Cheaper and just 7 foot. Can I get it working for CB radio on SSB.
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- Portable DX antenna from Banggood. Reasonable priced and fair quality. However the packing needs to be vastly improved to ensure it does not arrive in the UK damaged.
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Nice Video ! That works out a 1/4 wave .Will work DX on the ground. For the ground radials I find a full wave of copper on the ground works great . for CB is 11 meters of wire cut into 4 or 8 . 8 is better. I use speaker wire for radials quite often. The QT 80 has better noise filters . The QT 60 has same receive section. I got one of them LED supply's it is a 20 amp one from Amazon. It works good but makes 3 or 4 S units of noise in my recieve . I just use a LiFePO4 battery . I normally do not have mains power when portable. Try exting that all the way and put it into a shortwave radio and see how it works . With speaker wire when cut 4 pieces then zip wire you got 8 radials . What I did on my home made 5/8 wave ground mount. I used a 10 meter DX Commander pole to hold up vertical wire , That speaker wire appx 25 FT and shortened to tune. I used a 4:1 UNUN at base to match. for a 1/2 wave would be a 49:1 UNUN. I talked world wide on 5/8 vertical ground mount on CB with my QT 60 and a battery ! Great fun from a park in NY ! . on 10 meter I got a park in London . POTA thing we do on ham radio. Get a beach umbrella and you can sit out in the rain unless it's real windy . What I do in the park. It also keeps sun out of my eyes and I can see radio . Cheers from NY !
Got the same one from Aliexpress. But sent in a box no damage. I was lucky. 73s nice videos.
The rain didn't even stop Fred for giving us another good review.
Adam In The Attic
697 Tennessee U.S.A.
KO4HPC 73
Fred, if you would mount the antenna maybe a meter or two above the ground on a piece of PVC tubing and run two radials out and leave them elevated above the ground, it would be a much better DX antenna. Enjoy your videos.
Thanks and good advice. Maybe i will try that in the spring on a dray day.
Or just make the entire thing out of wire and PVC tubing, including the driven element.
Yeah that would work. All you really need is a cheap Nano meter and some time for testing etc. A lot of fun.
Don't radials need to be tuned to 1/4 wavelength when off the ground?
Yes i believe they do.
Hi fred it's raymond that portable antenna works well for what it is it's better than a helical whip on biscuit tin which l used once and nearly blew the set this antenna works well and the rig you have got there is great to cheers from raymond melbourne Australia happy DXing 73s
my first fred in the shed this year. I enjoyed it
Thanks for the video, Fred, and others before. You just got another subscriber. Keep up the good work. Currently an SWL, but seeing kit like this in action makes me think there will be some investment into CB through the course of this year.
Thanks for the sub!
Any sufficiently resonant antenna is indistinguishable from magic!
Nice video. Try using just a couple of raised tuned radials, and use the rod support under the coax connector so it's raised up a bit.
Hi yes that would work. Once off the deck the radials need to be a tuned length for the band.
Nice one Fred that packaging was absolutely shocking, great stuff again and again take care of yourself and yours Alan.👍
The packaging is not that bad to be fair. Half the price mans half the packaging. It's cheap stuff from China after all not direct from Yaesu. Can't have your cake and eat it too.
Thanks 👍
Looks a good antenna.Good video Fred.
Nice tune on the end Fred!
Hi Fred good review of an interesting little portable antenna. I suppose the lack of supplied radial wires does make some sense at the price of the kit. My thinking is that the radial length would vary according to what band you want to use it on, assuming you are setting it up as a quarter wave (as advertised) on each band the matched radials ideally would each be a 1/4 wave too for a good SWR match. You would need a bundle of 4 wires for each band for 20M through to 6m so leaving the radial wires to the buyer makes some sense, at the end of the day only the buyer knows which bands they intend to work it on. Anyway as always I appreciate your time making the vids and the fact you are one of the few on UA-cam who doesn’t have a boring 10 min long sponsorship section. 😁
Thanks. Its a good point about the radial length. Would be nice if they supplied some cable though so you can un pack and play.
Very helpful 👍
Aloha Fred, the trick to running that antenna and the JPC-12 on 10 and 11 meters is to not use that 2 foot long black pipe and connect that telescopic antenna directly to that bottom connector that you plug your coax into. Your SWR’s should drop to 1:2 to 1 or better.
I’m known here in Hawaii for DX’ing with my Xiegu G90 on one watt only. The G90 is such a very well made rig that I own two of them and operating at one watt only is an interesting challenge if you use a QRP rig. My average on one watt is 5,026 miles with signal reports between 5/7 to 5/9+ 40 on a homebrew antenna that I built to mimic the Chameleon telescopic vertical for under $80 USD verses $699 + shipping & tax.
As reference, I cut my ground radicals x 4 @ 15’ 6” and a gallon of water around the ground spike because our soil has a slight salt content.
Good luck and I love your videos! 🤙🏻👍🤙🏻😎
Hi. Thanks for the info. Really interesting
Hi Fred
I love your videos👍
Did you say that this whip is 7ft long and cost £51? I use a quarter wave length (8ft long) of cheap bell wire tuned against ground so all I would say is save your money 💰
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Ian G7HFS/PA3IKH
Hi. Thanks. Yes a wire works very well if you have a tree to hang it. However if you add a telescopic fiberglass pole your talking about the same money and its bulky This antenna extends to about 17 foot for other bands. 73's
11:38 “ thats what she said “. 😂. Great video thx. ✌️🇺🇸👍
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Well Said on the packing Fred !
421 from Tennessee.
The packaging is not that bad to be fair. Half the price mans half the packaging. It's cheap stuff from China after all not direct from Yaesu.
Yeah fair point on the packing but i really dont mind what they use as long as the antenna survives the trip without any damage.
Hi I think your lucky it wasn't completely damaged. Luckily, you got away with it. 😊😊😊
6900 great radio I seen a lot of folks using the same. I got the V one but pretty much same. I'm using 17 foot pole now in a heavy garden umbrella stand, still standing so far even after the gales. My antenna alone is only about 5 foot with radials. Some say oh should get so so antenna. But I can't go too high and I have got out about 9 or just over miles on fm. Though I do use an amp. Always someone saying should get this or that lol.
Hi. Pretty much how i started with a stand. Yes people will always offer advice. Mine would be to try a cheap 1/2 wave silver rod on your pole.
@@CB-RADIO-UK Yeah good of them to offer advice. That Nano Swr reader looks good.
Mate once you work out how to use it they are a godsend for checking for SWR issues and working out exactly what freq your antenna is tuned to. The one i used is only £30. Vid here if interested. ua-cam.com/video/2aH0yEV6Lpc/v-deo.html
great vid fred
Hi Fred... as an update...the £22 opinion arrived from AliExpress all good well packed in bubble wrap and a box only difference is a Shorter base , but comes with the radials so all you would need for 11m ...best wishes Mac
Good to hear. Happy DX
Try a single ground plain at about 100 inches... works wonders
t hanks for this something else to consider for my rented flat
Where would you run the ground radials in a flat?
@@Flaming-Hedgehog depends if i use the flat roof i would run them there, if from the garden along the ground, if using the window sill it creates more of a challenge but that would be the least desirable location
@@michaelaFlangee Oh wow, that sounds more like a small house. When I hear 'flat' I imagine the roof is the flat above you and there's no such thing as a private garden, as per where I live. Well that's good then, you have options.
I you have a balcony you can drop the radials from that and it should work.
@@Flaming-Hedgehog its a block of flats but communal garden and there is access to the roof but the question is am i brave enough to go up there, i fear not heights really scare me unless it is some big hill
Like it maybe look into getting rge bigger one this summer
Suggest you use a common mode choke as well.
6m band it won’t effect as the whip will only need to be very short
My first time comment but have been a subscriber for a very long time (from Australia). I like these portable antenna's. I have an old ATAS manual tune antenna I bought when I first got my ham radio licence and my first Yaesu radio. An FT 817 nd QRP radio thyat I did mod to use 27 MHz as well. Yes the ground plane is important. If you take your portable antenna out to higher ground you will have a bloody good time mate. By the way. It's good to see the real you on your videos like the previous video you did with the hand held radio. I don't read comments so I hope no one gave you shit for showing yourself on camera. 73 mate. Ian, 3850 Gippsland.
Hi. Thanks for the comment. All the best Ian.
Maybe buy in the UK? No worries then.
short arse signals from a short arse antenna, nice it worked okay. cheers.
bring the ends of your radials up 40cm above your coil your spike deeper into the ground for low radiation and dx so coil down and radials up MMana-Gal is your friend.
a 273cm long copperwire would work better than that. ground the foot of the antenna.
mount it 6ft up and horizontal,should work further using nvis!.
Damaged thread in the shed
I'm confused. The Sirio 1/2 wave GPS27 is a similar price, achieves 1.(nothing) SWR and is happy 6ft off the ground. Having no counterpoise requirement, no extra wires are required. Yes it is nearly 6M tall, but that's it. Just a stick in the air.
For single use 27MHz, there are better alternatives.
I think you missed the point. The longer antenna will always be the first choice and perform better. However as i explained during the video not everyone can put up an 18 foot antenna at home. This antenna at least will get you on the air and actually works well on skip.
Hi guys I'm just getting back into CB since the 80s lol ..can someone explain why in the UK people use sideband as opposed to regular fm ? Im thinking I might have to upgrade my radio.
Cheers :)
Hi. You get out further on SSB and if your homebased it can help with local noise. See more detail here. ua-cam.com/video/PSyAoMgub98/v-deo.html
@Fred in the Shed
Do you know the difference between the Raddy RF 919 and the Wishcolor HRD C919 thats £50 cheaper?
No not seen that radio.
@@CB-RADIO-UK It's on Ali Express for £150.
hi Fred i want to put an antenna in the yard on a pole but i have a taxi rank next door would it interfere with there antenna or radios i am want to start but would like to know this first thank for all the videos
Hi. It should not as they will be around the 170 Mhz band and you on 27 Mhz.
@@CB-RADIO-UK thank you so much
Hello Fred. Interesting antenna. Can you please tell me where I can buy this antenna?
Hi. This link will work. ban.ggood.vip/1580P
@@CB-RADIO-UK Thank you my friend
Happy new year fred
Happy New Year.
Do you have electronic tool kit app Fred or ham radio tool kit app?
I think you would love these bud 👍
No not got those.
Fred what do you do with all the surplus you don’t use after you tried it all ? I could do with few off casts and I am localism to you…..nice to hear awesome Dave…MLS new recruit.
I have given quite a lot away to people who have helped me or have reached out having been through some issues.
Have you tried using a carbon fiber pole with faraday tape on the outside of it?
I saw a chap on youtube who made one that worked quite well.
One could just use the carbon fibre pole as it is conductive in itself. The main component of carbon fiber is carbon, and its molecular structure is similar to graphite. Thus, it behaves like metal because its electrical conductivity is extremely high.
@@Flaming-Hedgehog no it doesn't.
You have to have a metal conductor for this to be an antenna.
@@aurthorthing7403 Well that's new news to me Mr Thing because I use carbon fibre poles in my employment for all sorts of things and the FACT they are conductive is why I still need to use stupid old heavy fiberglass poles in situations where electrical conductivity is a concern. Dont believe me, Google the subduct or even better still go get a carbon pole and go touch it on a powerline and see if you're still around to respond to this with another 'No it doesn't' comment. 🙄🔌
@@Flaming-Hedgehog high voltages will conduct through the carbon fiber but as an antenna they need a metal conductor because the resistance is WAY too high to be used as an antenna by itself.
There is a video of an idividual who made one and he explains the reasons why you need a metal strip of copper or in his case, he used faraday tape.
The SWR would be out of sight if you don't use a metal conductor and it will burn out when you transmit or "key the mic"
@@Flaming-Hedgehog green or wet wood is also conductive but you can't use it to make an antenna either.
But high voltages with high current will still go through the wet or green wood and kill you but that doesn't mean it will make a good antenna.
Bit of silicone oil fred
he said that
@@Perthshireso did I before I watched and heard him
Shame about the packaging not great but at least its survived
The packaging is not that bad to be fair. Half the price mans half the packaging. It's cheap stuff from China after all not direct from Yaesu. Can't have your cake and eat it too.
Nice ad for Banggood i remember when your channel was about cb radio
Well i guess the gear has to come from somewhere. Plenty of CB in this video though
SWR should not change with different power levels, unless your heating the antenna
Your right it should not but in practice on many different radios and antenna ive found it always tends to.
is the 305 net still active and what day and time
I am on most weekday afternoons just before 5pm. The guys often go on in the eves as well.
@@CB-RADIO-UK alright ill keep a lisen out for you reken u can make it barnsley
Need very good radio conditions.
@@CB-RADIO-UK well i will keep a lisen for you mate
you have bits missing Fred?
Hi Dave. Happy New Year. Do you mean in the antenna construction or the on air editing ?
@@CB-RADIO-UK the JPC12 i think you called it comes with 3 poles and a coil :) unless its something else
Such a pity about the poor packing.
Yes needs to be better.
Surprised about the packaging, most stuff I get from China is an environmental nightmare of overdone.
The packaging is not that bad to be fair. Half the price means half the packaging. It's cheap stuff from China after all not direct from Yaesu. We can't have our cake and eat it too.
wtf is local dx??!
Yelling at someone down the street. 😁
Guess you could call it short skip. Normally contacts remaining in the UK.
@@CB-RADIO-UK The Hams call that "Inter-G." "G" I think because all UK call signs used to start with a G.
Local DX?
Short skip.
I thought you were going to go 11 meters 1 thow 40 CB
No one on the muppets. 27.305 is an 11 meter channel. I was hoping to try different modes but you could see the conditions out there.
T2LT better for certainly cheapper
T2LT's work really well.
Wondering why the SWR won't go lower?
1.2 or 1.3 it's not a problem 🤔
@@14KiloWhisky Not implying any problem simply wondering why such a design wont go lower than 1.4 is what I saw.
Once using the QT80 i got 1.1 - 1.3 which is fine. More ground plane wire would take it even lower if really needed.
My brother's grand kids could wrap a Christmas present better than that antenna came to your residence and they're both under 10 years old.
And how old do you guess the Chinese children that packed this are?
Typical Evri damaged delivery! 😮
To be fair any courier would be the same.
@@CB-RADIO-UK voted the most complained about UK courier company. 🙄
Don't cover the camera lens with your hand.
What?
Sorry not aware that i did other than the regular thumbs up at the end ?
@@CB-RADIO-UK maybe it was just general advice to all cameramen and videographers LOL
The Spanish AI dubbing still sucks.
It is a good priced antenna. However if this is how it's packed and shipped I won't be buying..no excuse for that poorly of a packing job!!!
The packaging is not that bad to be fair. Half the price mans half the packaging. It's cheap stuff packed by slave children from China after all not direct from Yaesu. Can't have your cake and eat it too.