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I put the Wolf River Sporty Forty on the Air. Is it the best POTA antenna?  

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@0150r
@0150r Год назад
Might be worth it to add a one foot 3/8-24 threaded rod and a coupling to the kit. You could put it between the sporty 40 and the 17ft whip to give it extra length. Could probably put it below the coil as well.
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas Год назад
Yeah, I think I'm going to start carrying a couple of extension rods in my antenna bag for that same reason.
@cornbread-KO5RN
@cornbread-KO5RN Год назад
You guys are going to put us to shame in Louisiana with all that good cooking. That’s my kind of radioing
@thequarantinecatholic
@thequarantinecatholic Год назад
Yay another Ham radio video with the poetic description by Michael of your historical landscapes. With bonus Ms. KB9VBR!!!!!!!! Looking forward to the video!!! Love my Wolf River Coil with the FT-891! My fourth 10 meter contact {within the allowable band range} with the whip and 6 radials on my Technician's was Canada! Great production value as always with the video editing and footage!!!!
@gray5627
@gray5627 Год назад
Hi Mr. Michael, thank you again for a lovely POTA weekend in a beautiful park! Aside from showing us the Sporty 40, I would like to compliment your wife on her cooking skills and on her very nice choice of colors for her weaving. Along with being a very new Ham, I am also a spinner, dyer, knitter, and (neophyte) weaver. Really enjoy the videos, and thanks for sharing! :-)
@christinemartens922
@christinemartens922 Год назад
Oooo. Spinning and dying are areas I keep looking at to try more of in the future. So much fun. As for the cooking- I am definitely the sous chef. Michael is an amazing cook - especially at camp. KC9BME
@VMGIN
@VMGIN 8 месяцев назад
Great combination of high quality production/content, story telling, scenic views and good ‘ol’ Americana. Love the videos !
@Pacmannion
@Pacmannion Год назад
Nice video as always, Michael!
@scottdunbar4898
@scottdunbar4898 Год назад
Your videos are thoroughly enjoyable as well as educational. I just love seeing you and your wife doing your own things but being together. A big thank you from your friend in Maine, K1NEO.
@n5yiz
@n5yiz Год назад
The best video production of all YT "ham radio" videos. 👍
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas Год назад
Thank you. My goal is to set the mark for others to follow.
@TomSP9TL
@TomSP9TL Год назад
Everytime I watch your YT clips from your outdoors trip/activation, the first thing I do is click on the LIKE button! And then I watch it, as I know right from the start, that it will be some good stuff! Thank you for sharing!
@hamradiowithkevin
@hamradiowithkevin Год назад
The work you do in your videos is inspiring Michael.
@rodmurrayVA3MZD
@rodmurrayVA3MZD Год назад
Looks like a fine weekend for an activation! I saw your spot on the POTA app today, Nov 16, and was super excited to hear what I thought was you on the spotted frequency. Sadly, it was a station in TX that was on the same frequency. However, you may recall that last December you did a video based on my question on a live video about attic antennas. As of last week, my EFRW is installed in the attic and working well! Today, over 20 contacts, some POTA hunted stations, west to BC and all the way east to the Canary Islands and south to MS in the US. Thanks for the attic advice!
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas Год назад
Evidently that Texas station popped up next to me as I was getting ready to wind down. I could hear noise off to the side, but I didn't attempt moving as I was going to finish soon.
@N6BFGAmateurRadio
@N6BFGAmateurRadio Год назад
Thanks for the contact and the great video! Funny enough, I was fighting to hear you over a AM radio station in Asia.
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas Год назад
Those international broadcasters roll into the 40m band just like clockwork and make the upper end unusable. It seems to be worse in the winter as the days get shorter.
@k4adz
@k4adz Год назад
I like your rhythm in making the qso's .. Everything is there call signs, report, cordial and efficient. I'm still trying to dial in my dialogue may have to steal a bit of your appoch.
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas Год назад
The best way to manage the pile up is consistency. I’ll dial up or down the banter depending on how busy it is. I try to be intentional with everything I say and do during the activation to keep things moving.
@k4adz
@k4adz Год назад
It's nice and smooth and personable which I try to do on the air as well, we are after all speaking to other human beings even for a very short time. Left a tip. Keep up the good work.
@forgetyourlife
@forgetyourlife Год назад
One section of a BuddiStik or BPole extension should do nicely between the CHA whip and Sporty 40.
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas Год назад
I think I'm going to keep an extension rod in my antenna bag, it won't take up much space or weight.
@BradSnyder1
@BradSnyder1 Год назад
That Sporty Forty seemed to do very well. Great video Michael! 73
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas Год назад
I've been impressed so far, and after using it a few more times since, I've really come to like it.
@lauriepalmeira7519
@lauriepalmeira7519 Год назад
Looks like a beautiful time! Supper looked wonderful! :)
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas Год назад
I think mother nature saved the best camping weekend for the end of the season.
@K3JRZOnTheAir
@K3JRZOnTheAir Год назад
Very nice activation, Michael! You should put your recipes from your videos on your site (probably too long of YT description field), if you haven't already. Or a link to a site that they might be on. 73! Jeff K3JRZ
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas Год назад
I've got a couple of recipe links in the video description. I'm also coming out with a cookbook this winter with a collection of my favorite camping recipes.
@K3JRZOnTheAir
@K3JRZOnTheAir Год назад
@@KB9VBRAntennas AWESOME!
@brianfields4479
@brianfields4479 Год назад
Hi Michael, really enjoyed watching you both enjoy the weekend, just beautiful scenery and great radio, thank you so much for your time, best wishes to you both, zl3xdj.
@45auto
@45auto Год назад
The scones looked yummy! The note about the resonance is quite important. We all tend to worry about the SWR by itself. Unfortunately, I don't think I've been good enough for Santa to bring me a Rig Expert. U-rah-rah
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas Год назад
Agreed. looking at SWR only, you miss the bigger picture. That's why I don't sweat it if I can't get SWR down below 1.7:1 with these vertical antennas.
@bashcoder
@bashcoder Год назад
You're such a good operator 👍
@Dap8998
@Dap8998 7 месяцев назад
The next time you go to that park make sure you get the sentinels call sign 😁
@ASCIITerminal
@ASCIITerminal Год назад
Really enjoyed your video. Thanks! You've gained a subscriber.
@jamiefheim
@jamiefheim Год назад
Have you thought about elevating the sporty 40 on a mast and using a couple of tuned radials? I use a buddipole tripod and mast with good results. Am going to add length to my 17ft whip using buddipole accessory arm, I have both 11 and 22 inch versions. I really enjoy your videos, keep up the good work. 73 de KW7WP
@patrickcarlberg8626
@patrickcarlberg8626 Год назад
Great video Michael. I’m curious what that first dish was? It looked like some kind of chocolate chip bread with cheese in it. I know how much you Wisconsonians love your cheese 😄. Thanks for putting this together. 73, KD9PWI.
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas Год назад
Those are chocolate chip scones. The tops got a little brown, but still very tasty. the recipe link is in the video description. I'll be coming out with a cookbook this winter with more of my camping recipes.
@BikingHikingRadio
@BikingHikingRadio Год назад
Hey Michael. I got my Sporty Forty as soon as they became available for sale on their website. I do not have the RU-vid channel you do, but I did some tests with my Sporty Forty and I was able to get a near 1:1 SWR on 40 meters with mine and put them on my little RU-vid channel. I was also using the MFJ 1979 17ft. whip. I found that using three 32 ft. ground radials was almost ideal. Try changing those 16 ft. ones into 3 or 4 32 footers and I'm thinking you'll see a better result. Very good video as always. Thanks for the great job you always do. 73 de KN3A.
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas Год назад
In my testing, I have found that you SWR can be vary depending on coax length and the number and length of ground radials. But in dropping my SWR, my reactance goes up, so I don't know if I take a performance hit or not. For that reason I really don't sweat it if I can't get SWR below 1.7:1. I'll check out your channel and look at your results.
@RodMilligan7
@RodMilligan7 Год назад
I ran into the same issue with the MFJ-1979 17' whip being too short with the use of my WRC "shorty forty". The MFJ whip is also 11" short like the Chameleon whip in comparison to the WRC OEM 17' whip, this put the resonance point just above the 40m band. With a tuner I could use it on 40m, but i felt that lengthening the whip to bring the resonance down would be a better option and not require a runer. My solution was to order a 3/8-24 whip extension off Amazon. There are several different sizes available on Amazon 12", 18" and 24" extensions. I purchased the 12" size that came with a coupling nut and it worked great to lower the resonance point on 40 meters to cover the 40m voice band. I used 50 ft of RG-8x coax with the 3 - 33 ft radials. I also had good results using 6 - 16.5 ft radials. SWR ranged from 1.5 to 1.7 on 40M. I love your video, very informative and very enjoyable to watch!
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas Год назад
I think I'm going to keep an extension rod in my antenna bag for the same reasons. Interestingly, I've found that coax length and radials can affect the SWR a bit on the Sporty Forty, In testing I was able to reduce SWR by shortening the coax to 25 feet or using less radials. I didn't do an on-air test since it was just in my backyard, so I'm not sure if doing that would affect performance.
@timmanwell2538
@timmanwell2538 Год назад
Curious about the link from amazon. I'd be interested in this. 73.
@davewhite7679
@davewhite7679 Год назад
One more turn on that "shorty 40" coil would have given users a little wiggle room with the various telescopic whips that we're all using. 😏 With the whip tuned for resonance, sometimes a radial or feedline cable adjustment can help bring that impedence up a little closer to 50 ohms. I usually carry a couple short coax cables (10 - 15 ft.) and a few clip-on ferrite chokes. Black magic 🎩 😁 KZ9V
@johnk23705
@johnk23705 Год назад
Neat coil ! I do prefer the adjustable ones, but for quick up and down, this one would be hard to beat. Something I've noticed. I'm in S E Idaho. I've noticed that in the day time, I get almost zero signals from the mid west and south on 40 meters. Lots of contacts on 20 meters. Good contacts on 17 meters also. From the video, it appears that the skip is short on 40 meters. It was longer on 17 meters. I have a 7300 and a full size multi band vertical. Is it just my station and type of antenna or are others seeing the same thing. It's frustrating as I get the majority of my POTA contacts from the mid west and south. Having a vertical, I expect my contacts not to be local. Your thoughts on this. Thanks Michael !
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas Год назад
I also like the ability to tweak things with the adjustable coil, but I can see this as being a great winter antenna as if I have one less thing to worry about in setup, that means I have less time that I need to be out in the cold fiddling with things. As for 40 meters, I find it tough to make contact further west during the day. Usually my limit is Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana. But I do get Utah, Idaho, and Washington during late shift activations. Last summer I worked the same station on both 20m and 40m during a late shift. His 40m contact actually sounded better later in the evening than the 20m one early on.
@johnk23705
@johnk23705 Год назад
@@KB9VBRAntennas I've also found that 40 meters comes in later in the afternoon to evening to the west. I think it's great that you worked both 40 and 17 meters. Gives us out west people a chance to make a contact with you and others who are in the mid west and south during the day. What type of day time coverage are you getting with 20 meters from your area ? Daytime activators in the mid west and south, work 17 and 20 meters during the day in addition to 40. Twenty meters is getting west of the Rockies in the day time.
@montereynotjapan
@montereynotjapan Год назад
Unrelated, but this reminds me of that ambulance show towards the end. Anyway I was wondering if most people like you on RU-vid can be trusted and I why we can trust those numbers. My current condition prevents me from doing what you’ve set out to do so I’m going to keep living through you each day and send you some more gear if god wills it. It’s not that I don’t trust you at all! Also, these locations you go to hopefully have been cleared
@JosephVE3GKT
@JosephVE3GKT Год назад
Michael, why don't you use your autonotch filter to block the jammers? It saves your ears and your frustration. I use mine on nearly every activation. 73 de VE3GKT
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas Год назад
I use the notch all the time, it's one of my front buttons on the FT-891. The intentional interference on 17m that day could not be notched out, though. It was broad band noise that blocked out everything.
@RobertDeMartino-s3j
@RobertDeMartino-s3j 9 месяцев назад
What are some of the numbers that you say when you get in contact with someone
@N4GW
@N4GW 11 месяцев назад
Great video. What software are you logging with?
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas 11 месяцев назад
I use Hamrs for logging. www.hamrs.app
@brianfields4479
@brianfields4479 Год назад
Just wondering if you had the question, which is the best 100w cw radio, or if you have a past video on this subject.
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas Год назад
I don't think that question can be answered. All the modern 100 watt transceivers do an excellent job with CW and have the same basic features and capabilities. The key difference is their ergonomics; where the buttons are placed and how the features are activated. That's a subjective decision and not based on objective performance.
@brianfields4479
@brianfields4479 Год назад
@@KB9VBRAntennas thanks Michael, and keep up the good work.
@RandomWire107
@RandomWire107 Год назад
They should make one for the folding military whips
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas Год назад
That would be an interesting concept. I've been playing with a folding military whip and find the Silver Bullet Mini works really well with it.
@truckinguy92
@truckinguy92 Год назад
What are you using for radials Mike. Thank you for another great and educational video.
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas Год назад
I'm using 8 16 foot radials. They are in two bundles of four with a large spring clip on the end. Here's a video I did last summer on my radial network: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1hZO-UYujm0.html
@truckinguy92
@truckinguy92 Год назад
@@KB9VBRAntennas thanks Mike I’ve watched that video already. The reason I ask is because I’ve been using 8 16’ 6” radials trying 2 coil setups (Super Antenna & BuddiCoil) both with appx 2 11” shafts below the coil and I can’t get the SWR below 2.5-3.0:1 anywhere on or near the 40m band. Using the same stainless steel jaw mount you are, Chameleon 17’ SS whip and an 18” SS tent stake as far into the ground as I can. This is in average ground, not particularly dry. I added 4 more (12 total) 16’ 6” wires and it made very little change. I’m stumped & getting pretty frustrated. The next thing I was gonna try was cutting them in half. Thanks for all your help.
@truckinguy92
@truckinguy92 Год назад
@@KB9VBRAntennas I forgot to add I’m using 20 ga BNTECHGO silicon sheath wire. Super flexible and is easy to untangle.
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas Год назад
I wonder if the issue isn't so much the radials but the coax? Have you tried different coax or a different length of coax? Are you using an RF choke on your coax? I've found that when using a 25 foot piece of RG-8x I sometimes have similar SWR issues, and adding another 25 feet fixes it.
@truckinguy92
@truckinguy92 Год назад
@@KB9VBRAntennas I was using 50’ of RG8X coax, no RF choke. Also tried 25’ of RG-316 with a built in choke. Neither of these coax cables create issues on 20-10m. I did fold all of the radials in half and it brought the SWR down slightly. I removed 8 of the radials, still folded in half (so basically 33’ total) and was able to obtain an SWR of 1.4:1 across the entire General voice portion of 40m. I’m stumped to say the least.
@mrbriancnc
@mrbriancnc Год назад
Just curious as to what all you're running off of that 12v battery, and how much run time do you get with 20 aH?
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas Год назад
The battery just supplies power for the radio. The logging computer runs off the battery and I use a 500wh power station to keep it charged. I keep my transmit power at 50 watts for efficiency. I try to keep an eye on power consumption with a power meter, for that weekend I was on the air for combined 2 1/2 hours and consumed approximately 8 amp-hours of power. That means the 20 ah battery should give me about 5-6 hours of total run time if I take it down to depletion.
@steventatum9327
@steventatum9327 Год назад
Mike do you log the signal reportas when doing pota or only calls time and date?
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas Год назад
I log the signal report of the incoming station. I've found that 80% of the time their signal usually matches what my signal is perceived by them.
@steventatum9327
@steventatum9327 Год назад
@@KB9VBRAntennas thanks just got my ft-891 yesterday and been watching your video and setting it up thanks.
@daveedwards5951
@daveedwards5951 Год назад
Curious, what is the camper??
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas Год назад
It's a TC Teardrops 5x8 trailer. www.tcteardrops.com
@darylcheshire1618
@darylcheshire1618 3 месяца назад
I’d like to buy the Sporty 40 but the Wolf River Coils website is not taking new orders in July 2024: hope they open soon.
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas 3 месяца назад
They will be. I heard they are dealing with a family medical issue and had to pause orders a bit.
@darylcheshire1618
@darylcheshire1618 3 месяца назад
@@KB9VBRAntennas Thanks, it is reassuring, I have an outstanding order for a SB1000, the 17’ telescopic and a tripod mount. Looking forward to getting them.
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas 3 месяца назад
Larry and Gary often will shut down the store if they are traveling to a show or have a family issue to deal with. Then they don’t end up with a big backlog of orders.
@ab0ez
@ab0ez Год назад
Hey Michael, we’re getting setup with an a-frame pop up camper and the wife wants to know how many quarts is your Dutch oven. 73 de AB0EZ.
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas Год назад
My Dutch oven is a 12 inch size (not the deep 12 inch), so it would hold 6 quarts.
@ab0ez
@ab0ez Год назад
@@KB9VBRAntennas Thanks!
@ve2zdx
@ve2zdx Год назад
Did you find the gold, or not? 73's =]
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas Год назад
Didn't find the gold, yet.
@chrisazure1624
@chrisazure1624 Год назад
A shortened ground rod might work better than copper pipe. It would take more pounding.
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas Год назад
It probably would. I've got a bunch of scrap copper available to me from making antennas, so when one gets beat up, I just throw it back in the scrap bucket and grab another.
@chrisazure1624
@chrisazure1624 Год назад
@@KB9VBRAntennas Ah, yes. I have one of your j-poles.
@sighlous
@sighlous Год назад
Thanks for the P2P.
@stephenrichendefer8782
@stephenrichendefer8782 Год назад
Your mix of radio along with some history of the areas you are in is great. Also love the new intro and outro. de KF3BH
@KB9VBRAntennas
@KB9VBRAntennas Год назад
Thanks for the comments, I'm glad you enjoy the new intro.
@miker7962
@miker7962 Год назад
Awesome video. de WE0H ..
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