Ham Radio Basics--On The Air Series--Jim W6LG Meets Takashi JA0DCQ Via Short Wave
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- On the 20 Meter Amateur Radio Band, Jim has a long conversation with Takashi JA0DCQ in Nagano City. The long contact was edited down to just a few minutes for UA-cam.
You have no idea how inspiring you are to a new operator, I heard you briefly on 20M today but conditions were not ideal for a QSO.
Although licenced now for just 6 months and only a week on HF, I have been watching your videos for ages, and always learn something new.
Keep it up please.
Greetings from sunny Dorset in the West countryside of England.
Tim M6TYH
I really love Japan and Japanese culture.
Great beer, great food, friendly people, clean and no crime.
A great place to visit.
Long live Japan.
As radio amateurs we are international ambassadors of friendship.
I have to agree with Tim Hill. I just took and passed my tech and General a week ago and as I sit here waiting to get my callsign assigned, without a lick of equipment to my name, it’s fantastic to have these and other videos by all the great Elmer’s out there to really get an idea of what it’s really like. I can only imagine how much of a bumbling nervous wreck I am going to be. You guys make it sound so effortless. Well done.
Very interesting Jim. Great QRZ page too.
Hi Jim, Love your informative videos ! I was wondering if you could do a video or series of videos dealing with 10 meter repeater use. Freq's used and just info one should know who has never tried to use 10 meter repeaters. Thanks Jim. 73 from WU3D Don.
What a fun conversation!!! :)
I had to edit it down to just a few minutes. And yes, he has a good sense of humor and had me laughing much of the time. Many of the JA guys are a lot of fun. Thanks for watching. 73, Jim
Jim, as a new technician (April 2017), your equipment and ability is both amazing and inspiring. I watch all of your videos and learn from each one, would love an EchoLink QSO sometime!
73 Jeff. KD9ILF
Thanks Jeff. I don't have EchoLink or really know much about it. I am an old HF guy. Congratulations on your License. Please go all the way to Extra so you can also enjoy the benefits of HF. Thanks for writing Jeff. 73, Jim W6LG in Grass Valley
Jim W6LG Jim, if you have an EchoLink capable 2m repeater near you, I can connect to it from here in Indiana. The only thing you would have to do is access the repeater.
Jeff
What's the reason you keep releasing the ptt all the time.
Situational awareness. It takes just a split second to see what is happening. 73 and thanks for asking, 73, Jim
Great Video Jim, I have watched many of your videos and you make it look so easy. As a beginner on HF I guess the things I am trying to understand is how you find the openings in propagation for the band and what TOD are you getting them. Are most or all contacts via gray line or do you use beacon or WSPR reports to find them? I know listening is a lot of it but where to listen? I know I will never have your results on my limited power and antenna but even a hard of hearing hog might hear an acorn fall if it was loud enough.
Thanks again,
Mike W4TRK Central Alabama
Hi Mike,
It is very nice of you to write. The answer to your questions is probably my experiences on 20 meters for over 50 years. So, I have learned when to listen. Keep in mind that I am not always right. There are days when the propagation is excellent and 20 meters is open somewhere all day even after sunset. My peak times on the air looking for DX are; sunrise and sunset (during the summer) to EU, after lunch short path to AF, about 3pm local to Asia via short path and long path at the same time to VK, ZL. The path across the Equator to South America is in the afternoon for about 3 hours. I agree, the digital modes are good for findout what is happening. The DX clusters to some extent help. The most important thing is for you to listen to see what you can hear. What you hear may be very different from someone just 50 to 100 miles away. Thanks Mike & 73 Jim
Hello Jim, I heard you today on 20 meters. Great audio and about an S-9 into GA. Hope to QSO with you soon as I am upgrading to general in about two weeks. 73, Mark, KN4CWT.
Excellent. You will have lots of fun on HF. I hope we make contact on 20 meters soon. 73, Jim W6lg
Thanks for posting this -- it's very interesting to listen in. At 2:30, what do you think is causing the change in the quality of the sound?
Ahh, the art of communication. Good Stuff OM.
Jim, Thank you for your very educational videos. Do Hams only talk about transceiver gear and the weather? I plan on buying a mobile radio for Jeep. I am studying for my Tech class exam.
congratulation on3bm
Nice QSO fun video 73 from ai6lz
domo arigato Bert, syonara de W6LG dozo