As a commercial fisherman your knot portion of this instructional video was painful. LOL.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Dude my knots are second to none I don’t know what you’re talking about. It’s knot like we need a bowline for this lol!
@W4TRI
3 жыл бұрын
Sold out! Jason if you see this you have exceeded capacity! Very nice kit! You printing your own winders?
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
He’s got 3 printers going. Usually takes about 7-9 days to restock so it shouldn’t be a long wait.
@W4TRI
3 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube Great stuff! I put my email in on the let me know page.
@KM4ACK
3 жыл бұрын
Yes. Printing them in house now. Hope to have more in stock soon.
@W4TRI
3 жыл бұрын
@@KM4ACK Very good! Might see you at Knoxville! 73 K4RJJ
@Kd9bpy
3 жыл бұрын
Kd9bpy...I just built mine and I used white flex seal in lieu of hot glue...seems to do the trick.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
I've not used flex seal but that already sounds like a better idea than hot glue.
@Kd9bpy
3 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube I grabbed a small $5.00 tube at Lowe's....figured I'd give it a try. Dries with just a small amount of flex to it....time will tell.
@DK9CA
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike, you can try adding a second 100pF 1kV capacitor in parallel to the first one (or replacing it with a 220pF 1kV is good as well) to get the SWR down on 15 and 10. Had to do the same on my QRPGuys NoTune EFHW. 73 from Germany de DK9CA 😁🤘
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Good tip. I have that QRP guys antenna and can't get it to tune to save my life.
@DK9CA
3 жыл бұрын
BTW, a line isolator is highly recommended for EFHW, at first I thought that I could do without it, but practice has taught me better. ;) I am using a W1JR choke on an Amidon FT240-43 ferrite core and 2 runs of coax, one 10m (33ft) long for the "counterpoise" from my homebrew 40-10 EFHW to the choke and round about 5m (16ft, this length is not critical) from the choke to the TRX. It offers a way much better performance and got me rid of painful RFI. ;)
@K5YVY
3 жыл бұрын
Oh hello there, didn’t see you. I prefer power tools and I don’t really want to own a hot glue gun, pretzel knots. You crack me up lol. Great video man, I really like my KM4ACK efhw. After watching your video I wish now I had shortened my leads on the capacitor like you but it’s okay, my wife owns a hot glue gun, so I used hers.
@KM4ACK
3 жыл бұрын
Every shack needs a hot glue gun 😃
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
I don't know. I feel I might lose a couple man points if I added one to the shack.
@K5YVY
3 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube Put a K8MRD sticker on it and you gain man points.
@HamRadio2
3 жыл бұрын
Great video, Mike. #hamharder
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Always. #hamharder.
@503Nick
3 жыл бұрын
12 fengs long 😂😂
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Thats the new universal system for measurements.
@ryanv7075
3 жыл бұрын
That is golden!
@KU9L
Жыл бұрын
I just ordered mine today when I saw the Stock Alert email and now I see it has low stock already, lol. Thanks for the video. Cheers es 73, Dave -KU9L
@hamradiotube
Жыл бұрын
They go quick!
@Philip-KA4KOE
Жыл бұрын
I admire those who produce kits for us; all the emails, problems, and slim profit margins...it truly is a labor of love.
@Pigeon__Man
3 жыл бұрын
I use this antenna for my POTAs with my G90. Great piece of kit! I folded the tag end on the insulator, twisted, and used heat shrink to secure it.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, heat shrink. Didn’t think of that when I made the video but I’m gonna do that. Thanks for watching.
@Pigeon__Man
3 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube Glad I could help!
@K5YVY
3 жыл бұрын
I did the same thing! I couldn’t bare to cut my wire, that seems so permanent lol.
@Pigeon__Man
3 жыл бұрын
@@K5YVY I clipped mine but left enough to secure. Once it's resonant it shouldn't change much unless it stretches. The only thing I don't cut is rope! Tie a sheep-shank! lol
@KM4ACK
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review Mike! Hope to have more in stock by this weekend.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
You better get to it. Looks like a lot of people are interested in it. Thats what happens when you make a great antenna!
@WestFloridaLocksLLCTampa
3 жыл бұрын
Hi kmack Got your message. Where you able to get my email to work for the order? Thanks Bob ki4hit
@jcalbano
6 ай бұрын
Carabiner Where can you purchase the ones you use that have multiple holes in it. GREAT video!
@K3JRZOnTheAir
3 жыл бұрын
Built mine last week, but haven’t checked it yet. My first build.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I just did a POTA today with it and the 705. Bands weren’t great but I got all over the country and puerto rico so I’m not complaining.
@K3JRZOnTheAir
3 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube As long as you got the park activated and the antenna worked! Thursday was hard for me, but yesterday broke an all time new record (used my regular setup with a Chameleon MPAS 2.0).
@503Nick
3 жыл бұрын
Oh hi there 😂😂 timely build! I just got mine too. My first antenna build
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
That’s great. It’s a fun build and an awesome antenna. Just did a POTA today with it and the 705. Super easy to set up and get on the air.
@503Nick
3 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube I still need an hf rig but hey, future goals especially after CN75 with WE4DX
@geirha75
Жыл бұрын
Do we really have to cut the wire? I mean, shorten the wire by bending the wire at new length and twisting it around ??
@jerry-suhrstedt
Жыл бұрын
So what was your final length? Doesn’t it need a counterpoise??
@nPcDrone
2 ай бұрын
"Attach the toroid to the thing..." damn I got a lot of lingo to learn.
@donaldsmith3048
2 жыл бұрын
If you don't have hot glue then silicone sealer will do the same! Put heat shrink on the lose end of the wire to make it neater?
@barryzoll9772
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video as usual. Thanks for everything you do for the Ham Radio Community!
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure. Thanks for watching.
@BunnyMcHusky-cg1tj
6 ай бұрын
Would you recommend this for 40m CW use?
@temporarilyoffline
3 жыл бұрын
This is a great antenna, and Jason showed us how to deploy it at "knee height" to get contacts halfway (or more) across the US. Very versatile.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah you got the VIP treatment. I had to do it all by myself :(
@temporarilyoffline
3 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube That was all Leah, I just tried to stay out of the way.
@AndrewBezanson
2 ай бұрын
Love this kit VE6BEZ
@HamRadioDX
3 жыл бұрын
I’m offended you didn’t see me standing in your garage… and you invited me too. Nice video man, I gotta get me one of those end feds.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
I don't understand the first sentence but yes, you do need to get one. I was wearing your shirt in the video I made yesterday activating a park with this antenna.
@HamRadioDX
3 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube at the start of your video you turn around and say “I didn’t see you there”… just a bit of humor 😂 ah sweet look forward to seeing that one
@paulhastings3109
3 жыл бұрын
He is still out of stock. Any guess to how long. Didn't see any place to get it line. KQ4CD Paul 73
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
I wish I knew. Best advise is to just keep checking back. Making these antennas is just a side project for him. I know his day job keeps him quite busy. It's well worth the wait though.
@raceon4
3 жыл бұрын
Perfect timing I just ordered mine last night. This will be my first kit.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Congratulations. It’s a fun build and a great antenna.
@TheNoCodeTech
3 жыл бұрын
K-Murder, you are an inspiration! Great video man! You rock! thanks for the video. Can't wait for them to come back in stock. Hope to catch you on the air sometime.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Right on, thanks for watching. He's printing them as fast as he can I know that. They're selling like hotcakes!
@RicSpivey
3 жыл бұрын
"I really don't wanna own one" I feel you. So much... Lmao. I totally have a couple hot glue sticks in my tool bag though, that and a lighter does the things
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
It's just such a poor quality glue. If you look at it wrong it comes undone.
@RicSpivey
3 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube I mean, you're def not wrong lol
@DK5ONV
3 жыл бұрын
Sayin' what? Sayin' yeah! Happy monday into TX-State Mikey Boy. Nice job done by both of you KM4ACK and by yourself. Hope this Antenna delivers you tons of fun (contacts). 73's de Your Badass Friend Uncle Guenter... 😎👍👍👍
@TimRedman
3 жыл бұрын
Your timing is impeccable, Mike....I just got my shipping notification on that yesterday.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Perfect!
@KM4ACK
3 жыл бұрын
Hope you get it built before Field Day 😃
@BradSnyder1
3 жыл бұрын
That's a really neat antenna. Nice build Mike! 73
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
It sure is!
@rafaelgcpp
3 жыл бұрын
Dude!! Genius move using the Dremel sanding drum to remove the enamel!!
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Go big or go home!
@HammockRadio
3 жыл бұрын
I can't wait for them to be back in stock again so I can grab one myself.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
He’s making them quick. He told me usually a 7-9 day turn around. There’s an email list you can get on. Should be somewhere on the link in the description.
@doesstuffoutside
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you did these videos. Mine is in the mail, should be able to build it this weekend.
@W7MMG
3 жыл бұрын
Just got on the email list for one. Saw you were spotted yesterday and tried to make a contact. Mother Probagation had other ideas. I know, I know…. I wasn’t Hamming Hard enough, lol. Thanks for your vids!
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Man it was tough yesterday. Lots of qsb and I was only running 10 watts. Took an hour to make 16 contacts. You know it’s bad if I’m self spotting.
@davidj.wilcox6053
3 жыл бұрын
Mike, Have enjoyed your videos and comments since the beginning. I have two of those large Dremel tools I kept when I retired from Family Practice. It was not part of family medicine but I recognized early on many patients had thick calluses on their feet and it was a source of daily discomfort. So I bought some Dremel tools and sanding wheels and while talking with them ground off some of the callouses and made a lot of little old ladies (and men) very happy. Happy Feet = big smile. Now I use the Dremel tools almost daily in radio and other “fixing things) projects I do around the home. Every ham should have one or more each with a different sanding wheel or cutting/grinding disc. How did I live without them? Dave K8WPE since 1960
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Dremels are awesome. And now they have another use. If I ever get a callus, I'll know what to grab! Thanks for watching. 73
@litzdog911
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for post this! Hope the KM4ACK gets them back in stock soon.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
He’s building them fast so you shouldn’t have to wait long.
@litzdog911
3 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube Excellent! I've been using end-fed random wires with 9:1 unun, so looking forward to trying an EFHW.
@KM4ACK
3 жыл бұрын
I hope to have more in stock this weekend. (June 19/20, 2021)
@litzdog911
3 жыл бұрын
@@KM4ACK Excellent! I'll be placing an order!
@53capridrive
3 жыл бұрын
Mike, I like the friendly way you started this video. “Hi I didn’t see you”. It reminded me of Ed Norton in The Honeymooners “Chef of the Future”.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
I'm not familiar with that but I'm glad you appreciate my humor lol!
@barrykery1175
3 жыл бұрын
You did a great job making the video. Very informative. It looked like a fun little antenna kit to assemble. Nice to have a true multi band antenna that covers 10 to 40 meters. You have a collection of antenna analyzers and NO sand paper? OOPS ! Everybody has sandpaper. Hi Hi No matter. Thanks for posting. Barry, KU3X/QRP
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Lol. Well you gotta have priorities. I use analyzers all the time. Prob on a weekly basis. Not too many times I need sand paper though. Good thing I have power tools.
@WJ6FRadio
3 жыл бұрын
Outstanding video! Looks like I will be buying yet another antenna in the near future!
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
You need all the antennas!!
@WJ6FRadio
3 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube Lord knows I'm getting there!
@maddog2557
3 жыл бұрын
"waRsher"...I wonder if he says "libary" cause that's where the R usually comes from.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Lol. I’ll have to think about it over a glass of melk while laying with my head on my pellow.
@DP-np5mm
3 жыл бұрын
Great video with very clear instructions on assembly. Curious if anything like this exists for GMRS frequencies? I would absolutely love to have something so small, compact and light for backpacking use.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. An antenna for GMRS would be very small already as its in the ~460mHz spectrum I believe, which is less than 70cm for one wavelength. Its very nature makes the antennas small to begin with.
@N5LRZ
3 жыл бұрын
Place some heat shrink tubing over the needle nose pliers and shrink the tubing. The heat shrink will grip but not allow the little teeth of the pliers to scratch off the magnet wire outside coating.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
I did that with my helping hands. Prob should have used those instead.
@jameshall5314
2 жыл бұрын
He is out of stock now
@hamradiotube
2 жыл бұрын
The good ones usually are. Just keep checking back.
@daveN2MXX
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing that he can sell this for $40, while others sell almost the same thing (chameleon) for almost $200. Thanks for the video!
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah there’s really not much too these antennas. Some of the prices can be a little hard to justify.
@TheNoCodeTech
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Mike, just wanted to stop by and let you know that I purchased one of these and your video helped me assemble it. Thank you.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Hey awesome, you just got a great antenna!
@walshgeo
3 жыл бұрын
Great build Mike! I will have to build this antenna. Thanks for the video . 73 George KB3WAQ
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. Have fun.
@hamradio1017
3 жыл бұрын
This is a knife....
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
haha
@wild-radio7373
3 жыл бұрын
Nice!♡♡♡ 🤜🏻👍🤛🏻
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ✌
@gregmve6gcm
3 жыл бұрын
Great video. You could put a piece of heat shrink on before the dog bone and use that to tidy up the loose end and keep it secure. 73 fromVE6GCM.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Great idea!
@K5QBF
3 жыл бұрын
EFHW FTW! Great antenna.
@preppie478
3 жыл бұрын
General Kenobi.... Just got shipment confirmation on mine yesterday. Crazy excited to build and run it
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites.
@1958johndeere620
3 жыл бұрын
I see on his site its rated for 50 watts ssb. I need to build me a 100 watt version. I did some portable work today, and I used the wrc but wish I had a nice lightweight efhw to use sometimes as well. I built a linked dipole for 80, 40, 20, but its not always easy to get an inverted V up. Sloper efhw is super easy.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Jason tells me he runs 100 watts out of it all the time. If it gets too hot the SWR will get high but once it cools down its back to normal.
@1958johndeere620
3 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube Ok. I have had issues with a 4 to 1 balun on my home station over heating, and the swr does creep up. First time I saw it I was confused. Took me a minute to figure out what was going on. I will keep an eye on his site, and give one a whirl,,, with bowline's and splices. LOL!
@johnedwinsnyder5082
3 жыл бұрын
Any idea on the specification and source of the yellow flexible antenna wire? I'm looking to acquire the materials myself, but want to be sure antenna wire can wind easily. Thanks!
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
It's 26AWG from SotaBeams. I have a roll of it myself that I bought from them last year. I like it a lot. Doesn't kink, easy to wind. I'm also a HUGE fan of Poly Stealth wire from Amateur Radio Supplies. It's actually my favorite small antenna wire, but it's not yellow. www.amateurradiosupplies.com/category-s/218.htm
@johnedwinsnyder5082
3 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube Great, thanks!
@JT-py9lv
3 жыл бұрын
Wishing that they made a 100w version
@chrisr4861
3 жыл бұрын
Planning to try just that. I just received the kit and I plan to use 2 cores and 18g magnet wire instead of a single core with 22g. This should allow the transformer portion to take the 100w at the expense of increasing the bulk a little bit. From my research on the 140-43 cores it looks like a higher number of turns (21:3) would be beneficial when doubling up cores.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Let us know what you find out.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Hopefully this is just the beginning of a long line of antennas from him.
@chrisr4861
3 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube I was able to get out and use the antenna today. POTA pile up in 88 degree weather and the transformer did not get at all warm. I ended up using 2 of the 140-43 cores I just ordered extra when I ordered the kit. 2 other mods were a heavier magnet wire 18 gage instead of the 22 gage in the kit, and I used a 3 primary 21 secondary wrap to increase efficiency. The mods were ones I found looking into EFHW for 100 watts using a 140-43 torroid core. I am very happy with how this antenna performed. Thanks to Jason for a great kit.
@Blue-Collar-Radio
3 жыл бұрын
Great job on the build Mike. I'm going to throw mine together in the next few days and test it out.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome. It’s a fun build and a great antenna.
@w4mkh
3 жыл бұрын
So, do you tune for 40m only and then let the other bands fall wherever they are? Seems to me if you tune for 40 then try to tune for say 20 you will mess up 40. So I think tuning for the lowest band is all you can do. Right?
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
You tune for the lowest band you want. Because the ham bands are mostly all harmonics of each other they kinda just fall in place. Not perfectly but close enough.
@KD2MIC
3 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube I'll add that I recently built the qrpguys efhw and cut the wire for 20m, about the middle of General phone. No tuner needed for that band and I usually don't need a tuner on 40 either (using the x5105). I've used on 10m with good results also. Give the shorter length a shot.
@dankd2fmw489
3 жыл бұрын
Yellow wire. I had this antenna up Saturday. Someone still walked into it. Great Build Mike!
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
All you can do is try. But you still can't fix stupid.
@chrish.3564
3 жыл бұрын
Does the diameter of the wire make any difference in the resonants?
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
I'm no antenna expert, I just play one on TV, but I do believe a larger diameter wire should give more bandwidth than a thinner one. How much so, I couldn't tell you.
@mistersnoid
3 жыл бұрын
ham radio content good. insane prepper nonsense bad.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
I don’t think I have any insane prepped nonsense. Though all my nonsense is insane.
@kylefreemason
2 жыл бұрын
Hows the swr on 17m?
@hamradiotube
2 жыл бұрын
It’s not resonant on 17 so it’s pretty terrible.
@kylefreemason
2 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube Thanks for the reply Mike. Hope you are doing well.
@DewayneW4FDT
3 жыл бұрын
Great build everything was neat and tucked away where its supposed to be. Just ordered my kit today cant wait to put it together. Got some good tips from your video. Curious though, what was the model of the antenna analyzer you were using with the digital screen and then what happened to make you swap to the Mfj-269? I liked the screen on the first one.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Nice, you'll love it. It's a fun build too. The analyzer is an MFJ-223. I think I switched because the battery was dying but I honestly don't remember.
@DewayneW4FDT
3 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube thanks bud, found your review of it. I like that thing, might add it to my list.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
I wonder if they’re available. They’ve been having trouble getting parts for the analyzers. Though I’m pretty sure the 223 is from some manufacturer, prob China, that puts their sticker on it. I’ve seen the same one with different brands on it. Either way it’s a great analyzer.
2 жыл бұрын
Mine did not come with the ring terminals pre-attached to the wire. I had to put them on. KM4ACK's video gives the directions.
@wushock92
3 жыл бұрын
Great build video, Mike! Most enjoyable and informational.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@warplanner8852
3 жыл бұрын
Dave, use zip ties on the end of the antenna wire!
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
I’ll let Dave know.
@neilwilson984
3 жыл бұрын
Nice video and if you don't own a hot glue gun some neutral cure silicon will do just as well.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
I have some silicone I may put on it.
@neilwilson984
3 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube just make sure it's not an acetic cure silicon (they smell like vinegar when curing) as the acid will cause corrosion and kill your project.
@weslofton886
3 жыл бұрын
Great video went to order one and bam sold out🤔on the list.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
He’s able to restock every 7-9 days. There’s an email list you can get on too. Check the antenna page from the link.
@warplanner8852
3 жыл бұрын
"..attach the toe-rood to the thing.."
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
We only use technical terms around here lol
@michaelmitchell2551
3 жыл бұрын
Awsome video. Can't wait to see it up.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
soon
@paulhastings3109
3 жыл бұрын
Still waiting can't wait for it Paul KQ4CD
@hamradiotube
2 жыл бұрын
Not sure when he'll have more but it'll be worth the wait.
@paulhastings3109
2 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube maybe you could check. He is doing some kind pie . Where can I get parts for building stuff
@davidcline4286
3 жыл бұрын
I wish you were my neighbor
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
I am, we're just farther apart.
@paulhastings3109
3 жыл бұрын
On your MFJ do you fine it likes batteries. Nice antenna
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
The batteries actually last quite a while. I have rechargeables in it and just plug in the wall wart and it charges them back up.
@paulhastings3109
3 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube I think the batteries are rechargeable, going to guess maybe 10-20 minutes. The ones that came with it
@paulhastings3109
3 жыл бұрын
Mine to. Was thinking about using 18650 to the couple the red and black things. Sorry at time my ADHD gets in the way. "What am I doing " it's a song 🎵
@LifeAtTerminalVelocity
3 жыл бұрын
You beat me to the edit & post :) Nice video dude.
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Haha, right on. I'm sure yours will be better.
@LifeAtTerminalVelocity
3 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube Not unless I take it on a skydive. Not sure that I can fit it in my pack so that is a toss up right about now. Time will tell.
@WestFloridaLocksLLCTampa
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike Can you run 100w on this antenna?
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Jason rates it for 50 watts but he tells me he runs 100 watts ssb out of it all the time.
@WestFloridaLocksLLCTampa
3 жыл бұрын
@@hamradiotube Thanks love the videos
@georgeriedel9357
3 жыл бұрын
NICE BLADE TOO !!
@hamradiotube
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Its actually a pretty inexpensive Kershaw. Model 3930. I've had it for a couple years and like it so much I just bought another one.
@blueharley2
2 жыл бұрын
wish you'd say how much you cut off, instead of how many baofengs. Your humor is useless information.
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