My Pro 7 headset fell apart. Let’s fix it. Spoiler: Replaced the pop-filter, the cable set and complaining about life, the universe and everything else!
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Heil Pro 7 Repair
Category: DX Commander
Callum’s Videos
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You Missed This First Time Around
Just in case you missed this, Loki is currently wrapping a ton of these DX Commander Expedition Antennas and he’ll ship ANYWHERE in the world – for FREE.
https://dxcommander.com/product/2025-flash-sale-free-shipping-expedition-portable-ham-radio-antenna-80m-6m-kit/ – Buy here
https://youtu.be/UW1Xv-xvsZ0 – This is the build video here …
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Waiting for dawn in Warwickshire
Just chilling…
Big job today and I was dreading it – but we finally got the extension fitted to the 4-inch (actually 110mm) underground pipe and then into the Coax Cabinet – and pulled the 11 cables through. Next up, Cable exit, Rotator controllers and Genius Switches – and a ton of coax.
Just chilling…
We made this element a couple of weeks ago. 5m (about 20-ft) at heighest point coming down to 1m (3-ft) off the ground. 19.5m (64-ft) total length for a tune at 3.7MHz with more than 200kHz bandwidth. If you want say 3.8MHz and above in USA (say), aim for 61-ft. Deploy and test! Callum.
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Morning Ham Radio DX Choices
If you get up really early you can either switch on the radio – or take the dog out. I do both!
This time I brought TS-590SG, 700W Amplifier, 100Ah battery, Victron Charger, DX Commander Expedition, laptop, cameras, interconnects, USB hub, broken coax, Pro 7 headset, spare patch leads and more. I must be bonkers.
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80m Attempt – Inverted L
Just testing out the 80m Inverted L on holiday in Cornwall. See if you can hear me, better still – call in!
▶️ Show-And-Tell: I discuss and even ramble(!) about some ideas and strategies how we might achieve some gain, follow the propagation and improve our stations – assumnig we don’t have a tower. This is not a complete discussion, for instance fan-dipoles are not mentioned and some other well known other antenna designs, (G5RV etc) and I also don’t discuss how to multi-band some of these antennas – I have discussed all of that previously. This is really about how to achieve for a) DX and b) daytime low-band 80m/40m (NVIS). Anyway, enjoy!
VIDEOS BRIEFLY MENTIONED IN THIS PRESENTATION
▶️ https://youtu.be/OpM_Q84Fn-I
▶️ https://youtu.be/H9UUfEoiRvw
▶️ https://youtu.be/jDcaltDUKnI
▶️ https://youtu.be/8yvfWIsdP5g
▶️ https://youtu.be/7JsO2EQMI2k
▶️ https://youtu.be/ihljqRMvzT4
▶️ https://youtu.be/8yvfWIsdP5g
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7yRBNMcXCPeOvxLR305kQpx
More videos:
▶️ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7zFt6NV9fnnde2lP11fUTQ8 Antenna Modelling
▶️ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7xtKohJRipVLQ6rxYzRP8eq Tips and Tricks
▶️ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7xwhA0Msm_bNT4CQ_Bj5D4c Antennas
▶️ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7wc6svNLY7IDthw1YCFNq9W Live Streams
▶️ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7w9dp9Eqg_UhamrY5Ck3dyX My Stuff
▶️ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7xvc3rHlpqqCkiBdAzYe8cf Ham Radio Training