@@jackschneider17 According to Wikipedia the 500kHz maritime emergency band is now obsolete and most nations stopped monitoring it in the 90s. Extremely unlikely to have the cops smashing your door in, but if it causes interference and you used it a lot the FCC might take an interest.
Don't be ridiculous, that thing won't get you in any trouble. The FCC would only get involved if you're interfering with anything, or if you've been reported. I seriously doubt that radio puts out much RF wattage at all..
The time to be located would take a while. Probably more than 5 minutes. They really don't regulate these s much as they used to. Pirate radio stations are more of an issue than an old time emergency radio signal going off for 1 minute. They could narrow it down to a city but they'd have no idea unless you told them and even then they wouldn't care unless they got something else that needs that signal clear.
It was in light mode Also, you were going to have to assume that the police department is using the same frequency as this radio or can, this radio broadcast over many frequency simultaneously
So uh, you’re in a life raft most likely right? Do you make a kite out of a shark fin? I mean he just casually mentions to fly the wire up with a kite. What f-ing kite??
Warning: There appears to be some off-white glow-in-the-dark paint on some of the dials. Glow in the dark paint from that era was made with radium, so please be extremely careful not to let any flake off, and wash your hands if you touch it!
When I was a boy, my USAF father brought home the box kite and the balloon that go with this radio. The balloon was gone in a day, but the box kite lasted for years.
@@Afghanistanian A dial caliper is an instrument used for extremely precise measuring, especially when taking dimensions for things like this, where you have to recreate a part for a small mechanical assembly. Or at least, this is my memory of them based on when I used them in high school almost 10 years ago!
“I’ll never get off this island” Man,your lucky to find an island.I’ve been stuck in my boat in the middle of Lake Superior for 5 days. Shouldn’t have painted it black
Very cool WWII radio! I have an old tank radio from WWII just for display - and also keep a few of the same helicopter radio models I worked on in the 1970s in working order. I have an ARC-51BX, an ARC-109(V), and an ARC-114A and 116. Sometimes I kind of wish I could pull them out, take them off the dummy load and try them on the air!
Disconnect the antenna and you’re fine, it won’t broadcast very far. Some of the more modern radio transmitters have dummy antennas for testing purposes that prevent long range broadcast. It seems like you would need to use Morse code to transmit anyway so unless you use the morse key you won’t transmit an emergency signal. Doing a quick search the transmitter on this radio uses 500kHz which is an obsolete radio band and no longer monitored for emergencies. It is used for ship to shore NAVDAT now but there isn’t much chance of you causing any problems. unless the antenna is out and deployed you won’t get anyone’s attention at the FCC. There’s not much interest in hunting down rogue signals unless you are interfering with other broadcasts. If you live near the ocean, you might step on a ship’s signal but otherwise its no big deal.
@@JeffEbe-te2xs Hence why I mentioned a dummy antenna. Just put a short length of wire in there and it still won’t transmit far enough to matter and it will prevent an internal meltdown if you aren’t using it for long.
These old emergency transmitters are capable of broadcasting on frequencies that are licensed to FCC Licensed Amateur Radio Operators and if you hold the proper license you can legally transmit using one of these. They are called Gibson Girls and I used one back in 1964 to make a call from Texas to a station in Canada. I believe it was on 40 meters.
@@artybrandt I mean I get he was doing it in a way that would give him the dimension he wanted which is quite how machinists work, figuring out ways to get what you need with the tools you have but it was still not the way it should've been done, he should've flipped that bad boy over got the overall width and then offset by whatever was needed but I can admit that he did find a way to just instantly get the dimension he wanted
I guess you failed to see him turning off the broadcast signal that would have called the police if he cranked it with it turned on, like he said it would in the video. PAY ACTUAL ATTENTION.
@@neoieo5832 he literally told you exactly what he was doing in the video. You don’t need to know a damn thing about this contraption. All you have to do is listen 🤦🏻♂️
When I was a radioman in the US Coast Guard we used to conduct drills with those in the '80s on our cutters (ships). They are used for survival rafts. Once you use Morse code for work like i did, you never forget it. These were usual tuned to the emergency life boat frequency. I forget but it's in the 2mhz range. During drills, each radioman was assigned to different life boats/rafts because we were trained and knew Morse code.
@@pd1jdw630 KC is kilocycles which is no longer used. its called Kilohertz (Khz) now. MC megacycles is now Megahertz. after a man named Hertz. a lot of factors come into play with wave propagation. time of day, height of antenna, vertical antenna versus horizontal. ground waves over land versus water, storms/fog, omni antenna versus directional and etc. Radio Frequencies propagate better over water than land. But at night with less atmosphere, the signals can bounce/reflect/refract thus increasing the distance.
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@@speaklifegardenhomesteadpe8783 Thanks for the positive feedback! I get those once a day too. It may be trying to get rid of both replies. Have a nice weekend.
You could always run the antenna into a dummy load where it would not transmit beyond that dummy load, Or if you are amateur radio operator who knows Morris code you could send your call sign followed by test test test , test test test , test test test.... Or like the other person said that at the top of the hour you have can transmit for 5 minutes to test... I would just use the dummy load...
Most nations have ended monitoring of the 500kHz frequency as an emergency band. It has been replaced by the Global Maritime Distress Safety System. I doubt anyone would be able to hear the beacon and even if they did, it would take multiple receivers to triangulate your approximate position. I don't think anyone would find you. :) It would be interesting to see if it would still transmit if you had a receiver capable of 500khz reception.
I had to think for a while on how snarky I was going to be with this reply, because the idea that they were just completely abandon monitoring of an entire frequency that was used as an emergency band is insane because most, if not all ships lifeboats, and even some life rafts are still equipped with 500 kHz transceivers as a back up in case the new stuff fails now let me tell you something else the spreading of misinformation like this can kill people because someone could see this getting an emergency situation where they’re on a lifeboat realize the modern emergency broadcasting equipment is broken and see the old 500 kHz emergency radio sells well. I can’t use that because they ended monitoring of 500 kHz what would happen to them then because they saw your comment
@@HannahthefurryIrishRedSoxfan If anyone relies on anything they read in a youtube comment as a basis for life saving equipment maybe they deserve a Darwin Award. I stand by that most nations have abandoned OFFICIALLY monitoring 500khz for GMDSS and 406mHz PLBs.
It's not Illegal to crank that that band band is not being used for emergency service and it's not monitored anymore that's really old shit what you could do is get a Shortwave receiver and tune it to that frequency and then crank the handle to hear the transmission no one's gonna come and bother you especially if you just do it for a short period of time Now if you are broadcasting all the time continuously then they could find your location But like I said no one's monitoring this band anymore I believe that's like 500 kHz or something
Just a heads up, on some of the gibson girls the lettering on the front is painted with military UnDark (Radium) and it's exposed and easy to flake off. Might want to check and if it is Ra apply some varnish.
Those things make for AMAZING wrecked on a deserted island tools too, even if the radio is broken, the fact that you have a mostly waterproof hand powered generator makes it so you can do SO many things in a pinch (easy fires starting, water purification, metal extraction, charging other devices…)
As an amateur radio operator and boater, I found this video very interesting. 500kHz used to be the international calling and distress frequency for maritime Morse code and was monitored by the Coast Guard, but in the late 90s it was phased out in favor of modern digital technology. Currently 500kHz is allocated to the NAVDAT navigational data broadcast system, though nobody is actively using it yet.
“You definitely don’t want to crank too hard” Soulja boy: “Nah man that’s it you guys call me over every time just to tell me that, quit wasting my time”
You can legally test this device in the first top 5 minutes of every hour, and/or if you contact the FAA and the FCC and give them the nature of your device, they can ignore your broadcast and absolutely nothing will happen if you provide them a time frame you wish to test the device.
Sure, nobody would probably notice the signal, but If I show myself doing something Illegal on my accounts my ass is grass because I have 1.3M followers lol
Lol I can just imagine the FBI sir we have an emergency beacon from the 70s it might be that lost ship... But why the hell is it broadcasting from Kansas?
I actually remember seeing one of these on the Black Sheep Squadron when Pappy was on an island with a priest and a nun and the kids before they were rescued by a submarine, that exact radio type was the one they used.
I had one growing up, and it worked. I played with this thing for weeks, and while it broadcasted, even flying the kite, no one came, and i lived next to an AF base lol, which is where we found it
@@jackschneider17 the new frequency is 406 MHz, so as you are not transmitting on any emergency frequency, I think you are good to test it. Just to be safe I would stick to the first 5 minute rule.
Homie just needed a half-inch ratchet and extension to crank it and he designs a whole ass handle. German engineers are calling and they want their over-complexity back.
Tried that. Problem is it’s difficult to turn a ratchet quick enough. Sure I could’ve used power, but it would’ve been very easy to over do it and break it. Ultimately spending 5 minutes designing this handle was the best way to give an authentic cranking experience
The guy literally left a comment on this video right when he posted it acknowledging that he did indeed use them incorrectly and that he was just using them to eyeball. Its one of the top comments and was first thing i saw when i scrolled down. I think its pretty damn obvious how to use a caliper lmao. Also they’re*
man. i’m glad i seen this. if i woulda had to do that i woulda def cranked too hard. and i’d imagine me not ever realizing that it’d burned out, and just exhausting myself for hours cranking the shit out of it
It also came with a small helium bottle and a balloon! This part always got me... "Range, daytime 100 miles, nighttime 1,000 miles." I suspect it has to do with interference from charged particles from the solar wind.
@@bubbles9065 You quite literally could just make one out of an aluminum or copper mesh. Zero tools needed. Also, who doesn't have tools for simple projects like that?
Never crank too hard...... words to live by
Real men never quit cranking it
shal not crank to hard
or you might find yourself being cranked
These words work for so many different scenarios…… 😂
Yep that’s why mine points to the right
You’ll burn her up bud
“Shinji, crank that soulja boy”
shinji, crank that euuuuuphrates river
nah i had that idea lol
Shinji do the thug shake.
@@saberlite8809 shake your ass man
Wabi YOUUUUU
Aviation maintainer here, you can legally test that within five minutes at the top of every hour, if you want.
Unfortunately it’s not 121.5, it’s 500khz so that won’t work
@@jackschneider17 According to Wikipedia the 500kHz maritime emergency band is now obsolete and most nations stopped monitoring it in the 90s. Extremely unlikely to have the cops smashing your door in, but if it causes interference and you used it a lot the FCC might take an interest.
5 seconds won't do crap
Don't be ridiculous, that thing won't get you in any trouble. The FCC would only get involved if you're interfering with anything, or if you've been reported. I seriously doubt that radio puts out much RF wattage at all..
The time to be located would take a while. Probably more than 5 minutes. They really don't regulate these s much as they used to. Pirate radio stations are more of an issue than an old time emergency radio signal going off for 1 minute. They could narrow it down to a city but they'd have no idea unless you told them and even then they wouldn't care unless they got something else that needs that signal clear.
"I don't want to be surrounded by the police *again"* wait, what do you mean "again"?
He means again bro wdym?
@@CheesegrateronurballsHe meant if the guy got caught by the police. Duh.
@@Cheesegrateronurballsjust casually ruin the joke aight
That’s what I’m saying
You heard him.
“Turning this crank is illegal….so I 3D printed a crank!”🤣🤣😭💀
“I didn’t turn that crank, I turned another one”
Satan shaking his head right now
I thought he was gonna say its illegal because you can "call up" fish with it
@@ringofasho7721 My grandpa used to fish with a crank phone. Just make sure you're not in an aluminum boat.
@@ordinaryk If you haven't heard it you need to RUclips search the Jerry Clower dynamite fishing joke
Shout out to the cops still listening to morse code signals
😂
It’s the FAA on that band
@@TheDailyKnife009 III III it's starting in iono in iono o poop OO the other p
@@billycompton7021 what? Did you have a stroke wile typing this out coz that’s pure gibberish
gouvernement belike
Guys since when hitler was allive still isn't he dead 🤔💀
"Turning this is illegal"
Aggressively turns it*
**in the legal mode**
It was in light mode Also, you were going to have to assume that the police department is using the same frequency as this radio or can, this radio broadcast over many frequency simultaneously
So uh, you’re in a life raft most likely right? Do you make a kite out of a shark fin? I mean he just casually mentions to fly the wire up with a kite. What f-ing kite??
This is me
The emergency kits these were in came with the materials for kites, balloons, and hydrogen generators
Any emergency device that relies on a kite seems like a death sentence with extra steps lol
When your floating in a life raft or on a deserted island. It's not a bad option.
Filed under "things to keep me busy while waiting to die!"
I would hope it came with a kite and they didn't expect the person to just have one handy at all times.
Hey it also says or a balloon... just whip out your can of pocket helium and you're saved bro
"Doing this is illegal"
"Anyways I'm gonna show you how to crank it" 🤣
*who cares* BTW my content is the best! 💪
@@GuaranteeLaugh its so bad omggg
@@GuaranteeLaugh cRaP
@@GuaranteeLaugh your comment is so bad it temporarily blinded me
@@NobodyisAnybody good it’s for blind people to make the see😂
that shot of him using the caliper is beyond cursed
Gave me a headache
My eyes are bleeding
It worked though
If you need to measure a part with a low tolerance and need precision in it, that would never work, no matter how good your calliper is
@@mmacionk2 yeah but he knows that and was just getting an estimate. This didn’t need crazy precision. I see why it bothers you though
“Since I don’t want to be surrounded by police again”
again
again💀
yeah never happened though
@@mikehi7797 he never said it happened because of this specific thing. I’ve had police surround me two or three times in my life. So why not?
@@jamesbizs cringe
Bro showed off the caliper measurements but used the wrong side💀
I was hoping for the future of humanity I wasn't the only one the notice that
😂😂😂😂
Was looking for this comment
Is no one going to acknowledge the fact that your survival depends solely on your ability to *fly a f-cking kite* 🗿
imagine being a dingy boat too lmfao
Says balloon too. He chose kite only for some reason.
imagine using it in a thunderstorm
@@Killbayne you might accidentally invent electricity
If you can’t fly a kite honestly it’s just natural selection at that point
“Since I don’t want to be surrounded by police again...”
Whoa whoa whoa, *again?* I think we didn't get the whole story here.
XD
:p
@@juan2049 tf are you on
@juan2049 This content creator is a master baiter...
He said “surrounded”.Never said he was in trouble.He was probably at a sandwich shop and a bunch of cops came in on lunch break.
The way the calliper is used 😂
I was going to comment this
damn nobody fuckin reads the other comments
Big facts
he didnt want zero clearance as the actual handle wouldnt have had zero clearance between handle and case. he measured exactly what he wanted.
Really grinds my gears
Don't let this distract you from the fact Mr Krabs sold SpongeBob's soul for 62 cents
Do you know whats funnier than 24?
@@mavericksetsuna739625
Imagine you sent out the signal and they thought a guy missing for 80 years had just been found.
Some old dude at a desk with coffee, "Jesus, it's Frank" and then it's this dude fucking about in his living room
@@jimmywinter7961 busy government workers scene with a phone call in the middle of the night to the president. "Sir we've found him"
You can just activate it at noon. Its legal to test emergency broadcasts qt that time
In the case of ELTs on airliners. You can test them within the first 5 minutes of every hour. Provided you tell the FAA first
so if you're actually in danger and send one at noon they'll just ignore you?
So thats why I hear a tornado warning and then an earthquake EAS with an end of the world alarm outside every noon.
Yeah you gotta let the authorities know first
@@timmanboy1thanks for the info, i just bought a marine transmitter on the 11meter band and it also has an emergency channel.
"Since I don't want to be surrounded by police again"
*"again"* lol..
uh oh
Let’s raid area 51
There were no police... This is as illegal as picking up a cb radio and using it without a license. No one cares.
Warning: There appears to be some off-white glow-in-the-dark paint on some of the dials. Glow in the dark paint from that era was made with radium, so please be extremely careful not to let any flake off, and wash your hands if you touch it!
Mmmm tasty radium chips
im always played with that in the dark at night when i was young and i become old so im pretty lucky tho
@@hippycow1006 hello xbox cow
Yes, radium is very dangerous if you get it on your hands so lick your fingers REALLY well! For safety!
@@hippycow1006yum my favorite
As a machinist i feel obligated to say that he did not use those calipers correctly 😭
i was looking for this, thank you
Caliper Drama
ruclips.net/user/shortsFcg87KqZRlU?feature=share
Thats what i was thinking
Yeah he couldve fit it better if he just used the outside jaws
Yes thank you 😭
Top reason to broadcast the radio signal: it would be so awesome it would be so cool
Thing is fallout af
God I really hope the inclusion of the lyric from that one goofy ass booty song wasnt intentional
I’ve never seen TikTok in written text, interesting.
its it would be so cool it would be so awesome
@@urbexingTssthat doesnt sound right
Big Thanks, nice to see this equipment still working.
"Never gonna get off this island"
As a resident of the smallest province in Canada
I feel you man
Damn man, in NB here. Hope you find a way off
I'm in ns so I'm close
Where tf do you live? Nova Scotia?
BAHAHAHAHA
Oh hey waddup maritimers
"You don't want to be surrounded by police, AGAIN?".
That's the story we want to hear. 😆
There Is no story... He just said that to get idiots like you and me to react!!
It’s the sh… that’s get interesting.. we all stand by you.. keep it cranking
When I was a boy, my USAF father brought home the box kite and the balloon that go with this radio. The balloon was gone in a day, but the box kite lasted for years.
why
I knew right away from how he used the calipers he didn’t know what he was doing
Amazing how well this turned out without knowing how to use calipers.
I was scrolling looking to see if anyone else noticed that lol.
@@CJgolfing same
@@Afghanistanian A dial caliper is an instrument used for extremely precise measuring, especially when taking dimensions for things like this, where you have to recreate a part for a small mechanical assembly.
Or at least, this is my memory of them based on when I used them in high school almost 10 years ago!
@@Afghanistanian he used the wrong side of the tool to measure the gap , top side for inside
At first I thought he didn't know how to use it. But maybe he was just shooting the clip for the video and didn't bother to do it right
Bro measured the cavity with the lower jaws for "outside measurement"
Yeah, I was puzzled.
Thank you for noticing that
I searched for this comment
yeah all BS
He specifically did it so you would leave a comment about it. NOOOOOOOO
“I’ll never get off this island”
Man,your lucky to find an island.I’ve been stuck in my boat in the middle of Lake Superior for 5 days.
Shouldn’t have painted it black
Painted what black, the boat or the lake?
@@theurbanreanimator7244yes
@@theurbanreanimator7244a window
@@theurbanreanimator7244
-_-
@theurbanreanimator7244 you must really be good at making rooms quiet
Very cool WWII radio! I have an old tank radio from WWII just for display - and also keep a few of the same helicopter radio models I worked on in the 1970s in working order. I have an ARC-51BX, an ARC-109(V), and an ARC-114A and 116. Sometimes I kind of wish I could pull them out, take them off the dummy load and try them on the air!
Man.. the Vernier caliper clip killed me..
He used the exterior measuring side for the interior measurement.
You can measure will all 4 sides of calipers, but the worst one was chosen.
It hurt
yeah probably risk calling the cops for that
I’m guessing he did that on purpose 🤔
Yeah I was looking to see if anyone noticed.
Bro got that chair from 'saw' movie in the background 💀
Saw chair? That's an ejection seat!
Shit your right 😮
THE WAY YOU MEASURED WITH THE VERNIER CALLIPER THOUGH 💀💀 that leads me to think you might not entirely know what you’re doing ...
he does it on purpose so youd comment lol wake up
@@orlandotijerina2398 one can never be too sure
@@orlandotijerina2398 you know what they say about assumptions
I saw that and was looking for a comment that called that out 😂
You do know vernier calipers suck right? Hes using digital
"turning the crank on this little box is illegal"
*proceeds to turn the crank on the box*
Disconnect the antenna and you’re fine, it won’t broadcast very far. Some of the more modern radio transmitters have dummy antennas for testing purposes that prevent long range broadcast. It seems like you would need to use Morse code to transmit anyway so unless you use the morse key you won’t transmit an emergency signal. Doing a quick search the transmitter on this radio uses 500kHz which is an obsolete radio band and no longer monitored for emergencies. It is used for ship to shore NAVDAT now but there isn’t much chance of you causing any problems. unless the antenna is out and deployed you won’t get anyone’s attention at the FCC. There’s not much interest in hunting down rogue signals unless you are interfering with other broadcasts. If you live near the ocean, you might step on a ship’s signal but otherwise its no big deal.
Love this! Also at such a long wavelength he won't get out far having the wire coiled up anyway.
Great info!
With no antenna the power goes back in the radio and burns it up
@@JeffEbe-te2xs Hence why I mentioned a dummy antenna. Just put a short length of wire in there and it still won’t transmit far enough to matter and it will prevent an internal meltdown if you aren’t using it for long.
These old emergency transmitters are capable of broadcasting on frequencies that are licensed to FCC Licensed Amateur Radio Operators and if you hold the proper license you can legally transmit using one of these. They are called Gibson Girls and I used one back in 1964 to make a call from Texas to a station in Canada. I believe it was on 40 meters.
Thats pretty crazy and cool
How old are you?🤨
@@antcheffinup8045 I'm 75 and my call sign at the time was WN5IAQ.
@@robertmontgomery3892 that’s so cool. Thank you for sharing :)
@@antcheffinup8045 75. I was granted a Novice license when I was in high school. Most of my friends were also licensed.
Because I know someone will comment on it: using the inside of the calipers was more convenient in this case because I was eyeballing it.
Makes sense, I was about to throw a shit storm fit about you not using them right 😂😂
@@jetmr_5043 same
@@Big-lron mee too
I'll forgive you this time😆
Same
“This is illegal to crank”
*procedes to crank*
I'm a machinist and I nearly burst an artery at that caliper usage
Former machinist here, i about did as well. Some things just dont stop bothering you, like that shit exactly lmao
@@artybrandt I mean I get he was doing it in a way that would give him the dimension he wanted which is quite how machinists work, figuring out ways to get what you need with the tools you have but it was still not the way it should've been done, he should've flipped that bad boy over got the overall width and then offset by whatever was needed but I can admit that he did find a way to just instantly get the dimension he wanted
“Turning this crank on this little box is illegal”
*proceeds to turn it*
Edit: yea.... dont look at the comments, i started a war with my stupid joke
I guess you failed to see him turning off the broadcast signal that would have called the police if he cranked it with it turned on, like he said it would in the video.
PAY ACTUAL ATTENTION.
Really dumb and stupid.
@@Regular_1094 he probably doesn't know stuff about a "WW2 era emergency hand broadcast device" or whatever
@@neoieo5832 he literally told you exactly what he was doing in the video. You don’t need to know a damn thing about this contraption. All you have to do is listen 🤦🏻♂️
@@BigBreakfast25 idc
"turning the crank on this box is illegal."
"I started cranking it"
When I was a radioman in the US Coast Guard we used to conduct drills with those in the '80s on our cutters (ships). They are used for survival rafts. Once you use Morse code for work like i did, you never forget it. These were usual tuned to the emergency life boat frequency. I forget but it's in the 2mhz range. During drills, each radioman was assigned to different life boats/rafts because we were trained and knew Morse code.
The box said 500kc, that would have quit the range when your in the open oceans. No matter what time of day.
@@pd1jdw630 KC is kilocycles which is no longer used. its called Kilohertz (Khz) now. MC megacycles is now Megahertz. after a man named Hertz. a lot of factors come into play with wave propagation. time of day, height of antenna, vertical antenna versus horizontal. ground waves over land versus water, storms/fog, omni antenna versus directional and etc. Radio Frequencies propagate better over water than land. But at night with less atmosphere, the signals can bounce/reflect/refract thus increasing the distance.
@@andrewdegeorge9649 I know. 👍🏻
I use propagation to connect with other people over the world.
"I guess I'm never getting off this island." Great one Gilligan...I mean Jack!!! 🤪
RUclips asked me to give feedback on your comment then asked me why. I think that's cringe and last I checked we were paid to build their ai... But since I don't know exactly why they asked, like maybe you got a bunch of trolls mass reporting you so they're testing your account or something... I said yes it's relevant /useful, and it's 😊 as they give you faces to click ranged from bad to happy, then for the reason I said "other" as it's none of their business. Just thought I would let you know incase something is going on on your end. 💥😁👍🏻💥🌿🧑🏻🌾🌿
@@speaklifegardenhomesteadpe8783 Thanks for the positive feedback! I get those once a day too. It may be trying to get rid of both replies. Have a nice weekend.
love that show
@@Russiankid47 We no longer have any innovative shows like that!!!
I must be missing a reference because the only things I know that Vince Gilligan directed were Breaking Bad and BCS
You could always run the antenna into a dummy load where it would not transmit beyond that dummy load, Or if you are amateur radio operator who knows Morris code you could send your call sign followed by test test test , test test test , test test test....
Or like the other person said that at the top of the hour you have can transmit for 5 minutes to test... I would just use the dummy load...
Never seen one of these! Thanks for the demonstration 👏🏻👍🏻💕
No one’s gunna point out how he used the OD measurement on a caliper to meaure and ID
😂
I was hoping someone else noticed that
Went straight to the comments, this is infuriating
Immediately looked for this comment
I’m so glad I found a comment that reciprocates my anger for that measurement
Dude thats a fkn treasure!!!!! I love this kind of stuff. Especially oldschool tech. So awesome man!!!
The way you used the calliper 😅
Cringed a little 😅
Glad I’m not the only one
First thing I noticed lol glad I wasn't alone
"It's illegal to pull the crank"
Proceeds to pull the crank
Most nations have ended monitoring of the 500kHz frequency as an emergency band. It has been replaced by the Global Maritime Distress Safety System. I doubt anyone would be able to hear the beacon and even if they did, it would take multiple receivers to triangulate your approximate position. I don't think anyone would find you. :) It would be interesting to see if it would still transmit if you had a receiver capable of 500khz reception.
Sure
True
I had to think for a while on how snarky I was going to be with this reply, because the idea that they were just completely abandon monitoring of an entire frequency that was used as an emergency band is insane because most, if not all ships lifeboats, and even some life rafts are still equipped with 500 kHz transceivers as a back up in case the new stuff fails now let me tell you something else the spreading of misinformation like this can kill people because someone could see this getting an emergency situation where they’re on a lifeboat realize the modern emergency broadcasting equipment is broken and see the old 500 kHz emergency radio sells well. I can’t use that because they ended monitoring of 500 kHz what would happen to them then because they saw your comment
@@HannahthefurryIrishRedSoxfan If anyone relies on anything they read in a youtube comment as a basis for life saving equipment maybe they deserve a Darwin Award. I stand by that most nations have abandoned OFFICIALLY monitoring 500khz for GMDSS and 406mHz PLBs.
seems kinda scummy
It's not Illegal to crank that that band band is not being used for emergency service and it's not monitored anymore that's really old shit what you could do is get a Shortwave receiver and tune it to that frequency and then crank the handle to hear the transmission no one's gonna come and bother you especially if you just do it for a short period of time Now if you are broadcasting all the time continuously then they could find your location But like I said no one's monitoring this band anymore I believe that's like 500 kHz or something
@@JackHudler the same kinda people talk about how it's illegal to transmit on a bofang Because it's not FCC compliant or something along those lines
Just a heads up, on some of the gibson girls the lettering on the front is painted with military UnDark (Radium) and it's exposed and easy to flake off. Might want to check and if it is Ra apply some varnish.
"Military undark"
I am stealing that line.
Bro got computer,house,wifi,3d printer convenient radio while stranded bro livin a better life than me and he’s stranded 💀
Shinji,crank that ww2 air crew survival radio.
Exaaaaactlyyy
“Surrounded by the police again”
“Illegal to Crank”
“Before I crank this” I quit bro 😂
Those things make for AMAZING wrecked on a deserted island tools too, even if the radio is broken, the fact that you have a mostly waterproof hand powered generator makes it so you can do SO many things in a pinch (easy fires starting, water purification, metal extraction, charging other devices…)
As an amateur radio operator and boater, I found this video very interesting. 500kHz used to be the international calling and distress frequency for maritime Morse code and was monitored by the Coast Guard, but in the late 90s it was phased out in favor of modern digital technology.
Currently 500kHz is allocated to the NAVDAT navigational data broadcast system, though nobody is actively using it yet.
“You definitely don’t want to crank too hard”
Soulja boy: “Nah man that’s it you guys call me over every time just to tell me that, quit wasting my time”
"Surrounded by police again"
**again**
*for the 12th time*
**for the 12th time**
You can legally test this device in the first top 5 minutes of every hour, and/or if you contact the FAA and the FCC and give them the nature of your device, they can ignore your broadcast and absolutely nothing will happen if you provide them a time frame you wish to test the device.
Sure, nobody would probably notice the signal, but If I show myself doing something Illegal on my accounts my ass is grass because I have 1.3M followers lol
@@johnvanlandingham8832 ; AVENGE ME!!! 🤣
Lol I can just imagine the FBI sir we have an emergency beacon from the 70s it might be that lost ship... But why the hell is it broadcasting from Kansas?
at least you have a brain 🧠
Wise lol
Grass…
He cranked that souja boy too hard 😔
I actually remember seeing one of these on the Black Sheep Squadron when Pappy was on an island with a priest and a nun and the kids before they were rescued by a submarine, that exact radio type was the one they used.
The internal measurements with the callipers, flip them over and use the other side
Now sit right back and hear a tale a tale of a fateful trip. That started from this tropic port upon a tiny ship.
5 passengers set sail that day for a 3 hour tour, a 3 hour tour
Maybe you can tell me why the Howells had so much luggage for a 3 hour tour.
"TURN THE LEVA KRONK!"
*police appear 5 mins later*
"WRONG LEVERRRRrrrrrrr..."
*cranks radio*
"AUUUUUUDIOOOOO"
I had one growing up, and it worked. I played with this thing for weeks, and while it broadcasted, even flying the kite, no one came, and i lived next to an AF base lol, which is where we found it
I'm surprised that there would still be stations listening for them.
Have you not seen transformers??🤔😅
One of these was used in the movie Island in the Sky staring John Wayne. He called it a coffee grinder.
That's right! I'd forgotten about that!
If it uses 121.5 MHz or 243.0 MHz and possibly other frequencies, you can legally test it for the first five minutes on the hour.
It’s 500khz so unfortunately that won’t work
@@jackschneider17 the new frequency is 406 MHz, so as you are not transmitting on any emergency frequency, I think you are good to test it. Just to be safe I would stick to the first 5 minute rule.
These were usual tuned to the emergency life boat frequency. I forget but it's in the 2mhz range.
"Turning this crank is illegal!!!" *proceeds to crank it anyway*
"again"
Electric 💺 chairs left the chat
Homie just needed a half-inch ratchet and extension to crank it and he designs a whole ass handle. German engineers are calling and they want their over-complexity back.
It’s not that hard to design a handle like that, probably took him 5-10 minutes max
Tried that. Problem is it’s difficult to turn a ratchet quick enough. Sure I could’ve used power, but it would’ve been very easy to over do it and break it. Ultimately spending 5 minutes designing this handle was the best way to give an authentic cranking experience
@@jackschneider17 AUTHENTIC CRANKING EXPERIENCE
Lol, i know, im a child.
"Cranking this box is illegal,"
10 seconds later
"Before we crank this box....."
surrounded by police again? again? what is your life?
Thug Life
Nah why u use the caliper like that 😭😭
It hurts My eyes too 😭😭😭
Bro just gave him self away 😭💀
Guh! Dude let me help yah if your measuring the inside of something with calipers use the little prongs on the back thats what there for
I was looking for this. It looks weird and is wrong
The guy literally left a comment on this video right when he posted it acknowledging that he did indeed use them incorrectly and that he was just using them to eyeball. Its one of the top comments and was first thing i saw when i scrolled down. I think its pretty damn obvious how to use a caliper lmao. Also they’re*
Yesss, I was looking for someone who spotted this wrong measurement as well as me! That is just some bloody mistake that's hard to forget.
I searched this comment so long 😄🤣
@@zokushatech ya it's obvious...so he should do it correctly
He modified a flashlight? Bro is secretly MacGyver
I keep it in my pocket at all times.
For safety.
“Guess I’m never getting off this island” lol
Meaning the USA
Bro it’s radioactive, it’s glowing
“Don’t wanna be surrounded by police AGAIN” 😭
man. i’m glad i seen this. if i woulda had to do that i woulda def cranked too hard. and i’d imagine me not ever realizing that it’d burned out, and just exhausting myself for hours cranking the shit out of it
Engineers aren't stupid, I'm sure the transmitter is more robust than a cheap flashlight.
4.5V DC LED; probably 12-15V AC filament voltage on the terminal. I'm surprised it lasted until he "over-cranked" . :-)
Instructions unclear: my box broadcasted the signal and now I am the top criminal in my state
"What's up my CRANKY crew..."
Please more jet episodes
an electric chair in the background?
Looks like a ejection seat.
Imagine being stranded on an island and that is the only light you have.
Turning this crank is illegal. Proceeds to crank it
If I remember correctly you can actually test it every week at a certain hour.
Figured that led would burn out fast when you cranked faster. Those winders can put out pretty impressive amps.
Looks like he successfully popped it at the end.
"I don't wanna be surrounded by cops again" 💀
It also came with a small helium bottle and a balloon!
This part always got me...
"Range, daytime 100 miles, nighttime 1,000 miles."
I suspect it has to do with interference from charged particles from the solar wind.
Pretty sure that torture device behind you is way more illegal 😂
Why not just build a small Faraday cage around it?
Yeah just let me go get my tools that I obviously have just lying around
@@bubbles9065 You quite literally could just make one out of an aluminum or copper mesh. Zero tools needed. Also, who doesn't have tools for simple projects like that?
@@bubbles9065 its literally just chicken pen net that you use on fences
@@yahweh1x543how much you think the materials are to make one? Look it up would ya
@THE GOODLIFE You can make them out of chicken wire, so literally just a few dollars.