I sneak away from the office to get a lake to lake contact with ZL1BQD as we kick off the new Lakes award program in ZL.
Operating on the side of the highway isn’t the greatest, turns out.
Category: Radio Runner
Radio Runner Chris from NZ
Join us as we round out the evening with a casual fire side chat with some of New Zealand most notorious portable operators.
You’ve heard the calls and were no doubt dazzled by their lordly operating skills, now meet the operators!
Conversations pertaining to SOTA, portable operating, sarcasm, rudeness and general OM grumbling!
Hear ye hear ye! Come one come all to the joint presentation of the Ham Radio Origami Special as we warm you up for a magnificent weekend of content from the best ham radio creators on the planet!
Join us for ham radio adjacent content! Geography lessons! Explosive dialogue! Witty repartee!
Presented by the honorable VK7HH of house Ham Radio DX and slightly less honorable ZL4RA of the Radio Runner house of fashion.
Viva la Youtubers Hamfest!
Ham Radio DX – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo_jX41l6nYfnrQuk0qsZFw
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Mysterious Package?
I got a piece of mail with a callsign (ZL1MY) in the return address so naturally I was curious!
Behold my high level dexterity as I deftly open this package with a single hand.
This is what my carpet looks like after 2 days with no vacuuming.
No climbing video this week team, I’m resting a wee foot boo boo!
In this episode, ZL4RA comes very close to some realizations. Has he been doing it wrong all along? Is there a better way?
Stay tuned to find out! 😉
Enjoy! – ZL4RA
Radio gear used:
Homebrew random wire antenna (41"/17")
Elecraft KX2 transceiver
Summit: https://sotl.as/summits/ZL3/OT-414
SOTA / Summits on the Air – QRP radio adventures in New Zealand’s South Island.
#qrp #hamradio #sota #summitsontheair #newzealand
The wilderness is an amazing place, but things can go horribly wrong! Hang out with us while I pick Adam’s brain regarding wilderness safety with a focus on the portable ham radio operator!
Adam is a long time member of the San Diego Mountain Rescue Team and an avid ham radio operator.
Learn more about Adam on his awesome YouTube channel! – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiVRd1ydpJCKLFtNvPUpisg
#qrp #hamradio #summitsontheair #pota #portableradio #newzealand
A fast morning up Mt Pisa near Queenstown, New Zealand to do some low power QRP radio for Summits on the Air!
Enjoy! – ZL4RA
Radio gear used:
Elecraft AX1
Elecraft KX2 transceiver
Summit: https://sotl.as/summits/ZL3/OT-163
SOTA / Summits on the Air – QRP radio adventures in New Zealand’s South Island.
#qrp #hamradio #sota #summitsontheair #newzealand
Music: bensound.com
The Worlds Lightest Portable Ham Radio Microphone For A Few Dollars In Parts?
Build one yourself! It weighs 9 grams! (0.3oz!)
Ideal for POTA / SOTA and anyone running a KX2 / KX3 (just chuck a different plug on it you’re using something like a Yaesu 817 / Yaesu 818 / Xeigu G90 etc!)
I got the idea from this from watching a K6ARK video where he uses a slightly different headset (but the same sort of idea!) for his "Sub 2lb HF Go Kit" – video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtvrVSnLD6E
Microphone for SOTA / Summits on the Air / POTA – QRP radio adventures in New Zealand’s South Island.
#qrp #hamradio #summitsontheair #pota #portableradio #newzealand
Music: bensound.com
Come along for the ride as we attempt to work QRP radio at the top of Mt Larkins – the ZL3 associations 2nd ever attempted 10 point hill!
Is it even possible to get a wire in the air up there?
K6ARK’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiVRd1ydpJCKLFtNvPUpisg
Enjoy! – ZL4RA
Radio gear used:
Homebrew random wire antenna (41"/17")
Elecraft KX2 transceiver
Summit: https://sotl.as/summits/ZL3/OT-037
SOTA / Summits on the Air – QRP radio adventures in New Zealand’s South Island.
#qrp #hamradio #sota #summitsontheair #newzealand #lotr
Music: bensound.com