DIY Field Strength Meter for Ham Radio

[@pennsymac]

the icing on the cake would have been a listing of parts and sources. good vid!

[@TheSmokinApe]

Thanks Daryl, I’ll see if I can find the links. Good feedback

[@J0HN3]

Cool build. I built one over the summer. Was a fun project. Was interesting to see that almost any wire I used in testing became an antenna.

[@TheSmokinApe]

Yeah, great learning experience.

[@DonzLockz]

Supercool Mr Ape! Put some woodgrain vinyl on it and it'll look like it is 1970's NOS Radioshack gear!👍🤠

[@TheSmokinApe]

LOL, that would be awesome!

[@teh60]

That would be very useful for comparing HT antennas. Great video Ape.

[@TheSmokinApe]

Agreed. Thanks for watching TEH60 👍

[@temporarilyoffline]

Pretty neat. I now have 3 of these things!

[@TheSmokinApe]

Can never have too many… lol

[@moormoor4281]

Please post URL link too the QST FEBRUARY 2015

[@Siskiyous6]

Cool project Mr Ape.

[@TheSmokinApe]

Sure was LC 👍

[@HOAHamRadio]

Always enjoy your build projects. I've been counting all your different multimeters; I think I'm up to 492...am I close?

[@TheSmokinApe]

Lol, that’s close. Thanks for watching Bob 👍

[@AndyAAzeroAM]

That looks like a fun build an cool gadget!

[@TheSmokinApe]

I agree on both accounts. Thanks for watching Andy 👍

[@that240guysx]

Hey I am trying to make a telemetry setup and i am missing the fsm, is there a way to set the FSM for a single frequency?

[@TheSmokinApe]

I’m sure there is but I’m not sure how, I’d use an antenna tuned for that frequency 👍

[@that240guysx]

I do have a yagi antenna tuned to it! Using sdr I can hear the signal I just have very poor hearing so I'd like to visualize the signal strength to adapt!

[@WECB640]

Nice build Ape. A very useful (I dear say essential) tool when playing with antennas. SWR isn't nearly as important as field strength. A dummy load has perfect SWR, but zero field strength. 73

[@TheSmokinApe]

Agreed. Thanks for checking it out Hollywood!

[@kevinkc3onohelijeepworld953]

Great tool for you icom guys who fight that nasty RF getting into your SDR front end radios 📻😊also a Tiny SA ultra will also help when hunting specific frequencies.

[@Siskiyous6]

That hurt. It is true, but it still hurts.

[@kevinkc3onohelijeepworld953]

@@Siskiyous6 might be a low blow but legal in this case ☺️🇺🇸Yaesu4LIFE

[@TheSmokinApe]

lol

[@Bro-f3h]

😆I can't wait till I get my ape smoked tonight!😁

[@TheSmokinApe]

Lol, I'm going to try and behave 🤣

[@SureshKumar-nk2ok]

sir whats the frequency range bcoz in34 can detect AM signal

[@seniorchief48]

Could this be incorporated into a fox hunt yagi setup?

[@TheSmokinApe]

I am sure it could, just use the yagi as the antenna. I do wonder how well it would work at distance, especially in an RF rich environment...

[@bassangler73]

Cool, thanks!

[@TheSmokinApe]

Thanks for checking it out BA!

[@phildurall7466]

One useful ham tool Ape! Tnx for sharing Sir! Back in the day, I used it to see the difference between vertical and horizontal polarization of an antenna. 73 - KF6IF

[@TheSmokinApe]

Howdy Phil. Yeah, this was a pretty cool build. Thanks for checking it out 👍

[@randyhavener1851]

Thanks Ape!

[@TheSmokinApe]

Thanks for checking it out Randy 👍

[@timtim4664]

Can something similar be done to limit the FSM to a specific frequency range? Curious.

[@TheSmokinApe]

If there is, I am not smart enough to tell you how to do it. Thanks for watching Tim.

[@crazyham]

Yes, you can add a band pass filter inline with the antenna system or even use a variable inductor in series with the antenna to change resonant frequency..

[@FEPLabsRadio]

First! I still haven't put mine in the box. I did wrap mine in gaffer tape. #prowhitetrash

[@TheSmokinApe]

You need to chip chop son!

[@moormoor4281]

Not available on web

[@K5YVY]

Didn't come with no screws?! I would had just used my wife's hot glue gun again.

[@TheSmokinApe]

I was gonna do the duct tape

[@almightyEsquilax]

Touched by his noodly appendage

[@TheSmokinApe]

Right