Hey Walt! Coastal Waves & Wires is my personal therapy session for inspiration and motivation in the amateur radio universe. 👍📻⚡️ So many great ideas and examples! Thanks so much! Tom - WA7FLY
Aloha Uncle Walter, I always enjoy watching your Videos. You really knowing a lot about Antennas. Happy Tuesday Sir, keep up the Good Work! 73 de YFUG 😎👍
@@COASTALWAVESWIRES I just stripped some insulation from some old speaker wire. I’ll find a sinker and toss it in the ocean to test out the Atlantic counterpoise this week.
Hi Walt, once again a great video from you. I did some beach work last week using the coil and a whip. Didn't manage over the pond but got well into Europe on 5 watts. Many thanks and good DX G7HUJ.
Fantastic video - I have the toybox antenna on the IC705 - it has 30m of radials with 5m lengths coming off it, or just clipping an extra long wire to get into the sea sounds like a way to get good DX on 10W of power.
@@COASTALWAVESWIRES thanks again for the tips ! it will be an amazing experience to even try this out, might go local in Bournemouth or Poole (UK) to give it a try !
Been using ham sticks (Shark Antenna & MFJ) since last August for my POTA activations. They do work great on top of my SUV with a tri-mag mount. I need to use my KM4ACK EFHW as little more. I use my Chameleon MPAS 2.0 from time to time also.
Hi Walt! What a great video - very instructional for a beginner ham like me! I have one question - what is the 1:1 balun you use often in many of your antenna setups
Hi Rohan! Thanks! I use banana clips on my verticals in a 1:1 situation, not really a balun but they work well. Here’s a link to where I get mine on Amazon: onelinkmore BNC Female to Dual Banana Female Socket Binding Post RF Coax Splitter Adapter Connector for HF Radio Antennas Pack of 2 a.co/d/hhCCSb5
Thanks! I got the pole on Amazon, there are several there. Do a search for Telescopic Crappie Pole. I don't think the one I have is available anymore but there are other brands.
Thanks for the summary - I'm on the left coast and good excuse to get that ham stick setup - have all the parts, just need to make some cp wires and give it a go. What length ground rod do you use? 8 foot seems a bit much - 73, AI6OU
Thanks again for excellent video, Walt. I'm going to Iceland with my motorcycle in June, bringing a QRP radio. There will obviously be many beaches, but there aren't any trees so going with vertical. For 20 meters, would you recommend the 1/4 wave resonant vertical? Would of course be nice to have the possibility of 10, 15 and 30m - maybe 40. But worried that performance will suffer on 20m if I make a multiband antenna. Or ... what would you have done? My most important goal is CW contacts with Norway (approx 1000 miles).
I would absolutely pack a collapsible whip and a coil. Absolutely the easiest and best performing antenna to travel with. I’ve done some videos using this setup and I ranked it number 1 in my recent Top 10 video.
@@COASTALWAVESWIRES Thanks, Walt! Yes, I saw those videos. Looks like a nice and very portable setup. I have the military whip already - just need the coil (I have a buddipole coil, but not nearly as easy to tune as the Sidewinder). Only worries with the coil might be the extremely windy conditions on Iceland.
@@COASTALWAVESWIRES Thanks for the quick reply. I have a 9:1, with the hope of making a 49:1 at the club. But always good to seek advice from those who try and test.
Good video, saw you on Coffee and Ham Radio this morning and really enjoyed it, I watch them all the time and it looks like you have the same interest that I do so i just Subscribed, nice to meet you❗️73. KV5P
This is one of the best summaries of portable vertical antenna options. Nice job!! 73
Thank you so much, 73 Walt, K4OGO
Hey Walt! Coastal Waves & Wires is my personal therapy session for inspiration and motivation in the amateur radio universe. 👍📻⚡️ So many great ideas and examples! Thanks so much! Tom - WA7FLY
Thanks so much for saying that Tom, that means a lot to me! All the best and great DX!
Nice collection. Some day, I'm going to drive down to the Gulf coast and try this. I live about 80 miles North of PC.
Awesome, I used to live in PC
Hi Walt. Thanks for this great post. I am vacationing at Miramar Beach, FL in July and I intend to use a number of your suggestions. Thanks again! 73
Thanks for watching and good DX on the Beach! I go to Destin often, you’re going to have an amazing experience on the beach there! 73 Walt
I can't play HF at home so usually set up on the coast of the Irish sea, this is a great overview! Thanks!
Thanks! 73 K4OGO
Aloha Uncle Walter, I always enjoy watching your Videos. You really knowing a lot about Antennas. Happy Tuesday Sir, keep up the Good Work! 73 de YFUG 😎👍
Thank you Uncle G! Have a great Tuesday my friend!!
This is a great video. Awesome ham info. But also one of my favorite videos Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much for watching! 73 Walt K4OGO
@@COASTALWAVESWIRES I just stripped some insulation from some old speaker wire. I’ll find a sinker and toss it in the ocean to test out the Atlantic counterpoise this week.
Nice job with the video Walt 👍
Thanks Ape!!!
Nice video Walt as always. The copper pipe/ham stick has given me some ideas I would have never considered without watching 👍🏼
Thanks so much! Was hoping this video would give people ideas!
Hi Walt, once again a great video from you. I did some beach work last week using the coil and a whip. Didn't manage over the pond but got well into Europe on 5 watts.
Many thanks and good DX
G7HUJ.
Thanks Steve! Bands have been strange over here this past week, hoping to do some 5 watts pond hops soon! 73!
Great video. I would never have thought of dropping a radial in the water. I'll try it later today at the beach. 73's WA6MOW
Thanks for watching! 73
A vertical 2 element parasitic array would awesome on the beach.
Yes, I actually mentioned wanting to build an array at the end of the video, it’s on my wish list!
@@COASTALWAVESWIRES yes, I was agreeing :)
@@JReed305 haha Yes!!! Thanks
Fantastic video - I have the toybox antenna on the IC705 - it has 30m of radials with 5m lengths coming off it, or just clipping an extra long wire to get into the sea sounds like a way to get good DX on 10W of power.
Thanks! Give that single wire a try. It’s the surface of the sea that’s important. Don’t go deep with the wire. 73 and good luck!
@@COASTALWAVESWIRES thanks again for the tips ! it will be an amazing experience to even try this out, might go local in Bournemouth or Poole (UK) to give it a try !
Been using ham sticks (Shark Antenna & MFJ) since last August for my POTA activations. They do work great on top of my SUV with a tri-mag mount. I need to use my KM4ACK EFHW as little more. I use my Chameleon MPAS 2.0 from time to time also.
Love my HamSticks, I use Shark brand. 73!
I live on the Oregon coast, I love setting up next to the Pacific Ocean in the sand, with a vertical. Hope to work you one day Walt. Thanks K7WHN
Looking forward to that East Coast to West Coast QSO! 73!
Hi Walt! What a great video - very instructional for a beginner ham like me! I have one question - what is the 1:1 balun you use often in many of your antenna setups
Hi Rohan! Thanks! I use banana clips on my verticals in a 1:1 situation, not really a balun but they work well. Here’s a link to where I get mine on Amazon:
onelinkmore BNC Female to Dual Banana Female Socket Binding Post RF Coax Splitter Adapter Connector for HF Radio Antennas Pack of 2 a.co/d/hhCCSb5
great vid. like always. some great tips!!!
thank you
btw
where you got the 17 ft telescopic fishing pole from?
73 de KP4MI
Thanks! I got the pole on Amazon, there are several there. Do a search for Telescopic Crappie Pole. I don't think the one I have is available anymore but there are other brands.
Thanks for the summary - I'm on the left coast and good excuse to get that ham stick setup - have all the parts, just need to make some cp wires and give it a go. What length ground rod do you use? 8 foot seems a bit much - 73, AI6OU
Thanks for watching! I use a 4 foot ground rod. 73, K4OGO
Thanks again for excellent video, Walt. I'm going to Iceland with my motorcycle in June, bringing a QRP radio. There will obviously be many beaches, but there aren't any trees so going with vertical. For 20 meters, would you recommend the 1/4 wave resonant vertical? Would of course be nice to have the possibility of 10, 15 and 30m - maybe 40. But worried that performance will suffer on 20m if I make a multiband antenna. Or ... what would you have done? My most important goal is CW contacts with Norway (approx 1000 miles).
I would absolutely pack a collapsible whip and a coil. Absolutely the easiest and best performing antenna to travel with. I’ve done some videos using this setup and I ranked it number 1 in my recent Top 10 video.
@@COASTALWAVESWIRES Thanks, Walt! Yes, I saw those videos. Looks like a nice and very portable setup. I have the military whip already - just need the coil (I have a buddipole coil, but not nearly as easy to tune as the Sidewinder). Only worries with the coil might be the extremely windy conditions on Iceland.
Is there a BOTA event in the future? I want to try some of these on Jekyll Island beaches.
Great location for some beach DX! 73
Where can I get a couple of those CW&W stickers?
Email me your address: hudson.walt@yahoo.com
Greet vid Walt. Which would you say would work better, 9:1 + random, or 49:1 efhw? Cheers, Gary (UK op)
Thanks! That’s a hard one, both were excellent antennas. If I had to chose one over the other it would probably be the 49:1 EFHW.
@@COASTALWAVESWIRES Thanks for the quick reply. I have a 9:1, with the hope of making a 49:1 at the club. But always good to seek advice from those who try and test.
Good video, saw you on Coffee and Ham Radio this morning and really enjoyed it, I watch them all the time and it looks like you have the same interest that I do so i just Subscribed, nice to meet you❗️73. KV5P
Thanks so much Mike! 73 Walt K4OGO