Great video and interview! Here in the Midwest U.S.... I've found the the E-Skip season peak to be late May to mid July here. One of the biggest thrills of E-Skip is getting skip on the FM broadcast band, local like signals in Stereo from 650 to 1300 miles away from the East Coast to the Texas, Florida and out to Colorado and Wyoming.
@@timg5tm941 I can tell you that your assumption of operating HF while mobile, that, at 70MPH / 115Km/H you can dislodge a single mag mount I have been playing with some 5’ whips for 40m. About to try one for 20m. While on the M4 heading back into Sydney city, my mag mount came off twice at a speed of 115km/h. It seems stable at 110Km/h Managed a few QSOs on 40m while mobile to VK3 and VK4, distances of around 1000Km. A couple on sideband and a few on CW, Straight Key, sent left handed. Surprisingly, it’s no more distracting than talking to a passenger, and far less stressful than those times I had to spend in the car _discussing the relationship_ with my now ex wife ;-)
Hi Hayden great channel enjoy watching them. I noticed in this video you talk about interference every 10khz or so. Have you managed to work out what's causing it ? I have similar On my IC 7300 73 Marty (VK3MRT)
If you elevated this coax antenna about 5 meters up and stretched it out horizontally above the ground would it perform adequately as an NVIS antenna? What kind of bandwidth is possible?
Pat, I don't have your answers but they will be easy to find online if you just remember this: An end-fed coaxial dipole, whether it is horizontal or vertical, is still simply a dipole. The height above ground for NVIS dipoles at various frequencies well discussed online and in print, follow the suggestions for them. Heights for end fed wire antennas or any other kind should be the same. Bandwidth will vary with frequency, and as with any dipole, the thicker the elements are, the better the bandwidth. Since one of the two elements (the folded back shield) is now effectively a tube, I'd expect a bandwidth gain compared to simple wire dipoles.
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Great video and interview! Here in the Midwest U.S.... I've found the the E-Skip season peak to be late May to mid July here. One of the biggest thrills of E-Skip is getting skip on the FM broadcast band, local like signals in Stereo from 650 to 1300 miles away from the East Coast to the Texas, Florida and out to Colorado and Wyoming.
Really enjoyed the show. Thanks to Tim for his time and to Hayden for hosting.
Thank you Cam 73
@@timg5tm941 I can tell you that your assumption of operating HF while mobile, that, at 70MPH / 115Km/H you can dislodge a single mag mount
I have been playing with some 5’ whips for 40m. About to try one for 20m. While on the M4 heading back into Sydney city, my mag mount came off twice at a speed of 115km/h. It seems stable at 110Km/h
Managed a few QSOs on 40m while mobile to VK3 and VK4, distances of around 1000Km. A couple on sideband and a few on CW, Straight Key, sent left handed.
Surprisingly, it’s no more distracting than talking to a passenger, and far less stressful than those times I had to spend in the car _discussing the relationship_ with my now ex wife ;-)
Great show guys. Well done 👏
Thanks Colin!
Great discussion, thanks!
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Great show guys!
Just caught this thanks for the show chaps 73 Gm4zji
Cheers always appreciate it!
Oh Hayden I forgot commiserations on champions league defeat 😂
Yeah thanks mate! I just saw the result, what happened haha! 😂😂
@@HamRadioDX Chelsea just had the edge and defensively brilliant,city never penetrated the final 3rd the way they usually do
Would be cheaper to solder a length of wire to the end of the coax it would work the same as stripping the coax screen off.
Meh rg-58 is cheap.
Are you talking about the Broadband Over Mains Adapters causing problems for radio hams.
Hi Hayden great channel enjoy watching them. I noticed in this video you talk about interference every 10khz or so.
Have you managed to work out what's causing it ? I have similar On my IC 7300
73 Marty (VK3MRT)
Hi Marty, no not yet. I still need to narrow it down, do some RDFing with my 705 and see where it might be coming from. Thanks for watching! 73
If you elevated this coax antenna about 5 meters up and stretched it out horizontally above the ground would it perform adequately as an NVIS antenna? What kind of bandwidth is possible?
Pat, I don't have your answers but they will be easy to find online if you just remember this: An end-fed coaxial dipole, whether it is horizontal or vertical, is still simply a dipole. The height above ground for NVIS dipoles at various frequencies well discussed online and in print, follow the suggestions for them. Heights for end fed wire antennas or any other kind should be the same.
Bandwidth will vary with frequency, and as with any dipole, the thicker the elements are, the better the bandwidth. Since one of the two elements (the folded back shield) is now effectively a tube, I'd expect a bandwidth gain compared to simple wire dipoles.
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