It's not meant to be this difficult is it? | 2m SSB portable ham radio 

You tried your best. There are good days and not so good days. I like that you include these times in your videos. It provides a realistic picture of the challenges of the hobby.

Thank you for bringing realism to radio in your videos. We all have those days when things don’t go quite to plan, keep up the good work.73

Carl, it looks like a great location to play radio especially vhf. I am glad at least that you had a chance to go outside as the rain finally let up a bit, but as long as you are having fun is all that counts, and again thank you for sharing I really enjoyed it!

Great video Carl, and a fair reminder of the kinds of things we can expect to encounter while trying to operate in the field. Here it can be nosey hikers, dogs, wildlife, black flies, mosquitoes and of course weather. The frustrations can pile up, but it's great to see you persevere through it. I am still saving up for the ic 705, but the screen glare issue is noted. In the meantime, I am not ready to start lugging the 756 pro3 up a hill for field ops. One thing that we can agree on is the thing that Friedrich Nietzsche and American pop singer both said: if it doesn't kill you, it makes you stronger! Okay, that was a bit of humour, meant to cheer you up. The collapsible antenna looks good. If I had one like it, I might try it on a tripod, or even a pole. Best regards from Canada's easternmost province, Newfoundland! Really appreciate the effort, the videos are great! 73 de vo1ja, Harold.

Thanks for putting in the effort Carl 👍🏻

Cor mate that 705 in the rain would get me a tad edgy. Many thanks for the production.

Carl it’s been a long time since I last saw one of your videos as not had much time for RU-vid in last year and a half. I enjoyed this video very much, the quality of the video is really quite remarkable. BBC quality!

Must be so cheerful to get away from the house and the hand-brake.

Thanks Carl, I've got that antenna it a cracking bit of kit, maybe a satellite contact next :)

Might see you up there one day Carl, I’ve only had bad rain up there when gone with the rig, 73, m7msc.

Some days are like that. Agree with you your comments regarding the 705 screen. Better with an 857 and a battery.

Too many people around.......that will be for the next time. 73, Damien.

hi,i know the feeling,,,beter luck next time,73 from Rotterdam

Amazing location Carl, great video as always 👍👍👍

That looks a cracking location Carl but like you say if it's overrun with the public it get's a bit tedious when young kids are hanging around, they don't understand privacy ethics.

Looks like an excellent location, great view from there. There are more days like this than there are days of long pile ups and logbooks full of QSOs. I'm glad that you share these days with us... it paints a much more realistic picture of our hobby. It's not all glitz and glamor, some days you gotta work your tail off for one QSO. It's the thrill of the challenge that keeps me coming back. Thanks for taking us along.

Always love Carl’s videos, looks just like me doing my stuff! Wow, what a great spot for radio, less the kids of course. Thanks Carl, loved it!

Thanks Carl. I always look forward to your videos every week. I do like how you tell us where you are operating from... just wondering if there is anyway you could maybe tell us when you will be roughly transmitting. Lots of folk would switch on to see if they can hear you. Completely understand the number of people of people being distracting.. Best video of yours recently was the overnight wild camping one a couple of weeks ago. The scenery and nature sound track was fantastic.

vraiment un passe-temps formidable 73

just done a video and its currently uploading now. ive used a ft290r 2.5w radio with the arrow antenna on SSB and made a few contacts on 2m net night

Nice video Carl and showing the little annoyances you encounter using the arrow antenna. I wonder if a dab of loc-tite would help with the tiny treaded ends.

sounds much like my last trip out.

Good one Carl, how about a split charge system to charge that battery from the alternator as well. failing that one of those car jumpstarters that charge the battery via the cigarette adaptor.Also a bit of folded matte black cardheid for the radio display...OKOK enough ideas ;-P

:-( Still love your vids. Cheers from Chicago!

2m SSB is very much dead most of the time but FT8 is better utilized. Try the evenings for 2m SSB events, that's when it gets way busier. There is one or two every month. Similar events for 6 are also fun.

Get a split charge kit Carl. Every mile you do in the Landy with charge the leisure battery. They are cheap as chips and dead easy to fit. Let me know if you need any help, we could make a joint vid of it!

You never know when your going to get that amazing contact K7WHN

I always wondered if the screen would be readable in sunlight. Sounds like you could do with a KX3 :D

I don't like people around when I operate either. I just go where other people can't.

How to attract humans. 1. Put up antenna. I agree about screens in direct sunlight, everyone likes a nice waterfall etc but if you can’t see it then it becomes a nause. I suppose this is where the black and white lcd displays come into their own (x5105 etc) that and a good pair of ears.

Hi ,. See when you are out and about, do you ever become self conscious when there are people about? I had a PMR radio and I wanted to see how far I would get, so as I went walk about my wife stayed in the house taking note when I called in,,. People looking at me!!!! I felt such a fan*y 😳😊😆

Split charge kit eBay 70quid… no flat battery lurks. Pied pipers currently unavailable 😂⚡️⚡️⚡️

Yes we all been there and it's just laughed and it can not get worse De M6SBN

Is the guy at 3:21 having a waz?

You would be better off try a FM satellite!