Thanks very much for a most excellent build video. Your detailed and careful presentation makes every step abundantly clear. Much appreciated !
@ianxfs
5 ай бұрын
Great! Glad it helped 👍🏻
@DXCommanderHQ
10 ай бұрын
Ian, you also sent me some feedback, thanks. You have reminded me to make a video about tuning.. The "foldback" system is easy to comprehend but some folks who have never done that, might need a tutorial.. Happy to add that to the list..! Good work :)
@ianxfs
10 ай бұрын
Yes, no probs Callum 👍🏻
@pcfreak1992
8 ай бұрын
That’s where I messed up with 40m. I didn’t know what to do with the extra wire at first 😅
@warrencaldwell8753
Ай бұрын
Nice job done in showing the detail. I wish I could have seen this before building my Expedition a year plus ago. Some of us need the details!
@ianxfs
Ай бұрын
Thanks Warren. At least you know where to come for your next one! 😁
@johnratcliffe6438
10 ай бұрын
I'm convinced we were separated at birth. I've just had one arrive. Taking it to Cornwall to build on Saturday. Have a cottage for a week. Taking the FT891. Thanks for the upload, John 2E0SVB
@ianxfs
10 ай бұрын
Sounds good John, antenna building while on your jollies 🍷 👍🏻😁
@WG5Xradio
5 ай бұрын
Very nicely done video. Many other people skip a lot in the interest of time, but I would rather see a complete build, like this one.
@ianxfs
5 ай бұрын
Thanks! Yes, all in there so hopefully helps others 👍🏻
@davidbowering9820
10 ай бұрын
Excellent. DX Commander should contract you to produce assembly videos for all their products.
@ianxfs
10 ай бұрын
Ha ha yes. But could he afford me 🤔
@ae1tpa92gwtom2
3 ай бұрын
That was outstanding, cheers n 73
@ianxfs
3 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@gtretroworld
10 ай бұрын
When i first seen the expedition a few weeks ago i was slightly concerned about the top sections but that looks very straight.I really enjoyed that Ian, especially the very understandable Teesside accent 😁….Thanks M3VWN
@ianxfs
10 ай бұрын
Thanks Neil. Yes, top seems the same spec as previous model(s), so no probs, just don’t pull last two mega-tight 👍🏻 Up the Boro 😁
@gtretroworld
10 ай бұрын
@@ianxfs Thanks Ian, I definitely intend on trying one shortly, I’m just undecided on this or the classic.
@ianxfs
10 ай бұрын
@@gtretroworld If staying at home and up for more than short stints then the Classic. If out and about and shorter stints, then the Expedition 👍🏻
@sean-sk
5 ай бұрын
I’m going to redo some of my work on mine after watching this.. thank you for your time.
@ianxfs
5 ай бұрын
Glad it was of help 👍🏻
@pcfreak1992
8 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video! I wish this existed half a year ago when I built the previous model of the Expedition. This will help me fix my work on my build. 🎉
@ianxfs
8 ай бұрын
Great! I also have a mk1 video 👍🏻
@mccooperman
10 ай бұрын
Really good watch 👌… thank you for sharing Ian … I’ve still not gone with the classic after your build and storage of that which is also excellent… one day I’ll get one not sure which as yet 👏👍
@ianxfs
10 ай бұрын
No problem and thanks for commenting 😀
@355k13
10 ай бұрын
Thanks Ian, great video as usual from you. I've been contemplating a DX Commander for a wee while but haven't taken the plunge yet. I keep seeing reports of the pole breaking This, in my mind is the one thing that lets them down as, performance wise, they work really well! Thanks again Ian & pse keep em coming 👍
@ianxfs
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the feedback 👍🏻 Ah ok, I’ve not come across reports. Check with Callum as he’ll give honest reports. He also has an “at cost” replacement service I believe if there’s an accident. Check this short clip out from years back…. I wished I’d recorded more at the time 😮 kzitem.info/news/bejne/raVqvoKwk3SDrX4si=RIXWINV0RthzeQBy
@M0RMY
10 ай бұрын
Occasionally of the now thousands he’s sold one will break. That’s life. My classic has been permanently installed for now over 5 years in all weather. It’s still perfectly fine. My expedition DXC survived over 50 mph gales on my trip to Scotland and the new one shown here has an even more robust pole. Obviously I’m biased as Callum is my mate - but the new expedition is awesome.
@ianxfs
10 ай бұрын
@@M0RMY Thanks for the extra info Tom 👍🏻
@DXCommanderHQ
10 ай бұрын
With over 6,000 of these out in the whild, folks do break them once in a while!
@patrickmolloy6994
9 ай бұрын
I was going to build my new Classic a couple of days ago, but its to darn cold! good news is that I just found this video of yours, and it's really really REALLY useful. Thank you. Not only is it a great visual guide to the build, but showing your SWR metering and adjustments was so valuable. Brilliant! 73 de M5PM 🇬🇧 Patrick
@ianxfs
9 ай бұрын
Great stuff Patrick! Have fun building your classic 👍🏻(I’ve got a classic build on the channel, but it’s the mk1 version, so may be subtle changes from the current model? Worth a look though) 😀
@m7trsradio
10 ай бұрын
Wow fantastic build Ian.. i would love love one of these antenna but a little too rich for me. Fingers crossed i will get one to go with my 817. Great build. Can't wait for the field test. 73
@ianxfs
10 ай бұрын
Thanks Lee. You’ll have to be nice and ask the big man 🎅🏻 Have fun!
@m7trsradio
10 ай бұрын
@@ianxfs Morning Ian, never mind the big mad, would have to get it authorised by the station master 😂 not long got a mag loop for the attic as have a small garden and the neighbour gets wobbly cheeks when I throw up a mast and snake a efhw around the garden. Not sure if I am happy with the loop. I did enter Callums sticker comp to win one. 73
@jodyspencer433
9 ай бұрын
Great video sir. Outstanding job! I'm in process putting one together. Been an industrial electrician my whole career (30yrs). Wired just about anything you can think of, hundreds and hundreds of PLC points, to 3 wire house circuits, but this is my first HF antenna. Wish me luck 😆
@ianxfs
9 ай бұрын
Yes, good luck Jody 👍🏻
@donausmus4281
5 ай бұрын
Just starting mine. Thanks for the video.
@ianxfs
5 ай бұрын
Have fun!
@mickeyred
10 ай бұрын
I was talking myself into a Classic but I think you have just sold me this for portable use.
@ianxfs
10 ай бұрын
Both good 👍🏻 Have fun 😀
@mickeyred
10 ай бұрын
@@ianxfs ordered expedition. Callum owes you :)
@TheREALJosephTurner
8 ай бұрын
This was an excellent tutorial. I'll definitely be sharing this with my friends. Outstanding!
@ianxfs
8 ай бұрын
Great. Thanks Joseph. The more it helps the better 👍🏻
@justin9605
Ай бұрын
Thank you.
@ianxfs
Ай бұрын
No problem 👍🏻
@mark2w0jmk7
10 ай бұрын
A great video again Ian. Nice to chat with you on 40m.
@ianxfs
10 ай бұрын
Brilliant Mark! Thanks 👍🏻
@markw365
10 ай бұрын
Solder travels towards the heat source, if you heat it at the fork side of the crimp, you should apply the solder at the wire side of the crimp where the wire comes in and it will fill the crimp. Also don't use a metal base to solder against as that becomes a heat sink.
@ianxfs
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip Mark.
@JA-fy1bn
6 ай бұрын
Very detailed and excellent video presentation. Thanks!
@ianxfs
6 ай бұрын
Great. Thanks for the comment 👍🏻
@richzubko2667
8 ай бұрын
Good job Ian! Very clear, precise and well illustrated! Long time viewer, Rich. NO9I. Illinois
@ianxfs
8 ай бұрын
Thank you Rich! Happy New Year 🥳
@paulsanders1
10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much. I now think I could buy this sntenna and tune it myself! It will be a gift to myself when I pass my General exam so as to legally transmit on HF. 73 Paul Sanders KK6RXU
@ianxfs
10 ай бұрын
Great Paul. Good luck 👍🏻
@andy2E0JIU
6 ай бұрын
Great Job Ian 👍👍
@ianxfs
6 ай бұрын
Thanks Andy!
@patrickbuick5459
7 ай бұрын
Nice video. I keep trying to figure out how to make my Signature 12.4 into field-deployable like the Expedition since my new apartment building isn't keen on antennas, or so I am told.
@ianxfs
7 ай бұрын
That’s a bit of a beast for /P Patrick. Perhaps sell and then buy the Expedition? Or at least have a go /P and if it’s too tricky then have a think? Good luck!
@hamradiomobile
5 ай бұрын
Cracking video that, very informative 👍😎
@ianxfs
5 ай бұрын
Thanks Duncan 😀👍🏻
@patrickmolloy6994
2 ай бұрын
comment @ 19:38 you attach the and solder on the fork connectors before cutting the elements. Callum's guide says cut first, then trim off 1/2" insulation to expose the wire that goes into the barrel of the fork connector. so essentially your cur elements will all be a bit longer. Did you feel it makes a difference?
@ianxfs
2 ай бұрын
Hi Patrick. No, no noticeable difference. In the end the environment the antenna is placed in is more likely to affect how the elements are tuned I’d say. Good luck with yours 👍🏻ps. I can’t recall where I measured from, so may have taken account of the bared off wire? 🤔
@larschristensen4677
10 ай бұрын
Excellent Video Ian de oz2lc
@ianxfs
10 ай бұрын
Thanks Lars 👍🏻
@petergeorgew6208
6 ай бұрын
A truly excellent vlog. Well presented and great narrative. Thank you Ian… I thought long and hard before purchasing my new antenna. In the end, went for a 33’ non resonant antenna, but that is presenting me with its own learning curve. Hasten to add that i have not installed it yet, awaiting better WX conditions. Peter (M0PGW)…😊
@ianxfs
6 ай бұрын
Thanks and good luck Peter 👍🏻
@OZ5ZX
9 ай бұрын
Looks soo nice, sadly i can't get it to Denmark with out paying like 2 times the price. Id love to try one out. Really well mad video to, nice and easy to understand. Thanks.
@ianxfs
9 ай бұрын
Shame about the import taxes. Thanks for the feedback 👍🏻
@patrickbuick5459
7 ай бұрын
Is it really that bad? I thought getting stuff to Canada was bad, but we exempt Ham Radio equipment from customs duty... but not sales tax and we are at 15% where I live, the highest in the country. Do you know anyone making a trip? It's so small when collapsed..
@ianxfs
7 ай бұрын
See DX Commander announcement (Feb 24) about EU shipping from ML&S 👍🏻
@DavidWood2
7 ай бұрын
56:31 Ian realised he cut his 17m element a bit short because he used an older cut chart for 17m that didn't allow for the shock cord loops (which electrically shortens the element). Fortunately, he got away with a 1cm fold back.
@ianxfs
7 ай бұрын
Indeed!
@darren2589
27 күн бұрын
Great video Ian, thank you. I've just ordered one off the back of that. I have a couple of questions if you dont mind? How easy is it to pack up/ reassemble in the field and do you have any supertips on that? also, can you just clarify if you left that long fold back at the top of the 40m section and why is that? Thanks x
@ianxfs
27 күн бұрын
@@darren2589 Hi Darren. Yes, the foldback is an integral part of the 40m element. It’s to allow for the fact that the pole isn’t long enough to hold a 40 wire at full length. No issue in reality. Yes, it goes up/down no problem. Number the black plastic hose clamps and the spreader plates as per mine. Makes it very easy to put things on in the right order. A decent pull/twist on the bottom sections when erecting, but not on the top thin ones. If you pull them too tight you’ll struggle to collapse them again. If after extended use on a session you may find they slip down, use a little tape around those top thin sections. Better than finding they’re too tight and difficult to undo. Collapse the pole from the bottom. Be aware of your surroundings and ground when erecting…don’t snag the tip. My guys are short enough to still reach while holding the pole up…just tap in stakes with mallet. I have a tent peg that the base sits on. I have a spare long rope to guy the middle section if it’s very windy. Just knock it in in the direction of the wind to give more support to the pole. That’s all I can think of for now….🤔 Have fun!
@darren2589
27 күн бұрын
@@ianxfsThank you for the rapid reply there. Yes that all makes sense. Just checking that all the antennas, spreaders and clamps came off and there wasn’t a quick way to leave them on. It seems straight forward enough if you label them as you say. I will also do 17m too, I like the band.
@danamarcy5414
10 ай бұрын
I thoroughly enjoyed your instructions for this topic. Dana Marcy VE6KBI
@ianxfs
10 ай бұрын
Great Dana. Thanks 😀
@johnratcliffe6438
10 ай бұрын
Little bit confused about the 40m element Ian. I have it through all 3 spreader plates with elastication per your instructions. I've marked 9.36m from the driven plate, but in the video your element from the top spreader to the 9.36m line is already wrapped around the pole. Surely it should be straight to that point, otherwise the element length before the foldback will be out? Then loosely spiralled after 9.36m has been measured? Apologies if I have the wrong end of the stick here.
@ianxfs
10 ай бұрын
You’re right John. Not sure what the difference in length is (not much?), but lots of foldback to play with and I just needed a 10cm cut off the end I recall? Either way I reckon, but I did measure from the base plate and then measured the top of the 40 wire with the twist in place 😀
@rayhowell400
5 ай бұрын
How do you put it up and take it down alone?
@ianxfs
5 ай бұрын
Very easy Ray. No issues at all. My three guys are all short enough to be reached and pegged while still holding the pole 👍🏻
@johnratcliffe6438
10 ай бұрын
Ian, I have been making the elements up for my Expedition tonight. I haven't been able to crimp the forks up tightly enough to secure the bare wire of the elements; the holes are just too big. I've looked through the packet and all the forks are the same size. Did you have any problems with yours? Fortunately, I had some forks left over from an old DXC Classic build. They came with yellow casing for the radials and blue for the elements; blue being a smaller diameter for a bare single wire. I had 3 blue ones left, so I've crimped those on instead. They fit the bolts without issue. Not sure why all of the current supplied forks are the same size. Thoughts?
@ianxfs
10 ай бұрын
Hi John. Yes they are all the same size and with my crimping pliers they were fine. I too have spare yellow/blue ones. Guessing it’s a way of simplifying the packaging plus a cost saving on parts perhaps, to keep the overall price down? Good luck 👍🏻
@johnratcliffe6438
10 ай бұрын
@ianxfs try as I might, I can't get my pliers to compress them properly. They're fine with four radials inside, but the single elements just fall out (yellow slot). Using the blue slot works to a degree, but also deforms the fork. Perhaps I need to go back to the gym! 73, John
@ianxfs
10 ай бұрын
@@johnratcliffe6438 Just hold it with solder? Should be ok.
@johnratcliffe6438
10 ай бұрын
@@ianxfs All done Ian. Thanks for your time 🍻
@ianxfs
10 ай бұрын
@@johnratcliffe6438 catch you on John….
@tonyoutdoors9369
7 ай бұрын
im using an ats 25x2 i have a back yard approx 5m x 4m i have tried a mini whip and too much noise i do better with a wire tbh any tips its for receive only thanks
@ianxfs
7 ай бұрын
Hi Tony. If you look on the channel there’s a loop on the ground series (x4). It works on the lower bands for RX (160/80/40m). This should help with your receive and fit in the space. I continue to use mine in tandem with the main antenna on these lower bands. Good luck 👍🏻
@tonyoutdoors9369
7 ай бұрын
@@ianxfs cheers bud
@mickeyred
4 ай бұрын
Where does the 9.36m foldabck distance come from? I cannot see it in the user guide.
@ianxfs
3 ай бұрын
Sorry Mickey, can you let me know which part of the video this is at and I can clarify? Thanks.
@mickeyred
3 ай бұрын
Yes sorry at about the 35 minute mark for the 40m element
@mickeyred
3 ай бұрын
@@ianxfs Its the 40m element about 36 minutes in
@ianxfs
3 ай бұрын
@@mickeyred it’s at the bottom of page 4 of v1.1 of the 2024 expedition user guide. It’s on the right-hand side of the user guide screen on DX Commander website. The new May 2024 unified guide presumably references this too, but I haven’t checked. 👍🏻
@mickeyred
3 ай бұрын
@@ianxfs Ah I am building 6 element so didnt cross reference with this, but the overll length varies between 6 and 3 element. No worries
@user-cg7uw9uh6n
10 ай бұрын
Hi Ian, sm I correct in saying that you are wearing an Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean ?
@ianxfs
10 ай бұрын
Hi, yes I will have been. The orange one 😀
@user-cg7uw9uh6n
10 ай бұрын
@@ianxfs very nice time piece Ian. As mutch as I like the ham videos I'd like to see a review of your Range Rover and maybe the Omega...
@ianxfs
10 ай бұрын
@@user-cg7uw9uh6n yes 😁, I’d have to set up another channel or two…cars & watches 😮… and then maybe fishing 🎣
@johnlew5972
4 ай бұрын
Can I but the SO239 assembly from you as a part?
@ianxfs
4 ай бұрын
Sorry, no John. You need to contact DX Commander, the supplier 👍🏻
@martinsmith2984
9 ай бұрын
How much.. What a joke, All that money for a bit of wire a pole a few clips, your having a laugh..
@ianxfs
9 ай бұрын
This is a build video, not a sales pitch. Don’t buy one then. Mine’s great 👍🏻
@cthoadmin7458
9 ай бұрын
You don't have to buy the whole thing. Just buy the pole if you want. I just have a 9m pole and run an end fed half wave antenna up it. Quick to deploy portable.
@martinsmith2984
9 ай бұрын
@@ianxfs Can make 3 for that price..😂
@gsahookah599
4 ай бұрын
We all look forward to your video of the extremely cheap/junk hot-glued mess of an antenna you've made. I imagine your quality cheap junk antenna would surpass the sales of the DX Commander in no time. When can we expect to purchase them in mass quantity from you?
@martinsmith2984
4 ай бұрын
@@gsahookah599 But it will work just as good and only cost a quarter of the price, who is the fool, YOU...
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