The original Openspot by shark RF was a revolution in the ham radio hotspot world. I was an instant fan. About every two years, Shark RF has released an upgraded Openspot that has brought us closer and closer to "The Perfect Multi-Mode Hotspot". With all the innovation of the past several years, where does the new OpenSpot 4 Stack up?
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Join Me this Monday, October 3rd at Noon Mountain Time (1800 UTC) for the return of lunch & ham radio. I’ll bring in short subjects that we can dive in and look at, you can bring up subjects to discuss. You can also join me as a guest on the show.
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Today I attempted Cheetah POTA activation in all place, TEXAS.
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K-2996 Cedar Hill State Park
K-3009 Fort Boggy State Park
K-3019 Huntsville State Park
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Three different antennas could have worked here. My personal challenge was to fit an antenna into a VERY SMALL area at the front of a property. I put up the DX Commander Expedition Antenna and made some fine DX Contacts. Would you have done it differently?
Here is the link to our Linear Loaded Dipole: https://youtu.be/zWFU-VWOSJI 73, Callum.
00:00 Intro
00:26 Land Available
01:14 DX contacts
02:42 DX Recap
03:29 Antennas Options
More videos:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7zFt6NV9fnnde2lP11fUTQ8 Antenna Modelling
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7xtKohJRipVLQ6rxYzRP8eq Tips and Tricks
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7xwhA0Msm_bNT4CQ_Bj5D4c Antennas
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7wc6svNLY7IDthw1YCFNq9W Live Streams
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7w9dp9Eqg_UhamrY5Ck3dyX My Stuff
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7xvc3rHlpqqCkiBdAzYe8cf Ham Radio Training
Tom, is getting back into ham radio. He has a question about the coax wound Balkan and the differences in the number of coils needed. He is wondering how he would figure that out.
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Yaesu ATAS-120A Mobile Antenna Review, Teardown, On Air Test. Plus, how to fix a common tuning problem with this antenna.
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00:00 – Intro
02:23 – Setting up the ATAS
05:44 – Fixing the ATAS Not Tuning Issue
08:10 – Antenna Disassembly
12:48 – On Air Performance
15:36 – Final Thoughts
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The tropical storm remnants of Hurricane Ian did a brush-by of K4AAQ’s East Coast studio (at the foot of Mt. Belzoni). We’re rounding up hams with even more direct experience for a discussion of the ongoing response.
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Live Sunday Oct 2, 7 pm Pacific, 10 pm Eastern, 0200 Z (Zulu is early Monday morning)
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Challenge: You have a 3-month assignment to introduce to Ham Radio to as many people as you can. How would you do it? I have an idea. Callum.
More videos:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7zFt6NV9fnnde2lP11fUTQ8 Antenna Modelling
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7xtKohJRipVLQ6rxYzRP8eq Tips and Tricks
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7xwhA0Msm_bNT4CQ_Bj5D4c Antennas
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7wc6svNLY7IDthw1YCFNq9W Live Streams
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7w9dp9Eqg_UhamrY5Ck3dyX My Stuff
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7xvc3rHlpqqCkiBdAzYe8cf Ham Radio Training
When searching for a high quality Morse code key or paddle, you would be remiss if you did not include Begali in the search. Begali keys and paddles are widely known as a top of the line, high quality product.
Begali is a family owned business and Bruna Begali is the face of the company. Bruna will be joining us this morning to talk about the business, their products and also offered to bring us into her factory and show us around, virtually.
Join us as we talk about Mrose code keys and paddles in this episode of the All Portable Discussion Zone “AP/DZ”. Every aspect of Portable Ops is explored in this biweekly live stream as we discuss news, gear, achievements, the workbench, contests, awards and more – find all Portable Ops related topics here.
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