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Dave Cassler Youtube

Very Reactive Antenna (#619)

Very Reactive Antenna (#619)

Lou, has a very reactive antenna that he wants to use but he doesn’t know in what way he should deal with the reactivity. Dave here to lend some thought.

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Edited by Callum Jakeman

To learn more about me, visit: http://www.dcasler.com/about/
Tip jar (on my website): http://www.dcasler.com/tip-jar/ (provides a method to use your credit card via PayPal, Also describes Patreon)
To pose an Ask Dave question: http://www.dcasler.com/ask-dave/ or http://www.ke0og.net/ask-dave/
To order the most recent and up-to-date Amateur Extra videos on a thumb drive: http://dcasler.com/aevids-on-stick/

Theme music is "Sour Tennessee Red," by John Deley and the 41 Players, courtesy YouTube Music Library.
I use drawings from OpenClipArt.org, including the "walking man"
Technician training videos, see http://www.ke0og.net/training/
General training videos, see http://www.ke0og.net/general/
Amateur Extra training videos, see http://www.ke0og.net/extra/
List of the Ask Dave videos, see http://dcasler.com/ask-dave/#askdavelist
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
The ham radio part of my website (direct link): http://www.ke0og.net
My publishing website: http://www.mtsneffelspress.com, where you can find my fantasy and science fiction books, as well as some local history books I publish for the Ridgway Railroad Museum and the Ouray County Historical Society
My Amazon author page, which lists my print and Kindle books: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00471I0Q4.

I’m often asked what equipment I use to create the videos. The devices include the Panasonic DMC-G7 camera, Panasonic HDC-TM90 video camera, GoPro Hero2 HD camera, Tascam DR-05 audio recorder, Audio-Technica ATR-3350 lapel microphone, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W560 digital camera, the Kodak Zi-8 video camera, my iPhone 5S. Software used: CyberLink PowerDirector 17 on an HP Gaming Pavilion, also using Smoothdraw 4.0.5.0, FastStone Image Viewer 5.3, FastStone Capture 8.0, Audacity 2.1.1, LibreOffice 5.0.4.2, and Ink2Go 1.7.2. You can see how my studio is set up by viewing https://youtu.be/wFSQ8vtNA5A.

Twitter: @dcasler

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KK6USY Ham Radio Adventures Youtube

Xurleq rechargeable Falshlight for that time you need a light fast!

Xurleq rechargeable Falshlight for that time you need a light fast!

In this video I show a flashlight from Xurleq that I picked up for my mom so she had a light when the power goes out and she can turn on her Jackery Solar Generator.
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Ham Radio 2.0 Youtube

POTA Event for January – Support Your Parks Weekend, Lunchtime Livestream

POTA Event for January - Support Your Parks Weekend, Lunchtime Livestream

Today I welcome Vance, N3VEM, back onto the show to talk about the Support Your Parks weekend for January of 2022. This will be a fun POTA event, so I hope to see you in the chat!

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K8MRD Radio Stuff Youtube

New Years Eve POTA | QRP to QRO | Huntsville State Park

New Years Eve POTA | QRP to QRO | Huntsville State Park

A last POTA at Huntsville State Park on New Years Eve. Using my new QRP to QRO method for no good reason other than I can. Come along and have fun with me won’t you?

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Ham Radio Crash Course Youtube

Ham Nation: Quartzfest, ISS SSTV Results, Marshall Fire & Virtual Reality Ham Shack?

Ham Nation:  Quartzfest, ISS SSTV Results, Marshall Fire & Virtual Reality Ham Shack?

Thanks for joining us again on Ham Nation. This week Gordo will discuss Quartzfest this month, Randy joins us to cover the recent ISS SSTV event and show us his results. Don brings us Amateur Radio Newsline and will talk about the Marshall fire. Josh will round things out talking about his recent experience with virtual reality, can it be used for remote access to your ham radios?

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Kyle - AA0Z Youtube

Ham Radio Contesting – ARRL RTTY Roundup Jan 2022

Ham Radio Contesting - ARRL RTTY Roundup Jan 2022

Come join me as I work some digital during the ARRL RTTY Roundup LIVE!!!!

Amateurs worldwide contact and exchange QSO information with other amateurs using digital modes (Baudot RTTY, PSK, FT8/FT4, ASCII, AMTOR, and Packet—attended operation only) on 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meter bands. Any station may work any other station. Stations may be worked once per band, regardless of mode. Automated operation is not permitted, each claimed contact must include contemporaneous direct initiation by the operator on both sides of the contact.

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Kyle - AA0Z Youtube

Node-Red – Raspberry Pi Prep Work

Node-Red - Raspberry Pi Prep Work

We will cover how to install Node Red on a Raspberry Pi.

Install Node Red on a Raspberry Pi – https://youtu.be/SVcIEQa7Ecg
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KK6USY Ham Radio Adventures Youtube

Xtar BC8 battery charger.8 Bay AA-AAA Charger USB C. Li-ion and Ni-MH battery charger.

Xtar BC8 battery charger.8 Bay AA-AAA Charger USB C. Li-ion and Ni-MH battery charger.

In this video I take a look at a Xtar AA and AAA battery charger that charges Li-Ion and NI-MH batteries.

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Dave Cassler Youtube

Horses Vs LMR-400 (#618)

Horses Vs LMR-400 (#618)

Chuck, KO4UFW, wants to set up an antenna a little ways off from his station, but he will have to run his LMR-400 through his horses pasture. Will it be ok? Or should he bury or protect the coax somehow?

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Edited by Callum Jakeman.

To learn more about me, visit: http://www.dcasler.com/about/
Tip jar (on my website): http://www.dcasler.com/tip-jar/ (provides a method to use your credit card via PayPal, Also describes Patreon)
To pose an Ask Dave question: http://www.dcasler.com/ask-dave/ or http://www.ke0og.net/ask-dave/
To order the most recent and up-to-date Amateur Extra videos on a thumb drive: http://dcasler.com/aevids-on-stick/

Theme music is "Sour Tennessee Red," by John Deley and the 41 Players, courtesy YouTube Music Library.
I use drawings from OpenClipArt.org, including the "walking man"
Technician training videos, see http://www.ke0og.net/training/
General training videos, see http://www.ke0og.net/general/
Amateur Extra training videos, see http://www.ke0og.net/extra/
List of the Ask Dave videos, see http://dcasler.com/ask-dave/#askdavelist
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
The ham radio part of my website (direct link): http://www.ke0og.net
My publishing website: http://www.mtsneffelspress.com, where you can find my fantasy and science fiction books, as well as some local history books I publish for the Ridgway Railroad Museum and the Ouray County Historical Society
My Amazon author page, which lists my print and Kindle books: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00471I0Q4.

I’m often asked what equipment I use to create the videos. The devices include the Panasonic DMC-G7 camera, Panasonic HDC-TM90 video camera, GoPro Hero2 HD camera, Tascam DR-05 audio recorder, Audio-Technica ATR-3350 lapel microphone, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W560 digital camera, the Kodak Zi-8 video camera, my iPhone 5S. Software used: CyberLink PowerDirector 17 on an HP Gaming Pavilion, also using Smoothdraw 4.0.5.0, FastStone Image Viewer 5.3, FastStone Capture 8.0, Audacity 2.1.1, LibreOffice 5.0.4.2, and Ink2Go 1.7.2. You can see how my studio is set up by viewing https://youtu.be/wFSQ8vtNA5A.

Twitter: @dcasler

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TheSmokinApe Youtube

S-Parameters and the NanoVNA – Ham Radio

S-Parameters and the NanoVNA - Ham Radio

In this video, we will talk a bit about the ports on the NanoVNA and how they are used. We will also discuss the S-Parameters used on 2 port networks and some of the limitations of the NanoVNA.

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