Today we continue work on Tower #2 and the 15m Yagi project… but halfway through the fiberglass falling derrick experiment, I realised I didn’t fully trust it.
Originally, the idea was simple: replace the heavy aluminium derrick with fiberglass to reduce weight and make the whole tower system easier to manage.
The problem? Fiberglass bends. A lot.
And after already having one tower-related mishap recently, I decided I really didn’t fancy another disaster involving a mast and several metres of expensive antenna hardware!
So this video became a real-world engineering rethink:
drilling and fitting lifting eyes
hot-swapping mast sections
balancing weight versus rigidity
guy tension adjustments
dealing with stretchy rope
British weather interruptions ☔
and eventually redesigning the derrick into a hybrid steel/fiberglass system
This is very much “field engineering” rather than textbook engineering. We experiment, rethink things, salvage what we can and gradually evolve the station one step at a time.
Next job:
Get the 15m Yagi properly mounted right at the top of the mast, wire up the elements and finally get the station fully operational across all bands again.
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I Got SCAMMED! My Amazon Return Unboxing Was a JOKE
I’ve unboxed over MANY Amazon returned radios, and they’ve all been great… until today.
In this video, I reveal exactly how I got "taken" on a return deal. When I picked up the box, I knew something was wrong—it was just too light. What I found inside wasn’t a radio at all, but a 3D-printed mockup designed to trick the return system. This is a side of the "resell" game that people don’t often talk about: Amazon Return Fraud.
Watch as I walk through the vetting process, show you the fake 3D-printed rig, and explain why being an honest used gear seller means taking these hits so my customers don’t have to.
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Camp, Hike, Cook. Teardrop Camper Lake Somerville State Park, TX
Caitlin, K8FAE, @HamRadioK8FAE and I set out Monday afternoon for a short but very beautiful and very relaxing camping trip to Lake Somerville State Park (US-3030). It’s only about an hour and forty five minutes West of me so we thought it’d be a great place to take the teardrop. I’ve been wanting to come to this park for a very long time, back when I was still camping in my car but never made it out until now. We stayed Monday and Tuesday and had an absolute blast. We’re definitely going back. Hopefully soon. I tried some different shooting/editing styles to capture the beauty of the park while also sprinkling in my normal, immature self. I hope you enjoy it.
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Is the RETEVIS RA89R the Best Budget Outdoor Radio?
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I Went Wardriving for Meshtastic and Meshcoree Nodes!
Join me as I hit the roads of Galveston Island for some real-world wardriving — scouting Meshtastic and Meshcore LoRa nodes to see which mesh network is more active. From checking a long-term Spec 5 relay to testing portable nodes and repeaters, this drive reveals the current state of off-grid comms on the coast.
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Unboxing & Testing the New DI-8 Radio Interface! #shorts
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