i use the same radio with 2 antennas,3 80 amp hour costco marine batteries,2 100 watt panels,it does fairly well,its at 4100 ft in the sierras,its been running non stop for almost 2 years,i am going to upgrade the radio,and add 1 more panel,my panels are mounted almost vertical,it snows several feet every year,and would cover the panels,thanks,,WRXG377
Helpful video. A bit confusing about USB connectors. Your cable with USB -C on one end and USB-A at the opposite end. The “Printer cable is USB-A to B. B plugs into he radio (or printer).
Thanks for the video, going to be setting this up soon myself. Looks like you’re out in Pine? I’m over in Conifer, might have to hit you up for some advice on some things if you’re open to it!
I have both a four section fiberglass pole set as well as the aluminum mast kit. What I failed to have made before moving to the EU was an adapter that would allow the fiberglass masts to mount on top of the aluminum mast kit. This would allow isolation of the mast from the antenna wire at the upper most section of the mast. The aluminum mast kit is a bit awkward for one individual to set up and was used by two man crews in the military but it can be done. Might be a problem once I get the fiberglass mast sections added to the top of the aluminum. BTW those fiberglass tent poles were used to hold up camouflage tents in remote areas, they came with an unusual three section that look like snow shoes with a common center mount for the poles. This prevented the poles from punching through the camo tents. 73!
Thank you for the amount of detail found in this video. Up until now, its been a lot of piecing together info from multiple sources. Having some issues connecting but it was great to hear the modem dial etc by the end of the video. 73!
I don’t think it helped anything. Most of the noise comes from the eTorque system and I haven’t had time recently to look into how to mitigate that. Once things free back up if I figure out a solution I’ll post a video for it.
Congrats on the first SOTA activation!!!! A lot of people would have sped up the set up, but there's a lot of value to showing it in real time, so I'm glad you did it this way. Can't wait to finally do some of this stuff myself!
Hey I appreciate the comment. I’ve taken a hiatus from RU-vid to get an EMT certification for when things go sideways. Two weeks left and I’ll be back to making videos
Great advice for anyone trekking out to the boonies by themself. I've had lots of fun on my bikes out in the middle of nowhere, but I'm really looking forward to getting a similar setup for doing some POTA/SOTA stuff finally. Great way to have fun, but safety and multiple backup plans have to be in the forefront for sure!
Hello Rocky Mtn Ham Radio ! Can I use your video in my video plus comments to help people learn lessons so they can drive safer? I'll put your name on the screen, thank you for reading.
Thanks so much for this awesome video! Explanations I've seen (or read) before have always resulted in my having more questions than answers, but your explanation was incredibly thorough. I'm so glad I've stumbled upon your channel. Cheers and 73!
I just downloaded the CP210x_Universal Window Driver file. Right click on silabser (setup info...a 2kb file), but there was no "install" option. Ideas?
I’d just double click and install that way. Honestly, I’m not good at reading instructions so that’s what I did the first time anyways. Hope that helps.
15:03 You described USB A and B the wrong way round. USB A is the rectangular host connector that goes to the computer. USB B is the almost square device connector that goes to the radio. The cable must be USB 2.0. The USB 3.0 A plug is backwards compatible with a USB 2.0 host, but the USB 3.0 B plug is not backwards compatible with a USB 2.0 device.
Finally got my 891 to work! Only think different in my end was the two COMM Ports picked up were switched up from this video. On yours’ and other videos, the COMM Port labeled “Enchanced” was the lower number one. Mine on the other hand was the high sequential number. Once I selected that comm port labeled as “Enhanced” it worked without issue!
If this videos helps just one person, you, it was worth it. It only took me about 15 minutes to figure out the problem but I initially thought something with the front end of my radio had failed or fried.
Hey mate, is it OK to feature your clip in my Channel? It will be credited in the description & comments section with your name watermarked on the clip. Thanks, DU
For CAT control the computer interfaces directly with the radio via the USB cable, not the Digrig. There may be another way to go about it, but so far I am not aware of any.
"Unlike other transceivers in FT-8xx lineup, Yaesu FT-891 does not expose the serial interface lines and instead implements serial CAT internally via its own USB connection." forum.digirig.net/t/cables-for-yaesu-ft-891/16 Also, Check out the USB driver manual at the bottom of the list of files for the 891 www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&ProdCatID=102&encProdID=DF4DB262968932E999EAF928B5B6A1A7&DivisionID=65&isArchived=0
@@JosephLittleK3ARK Interesting. Ultimately I'm trying to see if this will work on a mac. Yaesu's software doesnt appear to work on mac, but if you can live without cat control, it just might work. Thanks
Interesting to see repeaters that are only in cabinets and not also in a 'shack'. Most around here that I'm familiar with are in an actual small building. I guess this shows that it can be done on a smaller scale with the proper cabinet, etc.! Looks like a good location...minus those switchbacks. lol
Hey I appreciate you watching and your comment! I wish we would have had a building on site to put it. We had a good site but that was it. Had to come up with everything else from scratch.
Hey I appreciate you watching my video and leaving a comment. All my cables have rfi mitigation/chokes/ferrites built in to them and I don’t have any issues there. I use them in the shack where needed. I’ll keep this in mind if I run into problems in the future.
Very nice video! A question that comes to my mind: why are you setting up wire antennas when you live in such a nice place for a multiband yagi or quad? Look for status quad :) the bands are completely different when you have them. 73!
Because that stuff takes time and planning. I have a 60ft tower I’ll be putting up in the spring and still deciding what will go on top. For now I am pretty happy with the full size g5rv and I just ordered a ZS6BKW that will be here Thursday. I know people either love or hate the g5rv. I am in the love them camp. Always been a good performer for me. Between me and you the OCF dipole I built sucked. Well at least for the band intended it for it was pretty good on the other bands tho - 20-15-10. 40 was terrible. Took it down today in preparation for the ZS6BKW. Take care bro
@@JosephLittleK3ARK nice, you’ve got good plans then. Another wire antenna I think you’d like is the delta loop. It takes a 4:1, you can calibrate it for 40 and it will be resonant on 40, 20, 15 and 10 as well. The difference is that loop antennas are low noise and wide band. If you use aluminum wire you will see absolute flat swr on the entire resonant bands 😀 73!
And you was right I did have to have a paid prescription to QRZ for my auto lager to work from my ft8 thanks for the information that got me up and running and got me to log in on QRC from my ft 8. Thanks 73 K4BWN
These videos will be reference for years 😊 I’m waiting for you to teach how to connect it to n1mm for at control and send cw. If it’s possible I’ll buy the digirig. Thanks and 73!
@@JosephLittleK3ARK No, it was fine! It got me to where I needed to be. I was able to successfully contact a gateway on 40 meters. Again, thank you! 🙏. Keep the videos coming. I like your real world relaxed style! It’s way more relatable than many of the other content creators.
Wow! That really means a lot to me. It has been a challenge, getting into the whole RU-vid thing. It is not easy as going out and recording video and uploading it. It is getting better and I am learning but in the beginning I was always messing things up or things would mess up or I wouldn't be able to get things work and I almost abandoned the channel but it is/was viewers like you that gave me the encouragement to keep going. Again, I really can't tell you how much I appreciate it!
I have gotten more help from you emails on my Digirig and cable's with my Yeasu FT-891 for FT8 I am on line now I think I have gotten 100 contacts since the last time we emailed this weekend. 73 K4BWN
I realize that I said we'd do the giveaway at 300 subs in the video. I misspoke and forgot to take care of that while editing the video. We will do the giveaway at 500 subs and I apologize for any confusion. Thank you all so much for your support and continuing ti watch, subscribe and like the videos - it makes it all worth it!
I went to high school in Longmont I now live in Texas. I do go home to Durango from time to time. I do Parks on the air on a regular basis. Lately I have been at K-10274 I hope to work you one day. I would like to see you do a live stream like ham jazz VK7BIX dose. Carry on WQ9V.
Hey WQ9V! I appreciate your comment. Are you talking about a POTA live stream, or live streaming from the house while making contacts? Either way, I like the idea - thanks!
Hey I appreciate you asking and that’s totally fine. I’m pretty sure he regained control after he passed me with no damage to his vehicle or person or anyone else’s. Happened in Pine, CO
Hey, this is revit up, can I use your video in my new episode? Watermarked and linked to your channel of course. Also, Did he regain control? thank you!
Hey I appreciate you asking and that’s totally fine. I’m pretty sure he regained control after he passed me with no damage to his vehicle or person or anyone else’s. Happened in Pine, CO
