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@thomas3163 жыл бұрын
"I'm not a spy..." Exactly what a spy would say. 🤔
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it. 73 Peter
@ON3RVH3 жыл бұрын
Interresting talk. If I may add to it: solar panels are never the problem, the rectifiers and/or converters are a problem in some cases. We've had solar panels on both our previous house and current house. I was a HAM before we got solar panels and did not notice any interference from the panels or the system as a whole. But we made sure that we had done our homework and got a good converter. In our current house the panels and system were already installed but even here I don't have an issue with them. So in short make sure you've got either a statement in your contract stating that they have to resolve any and all interference or make sure that you get a good system that has already been tested by other hams :)
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks 73 Peter
@mmcnew13 жыл бұрын
Love your “give a try” advice on the various ideas for indoor antennas. Nice video, thank you.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful! 73 Peter
@InssiAjaton3 жыл бұрын
Your indoor antenna brought a funny memory from times long gone to me. During my studies I had two HAMs living in neighboring rooms. One of them had a Geloso SW receiver, but at that point nobody had a transmitter. In fact, they were building one for the student body radio club. I have never been a HAM myself, but I did help them. One thing we realized we needed a grid-dip meter for later testing and so we built a Heathkit Grid-dip meter. One evening, when the meter was finished, we wanted to verify it against the Geloso. Seemed bo O.K. Then the Geloso owner got an idea. He hooked the Heathkit grid-dip meter with a loose coupling to his desk lamp and a key to the grid-dip meter. Then he started checking the band (I forget which) for any possible CW contact. And there comes the funny part -- he got a QSO connection to somebody maybe 3 or 4 miles away. So, the report listed the gear as the grid-dip meter with a few milliwatts and the antenna as a desk lamp. Everybody got a big laugh about it.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
A great story. I had one of those GDOs as well. 73 Peter.
@reallybadaim1183 жыл бұрын
Outstanding chat. Loved it. I moved into my home that was built in 1956 about 7 years ago and not realizing that the roof decking was radiant barrier decking and installed an antenna inside the attic and was wondering why I couldn't hear anything even local. It wasn't until a few days later I noticed the decking was radiant barrier decking and it attenuated even local AM broadcast. Love the spy stories.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Ah well at least the insulation is doing its job. Happy Christmas. Peter
@rayneeny3 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas from Nova Scotia and just wanted to say i really enjoy your videos.. 73!
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
hi Ray great to hear from you. Very happy Christmas to you. Peter
@g0fvt3 жыл бұрын
The spies in Ruislip was a fantastic thing and of course emphasises that a reliable transmitting station can be very stealthy. When I was first licenced I was living “in digs” and obviously wanted to use HF bands. I remember looking around the room and spotting that there was a tv socket, the tv aerial was itself mounted right at the top of one of the chimneys. Initially I drove the braid from my t-match ATU with a. few quarter wave counterpoises under the edge of the carpet. It was effective for what it was, probably worked more DX with that than I ever have since. I later refined the arrangement with a few binocular cores in a plastic project box so I could watch tv while transmitting. A lot of us probably have disused tv aerials on our houses, they can make a very stealth vertical by just driving the braid.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. 73 Peter
@lmaoroflcopter Жыл бұрын
This is genius. I have an ancient TV antenna, and wiring going through rooms. I think I need to have a bit of a tinker!!!
@g0fvt Жыл бұрын
@@lmaoroflcopter good luck, it worked well for me, being an old Victorian house the chimney was relatively tall. Obviously you have to be sure that there is no distribution amplifier etc in the cable.
@lpark83 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Really enjoyed your spy radio videos. Great sweater too! Happy holidays
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Happy holidays!
@coderdojoAN3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Peter. Love your content. You make it really easy to understand complicated concepts. Also you are getting better weaving stories into your content. Keep up the great work Peter. 73, VK3TWC
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Great to hear! Happy Christmas. 73 Peter
@redstickham63943 жыл бұрын
I've used indoor antennas in my attic and had good luck with them. I had a dipole bent into a loop fed with RS TV 300ohm twinlead and was able to work the world with it. Thanks for the great video.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing 73 Peter
@fernandoscrenci95553 жыл бұрын
Thanks for Sharing a bit of Spy Radio History !! This Always makes sense , when it comes to having Fun with wire Antennas and Loops !! I enjoy your videos because you make it come Alive!! Thanks Again for Bringing the radio World to the World of Learning and understanding history all in one!!
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
. Many thanks Happy C hristmas Peter
@algorithminc.88503 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Great story telling. Glad the channel was suggested. A Merry Christmas to you (and Happy Boxing Day) from Florida, USA. Nice radio collection too ...
@ka4dqe6063 жыл бұрын
The discussions on antennas are useful.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Same to you! 73 Peter
@muckymedway3 жыл бұрын
Hi Peter, really enjoy your videos. Love the presenting style. Lots of useful info.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@Martin-kq9qt3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Peter, enjoyed the video and you have started me thinking! Merry Christmas
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
. . Thanks, you too!Happy Christmas. Peter
@schweinhund79663 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! I appreciated your calm, collected, illustrated and informed perspectives!
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@cwguy89603 жыл бұрын
Over the years I have tried variations of all of your suggestions - and they all worked to some extent! I think my best was indeed the doublet in the attic - I bent each leg into large vertical triangular loops (in a 3 or 4 loop spiral fashion) between the rafters and the inside of the roof overhead - tuned everything 40M and up, even 6 meters. My next best was a homemade 5' diameter loop I could put out on a balcony (for 40M anyway) - worked Japan from Colorado on that one, QRP. All can be pretty easily homebrewed by any apartment dweller. Peter, thanks for posting a fun, interesting video. Your advice is sound and always very practical. Merry Christmas from Colorado!
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Great to hear from you. 73 Peter.
@TEABAGTV3 жыл бұрын
I've learned a lot in this vid you have sent me down a rabbit hole this vid is the first I've heard of shortwave and how useful it is thank you for the info subbed
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Take care. Peter
@jimbos15673 жыл бұрын
You're a great story-teller and easy to listen to sir. I love your video's and always learn something new. Please keep them coming. I live way out in the country (good for antenna's), but bad for connecting with others since it is an area we have just recently moved to and covid 19 has limited meetings and club activity. I have to learn from people like you on u tube. You are at the top of my list. Thank you.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks Bob. You have a Happy Christmas. Peter.
@philippreston84423 жыл бұрын
Thanks Peter for the informative video. I have been experimenting with attic antennas and have recently built a doublet as you suggested. I use a SG-237 coupler at the feed point and have 90uH loading coils about 3m from each end. I have found it will load up on all bands from 80 to 6m. So far results on 20 and 40 using WSPR have been encouraging comparing well with an external end fed half wave at a similar effective height. It does radiate on 80 but not very efficiently as you suggested in the video. BTW I also have been involved with a local drama group who put on "Pack of Lies". Merry Christmas, Philip M0HZE
@rjinnh39333 жыл бұрын
Yet another great presentation of valuable and practical info. Thank you Sir. BTW: You 'Tickle the Keys' quite nicely. Merry Christmas, Good Health and Regards from New Hampshire..... Russ
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Happy Christmas to you in New Hampshire. 73 Peter.
@AlreadyThere19653 жыл бұрын
As always interesting and some great tips to think about. There is always a way to get on the air.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
So true! 73 Peter
@smiffykuk3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting Peter... with excellent information.. 100% accurate as well. Have a good Xmas, keep safe to you and your family.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks. You also have a goid Christmas. 73 Peter
@TheNoCodeTech3 жыл бұрын
Fascinating story, thanks for the video, I enjoyed it.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it 73 Peter
@digitalmediafan3 жыл бұрын
Very informative and amusing at the start ! I must give this a go. I wonder if I could tune down to top band though with my 7300’s internal atu ? What type of wire for the element or doesn’t it really matter ?
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Any electrical wire ' will do 73 Peter
@oldmanandguitar3 жыл бұрын
Great video, I live on top floor of 4 floor high flats, I built a horizontal loop antenna with 73 ft of wire, it has 8 sides as a 4 sided version would of been bigger and not as close to full wave for 20m. It is fed with 450 ohm ladder line from MFJ 948 tuner. It tunes up 20-10 no problem and works well, even tunes up on 40 with a small bandwidth and had Russia. I would like to put a loading coil in the loop so I could tune 80-10 but concerned it would act as a trap on higher frequencies. Anyway it is one of the best antenna I have had and enjoy using my homemade antenna. 2e0deq. Maybe if I split the loop and removed a meter if wire it would be like a folded doublet for 40m and possibly work 80-10 efficiently but what would it be Omni directional?
@FrBlues-xh9rk3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for a most informative talk and Merry Christmas from Texas, USA. 73!
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Same to you! There is mire to come on this story. Keep safe. Peter
@tiggydorset90413 жыл бұрын
I can totally relate to this. My attic is full of antennas: Copper pipe dipoles, wire dipoles, split coax inverted 'V's. Homebrew Magloop...etc. I love the challenge of working QRP from an attic.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing 73 Peter
@jonnythedj3 жыл бұрын
Great story Peter merry Christmas to you and your family and not forgetting everyone at the shop and a prosperous new year
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, you too! Happy Christmas Peter -
@willybee30563 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas Olde Man { ham jargon }... This video brought back some old memories. Back in the 80s I made an inside antennae for a cb radio. I tore apart an old ignition coil. And used 60 foot of the wire, and placed it on the walls of a room in a loop. Next the the celling , and on the walls.. it went around the room. I had a match box that was used to connect the cb to the cars am radio antennae. I had to modify it by increasing the windings on the coil. I was able to talk 20 miles, on 5 watts... Thanks for sharing you videos,, and keep up the good work,,, QTH Minnesota
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks Willy. Happy New Year. Peter
@tipstricksss14533 жыл бұрын
I have antenna restrictions and have experimented a lot with indoor antennas but like a lot of homes in the UK there is not a whole lot of space for antennas to radiate. I had a lot of RF feedback and other issues and no matter what I did it just wasn't going to work. My attic is very small and very noisy even on 10 meters. I had a halfwave shortened dipole antenna made from two CB mobile whips which otherwise works ok for 10 meters but when its in the attic its a full scale signal of noise on the band. I now have a Mag loop for the lower HF bands but if I want to work 10 meters the dipole antenna has to be in the living room or out the window on a pole. VHF/UHF I also had issues with RF feedback and range was lousy only just about good enough for working local repeaters. I eventually got fed up and put up a small x30 antenna for 2/70 not that high up and its much better for the radio, the signal did not improve a great deal due to tall trees blocking out a lot of my signal but I'm able to work a bit of simplex now and my radio don't get as hot as it did with using an indoor antenna.
@ugsisr3 жыл бұрын
Indoor Antennas were common in my work... Homes, Hotels, Office Buildings, Vehicles and Boats you name it, we used either Indoor or Low Profile Antennas.. This was a good video. Love to see the older methods of getting RF propagation idoors. Thank You
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Interesting! 73 Peter
@davidportch88373 жыл бұрын
another excellent video Peter - many thanks
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks. 73 Peter
@pda491843 жыл бұрын
Great stuff Peter.. I had a doublet back in the 1980's in the loft.. I didn't have much luck on SSB, but I worked the USA and further afield regularly on CW and RTTY using 10 & 15 M with unpredictable band conditions at the time. Oddly, when I did erect an 40M dipole in the garden , someone asked if I was a Soviet spy, ha-ha.. Have a great Christmas, (despite the restrictions ! ) .. 73 G4RYO (Pete)
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Hi Janieson. Great to hear from you. It does highlights the fact that CW is a great moode to operates with and worth the effort to learn. Latest news suggests we will be spending more time on the air than with the relatives and friends. Happy Christmas. 73 Peter
@VE3RKP3 жыл бұрын
Great story really enjoyed! I love building wire antennas. I find they work better than some commercially built ones. Merry Christmas, 73 de VE3RKP
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
And to you. 73 Peter
@Steve-GM0HUU3 жыл бұрын
All excellent advice as usual Peter and enjoyed watching. Especially liked your thoughts about 5W VHF handheld vs. 5W HF "mag loop" operation. Thinking about the doublet and your trick of adding a couple of matched inductors to improve matching, one other trick is just to add an extra few feet of balanced feeder at the antenna end or at the transciever end.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Add it at transceiver end. All the best. Peter
@RobMacKendrick3 жыл бұрын
Great video. It's odd that antenna tuners have suddenly become so frightening and exotic, when until quite recently they were standard kit in any shack. I still use the one I always have, an MFJ 949 I bought used for an attractive price decades ago. For the young folk out there, they're ridiculously easy to use, and will get you on the air with almost anything. I've almost always run some type of longwire to my ATU and artificial ground (an ATU for your counterpoise; also an MFJ product), and have had a ball. If you're having problems getting on the air, this combination will nearly always accomplish it.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for sharing. 73 Peter
@garymcanulty57573 жыл бұрын
Hi Peter I've recently made a dctl loop made from 300 ohm ladder line for the 20m band. It's very small, about the size of a child's hoola hoop. It works surprisingly well hung up on a curtain pole in the bedroom using 5w from a yaesu ft 818. Great channel by the way.👍
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Sounds Interesting - Peter
@mw0lge3 жыл бұрын
very enjoyable vids Peter. Cheers !
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
@mikemiles30683 жыл бұрын
Very Entertaining video‼️ Absolutely loved playing with antennas when I was much younger and could still climb letters, PS I used to tickle the keys 🎹 every now and then 👍GOOD VIDEO
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! 73 Peter
@J1mbo8883 жыл бұрын
Very interesting and informative Peter. Merry Xmas :-)
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Happy Christmas 0 J imbo
@billbrandon59363 жыл бұрын
When I was ten years old in 1965 in Cleveland Ohio....my neighbor moved out...an old couple who had been there since before the war....They realtors discovered a radio room with a German flag and maps of Great Lakes shipping and other industrial items..There was a large radio system that had been apparently abandoned....it was a large suburban home in Shaker Heights about ten miles from the port ....i always wondered about that couple
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like they were up to something other than listening to the local radio station. Happy New Year. 73 Peter.
@philmaxwell18583 жыл бұрын
I have a concrete Spanish tile style roof, and have wondered if It would kill transmission from the attic. Any thoughts? More importantly, please consider, as you have done, a short keyboard intro and closing. I really enjoyed your playing! Healthy and Happy New Year!
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Hi Phil. Generally tiles are OK in themselves but you woukd need to know whar tget are attached to. All the best. Peter
@l.a.26463 жыл бұрын
great story ! - I agree with the doublet antenna.... with a good auto-match like an AH4 or SGC has made my life easier . never had an indoor antenna that didn't cause RF troubles (I.E. Carbon Monoxide alarms blasting alarms at 0200 hrs. ) a good endfed with a 9:1 unun ( and a good coax choke) seemed to work well for me as well.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks. 73 Peter
@shizzle6664403 жыл бұрын
i've stuck a Diamond wd330s T2FD in a inverted v configuration in my attic 26 FT long from corner to corner and it just fits in. Can hear stations in America, Europe, Russia although it probably helps having plastic roof slates. Checked the SWR and it's between 1.1-2 from 80- 12 meters.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Sounds good. Enjoy the challenge. 73 Peter
@psocretes81834 ай бұрын
I've been looking into 2m/70cm antennas and I have come across ladder antennas which you can roll up for when your traveling for instance. Another guy made an antenna out of the copper strip that is used in gardens for slug repellent. This guy stuck it to his car's sun roof and suggested it could be stuck to windows. And another guy was making directional antenna out of tape measures that roll up.
@gprivat812_my_selection63 жыл бұрын
Right or wrong - it's my country! Never ever consider anything else! Great composure!
@tribulationprepper7873 жыл бұрын
Good video. Toward the front of the video you had mentioned the value in loop antennas. Once in the attic, that conversation ended. Is there a reason that using an active loop antenna in the attic is not a good idea? Thanks from Arkansas, USA
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
A loop in thr attic is fine providing you can remotely tune it. 73 Peter
@2E0LMI3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting story. I have worked much of the world on 11m with loft antennas. Currently using a wire inverted V for this year's sporadic E season and it is doing very well. Thinking of taking my foundation exam in near future. Once obtained I would look at 10m and 12m operations first as I have a transceiver for these. Question: Do you have experience of cage antennas? A company which no longer exists called "DX Blaster" used to sell a cage dipole that they advertised as covering 10m to 12m called the Eliminator 10/12. I can see nowhere that sells anything like this now and see very little info about them on the net. Not a problem, it shouldn't be too hard to make. But would it really have a 5MHz usable bandwidth!? If not then will use a fan dipole.. but I do fancy using a piece of Russian woodpecker up in my loft.
@DennisMathias3 жыл бұрын
I wish you lived next door to me. I really enjoyed the video. Kind of a blank background. You should have shot this in the shack. But what a story! You're really a good story teller. And musician. How pleasant..a musical interlude. I'm suspecting you're quite accomplished. If you come across more stories..I'd love to hear them. All the best de WØQR.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
-Many thanks Dennis. I actually studied violin at a London music college but in recent times an eye problem has pushed me into jazz drumming and keyboard where I dont have to read mmusic! 73 Peter
@kilcar9 ай бұрын
Excellent presentation. Note that in the US Constitution: Amendment III : "No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, except as proscribed by Law" Those poor neighbors were compensated I trust?
@nickg3yqg3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting discussion especially with a fascinating storyline. Together with some radio examples. Many thanks, Nick G3YQG
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! 73 Peter
@Justin-bd2dg3 жыл бұрын
Are those terminal connectors you showed designed for ladder line specifically? What's their impedance? How does one source them? Thx 73
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Standard electrical connectirs from hardware shop. 73 Peter
@5P2BA3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. I am curious on the song you are playing in the video, what is it called please
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Hi there, it was just a keyboard riff I made up - sorry, not a song! 73 Peter
@ON7ARQ3 жыл бұрын
I'll use a G5RV under the top of the roof witch have a lenght of 10m inside , the rest going down on both sides via the slope , and there also a dipole for 80m, the G5RV is fed with a 450ohm line laying down on the floor of the smal attic (only 1m high above the rooms) the dipole is fed with a balun and RG58 coax, I worked Japan & Australia with 100W when good conditions on 20m, when there are not yet big canons with 1kW or more and big beams, WW contest is a good moment too, to make qso's over hughe distances becorse this contest-stations needs your points and at the end of the contest they listen also to weak stations ... Merry Christmas to all of you, thanks for your upload,
@MrDbone753 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas to you sir from wellington Somerset
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Same to you!73 Peter
@johnorrells37973 жыл бұрын
I stayed in a Scottish cottage many years ago. The walls were so thick that very little could be received on any frequency unless the aerial was in a window!
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Low noise and no signals! I have done quite a bit of operation in Scotland. 73 Peter.
@paulhastings31093 жыл бұрын
Lovely story you always have alot to say about ham radio. 73 and have wonderful holiday.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, you too! 73 Peter
@180mph92 жыл бұрын
Great information and great story, cheers.
@watersstanton2 жыл бұрын
2Glad you enjoyed it
@twizz4203 жыл бұрын
You can use copper tape to make an antenna anywhere in your house. Works pretty good on a window.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks. 73 Peter.
@dickelliott89273 жыл бұрын
W9FPJ here. Enjoyed your video and I may try the antenna in the attic using 'rotor 5 strand wire' cut to bands length for QRP work. I live in a valley in Kokomo, Indiana and my sea level is approx 800 ft. My lot is small 55' by 80' and I use a vertical antenna, Butternut HF9V 9-Band Vertical with acceptable results. But I love the wire use wire when camping. Thanks again, and by the way what happened to the spys?
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info! Great to hear from you. I posted another video that will answer your question about the spies. 73 Peter
@2E0ILJ3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for another very interesting video, Peter. Seasons greetings to you and your family and all at W&S.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Same to you! 73 Peter
@paul-c75413 жыл бұрын
Peter, Merry Christmas to you your Family & all your staff, thank you for all your company's help through out this difficult year, looking forward to dealing with you 2021 73 for now Paul de M0BSW
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks Paul. Really appreciated. 73 Peter
@consciousness12373 жыл бұрын
Quick question I live in a 1 story condo with a metal roof but a 18 - 24 feet patio with a 6ft. Privacy fence around it. I could do a loop or doublet around the top of the fence fed with 450 ladder line about 6 ft long. I do 90% digital modes at 50 watts or less. A neighbor wants to sell me a very large old multi kv tuner . My question is would a non resonant but tuned antenna recieve as well as a single resonant dipoles coax fed antenna. And would a loop have a better SNR ratio than a doublet. I would love to have an antenna for all bands and all shortwave bands monitoring . Thanks in advance for helping. 73's AA4CP Chuck Patterson Port Salerno FL USA
@consciousness12373 жыл бұрын
The tuner has a 450 ohm wire inputs later and single wire.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
A doublet will normally give better tx and have less sharp tuning so if space oermits, go with that, 73 Peter.
@j3xk72r93 жыл бұрын
Thank you Peter. Very helpful and informative. By the way, up until the last shot, you had some specks of dirt on the lens!
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Ok will check that out. 73 Peter
@Dan-qp1el Жыл бұрын
Great story!! Thank you.
@watersstanton Жыл бұрын
Thanks Dan
@kilcar9 ай бұрын
Love the piano intro.
@NicuIrimia2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this, it was really interesting.
@watersstanton2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@slincolne3 жыл бұрын
Thanks - interesting talk. I hope Santa brought you something interesting this year
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for viewing. 73 Peter
@myriaddsystems3 жыл бұрын
Was that squash transmitter they were using?
@petew52723 жыл бұрын
Hi there, Peter, Thank you for this interesting video. KZbin offerred it to me out of the blue! I wasn't previously aware that you have a KZbin channel. I've been off the air for many years now but please indulge my asking the following off-topic question: Back in 1980, I was livng in Essex and bought a Trio R1000 receiver from your emporium at Hockley. In the late 1990s life took a big change and I packed up the R1000 and didn't install it again. A couple of years ago, I powered it up but it had developed a fault - the frequency display went awry at higher band settings. Would you say that, after some 40 years, my R1000 is 'beyond economic repair'? (I am now living in Hampshire.)
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Hi Peter. I am afraid that almost certainly the replacement parts needed, and certainl the display, are no longer available. Maybe you can justify replacing it and getting back into the hobby. Nice to hear from you. 73 Peter.
@markdouglas17413 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas to you from Canada. Stay safe.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
And also to you. 73 Peter
@MauriatOttolink3 жыл бұрын
In terms of changing the apparent length of feeders and in connection with your adding a small inductor in series with each leg, I have achieved much the same effect using ferrite sleeves. Ensure that it's the right material, you have enough room to move them about AND that they can handle your power level. They can get a bit 'ot! I have also gone the other way with variable capacitors in each leg but again, consider power and capacitor vane spacing!
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Yes great idea. Just check the tempersture of the ferrite! It can get very hot! 73 Peter
@michelsinnott3 жыл бұрын
DE 3B8BAP interesting video, I knew about the history of the spies in Ruislip. I was once living quite close to that residential area at Ruislip Gardens and went to peak at the house from the street but that was back in the late sixties. I understand that they used quite a sophisticated (for its time) bursts transmissions over HF.
@l.a.26463 жыл бұрын
Wonder what the output power on their transmitter. I know I had problems sending old FeldHell transmissions at my old home, my neighbors had a lousy TV and would complain that my Hellschriber transmission ( very low output power no more than 10 PEP) would knock out their satellite feed! I also wonder if the neighbor's of the spies had front end wipeout on the TV or radio from their data bursts.
@brentjohnson66543 жыл бұрын
Interesting content! I believe solar panels are not as RF noisy as inverters and switching power supplies can be. I don’t have personal experience testing solar for RFI, but would like to do so sometime. I plan on obtaining solar panels in the future for my shack, but hope not to use a noisy inverter. Again, great story and the application to us common folk! 73!
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
I am sure you are right. 73 Peter
@qzetosaber21913 жыл бұрын
Enjoyable vid.. very clear and consise
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@ThePixMaster2 жыл бұрын
Glad I found this guy...
@watersstanton2 жыл бұрын
Many thanks. 73 Peter.
@puritanjc3 жыл бұрын
thanks for these videos.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@guytech73103 жыл бұрын
Experiment with that old crystal tuned radio: Test the frequency of the crystal to see if its still close to it expected frequency or see how far its drifted since its use in WW2.
@adelarsen97763 жыл бұрын
Well, it shows they read my comments. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I'll take it as a compliment.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. 73 Peter
@1fanger8883 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your knowledge sir. Joe across the puddle.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Glad to help
@seanmangan27692 жыл бұрын
Can one hang a magnetic loop antenna on the wall? How much would that degrade the performance?
@watersstanton2 жыл бұрын
I would say no. Walls often get wet and would not be a good bedfellow for a loop. 73 Peter.
@dccajc13 жыл бұрын
73s from elvisland thanks for all u do for a hobby
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Thanks to you. 73 Peter
@SIGINT0073 жыл бұрын
Hidden antennas (that work, mind you) in vehicles is another intriguing topic
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks. Peter
@stephenwilliams52013 жыл бұрын
Ps current antenna. That is my main squeeze even though I have dipoles. My. favorite is in my small house in the woods is a loop that followes the horizontal plane of the house. Gives 360°on a 10x16 square it's verry quiet.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
OK, nice get the update. 63 Peter
@stephenwilliams52013 жыл бұрын
Spent time in the US ARMY. AND ON THE MOVE AT LARGE. AND MY HOME IN OHIO. WAS A SMALL LOT. So loops were the thing. Picture frames, and dresser mirrors. Made do. If a bit of wire was out side. It was on gator clips that never were left out of my sight. It's the cold war. (Early 70s) And you see a old neighbor. Kept a watch on me. At the time i was a SWL. . NOW KV4LI. HE TOOK HIS ALUMINIUM CANE AND A LADDER TO GET TO MY ANTENNA. I WAS IN SIDE WITH MY RADIO. the blighter was on the lader when I started my CW run. It ko ed him at 300 volt. so that was reason not to leave my stuff out. Loops are the thing . Good show. Cheers and 73 de kv4li
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Hi Stephen, nice to hear your story. I have visited Dayton Ohio many times for the ham Show. 73 Oeter
@johnpotter47503 жыл бұрын
Nice Muggle story, used to entertain them on top of the higher hills with a carpark, TX/RX in10cms self-builds, always the little one asked, whereas the parents wouldn't. (No we are not spies, we are Radio Amateur's Self-learning, TXing to another self-build group on another hill near Portsmouth (from near Watership Down :- ) ) Saw our own Gov. fast-burst modules for sale at Guildford R.A. kit sale.
@DAVIDGREGORYKERR3 жыл бұрын
Strange that didn't use a Slim-Jim antenna the UHF band possibly 928MHZ which makes for a easily concealable antenna possibly the size of pencil, a DB8 TV antenna is also quite compact and should be tunable for Amateur frequencies in the 900MHZ-2GHZ band.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Not much chance of reaching Moscow on 928MHz. 73 Peter
@patthegunsmith3 жыл бұрын
What a delightful video! The next pint is on me! Sincere wishes for a Very Merry Christmas to you and your family. de Pat KC2EEB
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
. Thanks again! Have a Happy Christmas. Peter
@scottc8583 жыл бұрын
Regarding internal antenna tuners, the tolerance of a serious mismatch can vary by tuner. A friend with an FT2000 used his internal antenna tuner to tune his full wave 160 meter loop fed with ladder line. The tuner did it but after a number of months, the tuner failed. Rather than take the radio out of service he has two external tuners, the extra one is for when one fails, and yes an external tuner has had to be sent back to the factory already and they fixed it without any problem. If you want to use an auto tuner, ask yourself this question.. should the tuner fail, do you want to send out bother radio and the tuner, or just the tuner? If it's just the tuner, use an external. Also, if you decide to use the internal tuner, check the swr without the tuner and make sure it's below what the tuner is rated at. As for a balun, I would use a 4:1. If the impedance on a particular band is 1000 ohms, that's a 4.5:1 mismatch. With a 1:1 balun it's a 20:1 mismatch. If you are going to use only an antenna with ladder line, a tuner built for ladder line that does not have or require a balun is the best way to go. An old Johnson Matchbox is popular for those who prefer open wire line I understand. 73 and have fun.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Scott. I hav used internal ATUs on Elecraft and Icom for years with ladder line and no problem. Maybe just a random component failure. 73 Peter
@gerardoppewal3722 жыл бұрын
MFJ offers a fine symmetrical tuner, with the balun on the trx side, where it should be: the 974HB.
@GadgeteerZA3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting video as usual.... from solar panel perspective I have 8 panels on my roof with a Victron 5kW inverter and am not noticing any interference on 80m to 10m with my external vertical, nor my 40m wire dipole outside above the roof. I suspect those with issues may find something is not up to specification with their solar installation. 73 from ZS1OSS
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks Danie. Happy Christmas. Peter
@GadgeteerZA3 жыл бұрын
@@watersstanton a pleasure and Happy Christmas to you too
@robblerouser56573 жыл бұрын
Has anyone come up with a fractal HF antenna design?
@r7eagle_3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Peter...This was a great video and very informative...73...K9FS
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@khalidjaved85653 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your information Any thing is happening in the world
@redf72092 жыл бұрын
On a similar theme, i don't know if anyone has seen the radio used by the resistance in the film 'The Longest Day' and the cats cradle themed antenna sticking out the top of that? Oh, and they were listening in a basement.
@watersstanton2 жыл бұрын
Many thanks fir that info. 73 Peter
@1337flite3 жыл бұрын
Ah the Lonsdale case. One of the cases extensively covered in Peter Wright's contreversial "Spycatcher". I really enjoyed that book, I'd love to know how correct Mr Wright was, especially about Lonsdale and Hollis.
@wallstreettrader1 Жыл бұрын
There have been multiple sources confirming Wright as correct, including "The Case Against Roger Hollis" here onKZbin. Deep, investigative reviews of that time in history have been published following Wright's expose. Wright was a brilliant man, and makes it clear: When only four people know something between them and one is Wright himself, and the secrecy of two others can be accounted for with certainty, and only Hollis is left?...there's your mole. Hollis had an earlier history of mysterious travels to China and the Soviet Union before becoming head of MI5, and made some curious contacts and relationships. Additionally, almost all clever anti-spy tactics employed under his direction failed without logical explanation unless he was the real 5th man. Further vindication of the book's truth is that England first banned it, until they suddenly realized that it exposed their guilt, then reversed their decision. I have been in similar situations where I knew the truth of something, and I knew who else knew, and who didn't. I have a very strong faculty for analysis and reason, myself. When you know you know.
@Roddy19653 жыл бұрын
Very interesting story.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Glad you think so!
@bretthorwood93963 жыл бұрын
I have two diffetent solar arrays and ive never had any problem with RFI at all. It all depends on the type of electronics you have on the panels i guess but most of this stuff is very quite.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Brett, Glad the problem need not be as bad as some have reported. 73 Peter
@bretthorwood93963 жыл бұрын
@@watersstanton yeah i think its not as bad as reported. Maybe some Chinese made switched mosfet PWM circuits arnt good. I am using an Australian designed 40 Amp solar charge controller. It said it was PWM.you can hear it but it does not produce RF noise. They also shut off at sunset.and you draw the current dircecly off the battery terminals via a fuse box with blade type automotive fuses.It mostly runs my entire back area of the house inc a 12v compressor type fridge.
@sparrowhawk38943 жыл бұрын
Why don't you provide the formula to determine long wire antenna length in meters and feet for the HF frequency band? and talk about insulators.
@watersstanton3 жыл бұрын
There are many calculators on Google - try this one www.wireantennas.co.uk/dipole-calculator
@sparrowhawk38943 жыл бұрын
@@watersstanton Thank you so much😉
@williamp.73042 жыл бұрын
Maaaaaaahhhhhveellllous great vid
@watersstanton2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@peterfrend536010 ай бұрын
Very interesting Peter. Thankyou. Your video's are always interesting & informative. 73 de Pete GI0FZT.