on 144.39?
@HamRadioCrashCourse3 ай бұрын
It doesn’t do full APRS yet. Just simple messages, but yes, you could use this in a Jeep.
@jonc44033 ай бұрын
Would be nice if there was an iPhone version of the software. I don't have any Androids.
@N8TIN_Dan3 ай бұрын
Cellphones are killing ham radio. 😂 Great video
@HamRadioCrashCourse3 ай бұрын
True
@minagica3 ай бұрын
They also said video would kill radio, yet here we are
@Vaenget413 ай бұрын
Where can I find the PCB?
@HamRadioCrashCourse3 ай бұрын
On the website I linked.
@0x4133-o3 ай бұрын
someone should make an APRS decoder with that bad larry
@Nevis19883 ай бұрын
its so painful to wait my parts and pcb to arrive :D
@audguy3 ай бұрын
LOL have everything but the PCB right now. uugh!
@michaelcaw95013 ай бұрын
Great!!!
@4johnybravo3 ай бұрын
My only complaint is the designer chose usbc instead of just connecting it with bluetooth to phone so you can just put the radio device on your belt clip or car cupholder and not have it on the back of the phone, maybe we need to send them an email to integrate blue tooth. And also offer 900 megaherts ao non hams can use it on gmrs
@HamRadioCrashCourse3 ай бұрын
It’s open source and this is a first revision. You could activate Bluetooth if you were so inclined. I think it’s naive to think the creator doesn’t consider these future upgrades.
@SendLead3 ай бұрын
I see an all one package for winlink
@11ccom3 ай бұрын
Patrol your porch like you own it.
@lieschenmiller93513 ай бұрын
Awesome! Great innovation 👍🙂73 from DL
@One-Eyed-Willly3 ай бұрын
I would buy this if somebody would build it. I am legally blind. I think this is bad ass.
@andrewyoung-n8ary3 ай бұрын
Would be nice just to have an app and bluetooth-controlled mobile radio.
@johnschultz35653 ай бұрын
This gives me ATAK ideas...
@minagica3 ай бұрын
Oh damn... And if you have solar chargers then you might be able to use this in power outage conditions too! Just hoping noone would try to hunt down to take away my equipment under such conditions either to build a local communication monopoly to bolster their strength as the local warlord 🤔😂
@barclaymatheson82403 ай бұрын
SDRangel has software for Android phones to use with an sdr
@HamRadioCrashCourse3 ай бұрын
This device is open source and transmits.
@Cephalon_Shade3 ай бұрын
This would be cool and all. But if I could just buy the device whole and then just flash firmware, I would be getting one.
@HamRadioCrashCourse3 ай бұрын
I’m sure it will get there.
@benwilson4092 ай бұрын
Looks like there is a gmsr for that
@pablod68723 ай бұрын
Josh, did you steal the music for this video from a mid-1980s straight to video sci-fi or ninja movie? 😀
@rohnkd4hct2603 ай бұрын
It has potential, but I think he needs to work on it some more. I don’t use Android anymore. Not really an IPHONE man , but it does seem to hold up better. And yes I have had MANY ANDROID’s over the years.
@HamRadioCrashCourse3 ай бұрын
It’s literally an open source project. Feel free to start working on it yourself. 👍
@John-K6RXD3 ай бұрын
SWEET
@JCombe3 ай бұрын
I would think using it with a tablet, keep the phone for regular comms 😃
@LonSeidman3 ай бұрын
I spy a boox Palma!
@HamRadioCrashCourse3 ай бұрын
Indeed it is! Not the best for ham radio though as it doesn’t have a gps, so getting it time is a hassle.
@RobertYonng3 ай бұрын
You’ll put your eye 👁️ out. 😉😂🤣
@hazer723 ай бұрын
turn your head and snip! 😂
@jimmack49863 ай бұрын
Now you have a radio stuck to your phone and no way to charge it.. the USB thingie is stuck .. 😆