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Thanks for the great information. What is your opinion of construction and operation of this Antenna ? I live in the northeast Biffalo Ny and was wondering about the construction and durability. Thank you

Do a white vinyl wrap over the insulation to cover the writing I would think they could do the linex in white to match the walls, they can color match that stuff to pickup trucks can't they

Well you got me close> I am a CW man. Here are my initial measurements: 7.220 1.6 SWR, 14.100 1/028, 21.400 1.245 SWR, 30.400 1.12.... So except for 20 meters all of the other bands are high. I have the Antenna Mounted in the clear at the 10' level. I'll start tuning for a lower SWR of the bands in the morning. Thanks for your initial guidance. I would like to see your final SWR reading though. 73 Bruce N9BX

Great video! I have a question regarding 27mhz. If a cb is swinging power, does the digital readout keep up with the swing, or is it too much to handle? Basically is this only good for a stationary wattage transmit, if this make sense? Thanks you for the video!

You just can't beat this setup!!! You didn't even talk about the gas mileage of the bulletproof 22RE. Convertable. Swapable 3rds. Fold down seats. Built in roll bar(not in Aus. or Japan Surfs). Keep the rust at bay and you'll be screaming "OH WHAT A FEELING... TOYODA!!!". See what I did there?! Look at the Brake Fluid Resevoir Cap! I love my 85 4Runner! Lived in South Lake Tahoe when I bought it from a guy in Nevada. I had to go all the way across Nevada to pick it up, but it was worth it for the price. I look forward to more about what you put inside it for overlanding. I love the idea of living out of it!!! I have a cool idea that goes along with your bed tent idea.

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I have built a full wave 40 meter vertical loop. I use 14 gauge wire from Lowes. The antenna works great. However I have had to trim it to accommodate stretch. Any thing less susceptible to stretch will pay off in the long run.

Nice setup

Can it pair to a phone or other BT device?

to much talk not enough action

HEY COOL!!! That's by buddy Tim! We grew up in the same neighborhood. He's a walking encyclopedia of information about all things Radio and HAM radio in particular. He moved on from that store and for a brief moment he went to work in the Salem New Hampshire store. For reasons I can't get into, he is no longer working for HRO, but HAM radio is his major passion in life and I can confirm that he has quite the collection of radios... 73's

I drove an eight foot rod into the ground four feet deep. Put a mirror mount on it. Put vertical antenna on it. Attached counterpoise a meter off the ground terminating at a tripod. Can put up various length verticals and do not have to fool with radial wires on my grass. When I need to mow the grass, just move the tripod to the patio.

Love to see your designs of long lasting antennas. Stuff stout enough to handle low level tornadoes and hurricanes that will last outside for multiple decades.

Hi Chuck, thanks for this video! @TheSmokingApe posted a video recently where he was building a Choke Balun, and he mentioned a 3D printed insert he got from you that let him zip-tie his toroid to the bottom of the waterproof box. Would you have this STL available by chance? I'd like to build two of those items and hoped to print it out if it were available. Many thanks! 73, Bryan KJ5GNF

Very Well builid Chuck.. Will copy this with your permission..

well said and understood thank you, regards from the UK.

Thanks for this content. Interesting to see these. ~ 73 ~ AC7WH

Yeah this video is 2 years old now and I'm going to be getting a Yazoo 710 hopefully here at the beginning of the month. I'm going to be getting the Yaesu ft 710 field because I'm not paying $150 for a cheap speaker from Yaesu. The FT 710 is a remarkable radio. As far as DVI connectors in ports you can find DVI monitors and you can find DVI connectors. And comparing the 710 to the DX 10 710 is one level lower on the list big deal. You're getting a full-featured HF radio for around $1,000 what is there to complain about. Just putting it out there you said hands will find anything anything at all to bitch about. Can't you guys be happy with the fact you got a full-featured radio for a thousand bucks once again full feature radio for 1000 bucks oh but wait what's this I hear no CWD code it's called an app you can put on your phone that decodes the CW for you if you need that sad hams. you guys are ruining the hobby for everyone. 710 is a hell of a lot better radio the 7300 saying that it's 6 years newer.

everything is on the Armoloq site except directions, even just simple directions. I can't even find a video of someone installing the Armoloq on a radio. I have a new FTM-500DR and I am playing guessing games with all the screws and positioning of brackets. If directions are out there and I missed them, my apologies, but if someone can share a link if the exist, it would be appreciated.

Did it work?

Chuck, put a tarp over them bikes overnight, the be getting cold.🤓🤓🤓

Another awesome video Chuck! This is the first I heard of this type of antenna. The footprint is great for my backyard. Thank you for sharing. 73

I just purchases one...

I got mine and love it. Well worth the cost. I get compliments on it every time I have it out

Nice video Chuck. Thank you for sharing! 73

Thanks for the sweep / swr. Ya get so tired of op say it works great on 20 and 40 meters . Just because you have a tuner in line means nothing. As a QRP operator low ERP means very little if condition are right. Does a nice job on 10/11

6 to 8 day's, if your fridge pulls 60 Watts max in real life @45f...

Great video Chuck. You have a very nice setup.

The unneeded music track obscure your voice.!

Give us link to buy the antenna(s)?

Nice trailer. Looks like Fouts Spring

That's a nice setup. Great for a weekend adventure

I have been thinking of buying a cargo trailer and converting it into an RV. All I need is a comfortable bed, a fridge, and a way to cook. Obviously the trailer would need AC & Heat but I think overall I would end up with a better unit than I can buy for the same number of dollars. Managing to put a small shack is icing on the cake.

I was fortunate enough to get a personal tour of the toy hauler, Chuck has created a very practical unit.

I am in the process of building a trailer for the same use awesome timing

Looks like a T38 Talon Trainer.. Great Video . Definitely some good ideas ..

Chuck, look into FRP panels for your walls that comes in white sheets and is water /mold resistant you can 4' X10' sheet for ~$80 a sheet

Thanks.

Honda for the win!

Good Morning Fire Chief! Hope you enjoying your Weekend out there. Tnx for the great Video. 73 de Uncle Günter, the Rhine River Maniac 💯👍🙋‍♂

Chuck! You and your trailer were my inspiration. Great video. I'm still stealing ideas, lol. See you out there. 73 de Bill

as of 2025 they are now $$75.99 on Amazon I was thinking about getting one of these batteries to hook up to my jet ski for a power source to run a 400 w amp and Bluetooth receiver

This should work on the truSDX, right?

5 grand is hilarious a super clean built 85 on the west coast 30k or more :(

You make great videos and are easily understood. I’m thinking of installing this on the roof. Did you see or hear anything about needing the antenna closer to the ground for some type of ground wave/radials? Thanks, KD0BRE Mark

That's an awesome presentation. I wanted Pure Signal, but didn't really need the other I/O board functions at this time. Now I know how to get it done. Thanks for a great demonstration. 73!

Why not use fishing rods and aluminum tape on the rods. Will be much lighter.😅

Great video! I have a unique "use case scenario" Any idea what kind of wire is least delicious to squirrels, ha!😂. Those little buggers Chow down on all the wires outside

As a GenX from the UK the ‘dangerous’ part about my education is that I’m old enough to have lived around (& remember) imperial measurements from my dear old builder dad but also young enough to have been indoctrinated into post 1970’s metrification at school. A very dangerous set of skills :-) So, at the risk of teaching anyone in particular how to suck eggs, or for those just keen to turn imperial measurements into metric down to the nearest 1/16” (specifically into mm) either now or in the future, here’s how it goes. * Smallest increment mentioned is 1/16” * 1 ‘whole inch’ therefore being 16 of those ‘16ths’ * To convert inches into mm just multiply the whole given measurement by 25.4 * To include any fraction part as a decimal for your calculator, the ‘bit’ to add goes as follows: (just lose the leading zero): 1/16 ‎ = 0.0625 2/16 ‎ = 0.125 (or more commonly 1/8) 3/16 ‎ = 0.188 4/16 ‎ = 0.25 (or more commonly 1/4) 5/16 ‎ = 0.313 6/16 ‎ = 0.375 (or more commonly 3/8) 7/16 ‎ = 0.438 8/16 ‎ = 0.5 (or more commonly 1/2) 9/16‎ = 0.563 10/16 ‎ = 0.625 (or more commonly 5/8) 11/16 ‎ = 0.688 12/16‎ = 0.75 (or more commonly 3/4) 13/16‎ = 0.813 14/16 ‎ = 0.875 (or more commonly 7/8) 15/16 ‎ = 0.938 16/16 ‎ = 1 So, where the poster says 134 5/8” that’s just..... 134 (whole) & 5/8 (fraction) then multiply by 25.4 to convert the total to mm. So, 134 5/8 = 134.625 x 25.4 = 3419.475mm Long-winded I know but hopefully helpful to some. Alternatively just type the inches measurement (as given) into google and ask it to convert to mm. But anyway, for those that can't do that, I got: 1. From Base to top of Section 3: 134 5/8" (134.625 x 25.4 = 3419.47mm) 2. From Top of Section 3 to bottom of section 4: 1" (1 x 25.4 = 25.4mm) 3. For Section 5 (short piece): Full section plus margins of: 1/16" (.0625 x 25.4 = 1.587mm) bottom + 1/8" (.125 x 25.4 = 3.175mm) top or 3/16" (.188 x 25.4 = 4.76mm) total with no overall length given / needed) 4. For Section 7: Top of section 6 to start of section 7: ½” (.5 x 25.4 = 12.7mm) then total for section 7 (measured coil to coil): 12 5/8” (12.625 x 25.4 = 320.675mm) 5. Then from bottom of section 8 to tip: 90 ¾ (90.75 x 25.4 = 2305.05mm) TOTAL 6. For Section 9 (from taper, though not shown in video): 45 1/8” (45.125 x 25.4 = 1146.17mm) 7. For section 10 (top section from top of 9 to tip): 26 1/4” (26.25 x 25.4 = 666.75mm) Feel free to copy / paste / screenshot / save fir future reference. Note, the above is notwithstanding the possible difference that @debbie62140 mentioned further down.

I can't be the only person hearing the RFI caused by his soldering iron😂