Category: Dave Cassler

@garryhammond3117 is wondering if a delta loop can be installed horizontally and how that would affect it’s radiation pattern! Watch to see Dave’s answer!

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#amateur radio
#ham radio
#technician license
#general license
#extra license
#ham radio training
#ke0og
#dave casler
#ham radio answers
#icom 7300
#antenna
#dipole
#end fed dipole
#mag loop
#magnetic loop antennas

To learn more about me, visit: https://dcasler.com
To support my channel financially, visit: https://dcasler.com/support (offers several options)
To pose an Ask Dave question, email to askdave@arrl.org. Feel free to include pictures or drawings to help clarify. I may answer your question directly, via an Ask Dave video, or in my monthly column "Ask Dave" in QST.

Theme music is "Sour Tennessee Red," by John Deley and the 41 Players, courtesy YouTube Music Library. You can listen to the entire song here: https://youtu.be/Vfc9sAQjJtc
I use drawings from OpenClipArt.org, including the "walking man"

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
My publishing website: http://www.mtsneffelspress.com, where you can find my fantasy and science fiction books.
My Amazon author page, which lists my print and Kindle books: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00471I0Q4.

Edwin, W4BSR, send Dave a picture of a balun he constructed. The balun isn’t working the way he thought it should and he asks Dave for some advice.

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Links from Video:
Video Card: (0:53)
Casler QST Supplement OCT 2023

Playlist Link: (1:06)
QST: Ask Dave by ARRLHQ

Videographed and Edited by Teagan Kulbeth

#amateur radio
#ham radio
#technician license
#general license
#extra license
#ham radio training
#ke0og
#dave casler
#ham radio answers
#icom 7300
#antenna
#dipole
#end fed dipole
#mag loop
#magnetic loop antennas

To learn more about me, visit: https://dcasler.com
To support my channel financially, visit: https://dcasler.com/support (offers several options)
To pose an Ask Dave question, email to askdave@arrl.org. Feel free to include pictures or drawings to help clarify. I may answer your question directly, via an Ask Dave video, or in my monthly column "Ask Dave" in QST.

Theme music is "Sour Tennessee Red," by John Deley and the 41 Players, courtesy YouTube Music Library. You can listen to the entire song here: https://youtu.be/Vfc9sAQjJtc
I use drawings from OpenClipArt.org, including the "walking man"

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
My publishing website: http://www.mtsneffelspress.com, where you can find my fantasy and science fiction books.
My Amazon author page, which lists my print and Kindle books: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00471I0Q4.

Craig, KQ4SID, has the ARRL EFHW kit as well as an old Yaesu FT-840 and a couple of extra pieces picked up at various meetings. He struggles with turing 10-17 meters but has excellent luck on 20 and 40 meters. What does Dave say about this situation?

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Links from Video:
ARRl EFHW Kit: (0:21)
https://home.arrl.org/action/Store/Product-Details/productId/133267

Videographed and Edited by Teagan Kulbeth

#amateur radio
#ham radio
#technician license
#general license
#extra license
#ham radio training
#ke0og
#dave casler
#ham radio answers
#icom 7300
#antenna
#dipole
#end fed dipole
#mag loop
#magnetic loop antennas

To learn more about me, visit: https://dcasler.com
To support my channel financially, visit: https://dcasler.com/support (offers several options)
To pose an Ask Dave question, email to askdave@arrl.org. Feel free to include pictures or drawings to help clarify. I may answer your question directly, via an Ask Dave video, or in my monthly column "Ask Dave" in QST.

Theme music is "Sour Tennessee Red," by John Deley and the 41 Players, courtesy YouTube Music Library. You can listen to the entire song here: https://youtu.be/Vfc9sAQjJtc
I use drawings from OpenClipArt.org, including the "walking man"

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
My publishing website: http://www.mtsneffelspress.com, where you can find my fantasy and science fiction books.
My Amazon author page, which lists my print and Kindle books: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00471I0Q4.

Matt wants to protect his house and shack from lightning to the best of his ability. He has a roof mounted dipole and is wondering how to best ground the system. What does Dave say?

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Links from Video:
Grounding and Bonding Book: (1:05)
https://amzn.to/41sHHs2

Alpha Delta Lightning Arrestor: (3:02)
https://amzn.to/3XVCIiy

Morgan Lightning Arrestors: (9:45)
https://www.surgestop.com/coaxial-arrestors/m-300.html

#6 Gauge Stranded Bare Wire: (10:51)
https://amzn.to/4iQyEIq

Videographed and Edited by Teagan Kulbeth

#amateur radio
#ham radio
#technician license
#general license
#extra license
#ham radio training
#ke0og
#dave casler
#ham radio answers
#icom 7300
#antenna
#dipole
#end fed dipole
#mag loop
#magnetic loop antennas

To learn more about me, visit: https://dcasler.com
To support my channel financially, visit: https://dcasler.com/support (offers several options)
To pose an Ask Dave question, email to askdave@arrl.org. Feel free to include pictures or drawings to help clarify. I may answer your question directly, via an Ask Dave video, or in my monthly column "Ask Dave" in QST.

Theme music is "Sour Tennessee Red," by John Deley and the 41 Players, courtesy YouTube Music Library. You can listen to the entire song here: https://youtu.be/Vfc9sAQjJtc
I use drawings from OpenClipArt.org, including the "walking man"

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
My publishing website: http://www.mtsneffelspress.com, where you can find my fantasy and science fiction books.
My Amazon author page, which lists my print and Kindle books: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00471I0Q4.

@12superoo is trying to link their workroom and bedroom for the transciever and asks Dave what the best method to do so is. Should they use existing wires or attempt to run new wires?

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Videographed and Edited by Teagan Kulbeth

#amateur radio
#ham radio
#technician license
#general license
#extra license
#ham radio training
#ke0og
#dave casler
#ham radio answers
#icom 7300
#antenna
#dipole
#end fed dipole
#mag loop
#magnetic loop antennas

To learn more about me, visit: https://dcasler.com
To support my channel financially, visit: https://dcasler.com/support (offers several options)
To pose an Ask Dave question, email to askdave@arrl.org. Feel free to include pictures or drawings to help clarify. I may answer your question directly, via an Ask Dave video, or in my monthly column "Ask Dave" in QST.

Theme music is "Sour Tennessee Red," by John Deley and the 41 Players, courtesy YouTube Music Library. You can listen to the entire song here: https://youtu.be/Vfc9sAQjJtc
I use drawings from OpenClipArt.org, including the "walking man"

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
My publishing website: http://www.mtsneffelspress.com, where you can find my fantasy and science fiction books.
My Amazon author page, which lists my print and Kindle books: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00471I0Q4.

Martin has made an OpenAI specifically for Ham Radio! He asked Dave to test it out, and we made an inductor based on what it said.

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Links from Video:
UNI-T Handheld LCR Meter: (5:43)
https://amzn.to/41sO8eQ

CMS Magnetics Copper Wire: (6:35)
https://amzn.to/41tPVAj

OpenAI Ham Radio by Martin Brossman: (8:36)
https://chatgpt.com/g/g-rFaljwRXY-amateur-radio-ham-radio-answers-virtual-elmer

Videographed and Edited by Teagan Kulbeth

#amateur radio
#ham radio
#technician license
#general license
#extra license
#ham radio training
#ke0og
#dave casler
#ham radio answers
#icom 7300
#antenna
#dipole
#end fed dipole
#mag loop
#magnetic loop antennas

To learn more about me, visit: https://dcasler.com
To support my channel financially, visit: https://dcasler.com/support (offers several options)
To pose an Ask Dave question, email to askdave@arrl.org. Feel free to include pictures or drawings to help clarify. I may answer your question directly, via an Ask Dave video, or in my monthly column "Ask Dave" in QST.

Theme music is "Sour Tennessee Red," by John Deley and the 41 Players, courtesy YouTube Music Library. You can listen to the entire song here: https://youtu.be/Vfc9sAQjJtc
I use drawings from OpenClipArt.org, including the "walking man"

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
My publishing website: http://www.mtsneffelspress.com, where you can find my fantasy and science fiction books.
My Amazon author page, which lists my print and Kindle books: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00471I0Q4.

@bill-2018 has multiple attic dipoles with a slate roof and is wondering if the slates have any affect on his signal. Other roofs certainly do, but slate?

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Videographed and Edited by Teagan Kulbeth

#amateur radio
#ham radio
#technician license
#general license
#extra license
#ham radio training
#ke0og
#dave casler
#ham radio answers
#icom 7300
#antenna
#dipole
#end fed dipole
#mag loop
#magnetic loop antennas

To learn more about me, visit: https://dcasler.com
To support my channel financially, visit: https://dcasler.com/support (offers several options)
To pose an Ask Dave question, email to askdave@arrl.org. Feel free to include pictures or drawings to help clarify. I may answer your question directly, via an Ask Dave video, or in my monthly column "Ask Dave" in QST.

Theme music is "Sour Tennessee Red," by John Deley and the 41 Players, courtesy YouTube Music Library. You can listen to the entire song here: https://youtu.be/Vfc9sAQjJtc
I use drawings from OpenClipArt.org, including the "walking man"

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
My publishing website: http://www.mtsneffelspress.com, where you can find my fantasy and science fiction books.
My Amazon author page, which lists my print and Kindle books: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00471I0Q4.

Dave mentioned a Comet window passthrough in a previous video and decided to test one out himself. In this video, we test a Comet CTC-50M and a standard nobrand passthrough. Which one will perform better?

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Links from Video:
CTC-50M on DX Engineering: (0:49)
https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/cma-ctc-50m?ppckw=dxedsa-br-comet-antennas&gclid=CjwKCAjwp8–BhBREiwAj7og115oJGGgFXZxm_GbhRJ1VL8Ivl18DLspPQ3rnS_Bu6T9cGC8oOkyCxoC6UMQAvD_BwE

Generic Coaxial Window Passthroughs: (1:29)
https://amzn.to/3XVaCnx

Coaxial Barrel Connector: (2:04)
https://amzn.to/4bx508K

KF7P Metal Werks: (4:32)
https://www.kf7p.com/KF7P/Welcome.html

CTC-50M on DX Engineering: (11:24 )
https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/cma-ctc-50m?ppckw=dxedsa-br-comet-antennas&gclid=CjwKCAjwp8–BhBREiwAj7og115oJGGgFXZxm_GbhRJ1VL8Ivl18DLspPQ3rnS_Bu6T9cGC8oOkyCxoC6UMQAvD_BwE

Videographed and Edited by Teagan Kulbeth

#amateur radio
#ham radio
#technician license
#general license
#extra license
#ham radio training
#ke0og
#dave casler
#ham radio answers
#icom 7300
#antenna
#dipole
#end fed dipole
#mag loop
#magnetic loop antennas

To learn more about me, visit: https://dcasler.com
To support my channel financially, visit: https://dcasler.com/support (offers several options)
To pose an Ask Dave question, email to askdave@arrl.org. Feel free to include pictures or drawings to help clarify. I may answer your question directly, via an Ask Dave video, or in my monthly column "Ask Dave" in QST.

Theme music is "Sour Tennessee Red," by John Deley and the 41 Players, courtesy YouTube Music Library. You can listen to the entire song here: https://youtu.be/Vfc9sAQjJtc
I use drawings from OpenClipArt.org, including the "walking man"

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
My publishing website: http://www.mtsneffelspress.com, where you can find my fantasy and science fiction books.
My Amazon author page, which lists my print and Kindle books: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00471I0Q4.

Al is wondering if he can configure his shack to use one radio as a reciever and other for talking through the computer. Watch to see what Dave says!

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Links from Video:
Kenwood TS-590SG on DX Engineering: (1:10 AND 6:14)
https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/kwd-ts-590sg?srsltid=AfmBOor4gttgjZgdmTeLbuiG-zdIoIvDpUyl6i0OKGDBcDgwsid_zl-K

RSPduo from SDRPlay: (8:18)

RSPduo

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#amateur radio
#ham radio
#technician license
#general license
#extra license
#ham radio training
#ke0og
#dave casler
#ham radio answers
#icom 7300
#antenna
#dipole
#end fed dipole
#mag loop
#magnetic loop antennas

To learn more about me, visit: https://dcasler.com
To support my channel financially, visit: https://dcasler.com/support (offers several options)
To pose an Ask Dave question, email to askdave@arrl.org. Feel free to include pictures or drawings to help clarify. I may answer your question directly, via an Ask Dave video, or in my monthly column "Ask Dave" in QST.

Theme music is "Sour Tennessee Red," by John Deley and the 41 Players, courtesy YouTube Music Library. You can listen to the entire song here: https://youtu.be/Vfc9sAQjJtc
I use drawings from OpenClipArt.org, including the "walking man"

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
My publishing website: http://www.mtsneffelspress.com, where you can find my fantasy and science fiction books.
My Amazon author page, which lists my print and Kindle books: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00471I0Q4.

Jim, KG6TW, lives in some mountainous terrain and participates in many local events running communications. Local repeaters struggle to provide sufficient coverage due to the terrain. Let’s see if Dave has any suggestions!

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Links from Video:
Hamtennas on Dx Engineering: (6:35)
https://www.dxengineering.com/search?SortBy=BestKeywordMatch&SortOrder=Ascending&keyword=Hamtennas

Videographed and Edited by Teagan Kulbeth

#amateur radio
#ham radio
#technician license
#general license
#extra license
#ham radio training
#ke0og
#dave casler
#ham radio answers
#icom 7300
#antenna
#dipole
#end fed dipole
#mag loop
#magnetic loop antennas

To learn more about me, visit: https://dcasler.com
To support my channel financially, visit: https://dcasler.com/support (offers several options)
To pose an Ask Dave question, email to askdave@arrl.org. Feel free to include pictures or drawings to help clarify. I may answer your question directly, via an Ask Dave video, or in my monthly column "Ask Dave" in QST.

Theme music is "Sour Tennessee Red," by John Deley and the 41 Players, courtesy YouTube Music Library. You can listen to the entire song here: https://youtu.be/Vfc9sAQjJtc
I use drawings from OpenClipArt.org, including the "walking man"

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
My publishing website: http://www.mtsneffelspress.com, where you can find my fantasy and science fiction books.
My Amazon author page, which lists my print and Kindle books: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00471I0Q4.