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Ham Radio Antennas | Base Station Antennas – What Do The YouTubers Use? YTB #19

Ham Radio Antennas | Base Station Antennas - What Do The YouTubers Use? YTB #19

HAM RADIO ANTENNAS! We get asked this question often – What Ham Radio Base Station Antenna do you use? What is the best ham radio base station antenna? There are many, many choices out there and none of them are necessarily wrong, but today the YouTubers Bunch talk about what we personally use for both base station and portable operations – this is a long episode, so take a look and I hope you enjoy it!

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K6UDA Radio: https://www.youtube.com/K6UDA
K8MRD Radio Stuff: http://youtube.com/k8mrdradiostuff
Kyle – AA0Z: https://www.youtube.com/kyleaa0z
SevenForty1: https://www.youtube.com/user/sevenforty1
DX Commander – https://www.youtube.com/user/m0mcx
The Smokin Ape – https://www.youtube.com/TheSmokinApe
Goodgame Ham Radio, Bees, and Outdoors – https://www.youtube.com/goodgamehamradiobeesoutdoors
Temporarily Offline – http://youtube.com/temporarilyoffline
Digital Analog Ham – https://www.youtube.com/user/ukgadget2
Laboenligne – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Ib70Ja70L7pb4EOdIYaLQ
K6ARK Portable Radio – https://www.youtube.com/user/Vector511c

Quick Links:
00:00 Intro
01:37 YTB Intro
05:24 AA0Z Antennas
13:03 KI6NAZ Antennas
18:55 KM9G Antennas
21:34 K5ATA Antennas
24:45 N1NUG Antennas
29:25 K8MRD Antennas
39:07 K6ARK Antennas
45:10 N0SSC Antennas
54:30 VA2PV Antennas
1:04:20 DX IDIOT
1:09:07 K6UDA Antennas
1:22:12 2E0UKH Antennas

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Dave Cassler Youtube

Amateur Extra Lesson 7.1, Test Equipment (AE2020-7.1)

Amateur Extra Lesson 7.1, Test Equipment (AE2020-7.1)

Here’s your video introduction to Section 7.1, Test Equipment, in the ARRL Extra Class License Manual for Ham Radio, 12th Edition, 2020-2024.

Subscribe: https://youtube.com/user/davecasler. Ask Dave Playlist: https://goo.gl/inaQeB. Tip Jar: http://ke0og.net/tip-jar

To learn more about me, visit: http://www.dcasler.com/about/
Tip jar (on my website): http://www.dcasler.com/tip-jar/ (provides a method to use your credit card via PayPal, Also describes Patreon)
To pose an Ask Dave question: http://www.dcasler.com/ask-dave/ or http://www.ke0og.net/ask-dave/
To order the most recent and up-to-date Amateur Extra videos on a thumb drive: http://dcasler.com/aevids-on-stick/

Theme music is “Sour Tennessee Red,” by John Deley and the 41 Players, courtesy YouTube Music Library.
I use drawings from OpenClipArt.org, including the “walking man”
Technician training videos, see http://www.ke0og.net/training/
General training videos, see http://www.ke0og.net/general/
Amateur Extra training videos, see http://www.ke0og.net/extra/
List of the Ask Dave videos, see http://dcasler.com/ask-dave/#askdavelist
Thanks to my sweet wife, Loretta, KBØVWW, for both audio and video assistance! (Her website is www.aldea-art.com.)

My primary website: http://www.dcasler.com
The ham radio part of my website (direct link): http://www.ke0og.net
My publishing website: http://www.mtsneffelspress.com, where you can find my fantasy and science fiction books, as well as some local history books I publish for the Ridgway Railroad Museum and the Ouray County Historical Society
My Amazon author page, which lists my print and Kindle books: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00471I0Q4.

I’m often asked what equipment I use to create the videos. The devices include the Panasonic DMC-G7 camera, Panasonic HDC-TM90 video camera, GoPro Hero2 HD camera, Tascam DR-05 audio recorder, Audio-Technica ATR-3350 lapel microphone, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W560 digital camera, the Kodak Zi-8 video camera, my iPhone 5S. Software used: CyberLink PowerDirector 17 on an HP Gaming Pavilion, also using Smoothdraw 4.0.5.0, FastStone Image Viewer 5.3, FastStone Capture 8.0, Audacity 2.1.1, LibreOffice 5.0.4.2, and Ink2Go 1.7.2. You can see how my studio is set up by viewing https://youtu.be/wFSQ8vtNA5A.

Twitter: @dcasler

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K6UDA Radio Show Youtube

California Is Burning Again

California Is Burning Again

Hurricanes, Floods, Fires, Civil Unrest, on top of the great political covid scare, California’s Emergency notification system is failing again. If you havn’t already either got your Ham Radio license or another mean of last resort communications plan, now is the time.

Let’s have a discussion about your emergency comms plan.

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Ham Radio 2.0 Youtube

Lunchtime Livestream – Hurricane Watch!

Lunchtime Livestream - Hurricane Watch!

Join me today for some general QSO about Ham Radio and the Hurricane Watch for Laura!

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Ham Radio Crash Course Youtube

Summits On The Air (SOTA) NET With W6RIP

Summits On The Air (SOTA) NET With W6RIP

Kevin W6RIP and I were speakers on a local ham radio repeater net on the topic of Summits On The Air (SOTA).

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If you’re looking for an active repeater that support echolink and All-Star, check out the Keller Peak Repeater http://www.kpra.net/

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Goodgame Ham Radio and Outdoors Youtube

Ham It Forward: Will We Make It to the Icom IC-7300?

Ham It Forward: Will We Make It to the Icom IC-7300?


A viewer has graciously offered to match all superchat donations to help me support our school club. We had 26 Padawans earn their license last year, and we are working at making the club station the best that it can be. Thank you to those who support our new and prospective hams through financial and equipment donations! Can we make it to that IC-7300 tonight? Come enjoy some conversation and have a great time as we try to build out our shack!

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Dave Cassler Youtube

Amateur Extra Lesson 6.5, Power Supplies (AE2020-6.5)

Amateur Extra Lesson 6.5, Power Supplies (AE2020-6.5)

Here’s your video introduction to Section 6.5, Power Supplies, in the ARRL Extra Class License Manual for Ham Radio, 12th Edition, 2020-2024.

Subscribe: https://youtube.com/user/davecasler. Ask Dave Playlist: https://goo.gl/inaQeB. Tip Jar: http://ke0og.net/tip-jar

To learn more about me, visit: http://www.dcasler.com/about/
Tip jar (on my website): http://www.dcasler.com/tip-jar/ (provides a method to use your credit card via PayPal, Also describes Patreon)
To pose an Ask Dave question: http://www.dcasler.com/ask-dave/ or http://www.ke0og.net/ask-dave/
To order the most recent and up-to-date Amateur Extra videos on a thumb drive: http://dcasler.com/aevids-on-stick/

Theme music is “Sour Tennessee Red,” by John Deley and the 41 Players, courtesy YouTube Music Library.
I use drawings from OpenClipArt.org, including the “walking man”
Technician training videos, see http://www.ke0og.net/training/
General training videos, see http://www.ke0og.net/general/
Amateur Extra training videos, see http://www.ke0og.net/extra/
List of the Ask Dave videos, see http://dcasler.com/ask-dave/#askdavelist
Thanks to my sweet wife, Loretta, KBØVWW, for both audio and video assistance! (Her website is www.aldea-art.com.)

My primary website: http://www.dcasler.com
The ham radio part of my website (direct link): http://www.ke0og.net
My publishing website: http://www.mtsneffelspress.com, where you can find my fantasy and science fiction books, as well as some local history books I publish for the Ridgway Railroad Museum and the Ouray County Historical Society
My Amazon author page, which lists my print and Kindle books: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00471I0Q4.

I’m often asked what equipment I use to create the videos. The devices include the Panasonic DMC-G7 camera, Panasonic HDC-TM90 video camera, GoPro Hero2 HD camera, Tascam DR-05 audio recorder, Audio-Technica ATR-3350 lapel microphone, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W560 digital camera, the Kodak Zi-8 video camera, my iPhone 5S. Software used: CyberLink PowerDirector 17 on an HP Gaming Pavilion, also using Smoothdraw 4.0.5.0, FastStone Image Viewer 5.3, FastStone Capture 8.0, Audacity 2.1.1, LibreOffice 5.0.4.2, and Ink2Go 1.7.2. You can see how my studio is set up by viewing https://youtu.be/wFSQ8vtNA5A.

Twitter: @dcasler

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Dave Cassler Youtube

Amateur Extra Lesson 6.4, Filters and Impedance Matching (AE2020-6.4)

Amateur Extra Lesson 6.4, Filters and Impedance Matching (AE2020-6.4)

Here’s your video introduction to Section 6.4, Filters and Impedance Matching, in the ARRL Extra Class License Manual for Ham Radio, 12 Edition, 2020-2024.

Subscribe: https://youtube.com/user/davecasler. Ask Dave Playlist: https://goo.gl/inaQeB. Tip Jar: http://ke0og.net/tip-jar

To learn more about me, visit: http://www.dcasler.com/about/
Tip jar (on my website): http://www.dcasler.com/tip-jar/ (provides a method to use your credit card via PayPal, Also describes Patreon)
To pose an Ask Dave question: http://www.dcasler.com/ask-dave/ or http://www.ke0og.net/ask-dave/
To order the most recent and up-to-date Amateur Extra videos on a thumb drive: http://dcasler.com/aevids-on-stick/

Theme music is “Sour Tennessee Red,” by John Deley and the 41 Players, courtesy YouTube Music Library.
I use drawings from OpenClipArt.org, including the “walking man”
Technician training videos, see http://www.ke0og.net/training/
General training videos, see http://www.ke0og.net/general/
Amateur Extra training videos, see http://www.ke0og.net/extra/
List of the Ask Dave videos, see http://dcasler.com/ask-dave/#askdavelist
Thanks to my sweet wife, Loretta, KBØVWW, for both audio and video assistance! (Her website is www.aldea-art.com.)

My primary website: http://www.dcasler.com
The ham radio part of my website (direct link): http://www.ke0og.net
My publishing website: http://www.mtsneffelspress.com, where you can find my fantasy and science fiction books, as well as some local history books I publish for the Ridgway Railroad Museum and the Ouray County Historical Society
My Amazon author page, which lists my print and Kindle books: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00471I0Q4.

I’m often asked what equipment I use to create the videos. The devices include the Panasonic DMC-G7 camera, Panasonic HDC-TM90 video camera, GoPro Hero2 HD camera, Tascam DR-05 audio recorder, Audio-Technica ATR-3350 lapel microphone, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W560 digital camera, the Kodak Zi-8 video camera, my iPhone 5S. Software used: CyberLink PowerDirector 17 on an HP Gaming Pavilion, also using Smoothdraw 4.0.5.0, FastStone Image Viewer 5.3, FastStone Capture 8.0, Audacity 2.1.1, LibreOffice 5.0.4.2, and Ink2Go 1.7.2. You can see how my studio is set up by viewing https://youtu.be/wFSQ8vtNA5A.

Twitter: @dcasler

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TheSmokinApe Youtube

Xiegu G90 and FT8 on Raspberry Pi (HamPi) – TheSmokinApe

Xiegu G90 and FT8 on Raspberry Pi (HamPi) - TheSmokinApe

Xiegu G90 and FT8 on Raspberry Pi – Ham Radio – TheSmokinApe

In this video we show how to set up / configure FT-8 on the Xiegu G90 HF radio using a Raspberry Pi. Please leave any; comments, suggestions or recommendations below.

Support TheSmokinApe Channel on Patreon Here: https://www.patreon.com/TheSmokinApe

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Sabrent USB Sound Card: https://amz.run/3W6S
Get your G90 Here: https://amz.run/3NTB
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

How to Install HamPi on Raspberry Pi 4b: https://youtu.be/vPVHxITxqpw

Check out my Xiegu G90 Playlist Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f_HHExV6-4&list=PLm8ROkpFeqor_gijvPi24GsdKg1WLM93a

Check out my HAM Radio, Scanner, Walkie Talkie Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLm8ROkpFeqoolh8jN6HRo7xnLC9op6AkM

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G90 Settings:

Turn of Speech Compression – [CMP] Button
Set AGC to Off – [AGC] Button (AGC–)
Mode to USB – Use Mode Button
AUX In to Line – [FUNC] then [POW] set to Line, [POW] will set Gain (10)
AUX In Volume – Press and hold [FUNC], press [VM] Button until Opt 5, Tuning Knob to set, [CMP] to save, [AGC] to exit
AUX Out Volume – Press and hold [FUNC], press [VM] Button until Opt 6, Tuning Knob to set, [CMP] to save, [AGC] to exit

I’m using CAT for PTT Control, so we’re not setting up VOX.

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Ham Radio Crash Course Youtube

Ham Radio EMP Kit, The Tactical Trash Can

Ham Radio EMP Kit, The Tactical Trash Can

Many believe the worst threat to our electronics is being damaged by an Electromagnetic Pulse. Today I show you how to prevent that damage and what I place in my EMP trash can to be ready for what my come. The trick is useing a metal trashcan AND special gasket to seal up the seams.

Links to products in the video: https://www.amazon.com/shop/hamradiocrashcourse?listId=34HHID2J7053&ref=cm_sw_tw_r_inf_list_own_hamradiocrashcourse_dp_vBP87q10eZqb8
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Thanks for MFJ for providing a Xiegu G90 for future projects:
Xiegu G90 HF Radio | SDR | QRP | Auto Antenna Tuner | 20W | Remote Head
And Bioenno for providing the battery, charge controller and 28 watt solar panel: https://www.bioennopower.com/

Want to see proof that metal trashcan work for EMP protection? https://disasterpreparer.com/product/emp-gaskets/
Setting up JS8Call: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS8hvqTap6s
Explaining Tactical Comms With Mike Glover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkfHtzTL6vA
Packet Radio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ey96ubpUxw

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Music by, Sonic D:
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Companies can send demo products to: Josh Nass P.O Box 5101 Cerritos, Ca. 90703-5101