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This antenna is unbelievably overpriced, flimsy and fiddly. Avoid. (edit: I own this antenna - I should have just built one myself 🙄)

Band conditions must be good..

Does the artificial ground work?

The FM section is very basic. Doesn't even have RDS

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hi, thank you for video. What about SWR ?

I agree! This is not worth the money. The cheaper Tecsun receivers pick up more than this.

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Hi Adam, That works well. I also use a flowerpot antenna for 4M out here in Malta and they work great. I tuned mine for 70.250 (Mid Band) to 1:1.2 SWR it works great. I also built one for 50Mhs and that works well too.

Like to see the novelty bikes. The rain sounded great. Really thought we were going to have a pitiful event with that irate driver. Couldn't make out what the megaphone guy was saying. Do you need a new bike seat? I mean the tape and all? I enjoyed watching the participants. Take care Adam. PS 50 mile ride?

Carshalton, that part is full of history going back many years. The Church is go's way back..😊

Made a mistake with the date 16th June and not the 16th of May.

Well Adam, another enjoyable toboggan ride. Liked Church Lane. I wonder how far do you have to go for groceries if you lived around that area. I remember when we lived at 117 Upper Selsdon Rd , my Aunt took me and would walk to Sainsbury's on Addington Rd. (circa 1963) . The house is still there but per Google Earth, a little dilapidated. I still have a cousin and maybe distant relatives in other parts of England. The radio spot is fantastic , needs a bench though:)

Yep!

wow what a view- would be great for both HF and VHF/UHF

I once commented over the air to a British station that you guys seem to always find these amazing spots, farms, empty random fields with total peace and quiet and some radio ops even sleep in a tent. It's not that easy at all here stateside. In fact, despite many POTA activations, it's nowhere near that tranquil anywhere here!

Just awoke , sitting in my pit (recording studio niche DAW) . A routine of reading online news and emails at 4:30 to 5:30 AM. I saw your opening shot and wow nice one , the bike adds character. I know you didn't plan that scene. Yes I will watch the ride later today as I am also about to go for 6AM trip for groceries to avoid crowded market. The less I expose my old ass body , the less probability of bringing back anything for Isa to contract. Her immunities are questionable. The song Winchester Cathedral comes to mind (Oh-bo-de-o-do ).

I made a mistake regarding the start and finish of pilgrims way. The Pilgrims' Way is an ancient 141-mile route from Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire to Canterbury Cathedral in Kent.

Nice looks good look forward to the radio videos from there

Yes I enjoyed this ride, the kids are the only hazard, crossing and turning around without looking. But alas I was one of them. Love the end of your ride , brew, sandwich and Heart on the radio. I do miss all you've taken in with your camera , England will always be in my heart and soul. I hope the sun flares or northern lights don't disrupt the radio routines. It was a nice ride along with all that is going on here in ATX.

Going to sit down later to watch and listen to whole ride. Love it already and will watch your radio latest later as well. Take care Adam.

Just received my jpc12. Can you get the same results with only 2 of the black tubes? thanks

Where did you purchase the balun from?

How has the TX-500 been performing for you? I’m considering picking one up but there seem to be mixed reviews on reliability and likability.

I know that place. I used to farm just up by the Yehudi Menuhin school. Took many tractors loaded with straw/hay from Slyfield fm, Manor fm and trundled the route to Claygate. Also cycled through Oxshott to Malden Russhet which now has a ulez camera I see. All the potholes look the same so not much has changed in 45 years! Great Vid. Show us your machine! Simon M7SMN

Modified the mounting bracket a bit cause mine hase only two holes for mounting on a mast....👍

The Tecsun S-2000 has been discontinued last year. A new replacement will be announced in 2024 - the S2200. Appearance wise, the S-2200 looks exactly like the S-2000 but uses the 18650 lithium ion batteries in place of the D sized cells. It's still in the testing phase in China. I hope the S-2200 will have other new features than just the battery format change. 😊

One of my dream radio ... Its hard to find here...Ho about the price you have got sir

Hows the am and fm?

2:38 PM Ended my Sunday afternoon ride along. Certainly enjoyed your commentary. For me the immediate response by the kids for directions was touching to me. I realize after missing a couple of your radio vids and this that your videography is one of my relaxing therapies. Cheers, as the previous gentleman said.✌

Damn it Adam, TH-cam is not telling me you have posted something. Anyhow I 'm about to get on my go nowhere bike in front of the TV. Have to do it to maintain some physical routine besides the AM stretches. I'll have to watch this video (via PC) with a beauty of a start when I can. I'll like it without seeing it👍, because I know I'll like it.

Fun ride Adam. Cheers.

Thanks, Adam. I've never heard of that becon it must be just a navigation becon it is very low power cheers for now, Mel

This one didn't quite go to plan, I couldn't get as close to the beacon ase I'd liked, wasn't sure if I was going to upload it, but it was a good excuse for me to go for a bike ride on a really warm day for February.

Not laughing at you, mate! Laughing with you! 😂

Bad noise. What happends?

I was given one last year and early this morning downloaded a manual so I can set it up now. I used to run an a.m. Pye Bantam ½ Watt out on 70.26 MHz xtal. G4GHB.

Thanks for this video. What is the LDG device you connected to the antenna?

What do you mean Adam? Is it perfect, no ... they tend to overload a bit with large outdoor antennas. So what's wrong with it? You can hear shortwave, it has filters, it does SSB perfectly and does NOT drift, the BFO is fun harking back to the way radios used to do it so it's retro. Can you copy bloody sideband with it? Yes. And it does it better on HF than a cheap RTL SDR USB dongle without the massive overloading and images. It will copy everything an 80s desktop shortwave receiver will and even do it better on 10 meters. So what's the problem again mate?

Reminds you of early Eddystone radios (especially the "cabin" radios) with a basic domestic radio circuit in a posh frock. Not hot to trot for SSB and CW

It came with a pocket knife, just in case🤞

Nice demo Adam

I borrowed one from a fellow ham and I totally agree with you....Its not a great receiver and very expensive too.👎73.G7HFS/PA3IKH

Ah, NDB frequency. Here in Belgium they are starting to dissapear since everyone uses VOR and GPS navigation nowadays. As I private pilot I have used these NDB's in my training 10 years back. You have an instrument with a needle that can spin 360°. You dail in the frequency and the needle will point to the station so you can turn the airplane and navigate to it. At this point you have an idea where you are on the map relatively to the station. All NDB's in Belgium that still work will continue to work until they break down some day at which point the station will be decomissioned. NBD intruments (working one's) are also becoming very rare in aircrafts. Mainly older one's still have one equipped but I doubt if anyone is capable of using it nowadays.

Catch these while you still can, they are rapidly disappearing. Very late at night, when most lights are turned off and their RFI is way down, with a long wire antenna you can hear 5 watt stations like this for over 1000 miles. The low band used to be full of these, now only a handful from where I am near Boston. Since they are obsolete, I was able to get a digitally tuned ADF receiver and antenna from an avionics shop for free and mounted them together along with the indicator and bring it out for demonstrations. The receiver will also tune the AM broadcast band and will DF those quite nicely.

Google NDB EPM and look at the result for trevord - UK Navaids gallery. Gives the QTH

Liking the HF 250!

Unique idintifier for aviation radio navigation beacon.

It's an aircraft NDB (non directional beacon) at Epsom.