If you look at the wonder wand loop antenna it's just an L match with a loop of wire and it works. It would be interesting to compare your loop with an ATU and a loop of wire.
You had a little bit of success with that loop antenna, Fred. It has its uses for sure. You cannot beat that price. Nothing wagered, nothing gained. The receive is probably the best feature of ths setup
Hi Fred. I'm only familiar with magnetic loop antennas that have the large loop, one capacitor, and a smaller coupling loop. The size and shape of the coupling loop, along with the distance from the big loop make a world of difference in how the antenna performs. The tiny capacitors that I saw when you opened the box up briefly are the kind you'd find in a small radio receiver and as you suspected, 20 watts would be tough to do without zapping out the capacitors and possible damaging your radio. I once bought a loop antenna from MFJ which operated the same way yours does (2 capacitors and just some wire to form a loop) and never got any satisfying results from it. The capacitors were much larger, thus allowing more input power, but if I couldn't hear much, I'm not sure what good that did. I went for the conventional magnetic loop and have had wonderful results. Because a lot of the noise the usual antenna picks up is man-made electrical noise, it's not picked up by the mag loop due to the fact it's only using the magnetic waves. It's also directional and the one you were using should be directional as well. Perhaps you didn't have the loop pointed towards the station that was listening for you. Going back to the mag loop I'm using, it's currently indoors and I typically run 5-15 watts (SSB) to it, with very good results. Locally, I get between 5-10 miles (depending on how noisy the band conditions are) and usually when I ask them for a signal report, I get the same S-unit from them as I received from their station). I work skip from the antenna indoors as well, which is mounted on a photo tripod and about 1 meter from the floor with a 1.5:1 SWR reading. At some point I'll put a vertical antenna outside the house, but may use the mag loop as a receive antenna due to its ability to achieve a lower noise floor. I'm actually doing something like that now. I bought one of those MLA-30 loop antennas off Amazon when it was on sale last year for about $30. There's no tuning involved, just a small box that that requires 5v to power an amplifier inside. It saves a LOT of time (and capacitor knob tuning) when trying to figure out whether a band is active or not. I won't use the word "enjoyed", but I certainly felt your misery, as it was much like what I experienced from the MFJ unit. But now I'll use that word, and say that I always "enjoy" your videos... 👍
i read where in that setup it receives and transmits horizontal so how would it work try it 90 deg tilted to the side and the antenna uses the outer shell of the coax as receive and transmit
If I am understanding, you normally use vertical polarization/antennas to talk to your friends which is the same here in the U.S. Generally loops that are fed from the bottom as this one you demonstrated would exhibit a horizontal polarization. This could explain why the noise floor is lower as many forms of noise and interference are vertically polarized, but your transmission to your friends is not so great. Your antenna needs to be vertically polarized for talking line of sight with another station that's also transmitting and vertically polarized, otherwise range is vastly degraded. I am not sure what the results would be on this loop since it creates a different radiation pattern, but you could try putting it back up in the air and orientating the loop so that the feed point is on the left or ride side, instead of the bottom to attempt to achieve this. One could expect the receive noise to increase again, and that you are possibly heard better by others. I have never tried to build a loop that you can actually transmit on, so this video fascinates me! Also another sidenote, at 18:41, you might be surprised how such a small rotation/angle/orientation of the loop itself or direction can make a major difference. I have S9 noise typically in my neighborhood, so I use an MLA-300 receive loop and use a separate TX antenna like you suggested. By slightly tilting the loop and rotating, the tiniest difference can get rid of 100% of my noise floor, leaving a loud and clear signal from the person on the other end. They may not register on the S-meter, but the signal to noise ratio is EXCELLENT and able to hear loud and clear.
An RF loop in the coax on the antenna side your noise seems atmospheric( more noise the higher up you went) might help with the noise and bring the noise floor down but signals up.
Great test, thanks. Does it sound convincing as a balcony HF antenna since I can't put a real one on the roof of my condo? Probably not. I'm jealous of the traffic you enjoy on the CB band over there. It's so bloody dead here in France, and I live in a big, big city.
capacitors with hard dielectric , I think, becomes hot - beccause there is high voltage when resonanse. You will hear the signal on 3Km distance max. If you are in a town or a ciry - the distance is 1.5Km max.
EH, Holding onto former interest in CB, just like my worm farming hobby.. EH!. My SWR was too high on test. I did my own soldering. Tried to be careful with braiding and such +, -. It's portable you can put it in the trunk. Anyway, it's still there Solocon 2000, OHIO, USA. "The chair is against the wall. " Thanks 4 video.
with fm you want line of sight and nothing blocking your signal! the higher the better! and if you wanna cut down on noise place around 6 inches of ferrite chokes at each end of the coax.
"Line of sight" is how VHF and above frequencies behave, regardless of mode, FM, AM, SSB etc. 27MHz is at the top of the HF bands close to VHF but still with a little bit of groundwave and long-range skip when the conditions are right.
Hi fred I tried Charlie tango to get a call sign but never heard back do you know of any other place to try having a bit of an issue with background noise have sent off for an in line inhibitor have you any other tips have watched all your blogs numerous times and have been a great help keep up the good work 😊
Hi. Thats a shame about Charlie Tango. I know they had some issues. TBH most people simply make one up. Use 26 prefix for UK so it for example my location St Albans could 26/ST123. Noise is a real issue. There is no real quick fix. SSB normally has less than AM and FM. A used HF radio with filtering like DSP can really help.
Thank you so much for reply can I ask which hf radio would be the simplest to use for my husband who is registered blind and only has a small amount of vision I have to be his eyes for most things posting this for example he has got the gist of the 6900 but are hf radios more complicated best wishes
Hi. Thats a very tough question and all HF radios are more complicated than the 6900. Most newer radios feature a touch screen which I am not sure if that makes them easier to use and does have small text etc. I have a Yaesu 450D which has a very clear white on black display. Some of the text on the buttons are small though. You can see it in this video. ua-cam.com/video/TxM5ZQAYxsU/v-deo.html
@CB-RADIO-UK thank you for taking time I will keep a look out for one there are some on ebay but unsure maybe in new year or if you come. Across any for sale please let know thanks for your advice
Just be careful on Ebay as some radios can have faults which are hard to prove. Not the cheapest but with a store you know it will work ok. www.radioworld.co.uk/second-hand-yaesu-ft-450d-with-auto-antenna-tuner
Setting the loop aside, I wonder if anyone in the CB radio community is using end feds as we do in amateur radio, especially the 9:1 with a non-resonant length might by an absolute killer antenna, at that 27 mhz dimension you could put it anywhere. All the Best! 73 DE W8LV BILL
Yeah full ground plane radial kit can be big. One breaker had one up and it was well over 20 foot long with the basket. Came down in high wind and took out his fence and his neighbours fence as well.
Very interesting tho it failed your 11m test I wonder how well it would perform recieving other frequencies?? Great video Fred as always Thank you 10/10 73
Hi Fred got one of these, HFDY 50K-500MHz Wideband Active Small Magnetic Loop Antenna LZ1AQ Amplifier HF AM FM VHF UHF SDR Receiver Radio Tescun Malahitea from Bangood, I was wondering if it makes any difference to reception when different voltages are applied, it ranges from 5-12v
Hi. Hard to say gain wise esp if you use a small LNA with the wire. What it will do though is reject a lot of noise which will mean you should hear weaker stations clearer.
Hi just getting back into cb radio after a 30 year break, have you ever tried to use a redundant tv aerial ? would one of those stuck on a chimney work lol
Hi Fred love the vids! I was told (and some research) that Mag Loops are directional (for the most part). Did you take that into account? If not might be worth just looking on the map and have it facing towards Dan (as in the flat side of the loop facing him not the edge. If you knew that I apologise. 73s
Hi. Yes your spot on. No i did not try to rotate it. Being my first loop I got too caught up in tuning it and did not consider it at the time. Something to try next year. Cheers.
hey nice video :) i think the quansheng uv k5 handhelds are fun for you 2,it do 50mhz till 600mhz and you can modify the filmware so you can listen 2 18mhz till 1300mhz i think for you its fun to play with it :) so you can also listen on 11 meters with it :)
yeah i have the k 5.8 it have the orange display i love it,i order another one that one is in camo color and i order the quansheng uv 5 plus it has a bigger battery then the battery,s that comes with the k 5 and the k 5.8
Hi Fred, not sure if you have been told but that is not a mag loop as such its a poor copy of what was called the army loop and it was never that good to start with, build yourself a real mag loop even as easy as using a ally bicycle wheel rim and you will see a difference.
Small observation your BNC genders are the wrong way around the centre pin vs the centre sleeve determine the gender - noteworthy if ordering I have no issues with CBers using Ham antennas - more power to them for trying to improve their signal.
haha fred you sound just like me just go for it. then read the instructions when its not working 😂 love the videos fella. do you guys have a particular time and frequency u use. love to try and make contact m8 i was round your way the other day couldn't help myself but look out for antennas you could call that a new hobby mast spotting if you will 👍👍
Yes i do tend to rush in with both feet first. Ive not been on the CB much for the past weeks due to work. Yeah i rem the antenna spotting back from the day. Cheers
I think its all a learning curve with antennas. The receive is very low noise on a loop and could be ideal for someone with a very high noise level preventing hearing contacts. I dont know if you could somehow make a switch which would change to a vertical base antenna for TX.
American here. I can't believe what they are charging for those antenna kits. There must be a black market in the UK for variable caps. Or the Khanman doesn't want you to listen to anything but the BBC.......😮
Can you be more careful about where you place the camera! It would be best to move it forward about 3ft as the current position means you are constantly covering the lens with your hand and fingers. It is similar to how old people take photos, they cover the lens with part of their hand or finger and forget we can't see through them. Any solid object nearer to the lens will block what you are trying to film. There are lots of beginner videos for youtube people so they can make good videos and it explains all of this and other common mistakes, plus how to check before posting in order to correct the videos. The other common mistake people make when filming is to keep pointing at what they are filming and waving their hands about in front of it. We know what you are filming as that is what you are showing us! There is a channel that performs hoaxes quite often and they do things to see who really watches them and how fast something they do will spread to other videos. One was exactly this - they deliberately covered up the camera with hands and fingers and waited to see who copied them. They also did one in which they deliberately left a camera on auto focus and kept moving it to slow the focus change, suddenly everyone started copying this too and they had a good laugh about it. There is some league table about how long it takes people to copy and how many things they copy. there was a car seller in Wales, UK, that was found copying saabkyle04 word for word for example! People expect more from youtube videos now, so covering lenses with fingers and waving hands to block the camera is poor.
Don't put your fingers in front of the camera to block the lens, don't keep waving your hands and fingers about in front of the camera lens to block it, don't keep tapping on things and blocking the camera lens with your finger and hand, check your videos before posting and it will allow you to correct the continual errors you are making that make the video appear quite childish in terms of presentation. At least you saved people from buying what you have described as a useless product!
Your comment kinda reminds me of :- Now they said his works of art were dull No room, all 'round, the walls are full But Lowry didn't care much anyway They said he just paints cats and dogs And matchstalk men in boots and clogs And Lowry said, "That's just the way they'll stay"
Interesting experiment and you hit the nail on the head “fun” and “interesting”, that’s the essence of the hobby.
Frid in the shed I learn lot from you about bying cb radios with AM FM ssb my friend
If you look at the wonder wand loop antenna it's just an L match with a loop of wire and it works. It would be interesting to compare your loop with an ATU and a loop of wire.
Frid in the shed your mag loop antenna is awesome my friend
Frid in the shed your utube videos are awesome my friend 🎄
Thanks as always greg
Good vidoe as always Fred!
I worked you on a mag loop Fred many times :) it was a baby loop at 3.4m :)
I rem you did.
Fred anyone who has an issue with you using HF gear on 11 just needs to go away mate 👍🏻
Hi Lewis. Cheers bud. Its fair play really as guilty as charged.
You had a little bit of success with that loop antenna, Fred. It has its uses for sure. You cannot beat that price. Nothing wagered, nothing gained. The receive is probably the best feature of ths setup
Hi Andy. Yes your correct. Without a smaller coupler loop this one is quite inefficient. However it could be a great receiving antenna.
Hi Fred. I'm only familiar with magnetic loop antennas that have the large loop, one capacitor, and a smaller coupling loop. The size and shape of the coupling loop, along with the distance from the big loop make a world of difference in how the antenna performs. The tiny capacitors that I saw when you opened the box up briefly are the kind you'd find in a small radio receiver and as you suspected, 20 watts would be tough to do without zapping out the capacitors and possible damaging your radio. I once bought a loop antenna from MFJ which operated the same way yours does (2 capacitors and just some wire to form a loop) and never got any satisfying results from it. The capacitors were much larger, thus allowing more input power, but if I couldn't hear much, I'm not sure what good that did. I went for the conventional magnetic loop and have had wonderful results. Because a lot of the noise the usual antenna picks up is man-made electrical noise, it's not picked up by the mag loop due to the fact it's only using the magnetic waves. It's also directional and the one you were using should be directional as well. Perhaps you didn't have the loop pointed towards the station that was listening for you. Going back to the mag loop I'm using, it's currently indoors and I typically run 5-15 watts (SSB) to it, with very good results. Locally, I get between 5-10 miles (depending on how noisy the band conditions are) and usually when I ask them for a signal report, I get the same S-unit from them as I received from their station). I work skip from the antenna indoors as well, which is mounted on a photo tripod and about 1 meter from the floor with a 1.5:1 SWR reading. At some point I'll put a vertical antenna outside the house, but may use the mag loop as a receive antenna due to its ability to achieve a lower noise floor. I'm actually doing something like that now. I bought one of those MLA-30 loop antennas off Amazon when it was on sale last year for about $30. There's no tuning involved, just a small box that that requires 5v to power an amplifier inside. It saves a LOT of time (and capacitor knob tuning) when trying to figure out whether a band is active or not. I won't use the word "enjoyed", but I certainly felt your misery, as it was much like what I experienced from the MFJ unit. But now I'll use that word, and say that I always "enjoy" your videos... 👍
i read where in that setup it receives and transmits horizontal so how would it work try it 90 deg tilted to the side and the antenna uses the outer shell of the coax as receive and transmit
Interesting idea thanks.
If I am understanding, you normally use vertical polarization/antennas to talk to your friends which is the same here in the U.S. Generally loops that are fed from the bottom as this one you demonstrated would exhibit a horizontal polarization. This could explain why the noise floor is lower as many forms of noise and interference are vertically polarized, but your transmission to your friends is not so great. Your antenna needs to be vertically polarized for talking line of sight with another station that's also transmitting and vertically polarized, otherwise range is vastly degraded. I am not sure what the results would be on this loop since it creates a different radiation pattern, but you could try putting it back up in the air and orientating the loop so that the feed point is on the left or ride side, instead of the bottom to attempt to achieve this. One could expect the receive noise to increase again, and that you are possibly heard better by others. I have never tried to build a loop that you can actually transmit on, so this video fascinates me!
Also another sidenote, at 18:41, you might be surprised how such a small rotation/angle/orientation of the loop itself or direction can make a major difference. I have S9 noise typically in my neighborhood, so I use an MLA-300 receive loop and use a separate TX antenna like you suggested. By slightly tilting the loop and rotating, the tiniest difference can get rid of 100% of my noise floor, leaving a loud and clear signal from the person on the other end. They may not register on the S-meter, but the signal to noise ratio is EXCELLENT and able to hear loud and clear.
Thanks for the info.
An RF loop in the coax on the antenna side your noise seems atmospheric( more noise the higher up you went) might help with the noise and bring the noise floor down but signals up.
Great test, thanks. Does it sound convincing as a balcony HF antenna since I can't put a real one on the roof of my condo? Probably not.
I'm jealous of the traffic you enjoy on the CB band over there. It's so bloody dead here in France, and I live in a big, big city.
capacitors with hard dielectric , I think, becomes hot - beccause there is high voltage when resonanse. You will hear the signal on 3Km distance max. If you are in a town or a ciry - the distance is 1.5Km max.
EH, Holding onto former interest in CB, just like my worm farming hobby.. EH!. My SWR was too high on test. I did my own soldering. Tried to be careful with braiding and such +, -. It's portable you can put it in the trunk. Anyway, it's still there Solocon 2000, OHIO, USA. "The chair is against the wall. " Thanks 4 video.
didnt know u had an 18 foot base station mate looking to set up some of that as well
302 am n wam Fred in the Shed shows up
Great video Mr Fred
with fm you want line of sight and nothing blocking your signal! the higher the better! and if you wanna cut down on noise place around 6 inches of ferrite chokes at each end of the coax.
"Line of sight" is how VHF and above frequencies behave, regardless of mode, FM, AM, SSB etc. 27MHz is at the top of the HF bands close to VHF but still with a little bit of groundwave and long-range skip when the conditions are right.
you could use a nano vna or analyzer to check it
Yes spot on. Thats what i did use to tune the antenna.
Yeah, it is fun. Buy something like that put it on boat and drift, catch some cross talk. Thanks again.
Hi fred I tried Charlie tango to get a call sign but never heard back do you know of any other place to try having a bit of an issue with background noise have sent off for an in line inhibitor have you any other tips have watched all your blogs numerous times and have been a great help keep up the good work 😊
Hi. Thats a shame about Charlie Tango. I know they had some issues. TBH most people simply make one up. Use 26 prefix for UK so it for example my location St Albans could 26/ST123. Noise is a real issue. There is no real quick fix. SSB normally has less than AM and FM. A used HF radio with filtering like DSP can really help.
Thank you so much for reply can I ask which hf radio would be the simplest to use for my husband who is registered blind and only has a small amount of vision I have to be his eyes for most things posting this for example he has got the gist of the 6900 but are hf radios more complicated best wishes
Hi. Thats a very tough question and all HF radios are more complicated than the 6900. Most newer radios feature a touch screen which I am not sure if that makes them easier to use and does have small text etc. I have a Yaesu 450D which has a very clear white on black display. Some of the text on the buttons are small though. You can see it in this video. ua-cam.com/video/TxM5ZQAYxsU/v-deo.html
@CB-RADIO-UK thank you for taking time I will keep a look out for one there are some on ebay but unsure maybe in new year
or if you come. Across any for sale please let know thanks for your advice
Just be careful on Ebay as some radios can have faults which are hard to prove. Not the cheapest but with a store you know it will work ok. www.radioworld.co.uk/second-hand-yaesu-ft-450d-with-auto-antenna-tuner
Setting the loop aside, I wonder if anyone in the CB radio community is using end feds as we do in amateur radio, especially the 9:1 with a non-resonant length might by an absolute killer antenna, at that 27 mhz dimension you could put it anywhere. All the Best! 73 DE W8LV BILL
I know one guy did try one on qrp. Not sure it worked so well on local chat.
cb is longer range on marine band as I'm told am at night and shortwave is longer range then that as well
Not sure on marine band as thats up in the VHF 160's. Deffo on SW reception though.
Just wondering if this antenna might be directional, may be worth rotating to see if there’s any improvement.
Figure 8 pattern, and horizontally polarized.
looks derectional tho I'd want to try to pick up am with it at times tho
Yes very good point and something i missed in the video at the time being my first loop.
that's what I wondered mate hard telling what direction Dan was from you at the time .
Loops typically have a null through the centre - i.e. are directional end-on.
are the SIRIO ASTROPLANE and STAR DUSTER "M-400 popular in Brittan ?
We have the The Sirio Top One but its a very large antenna to mount.
it cant be harder then mounting a 1/2 or 5/8 wave ground plane.
Yeah full ground plane radial kit can be big. One breaker had one up and it was well over 20 foot long with the basket. Came down in high wind and took out his fence and his neighbours fence as well.
Very interesting tho it failed your 11m test I wonder how well it would perform recieving other frequencies??
Great video Fred as always
Thank you 10/10 73
Thanks. I did get it working on 11 m on another video in the series.
Hi Fred got one of these, HFDY 50K-500MHz Wideband Active Small Magnetic Loop Antenna LZ1AQ Amplifier HF AM FM VHF UHF SDR Receiver Radio Tescun Malahitea from Bangood, I was wondering if it makes any difference to reception when different voltages are applied, it ranges from 5-12v
I would not think so as long as you were within the range.
@@CB-RADIO-UK okay, thank you :)
i want to get one and use it for recieve only ..shortwave and ham do you think it would pick up distant stations as good as a 20 foot wire??? thanks
Hi. Hard to say gain wise esp if you use a small LNA with the wire. What it will do though is reject a lot of noise which will mean you should hear weaker stations clearer.
Does that loop have directionality? Did you try swiveling it at all during tx and rx?
Yes your right. No sadly i did not.
Why not tune for maximum noise on receive !, makes tuning easier.
Hi just getting back into cb radio after a 30 year break, have you ever tried to use a redundant tv aerial ? would one of those stuck on a chimney work lol
Hi. Yeah they wont work at all. They are UHF and CB is HF. Total wrong freq Iam afraid.
Hi Fred love the vids! I was told (and some research) that Mag Loops are directional (for the most part). Did you take that into account? If not might be worth just looking on the map and have it facing towards Dan (as in the flat side of the loop facing him not the edge. If you knew that I apologise. 73s
Hi. Yes your spot on. No i did not try to rotate it. Being my first loop I got too caught up in tuning it and did not consider it at the time. Something to try next year. Cheers.
hey nice video :) i think the quansheng uv k5 handhelds are fun for you 2,it do 50mhz till 600mhz and you can modify the filmware so you can listen 2 18mhz till 1300mhz i think for you its fun to play with it :) so you can also listen on 11 meters with it :)
Hi. Yes i have one in. I ve not had a chance to really play with it yet but it will be featured after christmas.
yeah i have the k 5.8 it have the orange display i love it,i order another one that one is in camo color and i order the quansheng uv 5 plus it has a bigger battery then the battery,s that comes with the k 5 and the k 5.8
I bought the cs-47, bloody thing isn't tuned for 27megz
Strange. It should tune to UK FM as well as all the euro bands. Check out my review vid as i show how to change bands.
I checked the listing after I realised it wasn't tuned and in the listing it says: 26.965-27.405 MHz
Yes thats the EURO midblock channels. The FM channels are higher. You should be able to change to them.
Well if you have done or are planning on doing one, I would very much appreciate it, it's an ideal unit for car
This is my review. It should show changing the channel sections. ua-cam.com/video/ZiZV5aKmnB0/v-deo.html
Hi Fred, not sure if you have been told but that is not a mag loop as such its a poor copy of what was called the army loop and it was never that good to start with, build yourself a real mag loop even as easy as using a ally bicycle wheel rim and you will see a difference.
Small observation your BNC genders are the wrong way around the centre pin vs the centre sleeve determine the gender - noteworthy if ordering
I have no issues with CBers using Ham antennas - more power to them for trying to improve their signal.
haha fred you sound just like me just go for it. then read the instructions when its not working 😂 love the videos fella. do you guys have a particular time and frequency u use. love to try and make contact m8 i was round your way the other day couldn't help myself but look out for antennas you could call that a new hobby mast spotting if you will 👍👍
Yes i do tend to rush in with both feet first. Ive not been on the CB much for the past weeks due to work. Yeah i rem the antenna spotting back from the day. Cheers
Nice videos witch is better coil antenna or a straight antenna (silver rod )🤔
Straight antenna.
Thank you
ham radio is a legit hoby for dxing mate
Hello, how did you manage to adjust and work on 27 MHz? thank you
Hi see here. ua-cam.com/video/YDDguyHlSOI/v-deo.html
@@CB-RADIO-UK Thank you for your reply, I will now be able to transmit on 11 meters after this adjustment 73/51 from France
lol i see u fliping us off thanks for showing how to set this up
Oh crap when did i show you the bird ?
@CB-RADIO-UK cople times . like you sed that loop is good for resiving . and I gather a tower for transition
giting into all bands of radio, mate this should help with the setup process quite alout
I think its all a learning curve with antennas. The receive is very low noise on a loop and could be ideal for someone with a very high noise level preventing hearing contacts. I dont know if you could somehow make a switch which would change to a vertical base antenna for TX.
Reupload ?
No its the final review that i mention in the other videos when i was getting the antenna working
American here.
I can't believe what they are charging for those antenna kits.
There must be a black market in the UK for variable caps.
Or the Khanman doesn't want you to listen to anything but the BBC.......😮
Loop antennas with vari caps have always been very expensive. As soon as you mention HAM radio the prices doubles.
u want to keep swr as low as possible
Are you sure about that?
@bruceclark5627 I learned that affects your signal strength so yes
@@vegetablepolice1 I don't think you're understanding sarcasm.
not sure that can be convayed over text but I fell u man
@@vegetablepolice1 there should be a faunt(I think that's how you spell it) to show you're trying to be a humorous smart-ass. 😀
I found it on Amazon for $85.99 US 😊
Its a directional antenna you need to point it at them
Thanks your spot on and i missed that in the video.
It's reciving shit he's got no signal. To you
Its not a magnetic loop
Its strange is it not. More of a receiving loop.
Can you be more careful about where you place the camera! It would be best to move it forward about 3ft as the current position means you are constantly covering the lens with your hand and fingers. It is similar to how old people take photos, they cover the lens with part of their hand or finger and forget we can't see through them. Any solid object nearer to the lens will block what you are trying to film.
There are lots of beginner videos for youtube people so they can make good videos and it explains all of this and other common mistakes, plus how to check before posting in order to correct the videos.
The other common mistake people make when filming is to keep pointing at what they are filming and waving their hands about in front of it. We know what you are filming as that is what you are showing us!
There is a channel that performs hoaxes quite often and they do things to see who really watches them and how fast something they do will spread to other videos. One was exactly this - they deliberately covered up the camera with hands and fingers and waited to see who copied them. They also did one in which they deliberately left a camera on auto focus and kept moving it to slow the focus change, suddenly everyone started copying this too and they had a good laugh about it. There is some league table about how long it takes people to copy and how many things they copy.
there was a car seller in Wales, UK, that was found copying saabkyle04 word for word for example!
People expect more from youtube videos now, so covering lenses with fingers and waving hands to block the camera is poor.
Anything from Bangood is utter rubbish, like their customer service. Avoid like the plague.
Don't put your fingers in front of the camera to block the lens, don't keep waving your hands and fingers about in front of the camera lens to block it, don't keep tapping on things and blocking the camera lens with your finger and hand, check your videos before posting and it will allow you to correct the continual errors you are making that make the video appear quite childish in terms of presentation.
At least you saved people from buying what you have described as a useless product!
Your comment kinda reminds me of :-
Now they said his works of art were dull
No room, all 'round, the walls are full
But Lowry didn't care much anyway
They said he just paints cats and dogs
And matchstalk men in boots and clogs
And Lowry said, "That's just the way they'll stay"