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A very useful briefing. Thank you. Phil, Suffolk. U.K.🇬🇧 73 g0nik.

Personally I am going for a Kilo at every park in Bucks County, PA. So that means many repeat visits to a park.

What EFHW are you using? Thanks! Norm/W1CIP

Thanks for another great video! Norm/W1CIP

thanks for the cw practice ... I need it

I love having repeat hunters. It's like hearing from an old friend! I'm glad they don't mind hunting the same parks over and over. 73 de KO4TFE

Great video. I think we activate where we can and hunt what's available. I know some folks who get excited being first, sure, me too. But I also really enjoy trading dits with regular hunters I hear most every time. Keep up the good work, Jack.

Interesting video that could be improved with some editing.

After getting good reports on cw, it would have been worth a try what’s going on on SSB. But after all you showed us an interesting experiment. I am a G90 „heavy user“ and always love seeing fellow hams using this nice radio.

Get some "D" rings, they are much stronger and one side is flat which will lay against the PVC Pipe much better. Any of the Big Box stores will have them.

30°F is actually still super warm Temps 😜

Thanks for showing the $8.00 antenna ..that's about my speed for a new / old ham....got my first ham set and novice in about 1964 and did only code but life got in the way and at 70 I just started back got my tech and working to my general ...and relearning code again so I really enjoy your videos ..so far I've just got 3 HT's but looking for a mobile rig...can't decide if a dual band or a quad band though that Xiegu might be worth waiting and saving up for. and Merry Christmas too

Inverted V is a good option . Only hanging it from a tree with a little bit more work could be improved upon ? Aerials close to objects (trees ,houses sheds, ground etc ) don't work quite so good ? If you could run the line over the tree to another tree and suspend the wire in the clear , between the 2 trees the sig should be better ? Maybe a video to prove my point ,or prove me wrong?

Another great video. Keep them coming! Norm/W1CIP

24.5feet to a 9 to 1 40 to 10 with atu works for me

Can’t stand CW but I’m sure once I’m good at it I’ll enjoy it 😂

I'm feeling cold just watching. Thank you for your commitment.

Go Steelers

Thank you for going through all the trouble to share this with us!

I'll be trying something similar with ft8 soon... We're not as cold on the other side of PA but it's still cold!

Your goal is exactly the same as mine -- 30 WPM. I am very much struggling with this because at higher speeds, I cant hear the difference between H/5, V/4, or J/1.

Verry good job sir.Bravo.73 from SV 134 Athens Greece.

Get an arborist throw bag and a pair of gloves from your favorite river retailer. I use a 12 Oz bag. It always comes down.

Hi Jack, Maybe an extension to your POTA set. An umbrella that protects you and your equipment from falling nuts. See you again in a next video. Greetings, John.

I need to try POTA. I have one of those hats. Tnx.

Wow! how cool! Matt and Angela! Thanks for sharing Jack.

Matt and Angela are awesome!

Good video thanks.like it with no edits as good to see what goes wrong.new subscriber from across the pond .laters jack.73

On my first park QRP, I made 20 contacts. Next time, I did 3. We can't win them all. Good video.

I ice fish and use my ice fishing shelter in the winter to stay warm and dry

One of the general test questions is not solder grounds connections,so you did good. Also palomar sell 1" choke bead that works excellent for your choke coil.

thanks great video 73 from kb2uew

Awesome video!

Neat. I'm too lazy to write so I use Smart Logger on my cheap lenovo tablet/laptop I have a X6100 mounted on mount that bolts up to one of the seat bolts. Works well. Very cold today here in SE PA. Happy and Successful activations ! 73

When I operate from the car I use a laptop tray with slide out mouse deck and that sits on my lap with the computer. I put the rig either on the wide center arm rest of my pick-up or if my smaller car on the driver's seat. For paddles I use a handheld one.

You are correct, the thicker the wire, the broader the bandwidth. But, on HF it is so minuscule you would be lucky to read the difference on an antenna analyzer. The same can be said for the insulated vs bare copper wire. I found the insulated wire makes a barely noticeable difference in bandwidth, but it is still not much. When I was a novice, I used THHN copper and looped then ends around the insulator, soldered and then covered the open gap with silicon. It was just because I had it and wanted to water proof it for no good reason. But when we had an ice storm and I was on 80 meters, all of the local hams shut down due to the noise. I did not hear it. When the older Extra class , who lived just 2 houses down, visited, he couldn't believe how quiet my station was. So, I now use a loop at the end, covered in silicon glue/caulk. At the cobra head, I make a connector where I can adjust the length of the wire. When I get the best SWR, I cut the extra off and waterproof the connection. Check it out sometime.

Great video.

Not only we have plenty of stink bugs in eastern PA I found one o. A Rhine (Europe) river boat. Dispatched it.

Pileups are rough in CW! I wish more ops would learn to spread out and call off frequency a bit. It makes a HUGE difference!

Great antenna!

cool Cisco cup!

Swiss army knife radio.

Excellent radio, my first hf rig

Is the g90 a good beginner radio I have been looking at them but no one around me has one or any experience with them

I came to see the "Straggle".

I'm starting to work through the CW way of life

Your videos are so inspiring! Amazing what can be done with Ham Radio. I was told I did not have an aptitude to learn a language. I was actually told by my High School Principal I was not college material. I remember that day with her and my mother. Well, thankfully my mother did not take her advice. I did finish college and today I am a CPA. Does not help much with Ham Radio except I can tell you when I have spent too much on Ham Radio. If I can learn CW, well I am sure anyone can learn it. And LICW is a wonderful organization. I keeps me motivated and I see others and that I am not alone in my CW journey. And it is a journey, enjoy the journey. Like you, I have been a Ham for 25 years (Long Time). I did CW traffic handling for over 10 years. Back then all that was available was FISTS Code Buddy Program. And Slow Speed CW Nets. I basically listened to Slow Speed CW Nets and checked in one day and the rest is history. Today we see POTA. And many other opportunities to learn and use CW. And, CW Ops are very kind. A wonderful welcoming community. So I only operate CW, and I am so thankful I can participate in this great community. Keep up the great inspiring videos! Thank you and I hope to meet you and others on the air. Bill KG4FXG

Nice video. In this case I don't think the bandwidth of the wires matters, because you are using it with a tuner. Worst case, you will have to hit the tune button when moving between CW and phone portions of the band.

Great video. FYI Walt is K4OGO, not K3

N3UQX love the instructive video. Lots of us started by building our own rigs !! Keep up the good work 73 !