Im glad to see the g90 used and portable great demonstration how we hams can deploy jut about any radio any wear,,, and also glad to see the ~ Y L ~ on the radio,,, i also like the way she gets on the radio and just goes not shy to chat on a mic great video...
Thank you for the video. I am a new G90 owner. I am thinking of doing POTA. Even if I don't officially do POTA I plan to operate mobile in a few parks in NC with some high peaks just for fun. Thank you. Ed, KM4MMD
You should give it a go if you are at the park anyway. You can activate from the car, no need to even set up as we did if you don't want to. Thanks for watching, 73s
Yes it's nice to not have to worry too much about being in the band. Just have to remember to stay off SSTV and beacon frequencies etc. but yes it helps. 😁
First time visiting the channel. Very nice park! If I had that locale available? Cooking camp chow and a nice comfortable hammock to enjoy during meal break would follow the portable HF work. Or, at least the first half of it 😁 Thanks for including the segment of fishing a tree. Enjoyed it. I started out with coiled verticals but hardly ever choose an antenna system these days that doesn't involve breaking out the throw line. Thanks for taking us along from EM73 ;)
Thanks for watching and yes we camp at this park sometimes like the weekend just gone for the eclipse. It's very nice. I agree loaded antennas are nowhere near as good as just getting a lot of wire up in the air. At minimum we use a quarter wave whip most of the time.
KK7RDO. I just got my license last month. I'm excited to learn. The Binder, what kind of notes, cheatsheets and so do you have there, courius? What apps are you using/have?
The binder has a band plan, the ARRL's "The considerate operators frequency guide" logging sheets in case the software doesn't work. Some flyers on POTA in case curious people at the park ask what we're doing. Logging software is "Hamrs" available on Android and PC. Welcome to the hobby! 73
In 2019, doing a frequency scan on a Kenwood TM261, I managed to get in touch with a radio amateur who was in the Serra dos Pireneus, a plateau formation located in Goiás, between the municipalities of Pirenópolis, Corumbá de Goiás and Cocalzinho de Goiás. 26 km from my QTH he was practicing Sota. I'm sorry for my English
Yep, you never know who you're going to talk to! Just getting on the air the most important thing. I was making a video the other day about SDRs and in the video you can hear a person calling sick you from The Portuguese island of Madeira so as soon as I finished the video I hopped on my 7300 and he came back with a 5-9 signal report. ...and your English is fine 😁
Agreed, I find it hard to remember all the various frequencies set aside for special purposes especially on bands I don't use much. I hear people calling CQ on the SSTV frequencies a lot especially then complaining about hearing interference 😆. A quick glance at the list and you will feel confident you are good to go.
Many years ago I asked to put up a relatively short wire antenna for SWL'ing at one of our local parks, temporarily of course. They said I needed a permit. I never went back.
Well luckily here in Ohio ham radio is very common, the local club sets up here all the time. My little end fed antenna is nothing compared to what the club sets up. The park ranger has seen us do it plenty of times and has never said a word. I can imagine in an area where they don't see a lot of ham operators it could cause a problem.
@@Only_Hams Run enough line onto the ground to reach what you want to reach, plus 30%. Re-pile the line so your holding the starting end. Don't just pick up the pile and flip it, it'll tangle. A sailor would say you need to fake it down like a rope. (do a search on "faking a line", the shape of your fake wont matter) Tie a weight to the end (a 10mm socket works great.). Bring the weight through the Y of the slingshot starting on the side away from your body. Fire the weight a little above where you want the line to go. Practice, practice, practice! Small solar powered lights are fun to put up this way too. Use lightweight, non reflective line (can't be easily seen). Make sure you have a tall tale about how they got there.
@@mervmartin2112 that's pretty good advice, thanks. I'm only doing POTA from the car right now though as it's too cold in the mid West this time of year.
@@Only_Hams Sounds like fun to me! BTW re piling the throw rope with the weight bag the same way, will increase your range with the weight bag also. The end of the line attached to the weight bag should be on top. (That's how we handled long heaving lines in the Navy)
Still…. Ham radio is so boring and useless. Wish it wasn’t but it is Almost as if… This is nerd 1 calling nerd 2 just checking to see if you can hear me
Im glad to see the g90 used and portable great demonstration how we hams can deploy jut about any radio any wear,,, and also glad to see the ~ Y L ~ on the radio,,, i also like the way she gets on the radio and just goes not shy to chat on a mic great video...
Thanks for the compliments and thanks for watching.
@@Only_Hams No problem i also subscribes to your channel aswell.... VA3DLO
Thank you for the video. I am a new G90 owner. I am thinking of doing POTA. Even if I don't officially do POTA I plan to operate mobile in a few parks in NC with some high peaks just for fun. Thank you. Ed, KM4MMD
You should give it a go if you are at the park anyway. You can activate from the car, no need to even set up as we did if you don't want to. Thanks for watching, 73s
Great setup. I've been there with the trees, lol. I really enjoy my G90. It's great to see you folks out there doing the same! You've got my sub 👍 73
Thank you and thanks for the sub.
what a great easy relaxing video to watch, thanks for sharing zl3xdj 73
Thank you and thanks for watching.
Nice thing about being at Extra is that you can operate anywhere even if you brain fart.
Yes it's nice to not have to worry too much about being in the band. Just have to remember to stay off SSTV and beacon frequencies etc. but yes it helps. 😁
First time visiting the channel. Very nice park! If I had that locale available? Cooking camp chow and a nice comfortable hammock to enjoy during meal break would follow the portable HF work. Or, at least the first half of it 😁
Thanks for including the segment of fishing a tree. Enjoyed it. I started out with coiled verticals but hardly ever choose an antenna system these days that doesn't involve breaking out the throw line.
Thanks for taking us along from EM73 ;)
Thanks for watching and yes we camp at this park sometimes like the weekend just gone for the eclipse. It's very nice. I agree loaded antennas are nowhere near as good as just getting a lot of wire up in the air. At minimum we use a quarter wave whip most of the time.
That station in Kentucky sounded amazing coming in with nice fidelity at 5:55. Very cool setup with the wire and tossing bag.
Yeah, sometimes they come in like it's FM 😄
Beautiful antenna Setup. What a nice sunny Day there at the Park. 73 de Uncle Günter 💯🙋♂
Thank you, 73s
Nice POTA setup
Thanks !
KK7RDO. I just got my license last month. I'm excited to learn. The Binder, what kind of notes, cheatsheets and so do you have there, courius? What apps are you using/have?
The binder has a band plan, the ARRL's "The considerate operators frequency guide" logging sheets in case the software doesn't work. Some flyers on POTA in case curious people at the park ask what we're doing. Logging software is "Hamrs" available on Android and PC. Welcome to the hobby! 73
In 2019, doing a frequency scan on a Kenwood TM261, I managed to get in touch with a radio amateur who was in the Serra dos Pireneus, a plateau formation located in Goiás, between the municipalities of Pirenópolis, Corumbá de Goiás and Cocalzinho de Goiás. 26 km from my QTH he was practicing Sota. I'm sorry for my English
Yep, you never know who you're going to talk to! Just getting on the air the most important thing.
I was making a video the other day about SDRs and in the video you can hear a person calling sick you from The Portuguese island of Madeira so as soon as I finished the video I hopped on my 7300 and he came back with a 5-9 signal report. ...and your English is fine 😁
That frequency list is very handy.
Agreed, I find it hard to remember all the various frequencies set aside for special purposes especially on bands I don't use much. I hear people calling CQ on the SSTV frequencies a lot especially then complaining about hearing interference 😆. A quick glance at the list and you will feel confident you are good to go.
Where did you get the list? @@Only_Hams
@@edwardlomax7842 just Google "The Considerate Operator's Frequency Guide" or go to the ARRL page here www.arrl.org/files/file/conop.pdf
Thank you. Where would I get the card with the Amateur Extra Class Band plan? @@Only_Hams
Many years ago I asked to put up a relatively short wire antenna for SWL'ing at one of our local parks, temporarily of course. They said I needed a permit. I never went back.
Well luckily here in Ohio ham radio is very common, the local club sets up here all the time. My little end fed antenna is nothing compared to what the club sets up. The park ranger has seen us do it plenty of times and has never said a word. I can imagine in an area where they don't see a lot of ham operators it could cause a problem.
They are afraid of liability
How do you guys like the G90? I am seriously considering one..thanks for any info!
We like it a lot, it's a lot of radio for the money. Perfect for POTA.
@thank you! Only_Hams
Do you have a pdf for that considerate operator HF frequency guide?
www.arrl.org/files/file/conop.pdf
I kept waiting for Barry White to start singing to the music. Just ordered the g90…73
LOL, I couldn't afford the royalties 😆
The G90 is a great bang for your buck. 73
Verry Nice
I love the dogs :)
They are great company when doing a POTA activation. Thanks for watching.
What power do you run the G90 at?
We run it at it's max, 20w, no amps or anything. Thanks for watching.
Slingshot and a saltwater fishing weight ( arthritic shoulder)
I tried that before, this works better, I just suck at it 😆
@@Only_Hams Run enough line onto the ground to reach what you want to reach, plus 30%. Re-pile the line so your holding the starting end. Don't just pick up the pile and flip it, it'll tangle. A sailor would say you need to fake it down like a rope. (do a search on "faking a line", the shape of your fake wont matter) Tie a weight to the end (a 10mm socket works great.). Bring the weight through the Y of the slingshot starting on the side away from your body. Fire the weight a little above where you want the line to go. Practice, practice, practice!
Small solar powered lights are fun to put up this way too. Use lightweight, non reflective line (can't be easily seen). Make sure you have a tall tale about how they got there.
@@mervmartin2112 that's pretty good advice, thanks. I'm only doing POTA from the car right now though as it's too cold in the mid West this time of year.
@@Only_Hams Sounds like fun to me! BTW re piling the throw rope with the weight bag the same way, will increase your range with the weight bag also. The end of the line attached to the weight bag should be on top. (That's how we handled long heaving lines in the Navy)
Is that frequency guide downloadable somewhere?
I haven't seen that particular one as a download. We got it at Hamvention. But there are plenty of other ones that are.
www.arrl.org/files/file/conop.pdf
Oh babe 😂😂❤❤❤
sick intro!
Thanks and thanks for watching.
what kind of balun do you use?
For the EFRW (End Fed Random Wire) it's a 9:1, we also use an end fed half wave using a 49:1 balun. Thanks for watching. 73
My parents are cooler than me 😂
Then they went and watched paint dry for some excitement
It's okay to not like our hobby, there are a lot of others out there. I hope you find something you like.
Still…. Ham radio is so boring and useless. Wish it wasn’t but it is
Almost as if…
This is nerd 1 calling nerd 2 just checking to see if you can hear me
Seriously tell me why this is a fun thing to do.
@@solrosenberg9924 I'm not going to. It's totally fine to not like it and find it dumb.
@@Only_Hams oh come on. You get to use cool radios and stuff play with batteries etc. but other than the gear piece what is the point
Great job. Usually takes me about 10 to 20 tries to get mine in the tree. 😅 73 de W6OBB
It's a challenge, at least it is for me! 😆.
Thanks for watching, 73s