Philip Neidlinger here...KA4KOE and Professional Engineer (electrical), working for the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized). I am not attempting to establish a RU-vid "presence". New videos I upload are aimed at around 3 minutes maximum duration and are unedited. Typically, I will upload straight from my smartphone or computer. If the video is too flawed, then I'll start over from scratch. I am an independent sort and tend to modify existing equipment.
It depends how you’ll be using it on 40M and 80M because of the height - you’ll be mostly radiating NVIS as it how I’m using it on those band. If you elevate the unit - you’ll get DX on those bands too!
@@Philip-KA4KOE Do they stay gone ? Or is this a good short term fix ? Thanks for the info.. I'll give that a try.. I've had more luck with Icom... Still use my IC 728... wish I could find the FM module... Just use my 7410 and 9700... KJ4OKL... 73
Thank You for sharing this. I only became aware of JS8 a few months ago, when I watched a video that covered listen-only mode, using just a computer and a radio. I hope to be trying out the procedures that were described in the video, but I have not yet downloaded any of the software, and I have not verified that an old radio that I have will receive the appropriate frequencies that are used. For many years I have thought about, and devised other methods of disseminating digital information via radio and other means, but I had no idea that folks had come up with JS8 and allegedly have been utilizing it for some time.
This has also intrigued me since i was young. Just cant follow the tones fast enough im sure its easier with tine but takes a keen ear. Im in process of grtting my tech ticket next month
Very cool! I have almost the exact same thing setup at my qth as my permanent antenna. Its about 140 feet of wire in a horizontal triangle up about 20ft over my house. At the feed point I'm using an ldg 4:1 unun fed with 50 ohm coax but no choke on mine. I have about 75ft of coax back to the radio and don't seem to get rf back in the shack. It resonates on 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m, and 6m. Looks like it could easily do the WARC bands with a tuner. Loops are quickly becoming my favorite kind of antenna. You get more harmonics, slight gain over a dipole, and good noise rejection. I made a 20m loop for my pota ops, in conjunction with a 12m spiderbeam. I find it is 3-4 s units quiter than my end fed half wave which everyone is fawning over these days. I was wondering if it were possible to put 40m of wire on that mast and so its great to see an example. 73s
I was rather surprised how many FT8/FT4 contacts I was able to make during the solar flare event. A fraction of the usual, but signals WERE getting through. Shows just how robust the mode is. Good choice, bringing the Yaesu...this is no time for QRP!
Thanks for the contact, Phil {US-2175} . Nice antenna setup for sure, I just ordered a hitch mount for my flag on the back of my camping trailer. Thinking I will need to get another for the POTA antenna. Hope to catch you again soon when you activate again. 73 K9BBQ
Nice to hear your CQ call. Hope I will be able to hear it on air some day. Started coming back on CW after a long gap with paddles bought from a local ham. I was a regular CW DXer a few decades back with straight key. 73 de Jon, VU2JO.
if using a 1/4 wave vertical like this, you have a radiating element (the telescopic whip) that's a 1/4 wave in length. In this case for 20m, a 5m whip. To work 40m, it'd need to be 10m long which is available isn't very practical especially for pota so you'd likely need a coil of some kind. And if you want to work 15, or 30, or 17, or ... gasp... 80, something else. I'm in a different camp, I'd much rather use a coil system than a full length whip, so much more convenient. Especially if you want to work more than one specific band. That said, you can use that 5m whip with something like a Chameleon coil on most any band (including 20, but best leave off the coil when using it because it's not needed), as it's not a true resonant coil, but that just muddies the waters. But to each his own, no two ops are going to have the same exact setup or preferences, kinda what makes it all fun. Good luck on whatever adventure you choose. Jason KO4NDP
Nice, the Cha TDL does pretty good for me. I’ve tried elevated and ground mounted but never on the same day from the same location so no real comparisons as to performance advantage. I like the TDL because it works as well as the MPAS vertical configurations without having to string out counterpoise. I’m liking that hitch mount, I’ll have to look it up. I use a drive on mount but an extended hitch mount would be nice to try.
Also, the loop wire had a break somewhere inside under the insulation. I replaced the wire and all is good with the world. I have since replaced the 5:1 Hybrid Micro with a prototype N9SAB 4:1 balun...it works a WHOLE lot better.
Read the description below the title. I made some corrections when I posted. Like the pole being made by Spiderbeam and not Chameleon? And thank you. I don't script any of these...totally off the cuff and uploaded as is. So yes, I will misspeak at times.
What the maker will not disclose is the impedance matching device is a binocular design, which dissapates most of your power in heat, i know, i have one, and it is proven by a thermal assessment using Flir.
Having good luck with a “ham stick” - more convenient than a base loaded (coil loaded) short vertical. I like the idea of a consistent, set-it-up-and-transmit device when in a park. The more thing’s in there that get around using a full size vertical, the more things to adjust and maintain, i.e., have to repair in the field.
