Category: SevenFourtyOne

In this Ham Radio video we’ll be building the Pacific Antennas (qrp kits) 41db antenna attenuator.

The Pacific Antennas (QRP Kits) 41db Attenuator: https://www.qrpkits.com/attenuator.html

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What do you think? Is this old Drake TR7 (PS7 Power Supply and MN7 Matching Network) Ham Radio work the trouble? Let’s find out if this 40 year old radio still works. I’ll also give you some backstory about how I cam to like old Drake Radios.

See Below for Chapters if you want to skip through some sections.
00:00 Hello!
00:29 The Backstory – Why I wanted a Drake TR7
03:30 How I got the Drake TR7
06:39 Overview of the equipment
08:25 The Drake PS7 Power supply
09:07 The Drake TR7 Transceiver
10:47 The Kenwood SP-520
11:25 The Kenwood AT-200 Tuner
12:03 The Drake MN7 Tuner
12:44 The rear panels
15:43 The TR7 Receive Test
17:01 Testing the filters
18:50 Testing the passband tuning
20:00 Testing the RIT
20:50 Receiving CW
22:01 receiving SSB on 20 meters
23:09 Transmit Tests
26:50 Comparison Transmit Test Icom 746pro
28:07 Final Thoughts on the Drake
29:54 Outtakes/Bloopers!

Thanks for watching!

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Grab a coffee and join us for some Saturday morning shortwave and ham radio chat. We’re going to talk about some new radios on the market, discuss band conditions, and then talk about some other things we are working on. You can interact with us in the chat and let us know your thoughts.

Ditch your Baofeng UV-5R and check out this classic Ham Radio! Let’s look at my old KDK FM2016A (A for Awesome!!) 2 Meter Mobile Transceiver.

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I made a homebrew Ham Radio antenna mount for my ham sticks that I could use in the field or with POTA. It was a bit more work than it should have been but I think the concept is good.

POTA Activation video coming soon!

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Don Izzo is a POTA guru and took some time to share some of his Ham Radio POTA (Parks on the air) tips and tricks with us.

Monday Night Playlist:
TBD

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String Trimmer carburetor tear down, clean, and reassemble for bogging weed wacker.

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Let’s look at the Depstech DS-430 industrial endoscope (borescope).

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Let’s do some metal detecting with Marc and see if we can find clues to an old cold case.

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I’ve been hearing a a mysterious signal on CB radio lately. What is is and where is it coming from? If you know, leave me a comment below.

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