Meet The Most Hated Man In Ham Radio? - All About Power Poles | K6UDA Radio
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- Опубліковано 12 бер 2016
- This time, we'll explore DX on 5 Watts, the world of Anderson Powerpoles & an epic letter of rejection from one of ham radios most infamous characters. If you've been on 10 meters you'll love this.
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I am a cop in the Miami, Florida area (over 30 years now), I am a Prepper, I am very pro 2nd Ammendment (the whole Constitution really), and I am studying for my Technician License right now. I can't wait to do all of the things I will be able to try (DX, Field Days, CW, PSK31, RTTY, EME, ISS-contact, Satellite) with Amateur Radio. We have Hams in our E.O.C.'s and throughout the County. Thanks for the great channel!!!
@J Calhoun I will definitely do that Thank you sir for the great advice.
I just recently happened upon your channel maybe a few weeks ago. I caught this particular video tonight and well... you are a ham, you are a cop with a sense of humor and I learned you are pro 2nd ammendment. That's 3 strikes for you buddy. Subscribed!
Ed Ammendola
there's no such thing as a cop that's pro 2nd amendment. it's just a ploy to get subscriptions. smh
Bullshit.
In Texas, most cops are pro 2nd Amendment. That’s one of the reasons why it’s great.
Ask 90% of all street cops how they feel about 2A. Most of us are very pro 2A.
Love your channel ! One thing you are that is for sure !!! You are certainly NOT boring ! Keep the videos coming !
This is the first video of yours I have watched. I am a brand new ham. The part about the guy turning down the interview sold me. It was really darned funny (to use FCC approved vocabulary). Subscribed.
Wow Bob, that was a great letter. I had to pause it so I could read it better. Good lord that guy is off his rocker. I'm really glad you shared that with us!
Thanks
If everyone spent half their time thinking about their antennas instead of their transmitter we’d all be better off.
Yeah, but all the fancy buttons are so much more fun to play with.
So true that is the connection to the universe
antenna machine broke
Antennas are my favorite part!
Another stupid comment from a no-coder wannabe!!
I love this, great stuff :)
You are hysterical... I have zero understanding of anything in your field. And yet your show was fun and entertaining. The email was brilliant. Thank you.
Love you're videos keepem comin!
Three strikes!!! That's funny as hell!!! Great video, keep them coming please!
I love your setup man !!! I know this is an old video but damn ! That is nice !!!
Bob, great video keep up the good work. 73s
HaHahaaha. Love the attitude!! Way to spice up the hobby with some character.. Subbed
Thank you for your service and great show by the way. 73's
I just stumbled across your channel.
This video was hilarious and informative. You have a new subscriber here.
73's :)
Screw that jack waggon. Pro 2nd, Man in Blue, and a ham!!!! Hey you've got my vote bud. I'll make sure i have you standing behind me in a battle. Good video rob! 73 and GL de KM4SJS
+1000 for the PowerPoles & West Mountain Radio. WMR’s battery capacity testers (and other equipment) are great. I purchased a ‘version 1’ battery capacity tester when they first came out. A few years ago, I loaned it to a friend who promptly burnt it up. Now I have the version 4 and it’s even better. I’ve been using PowerPoles for 29 years for ham radio, R/C trucks and other projects. I really have to add, though, that when installing PowerPole connectors in any application where they will be subject to moisture and/or vibration, they really should be soldered. (Soldering them also allows them to be desoldered and used again.) Also, if used anywhere around moisture (vehicles, boats, field day, etc.), the contacts should have a good application of dielectric or silicone grease. As they say, a chain is only as strong as it’s weakest link. ANY poor connection in your power cable will affect the whole operation. I solder every connection or connector, no matter what, but that’s just me. Once I make a connection, I never want to worry about it again. I’m sure you know all of this, but I wanted to mention it for people who are new to using them. Thanks for the great video. When I first became a ham (1989) I worked the world on 10 meters with 10 watts using a simple dipole antenna. I also made contact with the space shuttle in 1992 (STS-45) on 2 meters with 25 watts and a small vertical antenna on my roof. If people want to waste their money pumping out a KW or more, that’s their prerogative, but when it comes down to it, good cable, good connections/connectors, a decent antenna and good operating procedures are what matter. A little trick I used to do to break through clutter, when using low power, was to tune a few hundred hertz low on sideband when transmitting. My voice would then be a little higher in pitch to the receiving station and I would climb over the ‘big guys’. Pro 2A here, as well. Anyway.... 73’s. :-)
This is Robert Vaughan KF6RCC Auburn, California. Please know that I really enjoyed watching you contact others around the world with 5 watts.
Robert, please note that I really enjoy contacting others around the world.
Great Channel, Awesome Videos
I know its not impossible when I can make contact with Hawaii on 4 watts in Louisiana from a CB radio (11 meter) on a homebrew antenna.
I have all sorts of Anderson, Molex, Dupont and AMP connectors and pins. I use them in IT (custom PC building) and radio work mostly. The crimper tool is the same used with Molex type connectors, the Dupont (micro) uses a smaller tool die though. I bought a japanese tool that has changeable die but costs a bit more than $40 lol.
The Hardened Power systems SLA battery adapter I have one and duplicated it and I 3D print my own now for a variety of different SLA sizes with different types of connectors and configurations.
I laughed at that last bit about the DXpedition lol Sounds like some of the Hams around here, They think their shit don't stink.
HAHA welcome to UA-cam lol Where people get butthurt because you do what you enjoy and make a few bucks in the process.. I get that kind of email and messages from my channel related to my gaming content mostly...
Nothing worse than getting crushed in the shaft mate! Lol Subbed for a while, love your style.
lots of good info West Mountain radio and power werxs. Seeing that I just ordered the FT 1200 D and it should in Tuesday I will be looking to set up my station's time in 30+ years so I definitely need to start stocking connectors, wires, and tools for the bench
Very funny bro. Enjoyed the whole video.
Thanks.There's plenty more where that came from. just hit the subscribe.
Book em Danno! i just came across this video and i have been following you awhile now. lol Love your attitude about the squid.
VE7 IOX
I just passed my technician test, ticket is on the way! Subscribed!
Hi Bob. This is the first time I have had the pleasure. Got to the end of the vid and loved it. Thank you for your service and keep on hamming. I would love to see the antenna farm. I am in Sacramento, a Navy Vet and a Ham. 73, my new friend and thanks again. de KD7SJT
That's a Really Goodlookking setup you have there... really net and clean!
Thanks. Wish I could say that about the rest of the room.
Informative and hilarious 😆👍
I am finally planning on getting my Ham license, so I have been binge watching ham related videos. Even though I have a degree in electronics focused on RF, passed the ISCET test and was a technician repairing military radios and crystal-controlled AM radios among other things for 8 years, I never tried to get my license...how sad is that!? I like your setup and your coin collection. Prior military?, cop(my dad was both), pro 2nd & ham...subscribed! ;)
Subscribed. Very informative.
Subbed lol you're pretty funny. I just recently got into this world of radio. Been scouting UA-cam for good channels, and you got me buddy. Cheers from new Mexico
Welcome. 7.62mm full metal jacket. Thanks. 73
Yes sir! x39.
I just came on to your site.......very cool and love your demeanor ! I too am pro 2A. Just got my gun permit last year, shooting a 1911/9mm. Hopefully get my CCW (RI) in a couple of months but a PITA in this State. Took several pistol/safety courses, first-aid/trauma course.Ditto on antenna...I have a 55' tower with 80m inverted-V. I am part of the New England WX Net group and have no problems with reception.....antenna makes a big difference here.Keep up the great work.........
From one cop to another, damn good channel!!! And nothing wrong with be a trouble maker. Love the second amendment and still working on the DXthingy. LOL. Thanks!
Awesome. I'm a huge QRP fan. Good job. BTW, I vape when I work dx too lol.... Been off the stinkies since 1/1/17!
@Toby Santangelo:
Stinkies?
No one care that you vape.
First time seeing your video, I like it, but when you mentioned the dude on 28.425, I had a feeling I knew who you were talking about, but to be sure, I scrolled through some of the comments and found the call sign I was looking for, and sure enough, it was the assjammer I had the displeasure of talking to last year lol
I have that setup, makes connecting things so much better. I have a powersupply with a distributionbar right on top pre connected so everything is quick when it comes to connecting.
You should do a video on DX'peditioning cops favorites guns and dedicated to that special cupcake.
Oh, I freakin love it.
great video
yo, k6uda. i'm a brand new ham (actually, still waiting on my callsign, passed my tech test this morning), and i just found this episode and your channel and wanted to let you know: i respect cops as long as they respect their responsibility. i'm an avid fan and supporter of the second amendment. and this dxpedition thing sounds freaking RAD. so thanks for turning me on to that, and thanks for the show. i dig. you've got yourself +1 subscription. i'm on the central coast in california, so i hope to meet you on the airwaves sometime soon (i'll be limited to 70cm an 2m for a while). 73
And I respect brand new hams that that are also 2a supporters. Jump on D-Star or DMR. then your talking to the world. I hang out on 14C D-Star. 73, Bob K6UDA
man, d-star sure sounds awfully cool, but the nearest repeater is over 100 miles away :(
Fully agree can work so fab places on very little power,the most critical thing is the antenna system with qrp, its got to be effective to work right for voice comms,mind you the radio kit using in video is nice too, well done.
Rob 73
Great topic. I know it's not flashy, but sometimes the little mundane details are what us new hams are missing to connect the dots... or wires.
it's cool to see some of UA-cam's ham guys commenting here. brother I get the" I don't like cops thing" all the time. every with my having to leave it due injury. I been binge watching you channel. and I was pissing my laughing. stay safe, stay true.
You're a cop? Pro 2A? Now I like this channel even more!
Yes & very 2a. 73
We have a lot in common then. I'll try to make the meeting on Friday.
K6UDA sh!t yes. subbed.
I was thinking the same thing! ;)
thought he said he was not pro 2a
Man look at all this Like-afication of the channelization! Great channel!
You can also get cable for extension cords from repurposed cords from your neighborhood box fan or lamp that was thrown out for trash day. It's a 18g lamp cord wire but it's good for the 15 amp connector and if you use a multimeter to check for continuity or pay attention to the cord it has markings for polarity, I found a box fan just recently and got out my pocket knive and made a 5` extension cord for my distribution box for my powerpoles. 5` of cord for free!
Hello Robert,
I am a Brazilian radio amateur and I live in an apartment with restrictions on the placement of large antennas.
I use a ft817 and a magnetic loop and almost all my operations are in QRP mode.
One day listening to 10 mts received a strong season in the United States and was heard here as KC4 ....
Promptly replied that the signal came right in here and declined my callsign followed by "/ QRP" I always use when transmitting.
The colleague told me that unfortunately did not respond to QRP stations because my signal came weak and created a lot of fatigue to hear. I was a little upset and said he would exchange radio because I have a FT897 with 100 watts and try to contact again.
I thought and I did not change my radio. With the same FT817, I informed my callsign, this time without the "/ QRP" and said he had exchanged radio. I asked if he heard me well. The "noble colleague" said yes and was reported with 59, excellent audio and contact was recorded in the log.
Things in life.
Did we talk about the same guy?
Continue with the videos and thank you for sharing.
Here another Brazilian to admire their knowledge
73 DE PU2SRZ
P.S .: Sorry me the rusty English. Yes I'm using google translator.
+Silvio Pinheiro (PU2SRZ) there's been stories of stuff like that on 28.425 but I wouldn't claim to be an authority on the subject. I've worked Brazil many times QRP on 10 meters.
+K6UDA tnx, i hope see you in my waterfall or maybe in mu voice log, 73
If we want 5-9, we have the internet. ;)
thanks for your service
Thanks for noticing.
Bob, I stumbled across your channel. I like your style brother! Subscribed...
Nice. Now tell 2 friends.
Looks like 5 watts working really good for ya. I love the power poles. I don't have as much as you but, working on getting more. I just subbed you. 73 KA9WLU
Nice meeting you on DMR Ca. Today. Just subscribed. Bob KC6SOT
Nice explanation of powerpoles. Excellent video production. Mike DU3/W6QT
Thanks. I work hard at it.
Wow...when I talked to you today on the W6HRO D-Star repeater, you didn't tell me you were the famous KC4TVZ insultor! LOL. Good talking to you today. Hope you made it home in one piece. And by the way, I have a box of adult undergarments on their way for you to test out on your show. That episode will be priceless! 73 de N6VHF
You are a funny guy. Loved the video. 73 M0XMX UK
I am so new to all this and have NO IDEA what most of the tech stuff is, I get the big pic of what you're doing. Next... what is a DX in the Am.Radio world. I like your channel.
DX is just shorthand for long distance. Guys say DX for talking to hams in other countries.
Thanks for the reply. This is what keeps the curious. I bought a handheld from Amazon and am exploring it and having fun. I've 'found' a few frequencies that people use. I'm not transmitting of course. I am exploring the practice tests and still feeling things out. Thanks again for your reply. I can't get over how much there is to this and how much kit/gear/equipment there is. Wow!
hey brother. future ham here. i'm taking the tech exam on 1/26/17, possibly also the general. i've been tooling around the interweb looking at what to expect. watching some of your vids, and i dig em. I am pro 2A. I'm in PA, I've had my LCTF for a few years. I don't carry everyday, but Its nice to know I can. In reference to the anderson connectors, I was using them until yesterday, my buddy that is going to do a suspension lift on my tacoma noticed I have some of them in a bag on my front seat. He introduced me to the delphi weatherpacks. I know a lot of HAM relies on anderson connectors, but I'm going to use the weatherpacks wherever I can, especially on the exterior lighting. Looking forward to chatting with you sometime. And I didnt know you were a police officer until this vid. Thank you for your service sir.
Well good luck on the testing. You've got a month so there's a good possibility you can run it all the way to an extra. If you've got a CCW, there's no reason you shouldn't be carrying every day. I use powerpoles on all my radios because it's pretty much a standard. I've got weatherpacks on some of the stuff in my race car. They work good but have a tendency to fail after plugging & unplugging several times.
I haven't heard Todd since last cycle when prop was going down, probably 2015. Now that the bands are on the "Up" again I'll be sure to hear him again soon. 73 Stu in Scotland.
He's Back!!! The .425 beacon is alive.
Wow, this is the first video of yours I watched. I didn’t know you had so many strikes against ya. No subscribe click for you. Hahaha. I will hit the subscribe button just because that poor guy hated you so much. Looking forward to watching more video of yours.
It's the FIRST TIME I SEEN YOUR CHANNEL ,AND I LIKE IT ,I AM NOT EVEN A RADIO GUY I JUST LIKE INFO
Wow just found this channel and hit the subscribe and like buttons. As a disabled COP, who has his Ham ticket, well just the technician class I found the info here very helpful. I am an old fart, but I firmly believe that if I learn one new thing per day, I will keep my mind active and an active mind keeps the body alive. Catch you later KE0JBL 73's
Ride on Bob!! Keep on rockin!!👍😎🇨🇱
That rejection letter must have been an epic read.
Bob, Love your humor in the videos and especially the PRO 7 review. In this video - What logging program are you using? A review or best features of the top 3 or 4 logging programs could be interesting. 73, Gary W8VI
He not only did, but he did it barefoot in 8-foot snow drifts.What an old geezer!
Great stuff qrp is possible. Problem is many radio hams think you need 1kw into a 5 ele stacked yagi to get anywhere which of cause you dont !! Great vid M1EQN
Awesome, I knew there was a reason I like this guy. On the job, pro gun and hot chicks on the vids from time to time. Keep up the good work and stay safe! 73 Brother.
0:45 I see that vape my man, fellow ham radio fan and vaper here :D
That letter was something else. Wow.
I'm no ham radio person but I have done Sydney OZ to Auckland NZ 2250kms or 13439miles using a car CB radio 5w during the days when CB was the rage. Early morning & the clarity was amazing from a high spot on the cliffs. I asked what the time was as I forgot my watch. His reply was two hours earlier than Sydney. Surprised I asked where he was, the guy said he was driving down Queen Street in Auckland. Never would have believed if I didn't get NZ time knowing the guy did not know where I was.
This video was informative, funny and exciting. Lots of Anderson power pole supporters and an occasional basher. I use them and they work great. Thanks for your service and I support Our Constitution and all its Amendments. 73 K4QJS
Ha! You convinced me, Bob. I love cops, the second amendment and I'm just now studying for my tech license. I liked and subscribed watching this, my first of one of you're episodes!
Sweetness.
Great video Thanks..
Thanks.
Pretty clear where all the confiscated weed goes now !!
really dig your channel, man
Sorry dude, I don't do the green death, just vaping flavors. Thanks for watching.
K6UDA Yeah, but still funny!
the guy that wrote that letter is on something, that's for sure.
Never seen this youtube before but I really like it. So hi Bob great video and I too know the importance of Cops and the 2nd amendment rights. It's time to get this country back on the tracks. Keep up the great show and will sub. Kg7ssb Dale
I cherish the 2nd ammendment and I miss my cop friends when I was a dispatcher. Thank you for posting the video.
Just getting started in Ham Radio and happened across your channel a few weeks back. I subbed after the the first video. Guess I'm a sucker for a bad attitude?
Thanks and welcome to the hobby.
Neat! :)
🤜👍🤛♡♡♡
I didn’t realize I was subscribed to your channel. Now I have to figure out who it was you were ripping so I can know what I was laughing at.
Me too! Who is he?!
I struck out also being former HL9KY, A25LT, and working /ZS6./LZ2 and others...carry a S&W 4042, and love your channel...Guess I'm a prick !
Lee, WA8QFE
cool video i like your personality LOL reminds me of myself 73s KD0OOP
It's not about power. It's all about antennas. I just worked European stations with 3 Watts on 40 meters and got 59 reports. I used my Mosley Pro67b at 75 ft. above ground.
Hi great video I've not been on my cb radio since the 90s and I managed to find my old midland portapack with built-in antenna but I'm getting nobody on whatsoever it could be because Ive got an apartment block in front of me so what antenna would you recommend for indoor use thank you
all in the antenna
I've not heard Todd for a couple of years here in Scotland as conditions are poor. I'm sure as soon as it picks up again he'll be calling out so fast again that nobody can get in there to answer him anyway. 73 from 2m0rot Stu.
I'm interested in what antenna you are using. Do you have a video that talks about your antennas? Specifically the one you are using in this video? I went to look through your videos but you have so many :D Thanks
Mark 2e0pia here love your videos I dare you to review some dippers which are the best dippers you can buy now that be funny by the way I loveQRP and DXperdion its grate fun thanks from mark 2e0pia in England have grate day
Two more reasons for me to like your videos, you're a cop (so was I) and you support the second amendment. Keep them coming! Thanks.
It's a well-known feature of The Laws Of The Universe that HF conditions always improve at the beginning of a contest but mysteriously switch off at the second the contest finishes. I wonder why?
Would love to read that lol. I have heard rumors about him but until now i thought it was a joke.
By the way, I love my D74E, fab little radio!
A pro 2nd COP that seems pretty fuckin' cool! Subbed!
+Obscene Jester sweet.
All the way from the UK I just subbed to your channel .I like the fact you say it how it is .I am a 27.555 side bander and so are lots of ham guys that havnt let the licence Go to there heads .I ain't a ham but . I love your videos .with all the fuck ...and shit shit shit rants ....keep up the great channel...freeze don't move or I'll blow your radio up with 5 watts ....don't make me do it punk ....
love QRP with my KX3 talked all over the world. Fun Fun!!
I also add a little solder
My top 2 are Bert (who we really love) and DK5DR Walter in Germany. "It all starts with power"
Ah yes Bert... The only guy i had to ban from posting comments. What a turd.
thank you, I saw that you vape, nice I to like harm reduction, sorry to hear about the laws the in Ca. glad I moved I was thinking about ham radio, is the test hard? and expencive to maintaine? thank you for your time.
Didnt know this was going to be a sales pitch
i agree,you don't need large amound of power,,,look at what cb user do with 12 watts or less,,,,the trouble on the ham bands is you have to fight with people using 400w plus,,if everyone turned down to 100 or less more people would have a chance,,,but you can work the world on 5 watts,,,also a lot of people just think it a mater of plugging in an antenna tuning it and way you go,,,little pit more to it that that regarding feeder standing waves and having a correctly efficient antenna system thats often over over looked
Sounds like you need to try using an AR15 as a two meter antenna. Bet your mystery nonguest would love that one!
You can get the Turnigy 180A Watt Meter and Power Analyzer for 24.95 from Hobbyking
I don't know beans from butterflies about this stuff, and I just couldn't move on. I was fascinated, completely.
Thanks awesome. Thanks
"I'm gonna go into a diabetic coma here on camera...fuck it" Words to live by.
What antenna were you using for your QRP DX?