Category: Ham Radio DX

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Reduce Common Mode Current (CMC) with a Easy to Build Choke

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Post date September 26, 2021

Common Mode Current can really mess with RFI and cause interference in the shack. In addition, you could also be receiving unwanted interference on the coax outer shield.

In this video I show how I built myself an easy CMC choke using a toroid and RG-58 coax.

Amateur Radio (G3TXQ) – Common-mode chokes
http://www.karinya.net/g3txq/chokes/

FT240-43 Toroids:
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AMIDON FT240-43 Ferrite toroid

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⏱️Chapters⏱️
0:00 What is a Common Mode Current Balun
0:57 Steve G3TXQ – Common-mode chokes
4:20 Winding the choke

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Picking feedlines and connectors | Ham Radio Basics

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Post date September 21, 2021

What is important when picking feedlines and connectors? Is it really that important? What are some tips to help you get started? Ham Radio Basics helping you further your journey in amateur radio!

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Ham Radio – Hobby vs Service?

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Post date September 20, 2021

Is there a greater debate in Ham Radio? Whether you agree it’s a hobby, a service or both, let me know your thoughts in the comments below. 👇👇

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“A Repeater Officer’s Work is Never Done” – Fixing a Ham Radio Repeater!

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Post date September 19, 2021

On a sunny spring day, I decided to go for a drive to fix my 70cm (440MHz) amateur radio repeater. The repeater controller is based off Allstar/Asterisk node and there is an IP problem that required some diagnosing and tweaking. Join me on my road trip up to the site.

Building a Simulcasting and Voting Repeater System Using a Allstar node:
https://www.hamradiodx.net/building-a-simulcasting-voting-repeater-system-using-vklink

Amateur Radio Repeater Repair & Site Visit

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⏱️Chapters⏱️
0:00 It’s road trip time!
1:25 The problem with the repeater
3:43 Some of Tasmania’s finest sights
4:14 Getting a bit bumpy
5:05 A wedgie!
5:22 SNAKE!!!!
5:49 On top and tower overview
6:45 Repeater rundown
7:50 Why hello there!
8:21 Job done and time to go home

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Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/

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3D Printing Basics – One Way to Get Started

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Post date September 15, 2021

3D Printing Basics – One Way to Get Started is a presentation by Scott Testi VK5TST from the Amateur Radio Experimenters Group – https://www.areg.org.au/

The brief presentation will provide an introduction to filament based 3D printing and how to get started. While the technology is large, and there are many ways to use and enjoy it, this is based on one person’s experiences. I approached 3D printing as getting a new tool to help with other hobbies, rather than my hobby being build and development of the printer.

The presentation will discuss the technology, the process, equipment (software, printer and consumables) with some tips on how to get started. Not to mention a few lessons over a year or so of playing with the hobby.

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Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/

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“It Better to Ask for Forgiveness than Permission” – Antennas #shorts

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Post date September 15, 2021

What do you think? Let me know in the comments below 👇👇

#shorts #hamradio #antenna

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Fan Dipoles Explained in 2 minutes | Ham Radio Basics

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Post date September 14, 2021

Fan dipoles are one of the EASIEST ways to get on the air quickly and efficiently on multiple bands. What are they? Ham Radio Basics helping you further your journey in amateur radio!

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SunSDR2 DX 100W SDR Transceiver & ExpertSDR3 | Expert Electronics

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Post date September 14, 2021

The SunSDR2 DX SDR transceiver developed for the serious DX’er and contest operator.
It covers all HF bands plus 50 MHz and 144 MHz VHF bands with a general coverage receiver.

Today I’m speaking with Roman Volchkov & Vasily RN6LHF from Expert Electronics along with Ivan VK5RS from Connect VK about their range of SDR radios including the software that drives these amazing range
of products.

We’ll be going through:
– Why SunSDR?
– The Expert range of SunSDR transceivers including the SunSDR2 DX
– A demo of the new ExpertSDR3 software (including functional release time and future improvements)
– Planned hardware updates for the SunSDR2 DX and Pro
+ more

Expert Electronics SunSDR website:
https://eesdr.com/en/

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I Finally Have My Own QSL Cards!! UX5UO Cheap QSL cards

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Post date September 12, 2021

After a long absence, I finally got around to getting some QSL cards professionally designed and made… and I can say I’m really happy with the results! Now I need to find time to respond to all the cards I’ve received over the last few years!

UX5UO Print World of QSLs
https://www.ux5uoqsl.com/

Goodgame Ham Radio & Outdoors
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⏱️Chapters⏱️
0:00 I wanted some cheap QSL cards
1:42 This is the VK7HH QSL card
3:05 A bonus item that comes with the cards
3:40 Some sample cards from other hams
5:06 Hey! That callsign looks familiar

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YouTube Doesn’t Promote This Hobby? Why?

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Post date September 10, 2021

A creators job is tough, even more so when you’re creating videos that are a niche within a niche. Ham Radio is hobby that deserves to be promote more widely. YouTube, please promote amateur radio to the masses.

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⏱️Chapters⏱️
0:00 STOP! Watch to the End!
0:14 I Think YouTube is Not Doing Enough
2:56 How Can We Promote Ham Radio?
4:13 YouTube PLEASE listen to us and promote the hobby
6:29 Secret codewords

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