When things go wrong.....CW POTA at K-5072
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- They don't all go smoothly. The morning started out weird, and went downhill from there LOL. At least the bands cooperated with me today......sort of. Conditions have been ROUGH lately. The first two hours of my activation went all sorts of sideways. Yes, the first two hours. No, they're not in the video. Yes, it was a disaster. You'll see what I mean in the intro to the video. In the end, I got things straightened out and was able to finish my activation. The Venus SW-3B worked great. Definitely a nice little CW rig, especially for the price. Thanks all for watching. I appreciate it! 73
Evan
K2EJT
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Great video - the woods are beautiful!
Thanks! Yeah, we're blessed with a lot of really beautiful state forests here in Upstate NY. Some of them are truly incredible. I'll be working from some later in the spring/summer that are absolutely amazing.
This is my new favorite channel! Thank you very much for getting out there and showing off CW POTA. I am learning CW now and look forward to doing some CW POTA in the near future. Very inspirational and look forward to seeing more of your great videos in the future. 73 de N3VAN
Thanks! I really appreciate you watching. It's definitely fun. Hopefully I'll see you on the air in the near future! 73
Thanks, I appreciate you doing these videos for us because it inspires us, Greetings from the Midwest
Thanks for watching! I appreciate it!
WOW I commend you for covering miles of ground to salvage your day Great work things can only get better for you in future adventures, Take care.
Thanks! Yeah, I figured I was already there, so I was going to finish the activation even if it required hiking back out, building a new antenna, and hiking back in LOL. Thanks for watching!
Hey Evan, nice video again! Glad you persevered with the activation despite the considerable challenges. I'm glad that you don't edit the mistakes out of your videos. This type of video goes a long way to encourage and motivate new CW operators to just get out there and do it. It also shows that mistakes are okay and you don't need perfect sending and receiving to get a POTA activation. Thanks for the video!
Thanks! That's my ultimate goal.....to get more people involved in CW POTA.
Glad you got your 10 contacts. We all have those days when nothing seems to go right, glad you persisted and completed the activation. The SW-3B is a great radio, I enjoy using it too for portable activations, 73
Yeah, some days go better than others. It worked out in the end. Thanks for watching!
I noticed a small Bigfoot shelter quite close to you... so that's probably who broke the branch 😁👽 73 de G0TVJ
😂 That's the most likely scenerio
Nice job Evan. Way to see it through! My SW-3B is working well for me. Conditions have been tough for us in the qrp life. I'm going to play around with half-square antennas that have bi-directional gain patterns. Maybe even a smaller doublet....
Matt K9EI
Yeah, conditions have been horrendous lately. The sun needs to settle down
ya 911? there is a crazy man walking through the woods cussing his head off.
man!! that is quite the adventure. what are the odds of the exact wrong branch falling??
Well, if I wasn't an idiot (and I am) I would have realized the giant tree right next to the one I strung my antenna up in was dead.... When I set up camp for the night I always check for widow makers. I guess I need to start doing that when I set up my antennas too lol
@@EvanK2EJT thank you for introducing me to my new fear 😅
Watch out for ticks in that forest. 73
Oh, trust me, I know. They're obnoxious......and literally everywhere.
What speaker is that? I've had one that looks identical since I was in college around 2012. I think the battery is shot in mine after 11 years, but that would work perfect for my practice oscillator that doesn't have a speaker.
It's just a little rechargeable speaker I got on Amazon. It is tiny and light and gets the job done. The sound isn't amazing, but it works for what it is. a.co/d/1iQW1sm
How are you going to remove the wires you left behind in the tree????
The short answer is I can't. It's probably about two feet of wire 40' up in a tree miles into the woods. Not optimal, but there's not much I can do about it at this point.
@@EvanK2EJT "No person shall attach a rope, line or other device to a tree, shrub or structure." Office of New York Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Regulations
9 NYCRR Title 9, Subtitle I. I'm not sure if this applies to the locations where you operate. I use a telescopic fiberglass pole resting against the tree to support my antenna rather than "attaching" it to the tree.
@@daveN2MXX That doesn't apply to where I was.
What brand and model is that little speaker?
I got it on Amazon. The brand is Mohoss. It was cheap, it's light, and it works. For a little radio like this it's perfect. The one thing I will say is that the cord is very short.....like 6 inches or so, and it's not removeable. Aside from that, It's a nice little speaker for this kind of stuff for $15.98. Thanks for watching!