As always a great video mate. It’s easy to edit out the “user error” mistakes but kudos to you for keeping them in. This hobby is entirely based on trial and error and without the errors we don’t learn anything. Well done mate
@ianxfs well fingers crossed 🤞🏽 you struggled to hear me last time. Not powered up my radio for about two weeks. Think I am heading up your way soon as I have a job to do. Not too sure where abouts yet.
Yep, confession time I've done that as well. One thing I've never understood though, is why folks go to the bother/expense of stripping the outer & braid to make the radiating element - I've always attached a length of cable instead. Any old .5mm to 2.5mm single core cable, a split speaker wire, or even a core stripped from some 3183Y flex from an old extension lead or lawnmower cable does the trick & saves coax/money. A Geordie giving a Yorkshireman money saving hints, wonders never cease LOL. ;-) Plus if you believe all they say about larger diameter radiators etc. my way might even result in improved bandwidth. 73.
@@voiceovervandeen Yes, agreed. Adding cable to the top is another option, like on my 10m 5/8ths 👍🏻Probably the way to go on these lower frequencies 👍🏻
Look into one of the Rig Expert analyzers Ian, they are a lot more accurate than the MFJ, even the little stick one that DX Commander uses would be a good upgrade, thanks for the video,
Nice video,Ian. Have used the air wound choke previously, but I wonder if the number of turns of coax on the ferrite core is consistent or varies with the band?
Nice build, well done. DO get yourself something to hold the camera, I've got this horrible vision of test equipment hitting the deck due to only one hand being used 🙂 I friend knows that those MFJ's don't bounce very well. Andy
@@ianxfs I liken it to tuning a guitar. If you want the pitch ( frequency ) higher, you tighten ( effectively shorten ) the string ( or wire ). And visa versa ! Lower - Lengthen. Or is it ??? 🤪
Nice one for not editing out the easy mistake. Enjoy pal.
@@M7BCN Thanks! Got there in the end 👍🏻
As always a great video mate. It’s easy to edit out the “user error” mistakes but kudos to you for keeping them in. This hobby is entirely based on trial and error and without the errors we don’t learn anything.
Well done mate
@@M7EUP Yes Matt. Warts n all for learning purposes 😀🤔
Bins on the air. Might have to try that myself. Great video Ian bravo 👏🏽👏🏽 73
@@m7trsradio “Bin to Bin!” you’ll hear being shouted….😁
@ianxfs well fingers crossed 🤞🏽 you struggled to hear me last time. Not powered up my radio for about two weeks. Think I am heading up your way soon as I have a job to do. Not too sure where abouts yet.
Yep, confession time I've done that as well.
One thing I've never understood though, is why folks go to the bother/expense of stripping the outer & braid to make the radiating element - I've always attached a length of cable instead.
Any old .5mm to 2.5mm single core cable, a split speaker wire, or even a core stripped from some 3183Y flex from an old extension lead or lawnmower cable does the trick & saves coax/money.
A Geordie giving a Yorkshireman money saving hints, wonders never cease LOL. ;-)
Plus if you believe all they say about larger diameter radiators etc. my way might even result in improved bandwidth. 73.
@@voiceovervandeen Yes, agreed. Adding cable to the top is another option, like on my 10m 5/8ths 👍🏻Probably the way to go on these lower frequencies 👍🏻
Warts n all, thankyou Ian. A good vid showing it as it is.
@@garyh8315 Thanks Gary. Got there in the end. Needs a good outing now 👍🏻
Thanks Ian keep the vids coming great channel !
@@Jonshome337 Thanks!
Look into one of the Rig Expert analyzers Ian, they are a lot more accurate than the MFJ, even the little stick one that DX Commander uses would be a good upgrade, thanks for the video,
@@fatboymotorsport Yes, thanks for the tip 😀
Nice video,Ian. Have used the air wound choke previously, but I wonder if the number of turns of coax on the ferrite core is consistent or varies with the band?
@@miketaylor253 Yes, it varies from band to band. Google “G3TXQ choke” and you’ll find all the info there 👍🏻
Nice build, well done.
DO get yourself something to hold the camera, I've got this horrible vision of test equipment hitting the deck due to only one hand being used 🙂
I friend knows that those MFJ's don't bounce very well.
Andy
@@andye2005 Yes, good point 😁👍🏻
Nice job as always Ian! do you by chance have a link to those torroids? K6VVP
@@vladimirpetrochenko Mouser or Ham Goodies here in the uk 👍🏻
Been there - Done that ian 🤪
@@jonpg1jsf118 Yes, the laws of physics should be lower=shorter 😁
@@ianxfs I liken it to tuning a guitar.
If you want the pitch ( frequency ) higher, you tighten ( effectively shorten ) the string ( or wire ).
And visa versa !
Lower - Lengthen.
Or is it ??? 🤪