VLOG - Projects and getting ready to head South

[@sanjithnair3266]

I appreciate your skill for telling a story or your experience in front of a cam. Nice flow and beautiful language 🎉🎉 I like it.

[@inspector1794]

You could do a travel vid on the move. I might be the only one but, I do enjoy sightseeing. Thanks for the infotainment.

[@mikethees6434]

Side note I use a hybrid of actually just a super antenna on a standard mobile base and cool transmission

[@lilblackduc7312]

Fabricating the gear reduction set with a clutch is quite an accomplishment, Kevin! I hope the other challenges you have are easily overcome. "Keep the Faith"...🇺🇸 👍☕

[@AlexejSvirid]

"So, you're stating that you ain't prostitute, but the faithful wife of anonymous trinity of the Husband? I'm so sorry about that unfortunate misunderstanding, ma'am..." The God sees and remembers everything then there will be the Judgment. Exodus 20: 14: "Thou shalt not commit adultery." Here is Christ's question, Mathew 15: 3: "But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?" Malachi 2: 1-4: "And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith Jehovah of hosts, then will I send the curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings; yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart. Behold, I will rebuke your seed, and will spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your feasts; and ye shall be taken away with it. And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant may be with Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts." (ASV) A women say "the Husband has no name". Another ones say "the Husband has many names". Some of women "love the Husband in all his manifestations" like: neighbour, taxi driver, coworker, and so forth. Some women in a Husband-fearing way call him "H-D"... But, all of those prostitutes say "the Husband is the only". Their prostitution has created another women saying "there is no Husband at all". Then they even talk about "trinity of the Husband" and they are not against "the Son taking the Husband's place". In the same way religious prostitutes try to hide their disgusting fornication with different gods. Furthermore, a correct pronunciation of the Name is unknown now. This is the “loyalty” of traitors! Here is the God's word spoken through Moses, Deuteronomy 11: 16-17: "Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them; And then the LORD's wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you." So, the God says there are other gods, but blind leaders of blind lead people into trap. Names of an idols/false gods are well known: Zeus, Rempha/Chiun, Aurora, Baal, Moloch and many others. "Jesus" means "Jehovah is salvation". This is the name of Christ real christians are hated for. "HalleluJah" means "Praze Jah" (Jehovah). Psalm 83: 18: "That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth." (KJV) The problem is Devil runs the world. He is liar and murderer. This is the reason why liars feel so good while righteous people are persecuted. That's why we've got the Gospel about the God's kingdom. Jehovah would put everything in order. He has anointed the king, Jesus Christ. The dead will be resurected and we'll meet our beloved ones again! :-)

[@Don-ev5ov]

Cool set of gears. Having my own ailments, I follow the advice of ultramarathoner John Howard. When asked how he was able to run so far, he answered "I start out slow, then go slower."

[@gfodale]

Check the spring hangers for the leaf springs. I had one fail, and it sounded the same as you're describing.

[@loughkb]

They're fine, they are 15 ft forward from where I heard the sound.

[@CamilleCullen-ow6qj]

I second "cool set of gears!" I hope you keep progressing with your long covid and the repairs are not too bad. Robert K5TPC

[@Tryke_Ryder]

Glad to see you active again Kevin!!!

[@michaeledmonds3027]

You're looking good, Kevin. Hate to hear about your needed RV maintenance, but I'm sure you'll get it sorted out. Take care, Michael

[@JeffCowan]

Really interesting drive and clutch mechanism. I sense you are really digging the 3d design work. I have never trusted those Abree products based on previous reviews I've seen. Glad you are feeling a bit better... 73

[@loughkb]

Finally getting my head around FreeCAD has been like gaining a superpower. It's getting so easy to make whatever I imagine that I'm hungry for creation.

[@nr3rful]

The antenna definitely is an Outback clone. For the Outback the wire should be loosely coiled counter clockwise than tapped, not just hanging loose to the tap. The Outback is one of the best portable antennas I have.

[@chrisherd991]

Hi Kevin, before you write off the antenna, try it mounted on a tripod about 1.8m AGL and then run one counterpoise sloped down to say 600mm AGL at the end. Tune the antenna by changing the length of the counterpoise.

[@don_n5skt]

Thanks for the update Kevin. Good luck on the repairs. I had a tire shred on me yesterday and it tore up some of the electrical connections to the wheels and sensors. I am not through paying for that one. Anyway, hope yours work out and you can get by for a while.

[@jptucsonaz8503]

Hi Kevin, On that antenna, I bought the Intellitron version, the PA-2199... It had the same problem, as I could not get it to tune the lower portion of the 10 meter band. Lowest it would go is 29.2 MHz and even that was about 2:1. Good luck on your trip down to Yuma. By the way, in case you haven't heard, the Yuma Hamfest & SW convention is back on for Feb. 14-15, 2025, so hopefully you'll be able to make it there. 73 John N7GHZ

[@kd5inm]

Kevin, On the magnetic loop there is an article in QRP Quarterly by AH6CY for the magnetic loop he uses stepper motors, one at the capacitor and one at your station and the power generated by the one at the station makes the one at the capacitor turn requiring no battery power.

[@loughkb]

I've seen several applications of stepper motors for tuning the loops. I have a loop that I built using a DC motor with a gear reduction system built in. Years ago. One fellow even somewhat automated the tuning which was interesting.

[@johnorrells3797]

I know the feeling Kevin, I've not got long covid but have got a very poorly foot so can't get around to do jobs around the house I should be doing. I find it very depressing at times. All the best on your move South.

[@blugoose86]

Kevin, you're a genius. I've been using to limit switches to stop my capacitor before it reached the end. That required 3 wires in the Cat5 cable since they had to be individually wired. I was adding a "fine tune" smaller capacitor but the only way to get all the connections needed was to either run two seperate cables or go wireless with Adriano. That would require a power source on the antenna itself. I only know the basics, and still learning FreeCad, so there's no way I have the knowledge to draw this gear reduction in 3D. I can draw it in 2D, but that doesn't really make it functional. If you decide to share or ven sell your >stl files for it, please let me know. I'm still learning Arduino programming too, but that seems simpler than trying to design a planetary gear at this time. I am sorry you are still not recovered enough from the covid to do your usual traveling. but I'm glad that you have forward progress daily. I lived in AZ for 10 years and would love to move back there. We used to camp on the Rim every weekend we could, just to get out of the summer heat. One day, I will get there.Peace and prayers de KA9TII

[@loughkb]

Once I have the project finished I will be releasing the STL files. It'll be uploaded to thingiverse and printables. And I'll do a little assembly instruction video. I'll probably upload the input gear and top frame as step files so somebody could rework them easily to adapt a stepper motor to drive it.

[@WECB640]

Kevin, the screen shot at 1:55 looks to me like you have resonance, but a low Q and high resistance. I would presume this to be the result of a high ohmic resistance in the coil or in the jumper. My suggestion would be to test the DC resistance of the coil at low voltage but high current to get a more accurate reading below the 1 ohm value most VOMs display. I suspect a faulty solder connection under the shrink wrap, probably at the shunt coil to shield on the input connector. (I think that's what we have here, not just a tapped inductor in series, but an autotransformer where one end is at RF GND). PS. You're looking stronger and healthier with every video. 73 OM

[@AlexejSvirid]

"Z=47.5Ω Xs=-34.3Ω" Resonance means Xs=0. PS. Kevin looks better. Way to go, Kevin! 🙂

[@loughkb]

Yeah, I'll look into it later. There was also visible damage on the covering and a scratch on the coil. Shoddy construction is still a warning to stay away from this brand in my opinion.

[@WECB640]

@@AlexejSvirid Correct. Slight capacitive reactance, so his radiator is a bit short and/or needs more series inductance. He should be measuring about 35 -J0 with a proper radial field at resonance. Any higher Z is usually due to losses in the radial field and that trips up many hams who measure solely for SWR. They are actually detuning their radiators to get a better SWR. 73

[@2SD251Jim]

Check leaf spring....they can break

[@loughkb]

They're fine, and they're 15 feet forward from the back where the impact sound and feeling originated from anyway.

[@danamarcy5414]

Good to here you are feeling better, slow and steady Kevin. VE6KBI Dana

[@threadripper979]

I don't think your Abree video sounds like a flop. It will show your process and results, and it may serve as a warning against buying that antenna.

[@captdaveclearedtoland8876]

I watched one of your videos many years ago and started building many magnetic loops. Are you going to print and sell some of those 3-D designs? I would like to buy one.

[@loughkb]

There are many online 3D printing services you can order prints from. I make the models available for free up on thingiverse and printables. You can download the models and send them off to be printed.

[@AlexejSvirid]

Hey, Kevin! 😊 Your reduction gear design is great. Clutch can really save your variable capacitor. It's a bit loose, but for a magnetic loop it's acceptable. What about your juggling skill? Do you enjoy juggling? You can play juggling to improve your health. You can even make money while recreating. Just walk around a playground to let children watch your juggling. Remember the central fixation: you watch the highest ball only. To do this you should make an accurate throw. No, juggler doesn't catch a ball. He makes accurate throw then a ball falls right in his palm. He just takes it then throws it over and over again. 🙂 Such an accuracy takes some time for a single ball practice. Watch the ball all the way it flies from one hand to another. That develops a skill of ball tracking. Later, while you're juggling a three balls, a short look at the highest ball will give you enough intel to correct your receiving hand position. It goes unconsciously if you had enough one ball practice before. A proper throw technic helps a lot. You should throw a ball with your albow. (I'll try to find a video about later.) A developed juggler looks like a man with flying balls in front of him. 😎 In addition to juggling you can get some easy games for your lil fans. If you juggle a red-yellow-green coloured balls you can play the roadlight quest. Some easy tricks like "icecream" entertain lil fellows and ease their parent's headache. 🙂 Icecream trick is really easy. You place a ball on your palm then clench a fist so the ball lays on top, on a thumb and an index finger. It looks like you hold a cone with an icecream ball on top. The secret of the trick is you ain't trying to move the ball. You just move your hand under the ball. 🙂 Hope, a juggling developing games will help you in your recreation. Get well, Kevin! 🙂

[@loughkb]

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[@AlexejSvirid]

​@@loughkbYeah! I still remember the video. I've found it when I was looking for your RV review. 🙂 KZbin algorithms are inspired by gestapo. Search results are mixed with sickening and even torturing videos. 🤮🤕 I'm still looking for a good juggling technic video for you. The main idea is you hold your arm bent at 90°. It's unusual and it feels uncomfortable at start, but it brings a good fruits later.

[@AlexejSvirid]

​​@@loughkbHere you go :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmTahnSHrZh4rNE&si=Xq4vChHl34j1Jgvu Watch his elbow moves. 20sec are enough. The explanation is way loooong and it looks slow, but with practice your throw turns into a short strong pulse of your elbow. BTW, square wave contains up to 4000 of useful harmonics. Yeah, having a 1MHz square wave oscilator you can filter out of it's output a 4GHz sine wave. So, you're pulsing with your elbow. It releases your palms and fingers so they are relaxed. It feels good. It looks great.

[@bobf.7238]

Any chance it was an earthquake? I had a similar experience of a single jolt many years ago.

[@loughkb]

No, this was a specific mechanical thing within the RV. I've kind of narrowed it down some part of the wooden structure below the water tank and giving way.

[@DM-fz3ly]

why not post the "fail" video to show and demonstrate your expiriments and how it is not able to tune?? Would still serve as a useful video.

[@loughkb]

I'm not done with it. I'm going to look for faults in the construction. There is visible damage to the covering, probably other shoddy construction to be uncovered before a complete video could be done.

[@JAMES-KB7TBT]

Posting something stupid and ignorant: You don't need water runs, turd taxi has you covered. I am still betting on the spare, if not I am sure we can get randy and others to look at it. Toilet valve took a crap on me the other day, just replaced it 6 months ago, I am into my 5th one now. Total junk. Steve will figure out how to get you "home" and then the Ratt Pack will have your back. Say "Hi" to the algorithm for me....

[@nickbernstein]

TAKE CREATINE - I didn't necessarily think I had long covid, but I had covid, and brain fog, and exhaustion issues (preceding covid). It made a remarkable difference. It costs next to nothing. There are virtually no side effects or risks (just drink lots of water). Additionally, there has been a lot of research that it helps with covid, as does nicotine. A lot of people are using nicotine pouches or patches. Might be worth it too.

[@loughkb]

The nicotine idea is based on a single doctor's publication of his " study " that only involved four patients over 3 years ago. On three different support forums that I'm involved with, there have been many threads discussing nicotine. Very few see any improvement most see no difference at all some see worsening of symptoms. I tried it last year and it had no effect. Of course that doctor's study was flawed and only included a very small sample set. Looking at all of the data it seems like it's more of a placebo than anything else. Nearly all, " evidence " in the matter is anecdotal and therefore unreliable. However, there is a lot of positive feedback on creatine.

[@nickbernstein]

The creatine has been very helpful to me. I'd consider trying that first. The only downside is that it takes a full week if you don't initially start with a high dose. If it doesn't help, then maybe nicotine is worth a try. I haven't looked into the details of that as much since I'm a former smoker and that's not an option for me, but with the extent of the long covid you are dealing with, it might be worth trying even if the science isn't conclusive.

[@loughkb]

@@nickbernstein You must not have read my reply. As I said, I tried nicotine and it had no effect.

[@loughkb]

FYI, I tried creatine. It messed me up. Made the headache and the brain fog and the other symptoms much worse.

[@georgenunes1614]

Kevin, So good to see you active, able to do things you want to do. Best wishes for a safe easy move. An RV is "a hole in the ground to bury money in”! Better than paying 1.5 million for a one bedroom condo in the city though…. Cheers, hamradiobrat

[@Charles-g5d7k]

👋🏻”All the Best” Kevin! 🛵. ⚔️🇺🇸⚔️