Category: KK6USY Ham Radio Adventures

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How to make a 20 meter Half Square Antenna with custom brackets. Easiest DX antenna?

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Post date January 8, 2022

In this video I show how I make a 20m Half Square antenna with brackets I made on my 3D printer.
Merch. : https://kk6usy-ham-radio-adventures.myspreadshop.com

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Reference sites:
Hamuniverse, https://www.hamuniverse.com/wb3aywcurtainantennas.html
Rudy Sevems, https://rudys.typepad.com/ant/files/antenna_halfsquare_array.pdf

Be sure and subscribe to these great channels:
TheSmokinApe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJl…
Ham Radio Dude: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCS3…
Ham Radio Crash Course: http://www.youtube.com/hoshnasi
KG6HQD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFup…
N0SSC: https://youtube.com/n0ssc
K6UDA Radio: https://www.youtube.com/k6uda
K8MRD Radio Stuff: http://youtube.com/k8mrdradiostuff
Signal Search: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk2g…
Ham Radio Now: https://www.youtube.com/user/HamRadioNow
Kyle – AA0Z: https://www.youtube.com/kyleaa0z
SevenForty1: https://www.youtube.com/user/sevenforty1
100 Watts and a Wire Podcast: http://100wattsandawire.com
DX Commander: https://www.youtube.com/m0mcx
W6RIP Radio Adventures: https://www.youtube.com/11DayScrape
The Smokin Ape: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSmoki…
Goodgame Ham Radio, Bees, and Outdoors: https://www.youtube.com/goodgamehamra…
Temporarily Offline: http://yout

#Half Square Antenna, # Ham Radio, #Antenn,

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Xurleq rechargeable Falshlight for that time you need a light fast!

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Post date January 5, 2022

In this video I show a flashlight from Xurleq that I picked up for my mom so she had a light when the power goes out and she can turn on her Jackery Solar Generator.
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Xtar BC8 battery charger.8 Bay AA-AAA Charger USB C. Li-ion and Ni-MH battery charger.

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Post date January 4, 2022

In this video I take a look at a Xtar AA and AAA battery charger that charges Li-Ion and NI-MH batteries.

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In this video HRD and myself make a lot of great POTA and SOTA contacts on Big Hill in Northern California in the snow!

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#battery charger, #Li-ion, #Ni-HM,

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Dude and Chuck’s Awesome Adventure POTA/SOTA in the Sierra Part 2

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Post date December 24, 2021

In this video HRD and myself make a lot of great POTA and SOTA contacts on Big Hill in Northern California in the snow!

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#POTA, #SOTA #Ham Radio

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Baofeng BF-A58 S Tri-band Radio.

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Post date December 21, 2021

Today I take a look at the Baofeng A58S Tri-band radio!

I am not sure this radio is FCC approved, which might be why it’s not on Amazon.

Be sure and subscribe to these great channels:
Coffee and Ham Radios//https://www.youtube.com/c/CoffeeandHamRadios
TheSmokinApe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJl…
Ham Radio Dude: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCS3…
Ham Radio Crash Course: http://www.youtube.com/hoshnasi
KG6HQD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFup…
N0SSC: https://youtube.com/n0ssc
K6UDA Radio: https://www.youtube.com/k6uda
K8MRD Radio Stuff: http://youtube.com/k8mrdradiostuff
Signal Search: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk2g…
Ham Radio Now: https://www.youtube.com/user/HamRadioNow
Kyle – AA0Z: https://www.youtube.com/kyleaa0z
SevenForty1: https://www.youtube.com/user/sevenforty1
100 Watts and a Wire Podcast: http://100wattsandawire.com
DX Commander: https://www.youtube.com/m0mcx
W6RIP Radio Adventures: https://www.youtube.com/11DayScrape
The Smokin Ape: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSmoki…
Goodgame Ham Radio, Bees, and Outdoors: https://www.youtube.com/goodgamehamra…
Temporarily Offline: http://yout

#Baofeng, #dualband, #HT,

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Why did I do this?

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Post date December 15, 2021

In this video I show a box build for my new radio and which radio I purchased.
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Wealpe Chest Mount Harness Chest Strap Compatible with DJI Action, GoPro Hero, and action cameras.

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Post date December 7, 2021

In this video I show how this chest mount for a GoPro type camera works and how it could help with making videos.

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#GoPro, #DJI Osmo Action, #Action Camera,

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Dude and Chuck’s Awesome Adventure POTA/SOTA in the Sierras

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Post date December 1, 2021

In this video Ham Radfio Dude and myself set out to do a POTA/SOTA in the sierras and find snow. We set up my portable Moxon at about 10′ off the ground and make contacts.

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Chamleon Antenna’s MPAS Antenna, is it as good as a Dipole?

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Post date November 18, 2021

Not long ago I purchased the Cha Hybrid-Mini from Chameleon Antennas. This is the 500 watt SSB and 250w for CW version and just a bit larger than the Micro. I all ready had the rest of the parts to make-up their Cha Mpas Lite antenna. I wanted to test it against a Dipole and do it at the same time so band conditions would skew the results. So follow along and see what I found out!
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#Chameleon Antennas, # CHA MPAS Lite, # CHA MPAS (Modular Portable Antenna System) 2.0

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How to make a 2 meter Yagi and get 7 Db for 7 Bucks !

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Post date November 9, 2021

In this video I show a article from QST magazine that is from April 1993 on how to build a 2 meter Yagi for 7 bucks. With inflation you might actually be able to build it for the price of a Fast Food Meal Lol.
article; http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Technology/tis/info/pdf/9304054.pdf
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#ARRL,#Yagi, #Antenna