@Josh by loser do you mean; someone with an infectious excitement for Amateur Radio, someone who makes videos to educate and inspire people or someone who works to grow our hobby? When I call someone a loser it's generally aimed at bitter men who spend their time posting negative comments on RUclips. 👍
Nice work! I ran a battery powered FT817 set up at home, remotely controlled by an iPad through VNC. It is connected to a Raspberry Pi 3B and a Signallink SL1+ (USB on the way, shipping times are awful) Jerry rigged to work with everything. Batteries are a LIPO4 6ah from Amazon and a Lion 6ah pack to run the Pi and Signalink. Made some PSK31 and JS8 contacts throughout the day all while tending to my pool boy duties! Antenna is a W3EDP at 40 feet. Solar is next along with an FT891.
Nice. Seems like the digital qrp guys had a little more luck than the ssb guys. I assume your pool boy duties included doing as little as possible while making sure you drank your beer just fast enough so it doesn't get warm. Solar is awesome btw.
K8MRD RADIO STUFF I did well on PSK31. Lots of activity. Trying my hand at JS8 but not really got it dialed in yet. All new to the Pi game so the setup is a little tricky. I’ll get it right though. Thanks for putting out good content people can use. 73
Mike, thank you for the video! I was particularly pleased to see the DXC antenna up and operational. I've been meaning to order one for nearly a year now, but keep putting off. Well, no longer will I dilly-dally. After hearing the 10m contacts that clinched the deal for me. I live in NW Indiana in Lake County. I am currently the VP of the Lake County ARC and sadly as a club we decided to operate solo this year. Two weeks ago we had a wind gust of >90 mph that brought down one of my 32' masts that supported my G5RV Jr. antenna. I've not gotten it back up yet so instead I tried both my Buddi Pole Deluxe and my Wolf River Coils TA portable antennas. Sadly neither one really performed well from my front yard. I tried both my IC7300 and the Xiegu G80. While the G90 received marginally better than the 7300. No contacts were made. I finally sat in my Toyota Camry and fired up my FT-857 and the ATAS120 antenna and quickly made 15 contacts on 20m and another 8 on 40m! Go figure. Hopefully things will have improved enough to have our annual Indiana Parks on the Air event in the latter part of September as a club. 73 de N4GIX - Bill
That sucks about your tower coming down. DX Commander for the win though. This is the more portable "Expedition" model that I was using. I also just got the DX Commander classic that I need to put up. Thats interesting the G90 received better than the 7300. My only gripe w/ the g90 is no noise reduction. It was def hard making contacts this year with all the 1D stations working each other. You weren't alone in the struggle. I didn't even think to use my Little Tarheel but good that you had luck on the mobil. Thanks for watching. 73
Excellent video Mike! I have been out of the loop for the past few months getting our home ready to sell. So, finally I am catching up on the HAM videos I missed. Looked like a fun field day. I missed out this year. I see your Wolf River Coil video made the front page of QRZ. Congrats! Stay well buddy and 73!
Welcome back. Good luck on the sale. Moving is never easy. Field day was great. A bit more relaxed this year than others but we were very happy. That WRC video was a long time coming. I get so many questions about it, it was time. 73
15 and 10 were pretty hot over the weekend. I managed to get two New Zealand stations on 15 meters using FT-4 in the evening. I operated with the Black River Amateur Radio Club, K8BRC down in the Lawrence, MI area.
I thought there was not going to be any group Field Day, but on Ham Radio Concepts, he videoed the Vero Beach FD site, W4OT, doing a group FD this weekend without much social distancing. Here, 100 miles to the south in Palm Besch County area, I don't know of any group Field Day. My wife, KC2NKU, and I, W2CH, operated a few hours portable with 🔋 battery, the hardened power systems supply, the Commander, with my Yaesu FT-891.
I prefer to interpret my own rules. Ham radio is already a social distancing hobby so what we did I feel is within the bounds of all this human malware virus stuff. I have seen plenty of videos where that wasn't the case with people sitting right next to each other however. I know Eric personally and he is a really good dude. Maybe that's why he wasn't there until the end...to limit exposure.
Looks like you had a great time. Contacts on 10 meters was awesome. Liked the way you showed others set up and not just your own. Nice video all around. 73 Clark KG7LOI
If I flopped my arms around like you in the beginning of the video I would need shoulder replacement. LOL. Glad you had fun. I only worked a few stations from home 1 D ME. Made 3 qrp contacts on 40, a few on 40 100 watts and a few on 80. Helped a few stations get points anyway. 10 meters has been stretching its legs a bit lately. We have a nightly local group on 10 meters ground wave vertical and some nights this past month or so we get some southern stations popping in. When 10 meters opens its hot, but you go from 20db over s9 to no copy real quick sometimes.
We don't need to see you getting a new shoulder so leave the arm flailing to me. Just let me know if you need a good flail and I'll help you out! It was tough going this year and I'm kinda glad everyone is saying the same thing so I know it wasn't just us. I've been having fun getting on 10 when it opens up lately. Haven't really done much with that band so its new and exciting for me.
@@hamradiotube You were licensed a year after me and from what I have been told we both missed a pretty decent 10 meter run. I have a friend near me that was licensed a year before me ( I was 2015 ) and he said 10 was pretty hot in 2014. As far as my shoulder,,,, blew mine up when I was 26 on the job. Major surgery, fired from my job, it was so much fun,,,,, not. 18 years later, still creaks more then an old rocking chair.
Very very nice Video Mike! So glad you all could get together. I didn't know that W8MSC was with your group. I've contacted him while doing POTA down here in Georgia more than a couple of times...and hunted him from here too.
Thanks for watching. It was a great time. A bit more relaxed than years past too. Yeah he's one of the POTA masters. He took me on my fist activation and I've been addicted ever since.
Thanks for the great look into your Field Day operation, Mike! You guys had a great location to operate from. I am very envious of all that open space :) Well done and 73 from Tracy VE3TWM.
Thanks. I unfortunately broke the pop up tent and one of my folding chairs over the weekend. I have had them for about 8 years so I'd say I got my moneys worth.
Alpha FMJ antenna. I have one. Works well. I purchased the clamp mount they sell and mount it on a heavy duty camera tripod. Thanks for the video. Was out of town for field day.
Yeah 10 has been opening up a lot the last couple months. I've really been enjoying the band. Being a fairly new ham I've not seen too many openings on the higher freq's. Thats pretty awesome you got that far with NVIS. Field day is def one of the more exciting events for sure.
This is the first video I have seen of yours, keep up the good work! I wasted a lot of time this weekend with a "radio cop" since I mentioned the "Bao" word on a forum. Your casual approach to making informative videos about the hobby is an antidote to the kind to dweebs that give us a bad name.
Yeah I find it best to stay out of the "forums". Good on you for mentioning Baofeng though. It's nice to stir the pot sometimes. Thats what got me into ham radio. Welcome to the channel. There are a whole bunch of other RUclips channels who promote positivity in the hobby as well. It's not all grumpy old men.
I only got to listen again this year, using my C.Crane Skywave SSB and online sdr, got scheduled to work. You gotta love construction season, never know what your going to be doing day to day. I swear next year i'm going to put my 891 in my dump truck and do FD as i work. Thanks for the video Mike, see you on the airwaves. 73 de W8MJL & K8MKL
Well with this years results you were prob better off just listening! It was tough going for sure. You have to request Ham Holidays off way in advance so you don't miss the fun. The only work you should be doing on field day is working other stations!
Great video and better yet it answered a question for me. I have a bunch of those surplus military 4-foot poles (fiberglass flavor) with the tripod piece. I wasn't sure I could actually use two poles on the legs but your folks were doing it on Field Day. Makes it much more stable and I'm using it support a 32 foot temporary tower for the end fed on our property in northern Michigan for the summer. Ignore and don't feed the trolls. NK5J.
Oh yeah that antenna is a beast. It's out every year. Not sure how many years as I've only been in the club for a few now but it is a staple of field day.
Hi Mike, great to see you out /P on your field day. I'll be out POTA this coming Saturday as I've unlocked the parks from 4th July. Got my DX Commander Expedition to test out, so weather permitting ill be at one our coastal parks that I haven't worked yet. Keep safe buddy. 73 G1AW.
I am lovin those Solar Powered stations! Cool stuff. I want to learn more about that! And wow, field day, truly in the field! (We would have burst in to flames, in the Georgia heat, if it wasn't for a daily monsoon of rain.)
Yeah it was our first time running solar for Louis and me. Was really surprised at how well it kept the batteries topped off. On Saturday I hooked it up to my charger at home and it only took 3/4 AH before it was topped off. On Sunday it took 2 amp minutes!!
I have a question. You showed both the Powerwerx Volt Meter: & a clone based volt meter for RC in this F/D 2020 video. I've looked online at both. Seems to me there is aprox $45 difference in price for what seems to be the same thing except for the label/branding, and/or the Power Poles connectors being added. Do they have the same menu functions? (The RC version didn't list any specs like Powerwerx ad did.) For $45 I can put my own Power Poles on. Gotta pinch pennies till I get rehired somewhere. BTW Thanks for the F/D video. Being a "poster child" due to being in several of the categories for strict isolation, I'm still hiding from the world. So it was a nice change to watch. 73
They are exactly the same in every way other than their accuracy. The PowerWerx is very accurate. The other 2 cheap $15 ones I have are about .1-.2 volts less (at least) and don't count amp hours as accurately. Voltage isn't the most important thing with LiFePO4 batteries as it stays pretty constant until they are about to die. Amp hours however, are how I really tell how much capacity is left in my cells. Now, do the cheap ones work? Mostly yes. Could you get by with them, yes, just not quite as accurately. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching. Hope this helps answer your question.
@@hamradiotube That's what I need to confirm. Thanks for your time & knowledge. I was away from radio for several years due to local politics in the clubs. But with the lock-down I started to look around at HF & discovered a ton of new or "reformatted" tech Such as WSPR/FT8 & SSB -qrp & all these great ham related RUclips channels such as yours that have reignited my interest in home-brew antennas and portable op's again.
@@tron2132 ... I worked 20m SSB for most of the front-end of the contest then switched to 15m for most of the 2nd half. With 15m being hot and the ability to work same stations on different band as a contact was definitely an advantage!
Saturday's propagation was problematical for me; Sunday's space weather somewhat better. I operated 1D barefoot but only for about 4 hours total between the two days. First time I ever operated FD at home. Very interesting video! Take care and be safe. 73 de AE5ZX
Nice video. I’m doing a segment this week all week on field day. I’d like to use this to help explain it and how a club does field day. I’ll make sure to credit your channel in the description. My channel helps to encourage people to come in to ham radio as well as to license up and show different products I can help them. But this week it’s all about field day! Let me know if you have any objections to me using it. All the best to you and yours, and good luck this year on field day! Larry de K7HN
Nice upload . I also run the Icom IC 7300. I may have gone overkill My panel is 200w The deep cycle Gel solar battery is 200Ah That said I also run a inverter for fans and lights when QRT..
Mike, you mentioned an inverter that you had ordered and were waiting on. Which inverter did you get? I'm looking for something to power my Windows 10 laptop as well.
It was a Bestek 300 watt power inverter. I immediately returned it after testing to see if it had any nasty rf. Which it did. I think you’ll need to pay more than $25 for an rf quiet inverter.
I couldn't have guessed getting a portable table could be rewarding, I have to get me one .. Another nice video for and from a HAM enthusiast, thank you Mike! Love the DX Commander, got mine coming in any day soon. Come look us DXC fan's up on Callum's discord. 73's.
Dude, the table is nice! Almost as nice as the DXC lol! Glad to hear you got one coming. You will love it. I'm on his Discord, but honestly I don't get on discord much. I should pop in and say hello at some point I suppose...
I may look in to that at some point if I really need it. I have zero intentions of using a windows computer for anything. If we weren't all connected to N1MM I would have used either my MacBook or an iPad, both of which have great battery life.
Can you tell me what the codes were for location of stations whether it be in your shack...which I was told 1D compared to outside in a tent or in a vehicle stationary or moving. I searched and could not find any info. I suck.
It's about as convoluted as it can possibly get. I think the ARRL rule makers sat around a table and brainstormed what would be the dumbest, most difficult way to classify our stations and went with the worst answers across the board. Look at class B especially. Theres class B, but there is also class B-Battery for qrp stations. Why not just make qrp stations Class Q?? You can read about it here: www.arrl.org/field-day-rules
@@hamradiotube You mean the rule makers sat around a table wearing covid-19 approved masks that caused a lack of oxygen to their brains or wouldn't that matter. Thanks for the info!
I hope to work you on the air sometime. Your video presence is natural and "classy" at the same time. Technically, I would recommend a hand microphone to pick up better sound from your other hams. Your sound was great. You held my interest the entire video. 73 K6WK
Yeah one of these days I'll expand my audio gear, but 99% of the time I'm by myself so it just doesn't make sense to spend the money. Thanks for watching and hope to get you on the air. 73
@@M0RMY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I do understand that I am by-passing AN EXCELLENT product manufactured by DX COMMANDER but these two (2) products are manufactured in England and from my point of view as an engineer are VERY VERY WELL made Quality are UNBELIEVABLE. Not be an asshole I am buying both DX and ADJUSTYWAVE wow I am going bankrupt
Our 100W panels were putting out 5 to 6 Amps in the direct sun. Lower wattage/current panels would certainly work... they would just charge the batteries a little slower.
@@hamradiotube Group size31 at $99 are great, sold out as well. if they will fit. Have tried everything. Secret is to not overcharge AGM / Gel cells beyond 14 volts. Almost every charger I know overcharges batteries.
Why 30 seconds of contacts on an 18 minute video? And you seem to do that alot. Bro, we love your style and how you document these awesome videos, super well edited I might add, but please show yourself operating more. Or just break it up and do a video of you operating so we can hear the contacts, the static, the whole thing. No one will find it boring.
Just trying to capture the whole field day experience. For me, field day is every day. Official events like this are for me, and a lot of people, about getting together with other hams. It's about the camaraderie more so than making a million contacts, although we didn't do too bad either. Plus, editing all those contacts takes forever! Hours and hours and hours. I'm going to keep doing them though, don't worry. I haven't had much time lately due to work keeping me busy, but once it settles I'll be back to it. Thanks for watching. It is good to hear you enjoy the operating videos. Those don't usually get nearly as many views as other videos like product reviews.
@@hamradiotube Thanks brother! Forget the views and upload some contact goodness lol ... actually for many, like myself, it helps listening with a pair of headphones and we actually get an idea how a radio behaves with weak signals and noise so it can help with making a decision on purchasing. Not just that but the contact itself in the ether is just magic and what attracted me to the hobby. Thanks again for responding
K8MRD RADIO STUFF had a 97 TJ sport soft top no ac 5sp beat the snot. Had a kid in 2010 got a van sold Jeep in 2018 and got a new 4door hard topAc 6sp manual 😉
Well I agree that the color is not my 1st choice & seems out of place but you know it does make him stand out in cluster of op's all yelling "CQ Field Day" endlessly & you know no one in their right mind would steal them.
Field day would have been cool if it was actually a “field day” like what you guys were doing. Instead it was nothing but “1D” 1kw stations operating from their shacks. Super lame.
Yeah I was definitely frustrated at times because of that. It’s not much of a field day of you are at home. At least go out in the yard and operate battery or generator power.
K8MRD RADIO STUFF Right? That’s what I did on Sunday. Sat out there for about 45 minutes, then peaced out for a motorcycle ride. I think I made two contacts? Glad you guys had fun!
Hmmm, normally enjoy your stuff and was intrigued by the 'Social Distancing Special'. Sadly very disappointed to see a total disregard for social distancing and the disrespect of everyone in your crew not wearing face masks. Hardly surprising the national COVID-19 has soared during the past few days. If this video is anything to go by, was caused by Field Day.
Hey man, that sucks you feel that way. Masks aren't required outside in MI, and we were for the vast majority of the time, at least 30 feet apart at our own stations, other than filming this video. I'd be curious your findings on Field Day being the cause of any spike in Covid-19. I'm sure the 4 of us being there mostly alone has ultimately been the cause of the end of the world as we know it. I really do appreciate you watching though, your views do not go in vain. 73
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This guy is a huge loser
Let's see what others have to say about your negativity.
@Josh by loser do you mean; someone with an infectious excitement for Amateur Radio, someone who makes videos to educate and inspire people or someone who works to grow our hobby? When I call someone a loser it's generally aimed at bitter men who spend their time posting negative comments on RUclips. 👍
Call sign Josh ? Guess the prop on 7200 was bad last night ;) 73 de nx1q
@@oldpreach haha on the 7.200!!
This guy is cool.
I love the levity and humor you bring to what can sometimes be a very dry and takes-itself-too-seriously hobby, keep it up!
Well thank you. You'd think a bunch of old men playing with their toys wouldn't be so dry, but there they are haha!
Great setup. Great video. What a colorful countdown. Like your attitude. For me, too, Field Day is all about the fun and camaraderie. 👍👍👍
Thanks for watching. It was a fun weekend.
"Contest not a contest". Best description of field day ever.
Some people were even saying "good luck in the contest". They must not know.
I don't that word means what they think it means! ;-). Nice, interesting, and informative video. Thx! 73 de KK6IPR Charles in Fremont, California.
@@SkyQuest2K8 What?! Inconceivable. Thanks for watching!
Nice work! I ran a battery powered FT817 set up at home, remotely controlled by an iPad through VNC. It is connected to a Raspberry Pi 3B and a Signallink SL1+ (USB on the way, shipping times are awful) Jerry rigged to work with everything. Batteries are a LIPO4 6ah from Amazon and a Lion 6ah pack to run the Pi and Signalink. Made some PSK31 and JS8 contacts throughout the day all while tending to my pool boy duties! Antenna is a W3EDP at 40 feet. Solar is next along with an FT891.
Nice. Seems like the digital qrp guys had a little more luck than the ssb guys. I assume your pool boy duties included doing as little as possible while making sure you drank your beer just fast enough so it doesn't get warm. Solar is awesome btw.
K8MRD RADIO STUFF I did well on PSK31. Lots of activity. Trying my hand at JS8 but not really got it dialed in yet. All new to the Pi game so the setup is a little tricky. I’ll get it right though. Thanks for putting out good content people can use. 73
Mike, thank you for the video! I was particularly pleased to see the DXC antenna up and operational. I've been meaning to order one for nearly a year now, but keep putting off. Well, no longer will I dilly-dally. After hearing the 10m contacts that clinched the deal for me. I live in NW Indiana in Lake County. I am currently the VP of the Lake County ARC and sadly as a club we decided to operate solo this year. Two weeks ago we had a wind gust of >90 mph that brought down one of my 32' masts that supported my G5RV Jr. antenna. I've not gotten it back up yet so instead I tried both my Buddi Pole Deluxe and my Wolf River Coils TA portable antennas.
Sadly neither one really performed well from my front yard. I tried both my IC7300 and the Xiegu G80. While the G90 received marginally better than the 7300. No contacts were made. I finally sat in my Toyota Camry and fired up my FT-857 and the ATAS120 antenna and quickly made 15 contacts on 20m and another 8 on 40m! Go figure. Hopefully things will have improved enough to have our annual Indiana Parks on the Air event in the latter part of September as a club.
73 de N4GIX - Bill
That sucks about your tower coming down. DX Commander for the win though. This is the more portable "Expedition" model that I was using. I also just got the DX Commander classic that I need to put up. Thats interesting the G90 received better than the 7300. My only gripe w/ the g90 is no noise reduction. It was def hard making contacts this year with all the 1D stations working each other. You weren't alone in the struggle. I didn't even think to use my Little Tarheel but good that you had luck on the mobil. Thanks for watching. 73
Outstanding video! Saturday wasn't great but made quite a few contacts on 20m. You keep showing all the cool toys I am going to go broke!!
Thanks Craig. You're the one who just got that new FT300, don't blame me:)
@@hamradiotube Details details! In probably my next video you will see which "toys" I picked up. Keep the outstanding videos coming!
@@WJ6FRadio I look forward to it. 73
@@hamradiotube I could make the video if UPS would pul in the anchor and deliver it!
Excellent video Mike! I have been out of the loop for the past few months getting our home ready to sell. So, finally I am catching up on the HAM videos I missed. Looked like a fun field day. I missed out this year. I see your Wolf River Coil video made the front page of QRZ. Congrats! Stay well buddy and 73!
Welcome back. Good luck on the sale. Moving is never easy. Field day was great. A bit more relaxed this year than others but we were very happy. That WRC video was a long time coming. I get so many questions about it, it was time. 73
15 and 10 were pretty hot over the weekend. I managed to get two New Zealand stations on 15 meters using FT-4 in the evening. I operated with the Black River Amateur Radio Club, K8BRC down in the Lawrence, MI area.
Nice. I got to play a little on 10 but one of the other guys was hogging 15 haha. Good you got to get out and play radio.
I thought there was not going to be any
group Field Day, but on Ham Radio Concepts, he videoed the Vero Beach
FD site, W4OT, doing a group FD this
weekend without much social distancing.
Here, 100 miles to the south in Palm
Besch County area, I don't know of
any group Field Day.
My wife, KC2NKU, and I, W2CH, operated
a few hours portable with 🔋 battery,
the hardened power systems supply, the Commander, with my Yaesu FT-891.
I prefer to interpret my own rules. Ham radio is already a social distancing hobby so what we did I feel is within the bounds of all this human malware virus stuff. I have seen plenty of videos where that wasn't the case with people sitting right next to each other however. I know Eric personally and he is a really good dude. Maybe that's why he wasn't there until the end...to limit exposure.
Looks like you had a great time. Contacts on 10 meters was awesome. Liked the way you showed others set up and not just your own. Nice video all around. 73 Clark KG7LOI
Thanks Clark. I only got on 10 for a little bit but have been enjoying the band openings lately. Thanks for watching, 73.
If I flopped my arms around like you in the beginning of the video I would need shoulder replacement. LOL. Glad you had fun. I only worked a few stations from home 1 D ME. Made 3 qrp contacts on 40, a few on 40 100 watts and a few on 80. Helped a few stations get points anyway. 10 meters has been stretching its legs a bit lately. We have a nightly local group on 10 meters ground wave vertical and some nights this past month or so we get some southern stations popping in. When 10 meters opens its hot, but you go from 20db over s9 to no copy real quick sometimes.
We don't need to see you getting a new shoulder so leave the arm flailing to me. Just let me know if you need a good flail and I'll help you out! It was tough going this year and I'm kinda glad everyone is saying the same thing so I know it wasn't just us. I've been having fun getting on 10 when it opens up lately. Haven't really done much with that band so its new and exciting for me.
@@hamradiotube You were licensed a year after me and from what I have been told we both missed a pretty decent 10 meter run. I have a friend near me that was licensed a year before me ( I was 2015 ) and he said 10 was pretty hot in 2014. As far as my shoulder,,,, blew mine up when I was 26 on the job. Major surgery, fired from my job, it was so much fun,,,,, not. 18 years later, still creaks more then an old rocking chair.
Love the presentation style Mike. Nice array of antennas and stations. 73
Thanks Tim. It was a fun weekend.
Very very nice Video Mike! So glad you all could get together.
I didn't know that W8MSC was with your group. I've contacted him while doing POTA down here in Georgia more than a couple of times...and hunted him from here too.
Thanks for watching. It was a great time. A bit more relaxed than years past too. Yeah he's one of the POTA masters. He took me on my fist activation and I've been addicted ever since.
@@hamradiotube Neat story. Outdoor portable has always been my favorite, so pota always is lots of fun and exciting.
Thanks for the great look into your Field Day operation, Mike! You guys had a great location to operate from. I am very envious of all that open space :) Well done and 73 from Tracy VE3TWM.
Thanks Tracy, it was a very nice place to operate from for sure. Plus, being a state park, this counted as a POTA activation as well. 73
Loved seeing everyone's setup. Never seen a boom mic on Field Day, so even cooler for that!
Well come on Dennis, I certainly wasn't going to use a hand mic like the common folk.
Great video, You are a pretty good interviewer of your friends in the field. You show how this hobby is fun. Great personality too!
Thank you very much, I appreciate that.
Solar=👍....Windows? What were you thinking? Hihi. Great vid Mike!
It was a painful thing to do. It a necessary evil. At least it was only $50 and I don’t have to use it for much.
@@hamradiotube Just don't put it beside the Mac. Everyone knows what happens when bad neighbors move in. 😂
@@KM4ACK windows and mac, both terrible neighbors.
Awesome video! Love Harbor Freight as well!!
Thanks. I unfortunately broke the pop up tent and one of my folding chairs over the weekend. I have had them for about 8 years so I'd say I got my moneys worth.
Alpha FMJ antenna. I have one. Works well. I purchased the clamp mount they sell and mount it on a heavy duty camera tripod. Thanks for the video. Was out of town for field day.
Ahh, yes. Thats the one. Very nice for sure. Thanks for watching. 73
Great channel bro! Only got 27 contacts for my first year on FD but had fun, but pretty lame. Take care and stay safe.
Hey that's 27 contacts you didn't have before.
10m was fantastic for the last part of field day. I went from WNY to NFL and GA, 20w G90, with an NVIS antenna. First field day and I'm hooked.
Yeah 10 has been opening up a lot the last couple months. I've really been enjoying the band. Being a fairly new ham I've not seen too many openings on the higher freq's. Thats pretty awesome you got that far with NVIS. Field day is def one of the more exciting events for sure.
Excellent video, GREAT set up.
Glad you enjoyed it
This is the first video I have seen of yours, keep up the good work! I wasted a lot of time this weekend with a "radio cop" since I mentioned the "Bao" word on a forum. Your casual approach to making informative videos about the hobby is an antidote to the kind to dweebs that give us a bad name.
Yeah I find it best to stay out of the "forums". Good on you for mentioning Baofeng though. It's nice to stir the pot sometimes. Thats what got me into ham radio. Welcome to the channel. There are a whole bunch of other RUclips channels who promote positivity in the hobby as well. It's not all grumpy old men.
I only got to listen again this year, using my C.Crane Skywave SSB and online sdr, got scheduled to work. You gotta love construction season, never know what your going to be doing day to day. I swear next year i'm going to put my 891 in my dump truck and do FD as i work.
Thanks for the video Mike, see you on the airwaves. 73 de W8MJL & K8MKL
Well with this years results you were prob better off just listening! It was tough going for sure. You have to request Ham Holidays off way in advance so you don't miss the fun. The only work you should be doing on field day is working other stations!
Great video and better yet it answered a question for me. I have a bunch of those surplus military 4-foot poles (fiberglass flavor) with the tripod piece. I wasn't sure I could actually use two poles on the legs but your folks were doing it on Field Day. Makes it much more stable and I'm using it support a 32 foot temporary tower for the end fed on our property in northern Michigan for the summer. Ignore and don't feed the trolls. NK5J.
Oh yeah that antenna is a beast. It's out every year. Not sure how many years as I've only been in the club for a few now but it is a staple of field day.
Hi Mike, great to see you out /P on your field day. I'll be out POTA this coming Saturday as I've unlocked the parks from 4th July. Got my DX Commander Expedition to test out, so weather permitting ill be at one our coastal parks that I haven't worked yet. Keep safe buddy. 73 G1AW.
Let us know how you get on - 73 M0AZE Mike
Great to hear the parks are going to be active again. You’ll have great success with that antenna!
Now that you have the DX Commander and love it, do you think you will continue to experiment with other antennas for POTA?
Absolutely. I'm kind of what you would call an "antenna nerd" just a little bit. Theres so many out there and I've barely cracked the surface.
@@hamradiotube I agree, right after i set up the DXC I thought "This is great, now whats next" lol
@@brodycolegrove8253 Haha yeah, I understand.
I am lovin those Solar Powered stations! Cool stuff. I want to learn more about that!
And wow, field day, truly in the field! (We would have burst in to flames, in the Georgia heat, if it wasn't for a daily monsoon of rain.)
Yeah it was our first time running solar for Louis and me. Was really surprised at how well it kept the batteries topped off. On Saturday I hooked it up to my charger at home and it only took 3/4 AH before it was topped off. On Sunday it took 2 amp minutes!!
I have a question. You showed both the Powerwerx Volt Meter: & a clone based volt meter for RC in this F/D 2020 video. I've looked online at both. Seems to me there is aprox $45 difference in price for what seems to be the same thing except for the label/branding, and/or the Power Poles connectors being added. Do they have the same menu functions? (The RC version didn't list any specs like Powerwerx ad did.) For $45 I can put my own Power Poles on. Gotta pinch pennies till I get rehired somewhere.
BTW Thanks for the F/D video. Being a "poster child" due to being in several of the categories for strict isolation, I'm still hiding from the world. So it was a nice change to watch.
73
They are exactly the same in every way other than their accuracy. The PowerWerx is very accurate. The other 2 cheap $15 ones I have are about .1-.2 volts less (at least) and don't count amp hours as accurately. Voltage isn't the most important thing with LiFePO4 batteries as it stays pretty constant until they are about to die. Amp hours however, are how I really tell how much capacity is left in my cells. Now, do the cheap ones work? Mostly yes. Could you get by with them, yes, just not quite as accurately. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching. Hope this helps answer your question.
@@hamradiotube That's what I need to confirm. Thanks for your time & knowledge.
I was away from radio for several years due to local politics in the clubs. But with the lock-down I started to look around at HF & discovered a ton of new or "reformatted" tech Such as WSPR/FT8 & SSB -qrp & all these great ham related RUclips channels such as yours that have reignited my interest in home-brew antennas and portable op's again.
Nice setups there. Folding tables are the best. I must be gettin' old too.
Ha! I'm just discovering their usefulness.
Great video! I did it from the backyard QRP. Tough on Saturday, but Sunday was better. 73 de K2CJB
Man 100 watts was tough on Saturday, I can only imagine the struggle doing qrp.
Every day of qrp is a good day with or without contacts!
Another great video from theeee K8MRD! 👍🏻
Thanks for watching. 73
Yay! Worked y’all on 15m SSB @ 17:03. 73 de KM4RT.
That was me who worked you. I was surprised how good 15m was.
Awesome. Those are pretty small odds to make a contact and be on a video and you did both!
@@tron2132 ... I worked 20m SSB for most of the front-end of the contest then switched to 15m for most of the 2nd half. With 15m being hot and the ability to work same stations on different band as a contact was definitely an advantage!
Saturday's propagation was problematical for me; Sunday's space weather somewhat better. I operated 1D barefoot but only for about 4 hours total between the two days. First time I ever operated FD at home. Very interesting video! Take care and be safe. 73 de AE5ZX
It was def a challenge for sure. But hey, that's kinda what field day is all about. Thanks for watching.
Put that in your log and smoke it.... HAHA!! Love it!
darn right
Nice video. I’m doing a segment this week all week on field day. I’d like to use this to help explain it and how a club does field day. I’ll make sure to credit your channel in the description.
My channel helps to encourage people to come in to ham radio as well as to license up and show different products I can help them. But this week it’s all about field day! Let me know if you have any objections to me using it.
All the best to you and yours, and good luck this year on field day!
Larry
de K7HN
Nice upload . I also run the Icom IC 7300. I may have gone overkill My panel is 200w The deep cycle Gel solar battery is 200Ah That said I also run a inverter for fans and lights when QRT..
Wow I don't want to be the guy doing the lifting on the battery but you will prob never run out of power that's for sure! Go big or go home though.
Great video. You're a riot. I'm going to send Cal all my money this week
Thank you I appreciate that. Tell Callum I sent you.
Looks like y'all had a successful field day Mike. Thanks for sharing it! 73
I'm calling it a win. Didn't rack up any huge contacts but that's ok. I'm excited the solar kept up. That was my main goal this year.
What was the hitch mount used for the spiderbeam mast?
That I do not know. But thanks for watching.
Camco flagpole hitch mount, it used to be on Amazon for about $35, not there now. CampingWorld.com has it listed, but it's backordered
Great video Mike 👍 looks like you had fun!
I’m always having fun playing radio.
We don't need no count downs... Just play it 🤪
Haha, RUclips does that automatically.
Oh I know RUclips's thing but I was feeling very impatient at the time
Mike, you mentioned an inverter that you had ordered and were waiting on. Which inverter did you get? I'm looking for something to power my Windows 10 laptop as well.
It was a Bestek 300 watt power inverter. I immediately returned it after testing to see if it had any nasty rf. Which it did. I think you’ll need to pay more than $25 for an rf quiet inverter.
I couldn't have guessed getting a portable table could be rewarding, I have to get me one .. Another nice video for and from a HAM enthusiast, thank you Mike! Love the DX Commander, got mine coming in any day soon. Come look us DXC fan's up on Callum's discord. 73's.
Dude, the table is nice! Almost as nice as the DXC lol! Glad to hear you got one coming. You will love it. I'm on his Discord, but honestly I don't get on discord much. I should pop in and say hello at some point I suppose...
@@hamradiotube Hopefully we meet on air then some day 73's Mike, be safe!
A lot of 7300s there. How’d they do with so many other radios nearby? Any overloading issues?
You've gotta have filters for each band otherwise it will overload like crazy.
Awesome channel!
Thanks.
Hey Mike you can geta universal laptop charger that runs of 12v
I may look in to that at some point if I really need it. I have zero intentions of using a windows computer for anything. If we weren't all connected to N1MM I would have used either my MacBook or an iPad, both of which have great battery life.
Hope it was cooler than our location. We were indoors but is was hot hot out.
It was mid 80's. I loved it. I like the heat and hate the cold so I take what I can get.
Can you tell me what the codes were for location of stations whether it be in your shack...which I was told 1D compared to outside in a tent or in a vehicle stationary or moving. I searched and could not find any info. I suck.
It's about as convoluted as it can possibly get. I think the ARRL rule makers sat around a table and brainstormed what would be the dumbest, most difficult way to classify our stations and went with the worst answers across the board. Look at class B especially. Theres class B, but there is also class B-Battery for qrp stations. Why not just make qrp stations Class Q?? You can read about it here: www.arrl.org/field-day-rules
@@hamradiotube You mean the rule makers sat around a table wearing covid-19 approved masks that caused a lack of oxygen to their brains or wouldn't that matter. Thanks for the info!
Great video!! Mike you are a natural
Well thank you as always good sir.
The 1st setup is that an adjustiwave in the spiderbeam?
Not sure what it’s called but it’s a steppir clone. Think it comes from your side of the pond.
@@hamradiotube Yes it is an adjustiwave made by MM0OPX.
@@M0RMY Ah, yes that sounds about right, thanks.
You mentioned a YT channel but didn't give the channel name; Rich Pruitt?
Will Prowse perhaps?
Hey mike where did u get that change control at I have a lipo 4 14amp hour battery?
www.bioennopower.com/collections/solar-controllers/products/12v-24v-20a-solar-charge-controller-for-lifepo4-batteries-sc-122420jud
@@hamradiotube thanks
@@donnymazon8516 You're welcome.
@@hamradiotube I use solar panels everytime I go out with my 891 some of the best money I used for the hobby enjoy ur solar set
I hope to work you on the air sometime. Your video presence is natural and "classy" at the same time. Technically, I would recommend a hand microphone to pick up better sound from your other hams. Your sound was great. You held my interest the entire video. 73 K6WK
Yeah one of these days I'll expand my audio gear, but 99% of the time I'm by myself so it just doesn't make sense to spend the money. Thanks for watching and hope to get you on the air. 73
This man is genius..reminds me of greatest rock band on earth lead singer.. DETRIMENT🤟
Best band ever.
In the video at 1:13 the gentleman has a set-up that looks like a STEPPIR is it a HomeBrew or the real thing ? Claude VA2SOB.
It’s from a guy in England I think.
@@hamradiotube not from DX Commander.
@@claudem.p.7969 Not from DXC no.
It is an adjustiwave made by MM0OPX.
@@M0RMY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I do understand that I am by-passing AN EXCELLENT product manufactured by DX COMMANDER but these two (2) products are manufactured in England and from my point of view as an engineer are VERY VERY WELL made Quality are UNBELIEVABLE.
Not be an asshole I am buying both DX and ADJUSTYWAVE wow I am going bankrupt
Another great video!
Thanks bud. Had a lot of fun.
I blame you for my order with Callum.
Haha, sorry, not sorry.
Mike I'm in a power chair what would you put on it for an HF ant.
You mean besides a yagi? I'd prob rock a Wolf River Coils. Just make sure you ground it to the chair.
Try to get KE5EE to do field day on a wolf river coil. 73 W8XDX
I think it could fit nicely in the antenna farm haha!
Siete uno spettacolo! Saluti dall'Italia da un novello radioamatore
IU1MRQ
SALVATORE
73...A TUTTI 🇮🇹
Molto bene! Grazie.
Would 60w solar panel have been enough?
Our 100W panels were putting out 5 to 6 Amps in the direct sun. Lower wattage/current panels would certainly work... they would just charge the batteries a little slower.
It would, I just wouldn't expect it to keep the batteries as topped off as our 100 watt panels were.
I worked N8SL on 7.276 Sunday morning, was that you by chance Mike? De N8PEM
It sure was. I just checked my POTA log (this also counted as a pota activation) and there you are.
@@hamradiotube Sweet! That's great!
got you guys on 80m this year! 73's de K8MH
Awesome, thanks for the contact and for watching. 73
Thanks, I learned a lot.
Glad it was helpful!
Nice cans, Eric!
Haha, aren't those pretty?
Super! 👍
Thank you very much!
Group size 27 RV batteries are the best b**g for buck... $81 about 75ah
I will let you carry it for me too haha!
@@hamradiotube Group size31 at $99 are great, sold out as well. if they will fit. Have tried everything. Secret is to not overcharge AGM / Gel cells beyond 14 volts. Almost every charger I know overcharges batteries.
Great video!
Thanks for watching.
Was not planning on doing anyting with Field Day but boy these bands are dead. Just some normal talking. No dice.
Why 30 seconds of contacts on an 18 minute video? And you seem to do that alot. Bro, we love your style and how you document these awesome videos, super well edited I might add, but please show yourself operating more. Or just break it up and do a video of you operating so we can hear the contacts, the static, the whole thing. No one will find it boring.
Just trying to capture the whole field day experience. For me, field day is every day. Official events like this are for me, and a lot of people, about getting together with other hams. It's about the camaraderie more so than making a million contacts, although we didn't do too bad either. Plus, editing all those contacts takes forever! Hours and hours and hours. I'm going to keep doing them though, don't worry. I haven't had much time lately due to work keeping me busy, but once it settles I'll be back to it. Thanks for watching. It is good to hear you enjoy the operating videos. Those don't usually get nearly as many views as other videos like product reviews.
@@hamradiotube Thanks brother! Forget the views and upload some contact goodness lol ... actually for many, like myself, it helps listening with a pair of headphones and we actually get an idea how a radio behaves with weak signals and noise so it can help with making a decision on purchasing. Not just that but the contact itself in the ether is just magic and what attracted me to the hobby. Thanks again for responding
Jeep JLUnlimited 😜 can't go wrong with a Jeep
I miss my Jeep.
K8MRD RADIO STUFF had a 97 TJ sport soft top no ac 5sp beat the snot. Had a kid in 2010 got a van sold Jeep in 2018 and got a new 4door hard topAc 6sp manual 😉
Love Bioenno products. 73, KN6DPI
Me too! 73
hi mike jaison the best guy numero uno 73
Lol. I’ll tell Jason you say hi again.
Is that guy wearing his girlfriend's headset?
Haha! No that’s his. He got a really good price on it he told me.
Well I agree that the color is not my 1st choice & seems out of place but you know it does make him stand out in cluster of op's all yelling "CQ Field Day" endlessly & you know no one in their right mind would steal them.
😆👍👏👏👏👏
Thanks.
Is it really necessary to spoil an otherwise fantastic field Day video with bad language?
Yes
Field day would have been cool if it was actually a “field day” like what you guys were doing. Instead it was nothing but “1D” 1kw stations operating from their shacks. Super lame.
Yeah I was definitely frustrated at times because of that. It’s not much of a field day of you are at home. At least go out in the yard and operate battery or generator power.
K8MRD RADIO STUFF Right? That’s what I did on Sunday. Sat out there for about 45 minutes, then peaced out for a motorcycle ride. I think I made two contacts? Glad you guys had fun!
Hmmm, normally enjoy your stuff and was intrigued by the 'Social Distancing Special'. Sadly very disappointed to see a total disregard for social distancing and the disrespect of everyone in your crew not wearing face masks. Hardly surprising the national COVID-19 has soared during the past few days. If this video is anything to go by, was caused by Field Day.
Hey man, that sucks you feel that way. Masks aren't required outside in MI, and we were for the vast majority of the time, at least 30 feet apart at our own stations, other than filming this video. I'd be curious your findings on Field Day being the cause of any spike in Covid-19. I'm sure the 4 of us being there mostly alone has ultimately been the cause of the end of the world as we know it. I really do appreciate you watching though, your views do not go in vain. 73