Today, I’m going to try and install the Luma robot mower. No talking – just the noise of birds singing, wind on the mic and the odd Aircraft. Treat this as moving wallpaper for. It also means Wendfy can see I’m working!
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We dive into the rigs that started it all! We’ll share our first ham radios, react to your stories live in the chat, and celebrate the gear that got us hooked on ham radio. Nostalgia allowed!
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Tonight we discuss the finer points on going with the Yaesu FTX-1 Field or Optima and which accessories would be most important to own!
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Potential 30 Foot Masts (#1256)
Jim, AJ6ER, is setting up a mast for a wire antenna similar to one Dave showed in a previous video. Jim wants to make this mast 30 feet tall and would like to know if guy ropes are still required depending on the base configuation.
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The Patrons Pick this month is to talk about the very cool tiny QRP mic housed in a special printed model from @K6ARK I am using a high quality microphone element recommended by Hanz from @QRPLabs . We will build and test the mics on the air versus the previous mic element tonight on the show! The parts list and the 3d model are below.
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📡 Great Antenna masts https://www.hamradiodude.com/
📡 2 meter band pass filter https://www.sotabeams.co.uk/bandpass-filter-for-2m/
📡 Beefy RF Choke https://coffeeandhamradios.com/products/cahr-aether-cmc-choke
📡 Amazing ham radio gadgets and the KNEE BOARD! https://tufteln.com/
📡 Best Hotspot on the markter https://www.sharkrf.com/products/
📡 CHEAP CW keys https://cwmorse.us/
HRCC Coffee Of The Month Club: https://hamtactical.coffee/product-category/coffee/
Links from the show:
📻 Curated Ham Radio Amazon item list of my favorite gear: https://amzn.to/3QkOf6P
📻 Want the best HT antenna? Signal Stuff Signal Stick https://signalstuff.com/?ref=622 (This is an affiliate link)
📻 Looking for the best deal on the Ed Fong J-Pole? https://www.kbcubed.com/DBJ-2H-Amateur-Ham-2m-70cm-Dual-Band-Portable-Rollup-Antenna-by-Ed-Fong-p406009746
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Kevin wants to rebuild his station after years of inactivity. He is wondering if the Icom 7300 or if the Elecraft K4 would work best as a "buy once / cry once" route. Watch to see what Dave says!
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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.
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