I Bought Another Ham Radio Mystery Box!?! Did I Lose Money?

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During Dayton Hamvention this year Main Trading Company had a special on their website for $59.90 you could get a Mystery Box and they guaranteed that this one would have a Radio in it! Of course I can't pass up a good mystery box, so I picked one up. Watch to see if I lost money or not!
As of posting this video we are over 700 Subscribers! Watch the video to see what radio I got because at 750 Subscribers I will be giving it away.
TIMESTAMPS
00:14 Intro
00:45 750 Subscriber Giveaway?
01:15 New Microphone
02:05 Buy Me a Coffee? =)
03:30 Box Opening
04:00 Misc Connectors - Lots of them
04:36 Open Box USB Cable
05:25 BNC Keychain 1 of 5
05:55 SD102 Soldering Iron
06:30 Satellite TV Installation Junk
06:55 1/4" Phono Plug Ends
07:10 Package ASMR and Speaker Mounts
07:55 More Package ASMR and 3.5mm Extension Cable
08:15 More Satellite TV Junk
08:27 10v Power Transformer
08:55 Times 2
09:05 BNC Keychain Number 2
09:18 Bunny Ear TV Antennas Very Useful!
10:40 BNC Keychain Number 3
10:45 Cheap Laptop Speakers
11:05 BNC Keychain Number 4
11:37 "High Quality" HDMI Cable
12:09 BNC Keychain Number 5
12:12 YES A RADIO - TYT TH-UV88
13:50 Subscriber Giveaway Announcement
14:14 TL;DR Contents
17:13 Skip Here For Prices of Stuff
21:39 Was it worth it?

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21 окт 2024

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Комментарии : 30

@A.R.O.T.A. 2 года назад

The BNC "keychains" look like the old BNC network terminators once used on PC's. Rather than being completely useless you should find that if yo put the on a multi meter they should have a resistance of around 50 ohms and a power handling suitable for QRP radios.

@WQ9FHamRadio 2 года назад

Thanks for the tip! I will grab my meter and see what the resistance value is, would be quite handy for testing QRP radios for sure. Thanks for watching! 73 -Kevin

@paulgarcia1566 2 года назад

The TYT UV88 is a very nice and capable HT. I have one and its definitely an upgrade to the Baofeng UV5R

@markhuisinga1698 Год назад

The bncs I use them for dust covers for my portable radios. Great for keeping dirt out of the antenna connector. If it is a dummy load it's even better to protect your qrp radio.

@osculant 2 года назад

“So,without further ado…” *rolls 30 second intro* :p

@n8vox 2 года назад

They are terminators. We used them for 10BASE-2 networks. I think token ring networks might have used them too.

@kieludwig2012 2 года назад

I think they're caps for BNC to keep dust out of your Connector

@WQ9FHamRadio 2 года назад

Thanks! I couldn't figure out what they we're I thought maybe caps, or maybe dummy loads, but they were just floating in the box. Thanks for watching. 73 -Kevin

@K3JRZOnTheAir 2 года назад

You won the BNC keychain lottery!!! Congrats! LOL!

@WQ9FHamRadio 2 года назад

Yeah I did! I got enough to go around thats for sure. Thanks for watching! 73 -Kevin

@bigphil6980 2 года назад

are the BNC plug blanking plugs for BNC sockets or handy talks with a bnc antenna

@WQ9FHamRadio 2 года назад

It seems like they are terminating ends for BNC jacks, I haven't tested the impednace yet but they could possibly be a basic dummy load for an HT if they are 50 ohm. THanks for watching! 73 -Kevin

@kb9mtd-aaronwebb 2 года назад

The keychains are likely BNC 50 or 75 ohm terminators. You are brave getting these boxes but sometimes they hook you up. Maybe from a radio joint like with the Yaesu guys or Icom but I've never heard of Main Trading. Thanks for the video tho. Great for testing out the new microphone. It performed well might add.

@WQ9FHamRadio 2 года назад

Thanks for watching. They guaranteed there would be a radio in the box, and there was, I was hoping I might get lucky and there would be a better radio, but this one isn't terrible to be honest, for only being $30. I like the gamble of hoping there will be something good in the box lol, maybe next time. 73! -Kevin

@kf5hcr176 2 года назад

MTC is a great family owned business, nice folks and good service

@Screamingtut 2 года назад

The keychains are likely BNC 50 or 75 ohm terminators

@WQ9FHamRadio 2 года назад

That's what I'm leaning towards now with the replies I'm getting, still have no use for them and still going to turn them into Keychains to put on my radio gear lol. Thanks for watching! 73 -Kevin

@k4laz_1 2 года назад

the BNC keychains are terminators, they should have a 50 or 75 written on the top of the cap, you can use them to test your coax with a antenna analyzer or VNA but dont try to put any real power into them.

@lyledal 2 года назад

But what was the dollar value of the fun you had going through all that stuff?

@WQ9FHamRadio 2 года назад

I do really enjoy getting these even though they are usually full of stuff I can't or won't use lol. Thanks for watching! 73 -Kevin

@johnpawlicki1184 2 года назад

Use a meter on the BNC terminators to determing if they are 50 or 75 ohms. Useful as a dummy load for analyzers etc.

@WQ9FHamRadio 2 года назад

Thanks for watching! I've got them on my desk just need to pull my meter out and test them. 73! -Kevin

@DonzLockz 2 года назад

I think I got similar stuff in my box. Probably not a great buy but I guess it's why they call it a mystery box. I think I shouldn't have bought it but too late now. lol

@WQ9FHamRadio 2 года назад

Yeah i've bought several mystery boxes from the radio retailers over the years but always seem disappointed, but I like to think I'll get lucky some day lol. Thanks for watching! 73 -Kevin