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A Good POTA Option? Testing the JNCRADIO MC-599 Portable Dipole!

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Intro: 0:00:00
The JNCRADIO MC-599: 0:01:00
Antenna Deployment: 0:04:40
Radio Setup: 0:20:00
Quick SWR Check: 0:23:36
Activation: 0:27:02
QRT & Summary: 1:20:53
Packing up: 1:24:36

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5 авг 2024

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Комментарии : 76

@eljuano28 5 месяцев назад

Made my first on the air CW QSO with my mentor yesterday. It wasn't pretty, but it worked. I have got to get __much__ better at instant recognition. Head copy was a no-go, but I'm encouraged, not discouraged. I could have been much worse. 😂 You're among my few heros, Thomas; what a pileup! 73, de AI7UQ

@qrplife 5 месяцев назад

Congratulations on your first CW qso! Welcome to the party.

@ThomasK4SWL 5 месяцев назад

Amazing work!!!! I'm so happy to hear this. Welcoming to a most rewarding aspect of our ham radio world. I find CW to be so much more than a mode...it will have a positive impact across all of your radio work. Keep it up and I hope to have a QSO with you in the near future! All the best, Thomas (K4SWL)

@ke4est 5 месяцев назад

Man I LOVE watching these videos!!!

@carelmulder8035 5 месяцев назад

Thomas, if I hear it correct, the first call is EA8/DL1OKE. Listen for repeating OKE E E (around 28.45 minute) That's Eike from Berlin. 73, Carel PA0CMU

@ThomasK4SWL 5 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@joeym6730 4 месяца назад

Thomas I am so happy you include all of the footage from start to finish. It is helpful and I love it. Please do not change this format.

@ThomasK4SWL 4 месяца назад

Thank you!

@hoselrocket5429 5 месяцев назад

I like that this is unedited and real. Tks

@ThomasK4SWL 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching!

@thogevoll 5 месяцев назад

I bought one of their demo verticals at their Dayton booth last year. Nice product. Nicely packaged.

@JonathanKayne 5 месяцев назад

Always a joy to hear cw on the 818. The sidetone and audio response is just relaxing to hear.

@ThomasK4SWL 5 месяцев назад

Agreed!

@joyahamradio 5 месяцев назад

Pretty interesting antenna, tnx 🤘🏼

@luisfigueroa3300 5 месяцев назад

That is an impressive antenna system. I need to get one before the prices go up. 😊 Oh, you’re not the only one that sees your log. The entire world does via RU-vid. 😂😂😂😂 I like the way you do your videos. From start to finish to include set up. Thanks for taking the time to do them. 🎉

@ThomasK4SWL 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much. :)

@allenshirley1077 5 месяцев назад

Great job Thomas! After six contacts in 2020, no more until this one! Being so close it's hard to hear each other and if you hadn't called N? I doubt I'd ever gotten through that crazy pile-up this time! Thanks N4NN

@ThomasK4SWL 5 месяцев назад

So great to get you on 80M! I plan a lot more 80 here in the near future.

@stevemercure902 5 месяцев назад

Cool that your first qso on the dipole was with Canary Island. 73 de W5EN

@KS4YX 5 месяцев назад

Makes me homesick. I love Looking Glass Falls and Pisgah National Forest. I grew up in Brevard.

@ThomasK4SWL 5 месяцев назад

It's a beautiful area.

@spacemedic545 5 месяцев назад

I love my antenna ! Easy set up and tuning. I recommend one to every one.

@kendebusk2540 5 месяцев назад

Outstanding, Tom! I need to seriously consider one of those antenna kits next time the piggy bank gets full :) TU, de KA8VLW, Ken, Michigan

@kendebusk2540 5 месяцев назад

OK, Tom, hope it went through on your end to get the commission. I thought the shipping charge was high, but when I compared to DXEngineering with free shipping, that outlet was still higher than the Chelegance price with $62 shipping, so I got it through your link. You were so impressed "in person" and I saw the results on your video, that I went to a generally unused "savings" account debit card and bought it without waiting for a full piggy bank. Hope it works half as well as you demonstrated. Thanks for the recommendation, I'm sure I will enjoy it and maybe run into you someday on the air using it! TU agn, KA8VLW, Ken, Michigan

@ThomasK4SWL 5 месяцев назад

I think you will be pleased, Ken. And thank you, sir, for using the affiliate link. Perhaps someday we'll work each other P2P with this dipole! :) Enjoy and all the best! Thomas

@JustMe-dv5ix 5 месяцев назад

Maybe some feed back messing with transceiver? place a choke next to your transceiver possably, I know my 817 is sensitive to stray RF. Took a while to put up that antenna, but seems to work pretty well for a loaded dipole. Good video.

@ellisc.foleyjr9778 5 месяцев назад

This was another one that I missed. kept looking for you and then went and did some chores and came back to find you had worked a friend of mine Pete, WA2JMG. but I missed you all together. . So! will have to keep hunting I guess. thanks for sharing the video! ed Ellis WA1RKS

@ThomasK4SWL 5 месяцев назад

Next time, my friend! Will be great to put you in the logs again.

@k9eihamradio 5 месяцев назад

Thomas, I just noticed the orange sheath on your coax. Good idea!

@ThomasK4SWL 5 месяцев назад

Yes, I love it! Makes it easy *not* to trip over!

@rossbassette7518 5 месяцев назад

A rare sighting of K4SWL in the flesh

@ThomasK4SWL 5 месяцев назад

Ha ha! :)

@mitch_s 16 дней назад

Bonus footage! Lol

@AllFouRoux 5 месяцев назад

You beeps and bloops guys blow my mind

@KeepEvery1Guessing 5 месяцев назад

It was fun to hear myself! (Very near the end.) I had tried 20 Hz (0.o2 kHz) off zero beat, but I couldn't hear it in the video. I'll have to try 50 Hz next time. I carry orange and yellow two tone paracord to guy with, for visibility's sake. I was running 90W, so I'll say 73 rather than 72 - Bill - KE1G

@ThomasK4SWL 5 месяцев назад

😆 Hey! Nothing wrong with 90W when needed! Thank you.

@N3WERHamRadioElmer 5 месяцев назад

@44:45 LoL Good Handling N3WER 73's

@adam-g7crq 5 месяцев назад

Hi Thomas, just a thought re the tripod, might be worth laying the guying lines out first and attaching them whilst setting up the tripod same when taking it down, looks like there could be a reasonable amount of weight on top with the elements fully extended would hate to see the whole thing topple over in a gust of wind and break the telescopic whips.

@ThomasK4SWL 5 месяцев назад

I will try that next time. Good point!

@yt5bos 4 месяца назад

If you deploy both the whips and the wires you get a fan dipole for 20 and 40...

@blugoose86 5 месяцев назад

Burning up the airwaves. Great Job. Great antenna

@ChrisRomp 5 месяцев назад

Reminds me of the MFJ-2289PKG “big ears” antenna I have, but yours is probably nicer quality.

@ThomasK4SWL 4 месяца назад

I've never used the MFJ-2289PKG. I can say that the MC-750 quality is excellent.

@LouiseBrooksBob 5 месяцев назад

23:20 the "R" is also a sign that the rear antenna port is selected.

@ThomasK4SWL 5 месяцев назад

Indeed! Thank you for the reminder. :)

@theramblingsoflarry9290 5 месяцев назад

Awesome video Where did you get that coax at

@buildstoys 5 месяцев назад

It's from ABR Industries, web link is in the description.

@ThomasK4SWL 5 месяцев назад

It's this one from ABR: abrind.com/shop/qrp-pota-portable-cables/abr240-uf-with-pl259-with-5-ferrites/?sld=twitherspoon Note that QRPer is an affiliate with ABR, so this is an affiliate link. Also, you can use the coupon code "ABR10QRPER" and save 10%. Their cable assemblies aren't the cheapest, but they are the best in terms of quality. I have never had one fail me. Also, a superb company overall.

@davidryeburn6446 5 месяцев назад

How high was the feedpoint of that antenna? Looked like maybe 15 ft to me, and that's pretty low for use on 20 m. David VE7EZM and AF7BZ

@ThomasK4SWL 5 месяцев назад

Yeah, it's not ideal, but it's manageable in the field.

@billcosgrave6232 5 месяцев назад

How does this antenna compare to the MPAS 2.0? Could the MC599 be left outside for any length of time?

@ThomasK4SWL 5 месяцев назад

This might be a question for Chelegance regarding the length of time outside--I should think it would hold up, but would need sealant around the connector. I think the main difference with the MPAS 2.0 would simply be the performance characteristics between a vertical and dipole, also where it's deployed (on the beach, on a mountain, in a valley). In this particular case, I feel the dipole offers better DX possibilities in a valley. Then again, I could be wrong about that since I'm working on only one outing with it.

@tcort 5 месяцев назад

you're going to have to start working split with that antenna, hihi

@ThomasK4SWL 5 месяцев назад

I know, right? :)

@lyledal 5 месяцев назад

If you're new to the channel, sit back! Relax! Thomas' POTA activations are some of the chillist amateur radio content on the interwebs. It's great stuff, and you might learn some things too!

@ThomasK4SWL 5 месяцев назад

Aw shucks. :) Thank you!

@thogevoll 5 месяцев назад

Oh that's interesting, a wireless antenna, no feedline needed. 🤔😁😂🤣

@ThomasK4SWL 5 месяцев назад

🤣🤣🤣

@billcosgrave6232 5 месяцев назад

👍

@POTA59 5 месяцев назад

crazy pile up😂，how many CWer in US?

@ThomasK4SWL 5 месяцев назад

Good question. A lot I should reckon! :)

@RegNatarajan 5 месяцев назад

Just curious, why the Canadian flag on your backpack? Cheers from Vancouver.

@ThomasK4SWL 5 месяцев назад

Because I LOVE Canada. We often spend whole summers in Quebec or the Maritimes. We're way overdue to hit BC. It's just so much pricier for extended stay lodging. :)

@RegNatarajan 5 месяцев назад

@@ThomasK4SWL Canada loves you back, bro. I really enjoy your videos, and I know several others up here who follow you as well.

@qrplife 5 месяцев назад

With pileups like that, you’re going to have to start working split just to spread it out a little.

@ThomasK4SWL 5 месяцев назад

I know...honestly, I want to do split, but it's not convention for POTA and SOTA. It would make working stations much easier on this end.

@qrplife 5 месяцев назад

@@ThomasK4SWL and tbh, POTA and SOTA should not generally require working split. The exception being case when you actually are RARE dx.

@KD9ZHF 5 месяцев назад

You say whips like Stewie. 😊

@ThomasK4SWL 5 месяцев назад

🤣

@Philip-KA4KOE 5 месяцев назад

Dont turn your back on visitors. Ever.

@vk4foo 5 месяцев назад

Was she about to be a Karen

@ThomasK4SWL 5 месяцев назад

Nope. She was genuinely curious. I actually love the opportunity to introduce others to field radio.

@garrykraemer8993 Месяц назад

K4SWL de WD0DUD bk - Wow a quiet, relaxing, lazy, POTA activation! My heart is racing and I can barely keep up with you! I'd say that antenna is "superb"! How in the world do you calm down after an hour of this intense activity! I'd have to call Uber to haul me and my equipment home! You are amazing!

@ThomasK4SWL Месяц назад

POTA activations do many good things for my soul and lift my spirits!

@waakca 5 месяцев назад

Its funny when this happens. Just like in this video, you're setting up your antenna or you're operating and someone asks, "what is all this?" or something to that effect. You say you're a ham radio/amateur radio operator or something to that effect and they immediately start glazingng over. They'll say something trivial like "that's interesting" or "looks like fun" then start walking away not knowing any more then than at the time before they asked.

@ThomasK4SWL 5 месяцев назад

Folks have also asked me if I'm a spy. I realy need to start saying, "Why yes, I am!" :)