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What's up TH-cam? Yes, this is Art Bell's old call sign; RIP. I was a huge Art Bell fan. He's one of the main reasons I got into Amateur Radio. I try and keep his call sign on the Air and as active as possible. The videos here may be Amateur radio, electronic or video gaming related. I'm not investing a lot of time in this page at this time, but might start doing more Amateur Radio post. I have a lot more content on my TiKTok. Check it out and subscribe. Thanks for stopping by.
~mike
de W6OBB
73
*wanna take a ride?
~mike
de W6OBB
73
*wanna take a ride?
Parks on the Air, POTA, activation from US-34809 Morro Strand State Beach. 61 QSOs with good DX. 73
Hey, what's happening TH-cam?
I went to Morro Strand State Beach in San Luis Obispo County, CA on 9/8/2024, Sunday. A little slow, only 61 QSOs, but got some good DX. I think everyone was watching Football. First Sunday NFL games this season.
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I went to Morro Strand State Beach in San Luis Obispo County, CA on 9/8/2024, Sunday. A little slow, only 61 QSOs, but got some good DX. I think everyone was watching Football. First Sunday NFL games this season.
Thanks for watching! Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE!
#w6obb #hamradio #parksontheair #amateurradio #pota #sota #summitsontheair #icom #ic7000 #yaesu #ft891 #beach #emergencycommunications #fieldday #fypシ #fyp #foryourpage #parksontheair
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Parks on the Air, POTA, activation from US-0639 Los Padres National Forrest. 100 QSOs for 2 days. 73
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Hey, what's happening TH-cam? I went to Los Padres National Forrest on 9/1/2024 and rolled past 2400 Zulu so counts as 2 activations. 100 QSOs between the 2 days. Got my N1CC credits for POTA award for 6th park. Just need 4 more parks with N1CC credits for award. Thanks for watching! Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! #w6obb #hamradio #parksontheair #amateurradio #pota #sota #summitsontheair #icom #ic7...
240 QSO at US-1174 Montana De Oro State Park for Parks on the Air POTA. Reached Kilo & Repeat Off 73
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Hey, what's happening TH-cam? I activated the park twice today as I went past 2400 Zulu. Made 240 QSOs. Got my 1,000 QSO for the Kilo aware and also, my 20th and 21st activation from US-1174, Montana De Oro State Park so got the repeat offender award as well. Thanks to all those hunters out there. 73 Thanks for watching! Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! #w6obb #hamradio #parksontheair #amateurradio #...
Parks on the Air Activation from Montana De Oro State Park, US-1174. Worked Ireland while portable.
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Hey, what's happening TH-cam? This is from an activation that covered 2 UTC days. 8/25/24 and 8/26/24. Made 161 QSOs this outing. Here's just about a dozen or so QSOs and a view of the sunset from the beach. Worked Ireland at the begging of the video. Great propagation this day. 73 Thanks for watching! Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! #w6obb #hamradio #parksontheair #amateurradio #pota #sota #summits...
What I take with me to do a Parks on the Air POTA. This is minimal if I'm being lazy from US-1174
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Hey, what's happening TH-cam? So, I have been being a bit lazy lately. I'm not hiking to where I setup like I usually do and I'm not even bringing that much with me. This is my POTA minimal tote. It has everything I need for an activation in one medium plastic tote. I was at Montana De Oro State Park, US-1174 Thanks for watching! Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! #hamradio #parksontheair #amateurradio...
San Luis Obispo POTA/SOTA Group activating US-3480, Morro Strand State Beach Parks on the Air W6OBB
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Hey, what's happening TH-cam? Today, August 17th 2024, the local San Luis Obispo County, California POTA/SOTA Group did a group activation at Morro Strand State Beach, Park US-3480. We had 3 stations. 2 CW stations and 1 SSB station. We ran bandpass filters so we could all operate at the same time on different bands. Great day! The group had the following operators: W6OBB, KC0LBY, KA3DRR, N6KRJ...
Made a 100Ah 12.8 Volt LifePO4 Battery Box w/ Powerpole, USB and Meter. Portable Power Amateur Radio
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Hey, what's happening TH-cam? Hey there. Just made me a new battery box. My last battery box from years ago was with 3 lead acid batteries and weighed in at 75 pounds. This one is more amp hours and with box, only weighs about 28 pounds. I added 4 powerpole connectors, 2 USB, 1 USB C and a multimeter LED meter. It is fused inside the box. I use mostly leftover parts from when I cleaned RadioSha...
My Portable POTA/SOTA FT8 Setup using a Raspberry Pi WSJT-X #POTA #parksontheair ##W6OBB #HamRadio
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My Portable POTA/SOTA FT8 Setup using a Raspberry Pi WSJT-X #POTA #parksontheair W6OBB #HamRadio
The Saddest part of a POTA activation, break down. Last activation of my vacation, Parks on the Air
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Hey, what's happening TH-cam? Just a sped up video of me breaking down and going home after my last POTA activation of my vacation. Back to work. From Park US-1175, Morro Bay State Park, US-1175 in California. 73 de W6OBB Thanks for watching! Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! #w6obb #hamradio #parksontheair #amateurradio #pota #sota #summitsontheair #icom #ic7000 #yaesu #ft891 #beach #emergencycommuni...
POTA, Parks on the Air activation at Morro Bay State Park, US-1175 with my 17 year old son, KC0LBY
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POTA, Parks on the Air activation at Morro Bay State Park, US-1175 with my 17 year old son, KC0LBY
Working AL7KC in Alaska from POTA, Parks on the Air, US-1174 Montana De Oro State Park July 6th 2024
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Working AL7KC in Alaska from POTA, Parks on the Air, US-1174 Montana De Oro State Park July 6th 2024
QSO from SOTA activation on August 19th, 2023 at Bishop Peak, Summit W6/SC-339. #W6OBB #SOTA #Hiking
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QSO from SOTA activation on August 19th, 2023 at Bishop Peak, Summit W6/SC-339. #W6OBB #SOTA #Hiking
Worked Japan, JH1GEX with 100 watts and a 49:1 EFHW at 6 feet off the ground #hamradio #amateurradio
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Worked Japan, JH1GEX with 100 watts and a 49:1 EFHW at 6 feet off the ground #hamradio #amateurradio
ARRL June VHF Contest with POTA Parks on the Air Activation of US-0639 Los Padres National Forest
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ARRL June VHF Contest with POTA Parks on the Air Activation of US-0639 Los Padres National Forest
Posting my full POTA activation w/ my 16 year old son, KC0LBY, US-1148 on 6/2/2024 Parks on the Air
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Posting my full POTA activation w/ my 16 year old son, KC0LBY, US-1148 on 6/2/2024 Parks on the Air
Full POTA, Parks on the Air Activation at Cayucos State Beach, Park US-3418 using the JCP-12 Antenna
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Full POTA, Parks on the Air Activation at Cayucos State Beach, Park US-3418 using the JCP-12 Antenna
JPC-12 Antenna used on an activation today with issues. DX Engineering coax wouldn't connect secure
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JPC-12 Antenna used on an activation today with issues. DX Engineering coax wouldn't connect secure
Posting my full POTA activation from Estero Bluffs State Park, US-1148 on 5/25/2024 Parks on the Air
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Posting my full POTA activation from Estero Bluffs State Park, US-1148 on 5/25/2024 Parks on the Air
Posting my full POTA activation from Estero Bluffs State Park, US-1148 on 5/19/2024 Parks on the Air
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Posting my full POTA activation from Estero Bluffs State Park, US-1148 on 5/19/2024 Parks on the Air
My 16 year old son, call sign KC0LBY, Colby's First SOTA, "Summits on the Air" activation today!
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My 16 year old son, call sign KC0LBY, Colby's First SOTA, "Summits on the Air" activation today!
A few QSOs from last month's POTA activation with my son, KC0LBY the day he upgraded to General.
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A few QSOs from last month's POTA activation with my son, KC0LBY the day he upgraded to General.
POTA, Parks on the Air Activation on 4/1/24 at US-1148, Estero Bluffs State Park Setup and Breakdown
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POTA, Parks on the Air Activation on 4/1/24 at US-1148, Estero Bluffs State Park Setup and Breakdown
Colby Falls out his chair at a Parks on the Air activation at Carrizo Plain National Monument K-4541
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Colby Falls out his chair at a Parks on the Air activation at Carrizo Plain National Monument K-4541
W6OBB POTA Activation at K-1175 Morro Bay State Park FT8 WSJT-X
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W6OBB POTA Activation at K-1175 Morro Bay State Park FT8 WSJT-X
POTA Parks On The Air Activation. I had a visit from Law Enforcement. Fish and Game Wardens. Cayucos
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POTA Parks On The Air Activation. I had a visit from Law Enforcement. Fish and Game Wardens. Cayucos
POTA setup at Estero Bluffs State Park in Cayucos California. Park K-1148. Parks on the Air! W6OBB
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POTA setup at Estero Bluffs State Park in Cayucos California. Park K-1148. Parks on the Air! W6OBB
Fortnite 2023 12 27 Victory Royal with a Victory Crown in my possession
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Fortnite 2023 12 27 Victory Royal with a Victory Crown in my possession
SOTA Summits On The Air Activation at W6/SC 207 Tessajera on 10-21-2023 and talked to Boys Scouts
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SOTA Summits On The Air Activation at W6/SC 207 Tessajera on 10-21-2023 and talked to Boys Scouts
Parks on the Air - POTA K-1157 Setup and Breakdown of my Yaesu FT-891 and my BuddiStick on 20 Meters
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Parks on the Air - POTA K-1157 Setup and Breakdown of my Yaesu FT-891 and my BuddiStick on 20 Meters
W6OBB Activated K-1148, Estero Bluffs State Park in Cayucos, California for POTA, "Parks on the Air"
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W6OBB Activated K-1148, Estero Bluffs State Park in Cayucos, California for POTA, "Parks on the Air"
Can you provide any info on the blue laptop/radio shade? I like that.
Dang, that's some nasty power line noise!
Nice! I eat lunch there all the time when I'm working in the area. Bathrooms were out of order last time, but they had a portable setup
I was at US-3407 Benicia State Recreation Area. I had my Chameleon TDL up on a 25’ mast. People would hike through the parking lot area I was at, I was setup on a picnic table in the shade about 20’ from the antenna and the truck. Some of the people were really nice would say hello. One lady was sneaking around and photographed me. Shortly after that a Benica Police officer showed up ask what I was doing asked for my ID, the second Officer showed up as he rounded the corner he saw my antenna and said he’s doing Ham Radio. Both are nice guys and all went well!!! People are crazy!!!
What vertical antenna were you using?
Hey, I know that guy! I just missed you by an hour or two.
Darn! Next time! I'll be out Saturday. 73
Hope some day we QSO bud. 73!
I hope so too! 73
Congrats!
Thanks, Scott! 73
@@W6OBB I'm looking forward to our next SLOCO POTA/SOTA group activation. 73!
QSL! 73!
😝👍👍👍
73 de W6OBB
What a wonderful day. 73
Yes it was! Thanks for watching! 73
Looks like a great time! (watchin that coax get stepped on even though its orange lol)
IKR LOL!!!
heard you super loud on 20 meters today, turns out you were really close! (I'm in Los Osos)
Right on! You should have called me. Were you the one I worked on 6 meters last weekend?
@@W6OBB nope not me, I was receive only today. Ill have to watch for you guys I can get on 6 and 10
Hi Mike, Thanks for the video. Do you have a link for that tent you use? Thanks, Jim
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@@W6OBB Thanks Mike
Excellent work, Mike 👍 👍
Thanks for your activation!
I'll be back out today, Solo! 73
Thanks friend very much appreciated I have spent days asking for this on loads of sites and forums My responses where very concerning they think i am trying to make space ship Not control my mill table Thank you for your video.
Great when people show an interest in what Amateurs are doing on the radio. Who knows they might be the next generation of radio operators so it's what the hobby needs. Good job, 73 de 2E0LVG
Nothing to fine you for. Onto their next victim
Same setup here: FT-891 and MFJ-939Y for when I go portable (some day). At home the FT710. I also have a manual tuner FC-700 which is very good. The MFJ939 can tune a pool noodle! Great little automatic tuner. I will subscribe to your channel. 73 kind Sir.
Thanks for watching and commenting! I also have the FT710 at home. Great radio! 73
Nice shirt 73 om k1aaf
BRAVO ZULU wa2aly
nice
Too short
Amazing! Congrats!
Thank you!!
Dude, you look hella like Kyle Gass from Tenacious D!
Congrats. I worked the Japanese expedition to Antarctica a couple years ago. Worked many countries All of it on a 100 watts with a dipole 20 ft off the ground, surrounded by two-story houses. You never know what's going to happen!
Right on! Thanks for watching and commenting. 73 de W6OBB
Do you mean the feed point was 6 feet off the ground on a vertical antenna? Was it a sloping antenna? Was all of the antenna 6 feet off the ground? Tell all of the story to provide the viewer knowledge. When I saw the title, I assumed I would learn a little about EFHW antennas. Nice that you were able to reach to Japan.
Sorry, I have another video that goes into detail about my EFHW. The entire thing is 6 feet off the ground. From the feed point to the end of the wire. It wraps around my fence in the shape of a square due to my yard being only about 25 feet by 20 feet.
What are you doing lol Im interested?
It is an Amateur Radio activity called, "Parks on the Air", or POTA. There are parks all over the world that are designated parks to setup your radio gear in and talk to other Amateur Radio operators. Most of the people we talk to are at home, but sometimes, you also talk to other people in other parks. You need to make contact with 10 people for the event to be considered a successful activation. There are awards for different tasks within this activity. Google Parks on the Air if you'd like to learn more or Google, getting you Amateur Radio License, to see if you may be interested. Thanks for watching and the comment.
Most amateur operators set at home? I'll have you know I resemble that comment.
LOL! I did for most of my HAM radio time. Only thing that got me out was I have a very high noise level at my home now and antenna restrictions so that got me into POTA and SOTA and I love it now. Nothing like a RF quite zone with S0 noise. Thanks for watching! 73
That's why you want to use those pipe clamps they come with, lol, or at least some electrical tape on the joints... 😂
Good idea. Mine didn't come with pipe clamps. I've used about 50 times and this is only the 2nd time it's happened. Luckily, it has come down fairly slow both times, so nothing broke....... I probably just jinxed myself. LOL! I carry electrical tape so going to try that. Thanks for the tip. Thanks for watching. 73!
When are you activating next?
He's headed out again now. This is his son, Colby, call sign KC0LBY. I'm not with him though. 73
Probably tomorrow. I was headed out tonight but something came up and had to come back home. :(
Aw man that is the most annoying thing ever... I'm always worried that some of my coax's aren't going to make a solid connection and cause an arc or something while transmitting. How have you been by the way? Been awhile since I've been on the ol' swan. W7NJG, 73's :)
Luckily I had those adapters with me. Saved the activation.
Thank you very much for video 73!
Thanks for watching. I'm posting another soon of today's activation. Hopefully the audio is better. I used a mic I used when I did motorcycle vlogs. It was good at cutting the wind noise. Thanks again. 73 de W6OBB
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💥AWSOME ACTIVATION ! ! ! Pretty windy up there...💯👍
Thanks! Yes, I'm going to try using my mic I used when I did Motorcycle VLogs. It cuts down on the wind pretty well. Trying it today. Just dug it out of the garage last night after listening to the terrible audio from this one. It's a Purple Panda. Hopefully, it helps. Thanks for watching and 73!
Dave, will it tune on 75m(3980 to be exact) with a tuner
I've tuned mine to that with an external, MFJ-939. Very inefficient, but it worked. The internal tuner on the 710 won't tune to that, however. I think in this video, I had my 7000 hooked up to it but using a Yaesu FT-710 now.
@@W6OBB I've got a 710 also, using a LDG Z Pro 2. Pretty sure it will work, like others said inefficient
Thanks for the info, because I'm leaning heavily towards buying one of these -- unless there's a newer hotness shown off at Dayton this week! So buy week after next. Also, congrats on gettin Art's old call sign. Really miss the guy.
I mainly use it for portable, SOTA/POTA now with my 891. The thing has been bullet proof. I through it in my back pack and it's all scratched and dinged up and still tuning for me. Thanks for watching! 73 😁
Fish game trash
Ho comme vous avez de la chance, en France ils sont beaucoup moins souriants ! Toutes mes 73 et bonne activation !! Jérémy F8DBN
Thanks for watching! 73 de W6OBB
I am new to HF and have the Yaesu 710 and I am trying to figure out when you need the external tuner vs. the internal tuner?
The internal tuner tunes an antenna up to 3:1. If the SWR is higher, you need an external tuner. This MFJ tuner does Matches 6-1600 Ohms (SWR up to 32:1). However, I'd recommend getting an antenna that is a close to resonance as possible. I actually have needed the external tuner with my EFHW antenna. I use this tuner when portable now for POTA or SOTA with my FT-891 as it doesn't have an internal tuner. It works great for my 891 when I want to use my 40-10 EFHW on 17 meters. What's your call sign, BTW. 73 de W6OBB
@@W6OBB I am KN4CQI
Funny Shit...your 2nd Op. was knocked off his Chair 💯💥😂😂😂👌
He was so excited, he fell over. LOL
Has this been fixed yet? also what setting should it work with in the FT-710? I'm trying to interface an MFJ-993b via the MFJ-5124Y to FT-710. No luck so far.
I actually ended up not using with my 710. I played with it a bit, but I have turned it into my Tuner for doing SOTA and POTA with my 891 and it works great. I'm not sure about the setting.
Hello Im trying to put my ic7000 with digirig to work, im not so much computer radio savy, Can you let me know the configuration for the ic7000 to ft8. or let me know where to find it. Many thanks. Blessings fro P Lugo NP3QT JAX Florida. PS. A good video for the 7000 setting it up for ft8 and digirig will get many views, there are none for that radio.
When I set mine up, it was a lot of trial and error. There was not a lot of help on the internet. I've given the 7000 to my son, but I'll see if maybe we can make a 'How To Video". Thanks for watching! 73 de W6OBB
I have had all kinds of reactions with SOTA and POTA. I have even had someone think I was some kind of t*rrorist. So annoying. Did not have that issue in Portugal -- people just ignored me there or wondered if I was fishing.
I had Fish and Game think for a moment I was a while back. LOL! 73
Great job. Most people I speak with are very interested in what I do with the radios. Number one rule, don't be a jerk.
Yes, be nice and respectful to others. I've had a lot of people over the years stop and ask what I'm doing. I always take time to explain. I even had another HAM a while back that had never heard of POTA sit with me. He said he loved the idea because he was from the Bay Area and lived in a multi story apartment building with limited capability to put up an antenna. He said he was going to start trying POTA so he could play radio again. Thanks for watching! 73
Great, when I read the title I expected problems but this is how it should go.
Yeah, these 2 were really cool. Thanks for watching and commenting. Have a good one. 73
Thanks for this. I have the subject radio and tuner. My biggest complaint with the 710 is the tuner doesn't work a very wide range and requires constant retuning. The MFJ is very fast, if you don' t consider switching the radio to AM. however a much wider range and good memory retention. Also, it tunes my end fed 40 meter antenna on 80 meters, and WARC bands. Yeah maybe not all that efficient, but i also have antenna restrictions.
Yes, it works great on WARC bands w/ an EFHW. I bring this with me now on SOTA and POTA with my FT-891 and an EFHW and it's worked great on 17 meters. I've also made a few contacts on 80 with it. Thanks for watching! 73
I love this touchscreen with the raspbery. can you list the items, please? I'd like to see howmuch this would cost to put together
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The Raspberry Pi was an old one I had laying around. It's a Pi 4
@@W6OBB it’s lovely. It fit inside the lid of my go box. I’m not a fan of digital modes, but I would like to use n1mm with cat control and this would do it =)
I'm a ham and a bicyclist. I got the cops called on me for riding my bicycle through the parking of the hospital where I work. It was a sunny day and I was wearing a bright green safety vest at the time. The responding officer insisted that my behavior was indeed suspicious. Thank God I didn't have my HT on my belt too! 😕
Crazy sometimes. Luckily, these 2 were okay with what I was doing. I watched them watch me for probably a half hour as the were hiking along the bluff to get to me. They stopped about every 5 minutes to take another look through their binoculars. LOL! Stay safe! 73 de W6OBB
You should have asked the cop if being suspicious is a misdemeanor or a felony.
Excellent little Setup. I am no FT-8er.
Thanks! I'm going out again today. Not sure if I'll do the FT8 setup. If I have problems making voice contacts, I may. I wont have internet where I'm going so I wont be able to spot myself. 73 de W6OBB
heard you in K-1160 on ssb but could not make contact....
Yeah, that's why I switched to FT8. I had a S6 to S7 noise level. I could tell there were stations trying to make contact but couldn't pull out of the noise. Thanks for trying. 73 de W6OBB