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Thanks for pointing that out. well, it's still a bowline, but tied this way, the correct term is a cowboy-style bowline. It doesn't really matter if it's for a loop application, but if you're connecting two pieces of rope, this knot would slip. I could probably tie it the "right way" or even show both ways in a new video. -73 bud

@@Maartenkarperfreak Thank you! If you can I would recommend a fiberglass pole since carbon is conductive, but as you see it works in a pinch! Good luck with your antenna project!

@@loraz0 I guess you are right.

@@Kinetic79 Thank you!

@@VE6LK Thank you!

Its hard to blame someone else too.. 😂

Thank you! -awesome callsign by the way.

What an honour. ❤

@@GarySchiltz Its the Icom IC-7300.

@@StreakyP There will be a part 2 to this video. 😉

If it is conductive, shouldn't it show on a simple multimedia?

Multimeter

@@MultiProfessorn Yes, and where the pole dont have a coating on I messured almost 0 ohms over a 50cm area.

@@LB7VJ Thanks. Are there reasons to believe that this mast is more prone to conductivity and lossas than say Sotabeams carbon 6? This video suggests minimal impact. th-cam.com/video/idx1zdmeIOs/w-d-xo.htmlsi=mfZ68_Hll_MK1hFL

@@btaylor1948 It might be a bit difficult to see in the video, but I leaned the mast against the root of a piece of driftwood that was lying there, then I used a couple of tension straps so that it wouldn't slip. Luckily there was no wind. Otherwise, it probably wouldn't have worked. After the video, I made s better system where I use a 20cm piece of pvc pipe attached to a 50cm stomp of rebar. Nothing fancy, but it works great! 73 my friend!

Thank you for the sub!

Thanks for the kind words! Yes, it may be fiberglass, but it says carbon. I don't really know. I'm thinking I should do a comparison video of this rod and a DX commander rod to see if there is any noticeable difference between them.

Thanks for replying! I also have a 12m Spiderbeam and the thing is so heavy I can't bring it up by myself when extended if there's the slightest wind. Also it's too wide at the base to plug it inside any umbrella stand ground socket I could find. So I don't use it much really. These fishing poles are much easier to use but alas quite fragile and too flexible... Judging from what I saw when my 10m pole broke, I really can't imagine this is carbon. It really looked like fiberglass. Carbon ought to be conductive, right? So I'll check with my multimeter...

@@F4LDT-AlainSounds good Alain. I’ll will do some more testing to mine as well. It might be fiberglass, or a combination of the two. I smell a follow up video 😉

@@n4lq How much loss are we talking about?

​ I really can't tell how much it's absorbing, but try pulling the antenna wire away from the mast and observe the swr. If there is a change then you know the mast is conductive. I know one guy who actually used one of those masks as an antenna.

As I wrote in another comment, I have a pole from the same brand and I highly doubt it's carbon. It definitely looks like it's fiberglass. Plus they'd be more expensive...

@@prburley Thank you for the translation!

@@tomtwist1081 Yes. Its not a sponsored video, but sure i can!

@@prburley Thank you! Yes they are similar, but smaller I guess. 🦌

@@LB7VJ We ate acorn fed venison when I was a kid--hideous. The venison that feeds on corn is what people like, and it's essentially free.

@@FreedomFox1 Good point! Wire cutters are really handy. I hav’nt tried it, but the sheath might have room for the small knipex cutter to, thou that one might be to small «normal» EDC type stuff.

Thank you bud!

Exactly! 🤣

Ahh yes, i get it now: two paines in neighbours' assess are better than just one, right?

Yes, Its a good keyer! 👍

Ja. De blir hypnotisert/paralysert av å ligge på ryggen og kan ligge sånn kjempelenge. Funker fint med høner også, men det må være rolig rundt dem. Fin hobby og gå rundt å legge høner på ryggen. 😬

I think its important ho have in mind that the premis for this video are tools for EDC carry. No one thinks that the Leatherman is a good tool for your «real work» either, but it's very practical to have with you. If you want to carry the 150 size, then good on you, but I think thats just to big to be an EDC tool. 👍

@@LB7VJ for my grandpa axe was an edc tool for hunting in forest - sample for size and weight differences in edc ) 150 it's tool, 125 tool with limitations, smaller sizes are toys. I have all of them, 125 only reasonable tool for edc.

Your grandpa sounds like a cool guy! 👍

Sure the 150mm is more capable...but the 300mm (a foot long) is much more capable than that dinky little 150mm toy you prefer. Only joking. Obviously it's always a trade off between portability and utility when we are considering EDC gear. I have the XS which punch way above their weight and for me personally, are more than adequate for EDC, way better than most multitool pliers. I have bigger versions at home.

You'll be surprised at how really useful this miniature Cobra is. I would call it without hesitation a most useful EDC tool bar none, even before a knife (if it is about surviving in a job, not in a nature, of course ;))

Thank you! Yes, they are surprisingly useful! For typical workshop repair use you get more done with bigger tools off course, but these are awesome combined with a multitool for POTA, SOTA and Bushcraft type applications. -73

Well.. he’s from Halden. He has a TH-cam channel called «Norvegian Hamventures» Cool guy! 🤣👍

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The powersupply is a standard iPhone charger that does not make noise in that way when used to charge phones. The LED strip has a remote controll and some kind of bluetooth/wireless connection. I think the issue probably comes from that, but I’m going to test a different power. As of now we just disconnect them if I use my radio. 🤣

There would probably be noise from the fact that the LED's are being pulsed at a high rate. On/off = square waves = harmonics. Try changing the patterns and dimming/brightening the lights - if it makes a difference on your radio then it's not all the power supply's fault - it's just the way the strips work. BTW, I think most of those remotes are IR.

Thank you so much, and thank you for hunting! -73 😎

The radio appears ok in the video because I edited out the parts where I struggle the most. You can see that the power goes down on the tuner display sometimes, but again the worst parts are edited out. I therefore suspect that the radio did some of the QSB. Anyways, thank you so much for hunting, and for the QSO. -73 🙌

Yes, its a beautiful area! I think this might be my go to park in the future.

Yes it was, even at -17 celsius. 🥶