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Dave reviews the 49:1 Balun that he will put up on the new mast! Will it hold up to Dave’s standards and tests?
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DX Engineering Whips: Are They REALLY Too Short? Was I Wrong!
After putting the DX Engineering stainless steel whips to the test , I came away impressed. Despite being shorter than some other portable whips, they proved to be more than long enough to perform well on the air. In this video, I put them through their paces and show why antenna length isn’t always the whole story when it comes to portable HF performance.
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Today I’m soldering up a batch of TOADs DI and TOADs DI8 digital interface boards. The black PCBs are DI8s for Xiegu radios, and the purple PCBs are the standard DI boards. I walk through the soldering process, install the headers, inspect the work, and show how these little boards go from bare kit parts to ready-to-use radio interface tools for digital modes like FT8 on your Xiegu G90, G106 and X5105.
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I’m probably going to win some smart people award for this. Don’t forget to submit your nominations to the committee. I’ve had this REZ Z 17C whip https://dxengineering.pxf.io/gR5DO2 (affiliate) since earlier this year and I’ve never done anything with it. I wanted to do something creative to show it off and the solution came to me when I found this really cool adapter from Amazon https://amzn.to/4g0Xhm0 (affiliate) I thought to myself, what could one do to get on HF mobile when you don’t have an HF mobile station setup? Maybe you want to do a POTA rove, maybe the weather just sucks, whatever the case, you want to operate from your car. This is a solution, and it works! Just don’t drive with it 🤣.
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Station 3 is alive! I’ve built a dedicated 700-watt 10m ham radio station for DXFest, our DX Commander Open Day – complete with the SY3 beam, rotator control and QSO Director logging.
For the first time, we’ll have three stations available simultaneously: Tim operating on 20m (Station 1), and Station 3 running the club call M0XXT on 10 metres – and on Station 2, we’ll have GB1NHS (probably 40m)
It’s all coming together – despite the 35°C heat and some extremely questionable purple lighting!
DXFest / DX Commander Open Day: Saturday 15 August, 12:00-16:00 at Holly Farm.
Peladen vs. Raspberry Pi 5: Which Mini-PC Wins? #shorts
Unboxing the new Peladen machine and putting it head-to-head with the Raspberry Pi 5. See which one comes out on top in this epic comparison. Hint: the see-through case is a showstopper!
24 Hour Ham Radio Contest! | How Many Contacts Will I Make?
It’s that time again, the annual RD ham radio contest that runs for 24 HOURS! How many contacts will I make? Will I stay awake? Tune in to find out!
*Please note I cannot show my operating frequency as that is self spotting and against the spirit of the contest*
About the Remembrance Day Contest: https://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/rdcontest/
This contest commemorates the Amateurs who died during World War II and is designed to encourage friendly participation and help improve the operating skills of participants. It is held on the weekend closest to the 15th August, the date on which hostilities ceased in the southwest Pacific area.
A perpetual trophy is awarded annually to the Australian state or territory with the best performance. The name of the winning State or Territory is inscribed on the trophy, and that State or Territory then holds the trophy for 12 months. The winning State or Territory is also given a certificate, as are leading entrants.
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Here is my Gear and Swag haul from Defcon 34! I was really happy with all the amazing things available at the show and I am already looking forward to Defcon 35!
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Tonight I am joined by JboHacks https://www.instagram.com/jbohack_/ a new friend to the channel to talk about his creation, the Nyan Box. The Nyan Box has received a lot of attention recently in the Cyber Security world and I want to know more about it’s RF capabilities. Come with your questions!
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