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Wolf River Coils Radial Experiment Part 3 | On Air Test

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Post date July 13, 2022

Part 3 Experimenting with More, but Shorter Radials on the Wolf River Coils Antenna.
I’m using 15, 2.5 meter radials instead of the 3, 10 meter radials that come with the antenna. How will it work out? Watch and see for yourself.
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Mailbag Monday #22 | Your’re Questions Answered…Pore Lee

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Post date July 11, 2022

60 Meter antennas for ARES/Emcomm, Multi Band Base Station Antennas, Why it’s so hard to get your WAS, and Crimp Die Sizes for Coaxial Cables
00:00 – Intro
00:54 – Best 60 Meter Antenna For ARES
03:21 – What is a good multi band base station antenna?
07:46 – WAS Troubles
13:00 – What Crimp Die Size do I need for coax?

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Geochron Atlas 4K & Ham Radio Bundle

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Post date July 8, 2022

The Geochron 4K World Clock. Packed with Real Time Live Layers including DX Cluster, Solar Weather Data, Satellite Tracking, Aviation, Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Air Quality, and so much more!! A Must have for every ham shack.

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Yaesu FT-710 Features, Specifications, Release Date

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Post date July 7, 2022

Insider Dealer Information on the New Yaesu FT-710 HF/50MHz Transceiver. Features and Specifications and Release Date

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HCalory 12V Cooler/Freezer from Banggood Is Really Good!!

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Post date July 6, 2022

50 Liter HCalory 12/24 Volt Cooler/Freezer from Banggood! Low Cost, High Quality, this cooler is awesome!! I’ll never buy ice again.
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Mailbag Monday #21 | Your’re Questions Answered…Poorleigh

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Post date July 4, 2022

This week we talk about In Line Watt Meters to Monitor your Battery, as well as Charging While Operating. Mr. DX Commander himself, Lord Callum joins us to talk about how many radials are enough. What is the Best EFHW Antenna in my opinion? And lastly, Should You Log Your Park to Park Contacts?
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00:51 – Watt Meters For Batteries and Charging While Operating
06:37 – Counterpoise/Radials: How much is too much?
12:09 – Best of the Best EFHW Antenna
16:22 – Should You Log Your Park to Park Contacts?
18:57 – Outro
19:28 – Super Awesome K8MRD Jingle

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RFI Update | Did Entergy TX Fix My Noise Yet??

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Post date July 1, 2022

Just an update on the process of getting Entergy TX to fix the bad insulators in my neighborhood. They are causing havoc on the HF bands. But they finally came out and did something. Was it enough? Let’s find out in this exciting episode!

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How To Upload Your Own POTA Iog!! | It’s Finally Here!!

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Post date July 1, 2022

How To Upload Your Own POTA Log!! It’s finally a thing! In this video, I show you how! This is available NOW!!

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2022 ARRL Field Day, But With Guns

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Post date June 29, 2022

It’s 2022 ARRL Field Day. That means it’s K8MRD Shootin’ Stuff Time! We’re back at the Ham Radio 2.0 Hunting Lease shooting stuff up. Paint Cans, Clay Pigeons, Watermelon, and Tannerite Galore! I hope you enjoy this as much as we did! 73.

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Mailbag Monday #20 | Your Questions Answered…Pourlie

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Post date June 27, 2022

This week, we check in on our friends at RigExpert to see how they are doing. We discuss the proper charge current for charging LiFePO4 batteries. Lastly, we take a look at how to connect the Xiegu X6100 to a Mac for WSJT-X.

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