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Ham Radio Portable
Приєднався 26 січ 2014
Taking Ham Radio outside since 2014 , POTA, wire antenna builds and field testing. Contesting portable ideas.
I share all of the things I have learned out in the field. Come along for the adventure.
Steve Ad4xt
I share all of the things I have learned out in the field. Come along for the adventure.
Steve Ad4xt
FIELD DAY 2024 / W4CVY, Columbus, GA
Another Field Day is in the books for the Columbus Amateur Radio club.
Man was it hot and humid in Georgia this year. This was our second year operating from Ellerslie Park. Come take a look.
Steve - Ad4xt
Man was it hot and humid in Georgia this year. This was our second year operating from Ellerslie Park. Come take a look.
Steve - Ad4xt
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Farm Gate Fence Project UPDATE
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Update to the previous Farm Gate video. Better wheel mounting. Watch this first: ua-cam.com/video/1JYCz4_Ej30/v-deo.html This is a more rigid mount for the swivel wheel.
Saltwater Effect and Vertical Antenna Setup
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Take full advantage of the saltwater effect on your next portable outing. I explain how to setup your vertical to maximize the saltwater effect. Getting up against the the saltwater edge is the best way to take full advantage of the magic. Greg Lane N4KGL has done a nice presentation on the fact that just getting in the area of saltwater is not the same as on the edge. Go watch his video too. u...
NMO ANTENNA ROOF INSTALL AND TUNING / EM WAVE Antenna
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NMO Antenna install at our club picnic. Two Motorola installers mount an antenna on top of a Tacoma truck for club members to see. These guys have lots of experience between the two of them. We call this a parking lot install. Come and see. Steve - Ad4xt
POTA Club Workshop / W4CVY
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New to POTA hams tackle a pileup. We do this several times a year to mentor our newer hams on navigating a pileup. It can be intimidating the first few times on an activation. Everyone did just fine today. Steve - Ad4xt
Georgia Parks on the Air Event 2024, A Roving Adventure.
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Come ride along with us as we activate 9 state parks in Georgia. What a great event to get out and play radio. Jamie K4JDK and I had a blast in the 2nd. annual Ga State Parks on the Air event. We met several hams while roving this weekend. Special thanks to all the organizers of the event. Steve - Ad4xt
Ground Rod Install / Water Method
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Installing a ground rod by hand without renting expensive tools. Water method worked here in Georgia for me. Also a look at the lightning protection I used. Also a quick look at the antenna's in the garden. ua-cam.com/video/OSbuHE6-TLE/v-deo.html Link to my antenna mast video. I have 2 now. Steve - Ad4xt
CQ 160 SSB Contest 2024 / Antenna Shootout
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Team Steve & Steve in the CQ 160 ssb contest. Also comparing two 160 antennas. An EFHW set up in an inverted L pattern, and a 160 elevated vertical inverted L with 4 elevated tuned radials. We made lots of contacts this year. Hope we have you in our log. Come take a look. Steve - Ad4xt
HamCation 2024 Walk thru with Steve - Ad4xt
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A walk thru HamCation 2024 with Steve Ad4xt. My first time to HamCation. Come walk thru the event with me and catch the sights and sounds. I'm always looking for any new portable stuff. The weather was perfect. 78 and sunny. Steve - Ad4xt
Winter Field Day 2024 / W4CVY / Columbus, GA
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Testing our limits this year at WFD. A large amount of rain on Saturday gave our club a good test. We had to adjust and adapt to keep everything dry and the radios running. Come take a look as the Columbus Amateur Radio Club operates in our 7th. annual Winter Field Day. Steve - Ad4xt
Arrow Antenna for 2M / Part 2 Field Test
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Part 2 is the field test . Here is the link to part 1. ua-cam.com/video/wBXmAqomoeg/v-deo.html Part 1 was filmed earlier. I misplaced the sd card until a few days ago. The Arrow antennas are well made and I enjoy going hill toping with this one. Steve - Ad4xt
CQWW 2023 SSB / Contesting Portable
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Contesting portable with Team Steve & Steve AD4XT and KM4SLW from west central Georgia. Great band conditions this year. Our 10-40 Delta Loop antenna worked great as well as the 10M J Pole at 21.9 M. Here are a few of the 220 contacts that we made. Steve Ad4xt
ARRL "SET" Simulated Emergency Test / W4CVY West Central Georgia
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ARRL Simulated Emergency Test by the W4CVY club in west central GA. We operated from Harris County Georgia on the Pine Mtn. ridge . What a great way to showcase your emergency preparedness. Thanks to all those that partisipated today.
TalentCell 12Ah LiFePO4 Battery / Review and Field Test
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Let's look at an budget friendly option for a LiFePO4 battery. This battery offers the size and weight and price point. Can it handle a portable activation or two an 100W SSB? Let's take a closer look. Steve - Ad4xt
Timber Ridge Portable Wagon / Review
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Review of the Timber Ridge Wagon. This wagon is a great addition to any outdoor activity. For me it's camping and operating Ham Radio Portable. Let's take the this Timber Ridge wagon for a test ride. Steve - Ad4xt
Haier AC window unit. Power switch repair / replacement
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Haier AC window unit. Power switch repair / replacement
Field Day 2023 / W4CVY / Columbus, GA Amateur Radio Club / 3A GA
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Field Day 2023 / W4CVY / Columbus, GA Amateur Radio Club / 3A GA
D STAR Repeater Goes Live / Overview / Re[eater site Clean up Day
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D STAR Repeater Goes Live / Overview / Re[eater site Clean up Day
CQ 160 CONTEST SSB 2023 / VERTICAL ANTENNAS
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CQ 160 CONTEST SSB 2023 / VERTICAL ANTENNAS
POTA Workshop / Hands on Training / W4CVY Club Event
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POTA Workshop / Hands on Training / W4CVY Club Event
WFD 2023 / W4CVY / Portable lessons learned
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WFD 2023 / W4CVY / Portable lessons learned
Piper Tri-Pacer flight around Columbus, GA / Ad4xt
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Piper Tri-Pacer flight around Columbus, GA / Ad4xt
10 METER LADDER LINE J POLE ANTENNA / Build and Field Test
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10 METER LADDER LINE J POLE ANTENNA / Build and Field Test
St. Andrews St. Park / POTA By the Saltwater.
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St. Andrews St. Park / POTA By the Saltwater.
Port St. Joseph Peninsula State Park / POTA / Ride thru Mexico beach area
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Port St. Joseph Peninsula State Park / POTA / Ride thru Mexico beach area
Great information, nicely presented thanks 😊
Nicely done
Great video as always, Steve. Thanks for putting it together!
But Will the tower antenna? A return trip may be in order 😅
Could you help me out and let me know what is the diameter of the spring section at its biggest part . And after you tuned it what was your over all length thank you
I used this to fix my ac. I really appreciate this video thanks to much
Thank you so much!! Ordered the switches ages ago and wouldn't have had the confidence to go for it without this!!!
I'm glad it worked out for you.
I use a telescoping paint pole
I have too in the past. A cheaper option. Longer and a bit on the heavy side. But hey, use whatever you can get that wire in the air. Steve - Ad4xt
This calls for experimentation ... there's not much salt water here in northern Ohio, but groundwater does contain enough natural minerals to be conductive to a degree. Methinks it's time for field testing!
Hey, you never know. At least you will be out at a nice portable location. Put out as many ground radials as you can. Good luck. Steve - Ad4xt
Another question. I hv a My Antennas,10-80 efhv, 130 feet, flat(@20 feet high). With my Icom 7300 and mfj-998, the wire works really well. I can even work 160, decently with low swr. Now, I have a ground wire coming off of the 49:1 to a grnd rod. Off of this, I hv multiple wires for a counterpoise( my experiment), which improves the low bsnds🥳. If if if, I put up, in the same configuration, their 9:1 with 173’ or 202’ wire efhw(these are their lengths available), would I see a sizable improvement on all bands or low bands, etc, vs my 130 49:1?? Just curious. Ps. With my amp and 400 watts, I really have a good signal. Thanku for the help n your input. Billy N1mrk
Hard to say. Go experiment. See what works for you. That's what it's all about.
Hi How much wattage were you using? Thanks
Around 400 when needed.
I have this battery, but I had a question. Can you run DC and AC at the same time, your laptop and radio? I'm guessing the AC are the side plugs?
I believe you can. Wont last as long though.
Sorry so what you was feeding at end of video awesome!
Whitetail deer. I also kept the raccoon population happy too.
Love the feeders!What protein are you feeding?
It was something in record rack family of products.
Thanks imhonna try it
You welcome. Mine is still working great.
Thanks so much for this helpful video! Saved me in this heat 😅
You're so welcome!
Interestingly we have a 6000 BTU of this same brand but it has a push button type switch. It wouldn't turn on the first time we used it this year. I watched your vid and tried the switch one or two more times and it worked. Cheap quality switches the company's using I guess.
Thank you! Mine is directly behind my computer desk, so i couldnt see the screws on the front, now i can remove the face plate and clean the (probably mold) gunk out of it
Nice Video. Thanks for taking great care when shooting the video. Perfect
Any sagging noticed?
Not really, I have to add some air to the tire every now and then.
Excellent
lol i had to replace the switch on mine too
Hey Steve...where did you pick up the wheel? Working on putting together 2x 8ft sections of this type of gate myself. Would love to know where you found the wheel assembly. Thanks!
I am definitely doing this next week. Great video and design. Good job!
Excellent job! Best one I've seen yet! Thanks for sharing!
You would achieve more bandwidth by using a spacing of 6 or 8 inches between the wires of the ladder line. This can be done with 14 AWG wire and some insulators between the wires. All the best.
Wattage of your soldering Iron?
This is one of the greatest videos I’ve seen 👍👍
nice video
I heard a nice signal from AB2O recently on 20m CW. The only station from US I could hear after coming back on HF this January after a long gap. I thought of salt water effect then. But could not reach him with my '100W and wire' in spite of trying for half an hour. 73 de Jon, VU2JO.
Nice and beautiful work
Thanks for putting together this video! Im planning out a sliding gate with an automatic opener and the idea to adding wood to a farm gate is such a money saver!
Mine just did the same thing. Thanks for the information. It's a big help.
Great video. I found that same N1LO diagram and I've been making them up for fellow club members at cost. I happen across some interesting solderless disconnect blocks that mount nicely just below the feed point using a tiewrap. Allows for unplugging coax feedline and providing strain relief. Saw them in a video using them from an aussie who used them on his "Extension Cord 10 Meter Vertical" Called Kaszoox. Available on Amazon. 10 Sets 5.08mm Pitch Male & Female No Soldering Green Phoenix Type Connector 4 Pin PCB Screw Terminal Block. 16.99. Can use on other band J-poles too.73, John
Getting ready to build a gate just like this for my space. Thanks for the update on the wheel!
I'm curious if that helped the overall antenna performance on the end fed HW
More interested in lightning protection and bleeding off static that can build up on a wire antenna. Seem like it has helped my noise floor.
Great job. Looks good and functional.
Wish you would keep going and show how to pull up an antenna with a pulley?
Not using any pully system when out portable. Pully can be handy when changing out wire antennas a lot at a home QTH.
Make sure to watch the update video on the wheel . ua-cam.com/video/v3JCvrqo_oo/v-deo.html
Make sure to go see the original video. ua-cam.com/video/1JYCz4_Ej30/v-deo.html Steve
Thanks for sharing this, I wonder how it's doing five years down the line? Some good ideas here which I have taken on board and may use. Best 73, G0ACE
Good question. It's still doing okay. I have built another one on the opposite side of my backyard. I cemented another new 8 foot 4x4 into the ground and moved the same 4x4 16' to the new location. I was short on time as a friend was on the way over to help with the install of a Maco 5/8 wave ground plane on top of the pole. I did lower the top of the mast pole down a few feet. More wind load than a wire dipole but it's doing just fine. I need to do an update video showing the Maco antenna on top. A great antenna for 10M. Thanks for watching . Steve - Ad4xt
@@hamradioportable1630 Hi Steve, thanks for the reply and I'm glad it's working well for you. Best 73, G0ACE
What hardware was used to mount 1-1/2 brackets to 2x4? Sorry if I missed.
The largest wood bolt that would fit thru the hole of the bracket.
Lag bolt?
@travisvick1785 Yea that's it. Forgot the name. Thanks - Steve
how heavy of a gate should i get? would the economy gates work or should i go with heavy duty?
Not really sure which my gate is . Came from Tractor Supply. A light one should work as long as you support with a good wheel.
really appreciate your support! Just now got everything i need!
Cool wagon! I may get one for myself. 73!
Nice contacts Steve! Looks like a fun time setting up on the beach. Now that I am back in Florida, I'll give it a try. 73!
You will enjoy.
This is great! Helps me a lot. Thank you so much. Bless you
Make sure to watch the wheel update video. Steve ua-cam.com/video/v3JCvrqo_oo/v-deo.html
Looks good! Paracord sticks to everything...
Great job.
Would this metal hanger wire work? (Shiny smooth galvanized steel wire coat hangers are rust free, waterproof and will not decay.) Thank you for the great video and important information for a newbie like me.
Sure give it a try.
Well done Steve. You had a really good setup.