FM Simplex / POTA Activation / J Pole Antenna

[@redacted2763]

Great work, Steve! It was nice to see 146.520 light up with activity.

[@CigarsOnTheAir]

Great job. I'll have to try some FM simplex now! Cheers and 73!

[@k2cjbradio]

Great idea!! Glad to see 52 is alive and well! 73 de K2CJB

[@maddog392]

Not here in Philly it ain't. Never hear a peep and I put my call out all the time.

[@jasonbuildsstuff]

oh, this looks like fun. I've been wanting to try this myself. Thanks for posting.

[@hamradioportable1630]

It was lots of fun Jason. I did give my local club a heads up on the time of the activation. That helped. I also picked up several stations that were not club related. If you can get some elevation give it a try. K-2173 Is my local home park. 30 miles away. Its also a level 1 for sota. I'll be doing some 6M stuff this summer. Later Steve Ad4xt

[@thequarantinecatholic]

That was cool that was his first simplex! I really enjoy your videos! Thanks for posting!

[@richardchambless12]

Great video, Steve! Looks like 2M simplex works great up on Pine Mountain.

[@rogerward3185]

"I'm giving her all she's got, Captain!" OK, I'm a geek, but that made me laugh out loud.

[@N2YDC]

Great J-Pole build, Great vid, hope to catch you again from my local parks. 73 N2YDC

[@HamRadio2]

great video! thanks for sharing.

[@Pigeon__Man]

I call on simplex in north NJ all the time and don't get much back. Trying to bring it back here, might give this a try since I have a lot of state parks by me.

[@NightshadeJelly]

Great video Mr. Steve

[@va3sgi]

Great video. Just subscribed to your channel.

[@JnJTrueOutdoorAdventures]

Great video and just goes to prove that 520 simplex isn't dead! Thanks for sharing. Oh, I sub'd to your channel. 73 Juddie WD8WV

[@hamradioportable1630]

thanks

[@K4dsx]

great video...what rig is that?

[@gregorysmith3097]

Nice video. I'm new to POTA and radio in general. I didn't know that people activated on 2M.

[@hamradioportable1630]

Yes you can. As long as you are not using a repeater. Radio to radio. Simplex.
It's very popular with the SOTA guys as they always on a good hilltop and they only need 4 contacts. Hope to catch you from a park sometime.
Steve

[@daveN2MXX]

Really nice! If I did that in my QTH state of New Jersey on 2M call, the only thing I would hear is crickets.

[@hamradioportable1630]

Going portable is a lot like fishing. You just never know.
Find a hilltop and give it a go. Let your local club know when
you will be on the air. Lots of hams have 146.520 on scan.
Good luck.

[@johnwingard3703]

Another great video Steve! New camera looks great!

[@koset]

This is my kind of social media! -KM4ZSB

[@RadioAdventurer]

Great video, thank you for sharing. 73!

[@Littrell1966]

Great video!!

[@hamradioportable1630]

Thanks!

[@DontTreadOnMe825]

Nice video & great j pole :) 73 M7CCQ

[@motorcityman8982]

Nicely done.

[@justinshephard5262]

Great vid! What size battery do you run with your Yaesu 2900?

[@hamradioportable1630]

I use my Bioenno 20Ah battery for all my activations.
I plan to purchase one a bit smaller that i can hike with.
thanks for watching.
Steve

[@matthewking6562]

Great video, Steve! That antenna is technically a "Slim Jim" J-pole variant. Here's the link to the instructions we used for our antenna build - www.hamuniverse.com/ke4nu450slimjim.html

[@hamradioportable1630]

Thanks Matt

[@UsMan-kn8hd]

Free country 😎

[@Martin_PA0KGB]

Can you share the schematics on the j-pole you made on this chicken ladder antenna?

[@redacted2763]

Martin Moerman - These are the plans we used... www.hamuniverse.com/ke4nu450slimjim.html

[@2metercrew389]

Great video 👍👍👍

[@james19X]

I was on the net tonight with the crap antenna. KO4FFO

[@petemitchell6788]

The roll up dipole is a a great antenna but there is ZERO GAIN! A handheld 3 element Yagi on a short mast or tripod flat kicks it’s butt.
PS: it’s a mic not a hot potato.

[@nkl602]

Keep them coming :)

[@arthurphillips453]

is that a j pole or a slim jim?

[@hamradioportable1630]

Slim jim

[@ccggore9255]

Cline