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Ham Radio Crash Course

Ham Radio Crash Course

Күн бұрын

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@vincei4252
@vincei4252 3 ай бұрын
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. 😆
@stevenlamb3971
@stevenlamb3971 3 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.
@GraymanPOTA
@GraymanPOTA 3 ай бұрын
Are those diagonal cutters California compliant?
@tratzum
@tratzum 2 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.
@slick8086
@slick8086 3 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]
@heatherryan9820
@heatherryan9820 18 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.
@philstrons
@philstrons 3 ай бұрын
Videos like this are why I subscribe
@HamRadioCrashCourse
@HamRadioCrashCourse 3 ай бұрын
Why thank you!
@Radi0activeBen
@Radi0activeBen 3 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.
@lyfandeth
@lyfandeth 3 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.
@TheHoffVlogs
@TheHoffVlogs 3 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!
@404DisasterNotFound
@404DisasterNotFound 3 ай бұрын
This esp32 dev board actually has BT on board, and wifi :)
@HamRadioCrashCourse
@HamRadioCrashCourse 3 ай бұрын
In your example, using the WiFi would be a better option and it’s entirely possible with this project!
@JasonJrake
@JasonJrake 3 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.
@misterprizz
@misterprizz 3 ай бұрын
The future potential of this is amazing. Can't wait see where it is 5 years from now.
@HamRadioCrashCourse
@HamRadioCrashCourse 3 ай бұрын
Yes!
@zachscott4867
@zachscott4867 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the soldering tutorial and this is a cool idea to adapt existing tech to make it cheap and easy.
@HamRadioCrashCourse
@HamRadioCrashCourse 3 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@keithbowman8492
@keithbowman8492 3 ай бұрын
It would really be nice if they would set one up that works 70 CM or even gmrs
@HamRadioCrashCourse
@HamRadioCrashCourse 3 ай бұрын
I assume that is all possible in time.
@K5YVY
@K5YVY 3 ай бұрын
He does have plans for that, but this is a really fresh project.
@cfisupply
@cfisupply 3 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-hanik5152
@marekchmura-hanik5152 3 ай бұрын
This RF modules are available in UHF 400-480 MHz version. I would like 1296 MHz but seems it is not available.
@keithbowman8492
@keithbowman8492 3 ай бұрын
@@cfisupply 70 CM does cover the gmrs frequencies so why would it need a type acceptance
@knightshousegames
@knightshousegames 3 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.
@texasfrontiersman8245
@texasfrontiersman8245 3 ай бұрын
That would be meshtastic
@knightshousegames
@knightshousegames 3 ай бұрын
@@texasfrontiersman8245 Yeah, but I am talking for voice It would be dope though if it did voice and Meshtastic all in one
@kennylyons2835
@kennylyons2835 3 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
@0xKruzr
@0xKruzr 3 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.
@NPzed
@NPzed 3 ай бұрын
Love the music choices!
@remerglobal
@remerglobal 3 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!
@GaRbAllZ
@GaRbAllZ 3 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
@naman2000
@naman2000 3 ай бұрын
I was hoping you would do a video on this. Very interesting device!
@BradSnyder1
@BradSnyder1 3 ай бұрын
This is really neat! Not a bad little project to do. Thanks for sharing it!
@scottforbes0
@scottforbes0 3 ай бұрын
Good to see that ham radio is slowly heading towards this direction. I wonder if there’s an FT8 Transceiver for iOS?
@eljam8138
@eljam8138 3 ай бұрын
I did something like this with rtl sdr last year but this is fun !
@HamRadioCrashCourse
@HamRadioCrashCourse 3 ай бұрын
Rtl-sdr is rx only though.
@eljam8138
@eljam8138 3 ай бұрын
@@HamRadioCrashCourse correct ! This way cooler
@marktechsci
@marktechsci 3 ай бұрын
Do you think we can add an espresso and kitchenaid module to it?
@minagica
@minagica 3 ай бұрын
🤣
@christopherstevenson9737
@christopherstevenson9737 3 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-TX
@Lacquerhead-TX 3 ай бұрын
That would be super awesome for Foxhunting!
@thebugg333
@thebugg333 3 ай бұрын
Is the RF module limited to VHF only, or is the software the thing limiting it?
@FosterFarmsOk
@FosterFarmsOk 3 ай бұрын
i like using sdr+ and an rtl sdr on my phone for listening to radio.
@joelee24
@joelee24 2 ай бұрын
That's neat ! wonder if the FW can be uploaded from the phone directly without the need for a PC
@Livevvire9
@Livevvire9 3 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.
@ItsEverythingElse
@ItsEverythingElse 3 ай бұрын
How much does this affect the phone's battery life? Curious how many hours you can have it on just listening.
@BackcountryGearShed
@BackcountryGearShed 3 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.
@perditaolio4163
@perditaolio4163 2 ай бұрын
I see that the caps and L's are mounted already. Does JLCPCB already mount that parts?
@JordanBreitling
@JordanBreitling 3 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!
@HamRadioCrashCourse
@HamRadioCrashCourse 3 ай бұрын
Yes. It wasn’t supposed to go yet. Where is it on discord?
@NHGUIDE88
@NHGUIDE88 3 ай бұрын
looks fun. might just have to dust off the bench and do this.
@akiddoo8113
@akiddoo8113 3 ай бұрын
Good job!
@DLBard-bv2nd
@DLBard-bv2nd 3 ай бұрын
Looks like a fun project. 😊
@DiyintheGhetto
@DiyintheGhetto 2 ай бұрын
Do they have other modules that are in the lower range?
@prr4877actual
@prr4877actual 3 ай бұрын
Very cool!
@geraldcampbell6834
@geraldcampbell6834 3 ай бұрын
It would be really cool if they came out with a dual band version!
@alee2969
@alee2969 3 ай бұрын
I would like to buy this as a prebuilt device! Is it, or something like it, being sold completely premade?
@HamRadioCrashCourse
@HamRadioCrashCourse 3 ай бұрын
Not that I know of. It’s a very new project, so things will likely change.
@jessechen9923
@jessechen9923 3 ай бұрын
Cool project!
@MarshallGriffiss
@MarshallGriffiss 3 ай бұрын
I would like to purchase one that is already built
@TintagelEmrys
@TintagelEmrys 3 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.
@wahyutriwibowo1803
@wahyutriwibowo1803 3 ай бұрын
So basically a transceiver SDR (Software Defined Radio) ?
@TintagelEmrys
@TintagelEmrys 3 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
@johngarvey4448
@johngarvey4448 3 ай бұрын
Could you 3d print a phone case to incorporate the phone with out the tape?
@HamRadioCrashCourse
@HamRadioCrashCourse 3 ай бұрын
Are you asking me specifically? Or the collective we? I’m not a great hand at 3d modeling.
@Wasp121323
@Wasp121323 3 ай бұрын
Could this possibly make it easier to intercept communications?
@TerraMagnus
@TerraMagnus 3 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.
@HamRadioCrashCourse
@HamRadioCrashCourse 3 ай бұрын
Yes! It has WiFi and Bluetooth!
@pattiwa3645
@pattiwa3645 3 ай бұрын
This is cool!
@alexhardy5625
@alexhardy5625 3 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.
@bigfranksworld
@bigfranksworld 3 ай бұрын
Does the software support adding PL's and such for repeaters?
@HamRadioCrashCourse
@HamRadioCrashCourse 3 ай бұрын
Yes
@sleeve8651
@sleeve8651 3 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 ?
@HamRadioCrashCourse
@HamRadioCrashCourse 3 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.
@sleeve8651
@sleeve8651 3 ай бұрын
@@HamRadioCrashCourse Good to know ! Perhaps this will help keep some Cell Phones out of the land fills ! Cool....! 👍😉
@chaserc3699
@chaserc3699 29 күн бұрын
Wot range does this have
@404DisasterNotFound
@404DisasterNotFound 3 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?
@petar2929
@petar2929 2 ай бұрын
Videos like this are why I subscribe :-)
@HamRadioCrashCourse
@HamRadioCrashCourse 2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@islandmagicco
@islandmagicco 3 ай бұрын
The dwindling length of solder at the end was really anxiety-inducing! You should definitely value your fingers more.
@HamRadioCrashCourse
@HamRadioCrashCourse 3 ай бұрын
Nah. I don’t think I’ve burnt myself that way more than two times.
@IG-fc4od
@IG-fc4od 3 ай бұрын
Possibly an ignorant question, but how is this better than just using an RTL-SDR and an OTG adapter?
@HamRadioCrashCourse
@HamRadioCrashCourse 3 ай бұрын
Rtl-sdr is a receiver.
@IG-fc4od
@IG-fc4od 3 ай бұрын
Thank you! I knew it had to be a bone-head obvious thing. :)
@Hmetalz
@Hmetalz 3 ай бұрын
Hello from DES MOINES. Shout out to my east siders … you know who you are.
@shandybrandy5407
@shandybrandy5407 3 ай бұрын
Very interesting indeed!
@edwardmartinez402
@edwardmartinez402 3 ай бұрын
Where do I get my hand on one, very nice
@disasterduck13
@disasterduck13 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video
@legetorvet
@legetorvet 3 ай бұрын
Er det muligt at købe alle elementer, et samlet sted. ( DK speak).
@kenadamson4535
@kenadamson4535 3 ай бұрын
That is a neet trick and something to look into ... thanks ... 73's to you ...
@MarioVe2
@MarioVe2 3 ай бұрын
Very Interesting 73's
@cmritchie04
@cmritchie04 3 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?
@HamRadioCrashCourse
@HamRadioCrashCourse 3 ай бұрын
It doesn’t do full APRS yet. Just simple messages, but yes, you could use this in a Jeep.
@jonc4403
@jonc4403 3 ай бұрын
Would be nice if there was an iPhone version of the software. I don't have any Androids.
@N8TIN_Dan
@N8TIN_Dan 3 ай бұрын
Cellphones are killing ham radio. 😂 Great video
@HamRadioCrashCourse
@HamRadioCrashCourse 3 ай бұрын
True
@minagica
@minagica 3 ай бұрын
They also said video would kill radio, yet here we are
@Vaenget41
@Vaenget41 3 ай бұрын
Where can I find the PCB?
@HamRadioCrashCourse
@HamRadioCrashCourse 3 ай бұрын
On the website I linked.
@0x4133-o
@0x4133-o 3 ай бұрын
someone should make an APRS decoder with that bad larry
@Nevis1988
@Nevis1988 3 ай бұрын
its so painful to wait my parts and pcb to arrive :D
@audguy
@audguy 3 ай бұрын
LOL have everything but the PCB right now. uugh!
@michaelcaw9501
@michaelcaw9501 3 ай бұрын
Great!!!
@4johnybravo
@4johnybravo 3 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
@HamRadioCrashCourse
@HamRadioCrashCourse 3 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.
@SendLead
@SendLead 3 ай бұрын
I see an all one package for winlink
@11ccom
@11ccom 3 ай бұрын
Patrol your porch like you own it.
@lieschenmiller9351
@lieschenmiller9351 3 ай бұрын
Awesome! Great innovation 👍🙂73 from DL
@One-Eyed-Willly
@One-Eyed-Willly 3 ай бұрын
I would buy this if somebody would build it. I am legally blind. I think this is bad ass.
@andrewyoung-n8ary
@andrewyoung-n8ary 3 ай бұрын
Would be nice just to have an app and bluetooth-controlled mobile radio.
@johnschultz3565
@johnschultz3565 3 ай бұрын
This gives me ATAK ideas...
@minagica
@minagica 3 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 🤔😂
@barclaymatheson8240
@barclaymatheson8240 3 ай бұрын
SDRangel has software for Android phones to use with an sdr
@HamRadioCrashCourse
@HamRadioCrashCourse 3 ай бұрын
This device is open source and transmits.
@Cephalon_Shade
@Cephalon_Shade 3 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.
@HamRadioCrashCourse
@HamRadioCrashCourse 3 ай бұрын
I’m sure it will get there.
@benwilson409
@benwilson409 2 ай бұрын
Looks like there is a gmsr for that
@pablod6872
@pablod6872 3 ай бұрын
Josh, did you steal the music for this video from a mid-1980s straight to video sci-fi or ninja movie? 😀
@rohnkd4hct260
@rohnkd4hct260 3 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.
@HamRadioCrashCourse
@HamRadioCrashCourse 3 ай бұрын
It’s literally an open source project. Feel free to start working on it yourself. 👍
@John-K6RXD
@John-K6RXD 3 ай бұрын
SWEET
@JCombe
@JCombe 3 ай бұрын
I would think using it with a tablet, keep the phone for regular comms 😃
@LonSeidman
@LonSeidman 3 ай бұрын
I spy a boox Palma!
@HamRadioCrashCourse
@HamRadioCrashCourse 3 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.
@RobertYonng
@RobertYonng 3 ай бұрын
You’ll put your eye 👁️ out. 😉😂🤣
@hazer72
@hazer72 3 ай бұрын
turn your head and snip! 😂
@jimmack4986
@jimmack4986 3 ай бұрын
Now you have a radio stuck to your phone and no way to charge it.. the USB thingie is stuck .. 😆
@gibbyrockerhunter
@gibbyrockerhunter 3 ай бұрын
Duuuuude. That is tits! I love it. Thanks mate!
@Roxy53280
@Roxy53280 3 ай бұрын
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
@KeepEvery1Guessing
@KeepEvery1Guessing 3 ай бұрын
Yet another device under the mistaken impression that SMA is suitable as an antenna connector. It makes me a sad (retired) EE.
@3dtexan890
@3dtexan890 3 ай бұрын
Not all Android phones are USB-C.
@HamRadioCrashCourse
@HamRadioCrashCourse 3 ай бұрын
Use an adapter.
@KE8ODY-WV-Ares-Ham-Dad-3O4
@KE8ODY-WV-Ares-Ham-Dad-3O4 Ай бұрын
Weird lil kit
@johnsinghour5263
@johnsinghour5263 2 ай бұрын
B/S $35 MORE LIKE MORE THEN $100. WHY B/S TO PEOPLE
@HamRadioCrashCourse
@HamRadioCrashCourse 2 ай бұрын
Because costs go up when demand rises?
@ebisu153ebisu153
@ebisu153ebisu153 3 ай бұрын
日本では,休眠バンド化した2m FMのために,こんな投資はしない.
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