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WOW! I'm not sure what is more amazing. That you figured out my old call sign and put it all together, or that you still have something I sent you in 1967!! I would LOVE to see that. I'm good in QRZ under AI7R. And what was your call? I have a bunch of QSLs from that time in my operating and I'd love to find one from you. 73

@DaveKelleyphotography the radio cards were my neighbors who passed away about 3 years ago. Barron Littlefield was his name. What is the best way to send you a quick picture of what I have found?

@@yvonnedonnelly9470 my email is ai7r@mac.com. It would be awesome to see so far back in my life.

@DaveKelleyphotography ok thanks I'll send you a picture sometime today.

@@DaveKelleyphotography I sent the pictures via your email. Please let me know if you received them ok. Thanks

Well, there is the mic in my phone and then any compression through RUclips. It sounds pretty good live. Of course, I still like the sound on a nice older analog radio myself. Drake 4B line or FT-1K. 73

It can't be in line with your transmitter working. The amplifier relay is used to take it out of the antenna path when transmitting. It's designed to phase out noise. Some noise it works better than others. It is never guaranteed.

​@DaveKelleyphotography what activates the bypass Relay, RF or DC voltage? I'm not able to find any directions for these.

The FLEX was a nice radio. I would not have gotten it with the front panel again, but it sounds like that's your plan. As a remote box, it is a beautiful setup. The software looks great on a PC. I enjoyed it better that way than using the front panel. Receiver is outstanding. The company is slow with updates, as they all seem to be. Have fun!

Yep, I could have put a new hand crank winch on the crank up part of it that was a worm drive nd do that just fine. I replaced that with a tower mounted electric hoist. it only takes it from about 25 feet to 45 feet because I just don't take it up all of the way. We get frequent storms so up and down happen often. Tilt over, I changed the factory 1500 to a 2500 hand crank and WISH I'd done a worm drive on that. With almost 200 pounds on the end of a 25 foot tilted tower, it gets pretty rough getting it over and back. The clutch is a real problem. Tilting in down, the clutch gets very warm and I swear, it is harder to get it down than up. Tilting is probably only a once a year thing now, so we'll see. Thanks for the advice.

Thanks! The L4B is a real workhorse. I love it. Just make sure the fan keeps working, and you'll be fine. Enjoy!!

That is a US Tower heavey duty 555 55' tower.

@@DaveKelleyphotography awesome and thanks! 73s de N0SL

To each their own. I have radios from the FT-1k with a ton of knobs to a Hermes Lite with zero knobs. All fun!

@@DaveKelleyphotography I learned Ham radio on an RCA AR88D salvaged from a WW11 Sherman tank. No bells, no whistles but a very capable receiver.

Just a standard regular ethernet cable. You don't have to use a hub or reverse cable.

@@DaveKelleyphotography Thanks I appreciate the quick reply. I did order an Hermes Lite 2 today and hope to get it soon.

@@Nathalie-vg9ok You'll enjoy it. Take your time putting the heat sync in. It is a chore, but done wrong is a radio destroyer. Tight fit. Beautiful rig!! I just finished building a QMX from QPR Labs and it's probably THE tightest and most complicated radio to build. Damned it is doesn't work perfectly. First hour, a dozen European countries on FT8. The 3 element beam might have helped the 3 watts. ;). 73

@@DaveKelleyphotography Dave, I did order it without the case, I want to use it stand alone with a Raspberry Pi4, 7" LCD and a 20w amplifier. I might go to a 10" LCD if I find a suitable enclosure.

Well, that's just a prototype and the software isn't set up to re-engage after a power up, but I expect I could get back into the remote access of that software and reengage the device. I haven't had the time to design a marketable remote antenna disconnect.

Thank you, sir!! It's been a journey, but it evolved into a pretty neat device.

Thanks, Tom!! It is always fun to hear that people are busy with them. Enjoy and travel safe!!

I looked at those also. Nice for sure. We just took our 190 on a long and VERY bad road to visit some land a friend had in the middle of nowhere. Watching the suspension system come into play and to see how well she handled it has really sold me on just how well she was built.

Hi Peter! It does seem to be holding up rather well once I put shear pins in each sleeve that connects to the mast. 20x40 beams can have some real torque with even a small breeze. The tower specs said 4x4x5 feet and that is how big the hole was. That's one part I never have to worry about. 73 AI7R

I'm glad it helped. You can bet i watched every YT video I could find on it before I got it. It still took a little head scratching, but it sure has worked well for me. I can totally maintain my Steppir by myself and no ladder.

That's actually something I didn't install, so I can't answer that. And I'm not very inclined technically. If in doubt, check with Harbach I guess. Sorry I can't give you an informative answer.

It has been years since I filmed this and it sounds like they have either made some changes to improve the battery or make it so you had to buy it from them and not do this cheaper update.

Dave, the battery housing is thin plastic. It appears the only way to install new batteries is to cut the plastic housing, find out what is preventing the removal of the old batteries, remove them, solder the connectors to the new battery pack and tape the housing together so that the end caps can be installed and install it in the shade. I've opted to have BBM Battery retrofit my old battery pack for $84.95+$8.00 shipping. The battery pack alone $55.95. Besides, I don't think Velux sells this battery pack anymore. Oh, well.

I'm not sure what you mean. The board installs fine, and really makes the amp far more operable and cooler. If Harbach went out of business tomorrow, my amp is still working great. I've installed a lot of power supply upgrades from them and each one has worked perfecly.

Thanks for your opinion. Happy holidays to you and yours!

After finally obtaining one to go with my 75A4 I am certainly impressed with what it is for when it was made. I do feel the term 'worked someone' is appropriate with this radio. Sure does sound cool just hearing the fan ramp up.

Taking 5 minutes to change bands and flip a knob to go from transmit to receive is certainly a sign of those times. It sounds awesome with the huge fan and, of course, like all gear of the time, fills the room with that wonderful smell evoking memories of our youth.

The battery in the sky light motorized device can only be accessed from the roof. I have to open my glass portion with the hand crank from inside and then I can get to the part that has the long battery in it. There are two clips you open and the battery is right there. Now, there are a LOT of different models of their skylights, so your may or may not be like mine. I take no responsibility for the information of you going on your roof to change a battery. That is all your call.

I have access to the roller shutter without going out onto the roof. I wanted to understand if the battery is in the engine pipe. Thank you

There are a lot of models, so I'm not an expert on that. There should be two slide latches on the 'engine pipe' that should give you access to the battery if that design is like mine.

This kit does three things. It does a timed power up were it does 120 volts for a second or so before a relay brings it up to 240. Saves the switch. It changes the idling bias so it isn't so hot just sitting there. And yep, it changed the keying circuit so you can key it with a modern solid state radio. Well worth the time and effort.