Ultra light portable radio System.

[@o2bnov0307]

I enjoyed watching your video with your portable antenna design. Thank you for sharing, and it will be great to see future developments.

[@RingwayManchester]

Nice one Duane, good to catch you on 2m today

[@andrewfisher1051]

Very cool man. I like the portability, and the reuse of the dome tent poles. Kudos!

[@Bluejay1968]

Thanks Andrew.

[@alexukback]

I have been searching for hours and hours to find a portable way to Ham and CB this seem's to be the best video there is and easy made with tent poles cheaper than most kit for sale thanks for the inspiration bless Alexukback

[@009ADVENTURES]

Now i do like that setup! Going to have to steal that idea i think. Thanks for sharing that one 👍

[@JesterBushcraft]

Nice little setup there Duane, perfect for treking to higher locations...

[@williamjordan6808]

Verygood indeed my friend,if we got the weather over here I will start to get out and work portable,thankyou for the video,73s ,best regards from William.

[@thebaddog4104]

Awesome. Portable, with quick and easy assembly. Nice job ! Cheers from Canada M8 *

[@alexukback]

I bought all the kit can not wait to make it I'm going to make a video of my construction. I'll mention you in the video Thanks mate

[@Brummiejohn200]

Nice little set-up for 2m a few years ago I made a potable yagi that worked well,73's from m3siw

[@Bluejay1968]

Thanks John

[@MoTown44240]

Nice idea. Isn't that a coax dipole antenna. I don't understand the need for the balun though as you're transmitting with 8 watts or less.

[@IansAnglesey]

finally got round to watching. ... cool idea... got lots of old poles like that... cheers Duane. .. de m6lbi

[@k7lco]

Hi Duane, When can we expect a new video pal ? Always look forward to your videos. Maybe another meet up with Jesterbushcraft to do radio would be good ? All the best !

[@Bluejay1968]

k7lco Just posted a new one, not radio related this time though.

[@Bluejay1968]

Bluejay1968 Another meet with Jester is on the cards not sure when yet

[@1fanger]

Could hear about three words except about the last 2 minutes. Nice portable station setup, though. Great countryside. KC3BXZ Joe

[@carareto]

how did you adjust SWR? I didn't see detail of the antenna tip 73 py2vm

[@Bluejay1968]

The tip is a loop made by folding the wire back on itself and holding it place with heat shrink. You adjust the swr by adjusting the length of the transmitting element by adjusting the loop.

[@carareto]

@@Bluejay1968 thanks.

[@carareto]

@@Bluejay1968 great. Saw at 1:48 sec detail of loop

[@VE3IPS]

Nice video but i cant seem to find the nice mast plate for the guy wires? Is it a Sotabeams

[@Bluejay1968]

Hi John Leonardelli. The guy line bracket is home made, it is a section cut from a deadfall tree branch with the holes drilled into it. You need a drill bit the same thickness as the fibreglass pole but smaller than the metal sleeve.

[@alexukback]

Bloody brilliant small backpacking antenna, do you mind if I use some of the design alexukback

[@Bluejay1968]

Alexander Haughin Don't mind at all, good luck with it :)

[@timg5tm941]

What diameter is the choke Duane and how many turns mate?73s Tim

[@Bluejay1968]

CT 2116 Tim think it was 9 turns on a 25mm tube. If i remember correctly i used a Sherbert dip tube lol

[@stevejones8665]

Bluejay1968 Just make sure you don't mix up coax off cuts with licorice from your Sherbet dip lol😊 Great to see everyday items being put to good use and it's a lot cheaper than Antennas with Expensive names and I bet yours works a lot better...Good Video 👍👍

[@paulkazjack]

Dont get this. How far do you intend transmitting? My uv5r gets out to 40 miles with a small yagi. Oh and hardly any setup. Still love what you're doing though😀

[@AndyWragg]

Great video and re-use of materials there. I'll be copying that design for my up and coming SOTA work once I get the license at the end on November. Did you alter the length of the radiating section at all due to the lack of pipe protection? And also how much extra did you use for the tuning loop at the top?

[@Bluejay1968]

No the length is the same, think it was about 4 inches over for the loop, your best bet is to leave a bit too much and then trim it afterwards but still leave some to adjust swr if need be :)

[@AndyWragg]

I took mine to the club to use the antenna analyser. Ended up shortening both sections by 40 and 50mm to get a decent SWR at 145MHz. I'm using 32mm tube with 5 turns as per the table on the designer's website.

[@alexukback]

Hi the video was great, just wanted to know what type of radio where you using ? bless Alexukback

[@Bluejay1968]

Alexander Haughin thanks for the comment, its the yaesu vx8

[@alexukback]

Thanks mate :)

[@MATEOMR-fo6qw]

thanks for the video !

[@MPGOlicensedinjan]

what are you using as your tuning stub, to adjust the swr. thanks jake 73

[@Bluejay1968]

Swr is set by adjusting the loop at the top of the transmitting element to alter the length, i used heat shrink to hold the loop and allow adjustment.

[@drewhodge3820]

Can i ask were did you find the antenna or the design for the antenna?

[@Bluejay1968]

andrew hodgkinson you certainly can. The dimensions are based on a flower pot antenna vk2zoi.com/articles/half-wave-flower-pot/

[@drewhodge3820]

Thank you for the link. That website is fantastic.

[@patoborq]

Well done mate. Simple and effective Beautiful landscape 73/ ca3pdb

[@Bluejay1968]

Thanks patoborq

[@jeromegrzelak8236]

good idea not to loose your connectors and cables in your kit kg6mn

[@siddharth4662]

what RG type is the cable?

[@Bluejay1968]

This one is rg58.

[@BustamBustam]

Nice very good

[@WA8QFE]

Good job ! Lee, WA8QFE (BushRadio on Bushcraft USA Forum)

[@blahbadyblah]

Those hills remind me of Teletubbies.

[@Bluejay1968]

🤣

[@PY3WS]

wow.....73 PY3WS

[@petbytes7167]

Good stuff :) de K6KNS

[@alexukback]

73"s