IC-705 & MC-750 | Morning Morse Code - 3/24/24

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A nice cool morning in AL to start the day with a QRP CW Parks on the Air (POTA) activation. 3/24/24 at Tuskegee National Forest US-4451.
Thanks for joining! 72 dit dit
PS, I got the date wrong on the text in the intro of the video. This was the 24th, not the 23rd. Heh.
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Chapters:
Intro & Setup - 0:00
40 Meters - 12:40
20 Meters - 33:30
Final Thoughts & QSO Map - 50:45

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Комментарии : 30

@skepticalmechanic 2 дня назад

Thanks for taking me along.. AD2ER

@w4arb 2 дня назад

Thank you for watching! 73

@ontarget1911 4 месяца назад

Your vids are some of my favorite. Keep up the good work. I like the Alexloop

@w4arb 4 месяца назад

TU my friend! The alex loop is my favorite. It’ll be back in the next video :) 73!

@EvanK2EJT 4 месяца назад

LOL that 219 was optimistic!

@w4arb 4 месяца назад

i believe you, it’s still funny tho 😂

@EvanK2EJT 4 месяца назад

@@w4arb 🤣

@chevnut712 4 месяца назад

Another good video. You activate a little earlier than I usually get up, but we've had a couple QSO's. Between you and K4SWL, I'm having no trouble finding more POTA stuff to buy, lol. Keep up the good work. John WA2OUZ

@w4arb 4 месяца назад

Thank you for watching & for the contacts! I recognize your call sign. 73

@Utahforrest 4 месяца назад

Speaking of K4SWL… I think he uploaded an activation today with that same antenna!

@w4arb 4 месяца назад

Hah, he’s the reason I bought this antenna too…Oh and the reason I bought a 705. Dang Thomas costs me a lot of money. 😂😂

@brianve7jyd943 4 месяца назад

Howdy Aaron - wont be talkin to you with these solar conditions - up north were dead 10M to 80M - be glad ur south lol 73 pard

@w4arb 4 месяца назад

Man that’s rough! I saw the numbers, but the bands weren’t bad here this morning. No idea how they are now, but seems like the north got the worst of it. TU & enjoy the northern lights! I’ve never seen them in real life. 73!

@brianve7jyd943 4 месяца назад

@@w4arb you should try lookin outside fer a coupla nites - i seen on the solar site that they will be visable as far south as Florida if you have clear skys

@brianve7jyd943 4 месяца назад

yes the bands i cant hear anyone and if i do its intelligible - the waterfall is jus a white haze of white noise

@w4arb 4 месяца назад

Oh man! I’ll have to try tonight! I’ll be out on the tractor cleaning up some in the dark after the kids go to bed, so I’ll be watching

@brianve7jyd943 4 месяца назад

@@w4arb ubet let me know how you do

@ve2zdx 4 месяца назад

I was about to message you asking about this antenna. I’ve been thinking getting it to use on the top of my building. Because of the tripod and only 4 radials. How does it perform on 80 with the coil? And the banana plugs used in this one, do they use some Chinese only specs or it’s just like the ones we find around here? 73!

@w4arb 4 месяца назад

It’s a great antenna. I’ve only really used the 80m coil one time, but I feel like it performed respectably given its size. It tuned to 1.2:1 with no tuner on 80m. I’m sure the bandwidth was quite narrow though. The banana plugs are 3mm. They’re a little smaller than the standard ones, but they’re pretty easy to find. 73!

@ontarget1911 4 месяца назад

As heavy as that 705 is you could take a 7300. Pretty chunky!

@w4arb 4 месяца назад

Hah! A 705 including the battery is small and light enough to hold in one hand. A 7300 with a 20 Ah battery to run it, I’d have to start lifting weights 😅

@kuniooniumi5370 3 месяца назад

good

@w4arb 3 месяца назад

Thank you!

@kuniooniumi5370 3 месяца назад

@@w4arbsan, I want to have QSOs with cw, but my ability of cw is very low,may be less than 12 wpm. now I have a special training listening cw qso on RU-vid. One day i could become a cw expert, pls contact with u. de JF1QFH north Tokyo. Today is 1st April,but true.

@Paul-VA4ADM 4 месяца назад

how does MC-750 compare to a Buddistick Pro?

@w4arb 4 месяца назад

There are a lot of factors involved in an objective answer. It would partially depend on band. On 20 meters and higher, the MC-750 is a full size 1/4 wave vertical. On 40/80, it has loading coils to add inductance. The Buddistick is shorter (therefore has more inductance in the coil), which lowers the efficiency. However, the Buddistick is supposed to be deployed on a tripod (elevated) with an elevated tuned counterpoise. Elevated counterpoises are more efficient technically than ground radials (unless you use A LOT of ground radials). All in all, both perform subjectively well enough for activities like Parks on the Air. But the MC-750 is much easier to set up and tune than a Buddistick (I've owned both). I personally found the Buddistick coil and tap clips to be terribly fiddly. Hope that helps!

@Paul-VA4ADM 4 месяца назад

Thank you@@w4arb! I do own Buddistick Pro. Confirmed 127 countries CW with it since March 2023. It's a great antenna but I need something for 80 mtrs. Working on my 5B WAS CW.

@w4arb 4 месяца назад

It’s definitely a compromise antenna on 80M but it does work. I’ve made some nearby contacts with it on 80, but It’s about 1/4 the size of a full quarter wave. A good ole 80m dipole, or even a long random wire would do better. :)