Does Your LiFePO4 Solar Generator Battery Box Need A Switch? Is It Safe??

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  • Опубліковано 24 гру 2024

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  • @KO4AFL
    @KO4AFL День тому

    Merry Christmas Mike,
    When using the club call for pota you can be the control op as long as you have permission from the trustee but you need to stay within your privileges. If activating as a club outing you will just need to change the operator call so that each person that gets on the radio gets credit for activating. Just need to get 10 qso's per operator for each op to have a successful activation for the op and the club. For example if we are activating Monte Sano and I get 5 qsos as we4dx and you get 5 as we4dx you and the club get a successful activation but we each get a failed activation. For uploading its best if the trustee has the pota password. I would have bet Stairway but i think it Hotel California

  • @chrissewell1608
    @chrissewell1608 День тому

    Cool Christmas gifts. That tarp looks very sweet, even to deflect some summer heat! And the Prepper Pete books look cool too. My grandsons would like those!

  • @WD0OMHamRadio
    @WD0OMHamRadio 20 годин тому +1

    Re: the tarp -- will the reflective side tune on a g90? Or work for a ground plane on a vertical? 😀

  • @Jody_VE5SAR
    @Jody_VE5SAR 4 дні тому +3

    As Wayne read on the sign... this is a "NO STAIRWAY" zone. 🙂

  • @BlessedLaymanNC
    @BlessedLaymanNC День тому

    The licensed operator can only use his/her own callsign in within his/her own privileges. So a General class in the extra band can use the club call, but not his own. That assumes the club has a designated control operator with an extra class license on the site.
    A licensee using the station within his/her own privileges can use both call signs. regardless of control operator's license class.

  • @KY4TRK
    @KY4TRK День тому

    If there is a member of the club who is a extra and acting a a control operator on premises you can work all the bands, if it's you and your call is a general call you can only work general bands and below.

  • @jackK5FIT
    @jackK5FIT День тому

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! The shoulder bag/back pack is great. Thanks for the suggestion.

  • @KO4HRT
    @KO4HRT День тому

    Merry Christmas Mike.

  • @GreggK6EGG
    @GreggK6EGG День тому

    Question... @ 19:34 under your logged grid square why does it say Oakland County, MI?

    • @jasonnicholes4051
      @jasonnicholes4051 День тому

      It also says West Bloomfield… which is one town over from me here in Oakland County, Michigan.
      Yes, you can set up programs to push this data automagically. Maintaining changes when switching parks can be a chore, but previous residences from years ago? 😂

    • @hamradiotube
      @hamradiotube  14 годин тому

      Who the hell knows? I changed my address in QRZ years ago. EM22ai is the correct grid I was in just outside of Dallas though.

  • @nemonikUTube
    @nemonikUTube 16 годин тому

    How much heat does the Genasun Charge Controller generate in the box under load? I ask because the manual advises you to allow adequate airflow around the controller. The gun case you have it in is designed to be water tight. No airflow.

  • @kevin_wb0poh
    @kevin_wb0poh День тому

    Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy New Year to you, too, Mike.

  • @cosmicosmofour6883
    @cosmicosmofour6883 День тому

    Club callsigns don't confer ANY operating privileges. That's a common misconception. You can use the club call if you have permission from the trustee. You can use the license class of whatever control operator is present. You often see things written like, "we were operating under the club call, so I could use the extra privileges," from people who probably had an extra around as a control operator and didn't understand which of those two things gave them the privileges.

  • @chrisazure1624
    @chrisazure1624 День тому

    Hey Mike, Palo Pinto Mountains State Park is a new state park due to open next year. I am sure you could be the first to activate!

  • @rossw9764
    @rossw9764 День тому

    Also staying in General area increases the number of possible contacts.

  • @LarryTaylor-l5m
    @LarryTaylor-l5m День тому

    What box were you using for that build? The orange one.

  • @radiostationad0im307
    @radiostationad0im307 День тому

    Clubs don't have operating classes. Mike's advice on defaulting to your privileges or that of the control operator (if not yourself) is the correct way to operate.

  • @patricioelosua5886
    @patricioelosua5886 День тому

    How did you fix the batteries to the power box?

  • @Sonicgott
    @Sonicgott 18 годин тому

    Battery boxes are a great thing to make. You never know when you need extra power.
    73 and Merry Christmas, KF0QNM

  • @vladtepes481
    @vladtepes481 21 годину тому

    Club calls can be used by those authorized by the trustee. You should use your privileges unless there is an authorized person of higher class to supervise. We do this all the time for field day.

  • @dougdaniels
    @dougdaniels 4 дні тому

    Good show Mike. I don't see that main switch/breaker in your Amazon store. Can you provide a link? Thanks and Merry Christmas!

    • @hamradiotube
      @hamradiotube  3 дні тому +1

      I think this is the one I'm using. amzn.to/3VQCkRu There's all kinds of them on amazon though. Just search 12V breaker and you can find whatever amp rating you want. I don't have any on my Amazon store because while I do have many of them, the quality is hit or miss. Sometimes they trip, sometimes they don't. For example, I use a 250amp breaker when I test batteries. I regularly pull around 270 amps and that breaker never trips. I've tested a ~60 amp breaker and it didn't trip until I pulled over 100amps from it. I really just use it as a switch and rely on the fuses for actual protection.

  • @nivid01
    @nivid01 18 годин тому

    Good work, but having the 100 AH battery floating around unsecured in the battery box is sloppy work. The battery will be banging against the 12V cables protruding from your Power Pole sockets etc and over time could damage or break the connection! Secure that battery with suitable packing, buddy!

  • @TheGeekiestGuy
    @TheGeekiestGuy День тому

    Is that one of those awesome strechy tarps? I need one of those in my life. It's always raining here. Maybe one will go on sale (for real on sale, not that Amazon sale thing) soon.

  • @mine99759
    @mine99759 День тому

    I think I can help with the club call. Mike's totally right, the control operating is the person submitting the event, aka the lead. the general rule of of thumb, is you need to use the frequency privileges that person has; a.i. general class, extra class prospectively. If I where you, I'd find a club in your area who does Field Day that uses the club call. It'll be similar and they'll be able to you. good luck and hope to hear ya on the air. 73s

  • @TheGeekiestGuy
    @TheGeekiestGuy День тому

    Another great video, Mike. Merry Christmas, brother. 🤙🏾our tenant says he's leaving in March, so we'll have a guest room for a little bit again if you come out and POTA. Hell, Mauna Kea is a summit, too. SOTA?

  • @paulsweeney2546
    @paulsweeney2546 День тому +2

    Stairway to Haven...

  • @brickerhaus
    @brickerhaus День тому

    Merry Christmas to you too Mike! 🎄

  • @mandytuning
    @mandytuning День тому

    What im not been able is to export updated qso from qrz to lotw that already have been exported but wasn't confirmed.

    • @hamradiotube
      @hamradiotube  День тому

      Yeah I'm 99.9% sure you can't upload from QRZ to LOTW. That's why I always upload to LOTW first. That, and for some reason which I have absolutely no justification for, I just feel LOTW is more "official" if that's the right word.

  • @BryanDaniel42
    @BryanDaniel42 День тому +1

    why not just choose Override Station Location with QTH details from your log? then you don't have to create multiple stations. doesn't that work?

    • @hamradiotube
      @hamradiotube  День тому

      I have no idea, but I would assume (and we all know where that gets us) if you override your station location, could you potentially submit all of your contacts with the new location? This is just the way I do it. I'm sure there's other ways, but it's easy enough to do it this way for me. As the saying goes, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

    • @BryanDaniel42
      @BryanDaniel42 20 годин тому

      @@hamradiotube it does it on a per QSO basis. so if one QSO is in New Mexico and the other is in Colorado, each one will show the location for that QSO and not the station in Texas that you have setup as a station in TQSL.

  • @davidp73
    @davidp73 День тому

    Great video Mike… Hotel California?

  • @michael-n5zr
    @michael-n5zr 12 годин тому

    Club calls has a class of Club and have no privileges. Privileges are only the level of the operator.

  • @Eric10179
    @Eric10179 11 годин тому

    My closets guess is the outro lick to “Dude I totally miss you” by Tenacious D but I know that’s wrong. 😂

  • @mikebarath5402
    @mikebarath5402 День тому +1

    Crazy on you

  • @hazer72
    @hazer72 День тому

    LMFAO the squirrels 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @jerryKB2GCG
    @jerryKB2GCG 4 дні тому

    and Happy Chanukah 🕎 to those that celebrate!

  • @chrissewell1608
    @chrissewell1608 День тому

    "Does your battery box need a main power switch"?
    Answer: YES! 😃

  • @mandytuning
    @mandytuning День тому

    That gift was from the manufacturer .

    • @hamradiotube
      @hamradiotube  День тому

      Who knows?? Could have been.

    • @KellyKE8MWQ
      @KellyKE8MWQ День тому

      Would the manufacturer send a gift receipt? I personally don't think so.

  • @TheTdub
    @TheTdub День тому

    "All of my love"= Led Zepplin

  • @charlesmuhmanson3928
    @charlesmuhmanson3928 День тому

    New Texas State Park - James Bigley Ranches. Be the first to activate.

    • @hamradiotube
      @hamradiotube  День тому

      I feel you're trolling me but I'm gonna look that up. Ok, you got me 🤣

  • @m9ovich785
    @m9ovich785 День тому

    The pretenders by the Foo Fighters....

  • @Krispin291
    @Krispin291 4 дні тому

    Merry Christmas Mike! Can I get a motorcycle instead! … and Stairway to Heaven, by the way. 🤘😎🤘

    • @hamradiotube
      @hamradiotube  3 дні тому

      Merry Christmas, but it's not Stairway.

    • @Krispin291
      @Krispin291 3 дні тому

      @hamradiotube Well, I have a challenge for you and could be considered your next antenna build. Start the video playing Stairway to Heaven. Then take the strings out of the guitar and come up with a way to convert them into an antenna! Any frequency you prefer! What do you think! 🤔 good ah!! 🤘🏼😎🤘🏼

    • @nemonikUTube
      @nemonikUTube 19 годин тому

      @hamradiotube please add a link to the breaker / cuttoff switch talked about in this video.

  • @hammathguy3995
    @hammathguy3995 День тому

    In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida ?

  • @lycan1089
    @lycan1089 19 годин тому

    Hotel California

  • @chrisb.499
    @chrisb.499 15 годин тому

    Nothing Else Matters?