What I Picked Up At Huntsville Hamfest AND New Radio Arrival!
Tonight we take a look at everything I brought home from the Huntsville Hamfest. There were also somethings waiting for me when I got there!
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👉 Flashforge High Speed PETG Filament: https://flashforge.sjv.io/gRggav
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👉 Dabbsson Power Station: https://go.temporarilyoffline.com/670am2
👉 Calipers: https://go.temporarilyoffline.com/eiib9b
The Go Box:
👉 Zombie Ammo Can: https://go.temporarilyoffline.com/2nyud5
👉 Bioenno 12ah battery: https://chameleonantenna.com/products/blf-1212as-kit-10-hours-on-hf-ssb-at-20-tx-and-80-rx?bg_ref=fD7LlhdOTV
👉 Vero VR-N7600 Radio: https://go.temporarilyoffline.com/1isn15
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👉 Vero Mic: https://go.temporarilyoffline.com/tckncj
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👉 ZK-4KX Buck Boost Controller: https://go.temporarilyoffline.com/gcyi8d
👉 On/Off Switch: https://go.temporarilyoffline.com/i20csd
👉 USB Port: https://go.temporarilyoffline.com/s5bw12
👉 PowerPoles: https://go.temporarilyoffline.com/ffqy3j
👉 Panel Pole Holder: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3726066
👉 SO-239 Bulkhead Fitting: https://go.temporarilyoffline.com/be30xy
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So much to see at Huntsville Hamfest. Let’s walk through the vendor section and see all the cool stuff. This is just a quick walk through to give you a taste of how cool the show is. Even though it’s "quick", it’s still 35 minutes long! You can and will spend hours and hours looking over everything, talking to people, asking questions, spending money you shouldn’t…or maybe you should??? It’s so much fun, and the whole thing has great AC! If you’ve never been, I highly recommend putting Huntsville Hamfest on your bucket list. The show itself is growing every year, but what goes on the week before at Monte Sano is getting HUGE! We had 2 full days of activities (Wednesday & Thursday) on the mountain, then on Friday we have our big cookout. What started out as a small POTA get together 6 years ago is now a massive cookout. We had well over 200 people in attendance this year, and somehow it all went incredibly smoothly. Kyle, @AA0Z and all the volunteers did an incredible job.
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Gear Used In This Video:
👉 FlashForge Creator 5: https://flashforge.sjv.io/qWZZZO
👉 FlashForge Creator 5 Pro: https://flashforge.sjv.io/aNAdAj
👉 Flashforge High Speed PETG Filament: https://flashforge.sjv.io/gRggav
👉 FlashForge High Speed PETG Filament (Amazon): https://go.temporarilyoffline.com/g9twbz
👉 Dabbsson Power Station: https://go.temporarilyoffline.com/670am2
👉 Calipers: https://go.temporarilyoffline.com/eiib9b
The Go Box:
👉 Zombie Ammo Can: https://go.temporarilyoffline.com/2nyud5
👉 Bioenno 12ah battery: https://chameleonantenna.com/products/blf-1212as-kit-10-hours-on-hf-ssb-at-20-tx-and-80-rx?bg_ref=fD7LlhdOTV
👉 Vero VR-N7600 Radio: https://go.temporarilyoffline.com/1isn15
💸 Use Discount Code ‘steve’ to save an additional $10.00
👉 Vero Mic: https://go.temporarilyoffline.com/tckncj
💸 Use Discount Code ‘steve’ to save an additional $10.00
👉 ZK-4KX Buck Boost Controller: https://go.temporarilyoffline.com/gcyi8d
👉 On/Off Switch: https://go.temporarilyoffline.com/i20csd
👉 USB Port: https://go.temporarilyoffline.com/s5bw12
👉 PowerPoles: https://go.temporarilyoffline.com/ffqy3j
👉 Panel Pole Holder: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3726066
👉 SO-239 Bulkhead Fitting: https://go.temporarilyoffline.com/be30xy
@Youcha030 wonders if a High Q Mag Loop can act the same as an Omni Dipole! Can an Omni Dipole really be replaced by a horizontal High Q Mag Loop?
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Videographed and Edited by Teagan Kulbeth, KF0UTR
#amateur radio
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#technician license
#general license
#extra license
#ham radio training
#ke0og
#dave casler
#ham radio answers
#icom 7300
#antenna
#dipole
#end fed dipole
#mag loop
#magnetic loop antennas
To learn more about me, visit: https://dcasler.com
To support my channel financially, visit: https://dcasler.com/support (offers several options)
To pose an Ask Dave question, email to askdave@arrl.org. Feel free to include pictures or drawings to help clarify. I may answer your question directly, via an Ask Dave video, or in my monthly column "Ask Dave" in QST.
Theme music is "Sour Tennessee Red," by John Deley and the 41 Players, courtesy YouTube Music Library. You can listen to the entire song here: https://youtu.be/Vfc9sAQjJtc
I use drawings from OpenClipArt.org, including the "walking man"
Thanks to my sweet wife, Loretta, KBØVWW, for both audio and video assistance! (Her website is www.aldea-art.com.)
My primary website: http://www.dcasler.com
My publishing website: http://www.mtsneffelspress.com, where you can find my fantasy and science fiction books.
My Amazon author page, which lists my print and Kindle books: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00471I0Q4.
