Great video Tony, very brave, in the true spirit of ham radio! I bought the full selection of those AMPRO mobile aerials about 30 years ago and often thought it would be a good idea to double up and try them as base station loaded dipoles. Didn't know they were still around and with a Tee piece for portable operation. Wonder what the cost of the Tee is? 73, Martin GW3XJQ . PS, the price hasn't changed much since I bought them, great value for money.
FT 710 is a great portable radio, I use one in my campervan with a 22ah battery that lasts a long time. The hamstick type antennas are great, I use a single one on a 7 inch magmount on the bonnet of my van (Plastic Roof) and they work well even on 40m! G8XDD/P
Tony, thanks for the interesting video. You may well find fitting a choke isolator at the antenna feed point will help with the local QRN. I noticed a big green cabinet behind you which probably houses lots of mains distribution kit - likely the source of the crackles! Thanks and 73, Dave GW3WCV.
Tony is stronger than he looks & the LiPo batteries are lighter than you think. 10/10 to him and Henry for recording this in the rain though! 73 de G4HKS
The hamstick dipole works quite well. Love the Yaesu 710, purchased from your selves at the RSGB rally. What microphone settings do use out of interest?
Well done Tony 💯… some info on the battery please… I think it’s a Li-Po battery which are expensive but lighter than any others… also I believe they give consistent amps ? The one you were using would last a couple of days I think ? I’m considering putting two in series in the shack for when the electricity ⚡️ is turned off / fails. Sterling effort for ML&S… I think Martin should put a few more shillings in your wages this week. 😊 73 ✅ 💙 G0 UVL
Great video Tony, very brave, in the true spirit of ham radio! I bought the full selection of those AMPRO mobile aerials about 30 years ago and often thought it would be a good idea to double up and try them as base station loaded dipoles. Didn't know they were still around and with a Tee piece for portable operation. Wonder what the cost of the Tee is? 73, Martin GW3XJQ . PS, the price hasn't changed much since I bought them, great value for money.
FT 710 is a great portable radio, I use one in my campervan with a 22ah battery that lasts a long time. The hamstick type antennas are great, I use a single one on a 7 inch magmount on the bonnet of my van (Plastic Roof) and they work well even on 40m! G8XDD/P
Thank you Tony for taking the time in your day and considering the weather to make this video 👍🏽
Tony, thanks for the interesting video. You may well find fitting a choke isolator at the antenna feed point will help with the local QRN. I noticed a big green cabinet behind you which probably houses lots of mains distribution kit - likely the source of the crackles! Thanks and 73, Dave GW3WCV.
As always an entertaining video.... not sure how 'portable' having to lug about a bloody great big battery is though 🙂
Tony is stronger than he looks & the LiPo batteries are lighter than you think. 10/10 to him and Henry for recording this in the rain though! 73 de G4HKS
Good job Tony
Great video Tony atb 👍
The hamstick dipole works quite well. Love the Yaesu 710, purchased from your selves at the RSGB rally. What microphone settings do use out of interest?
Great video mate
Well done Tony 💯… some info on the battery please… I think it’s a Li-Po battery which are expensive but lighter than any others… also I believe they give consistent amps ? The one you were using would last a couple of days I think ? I’m considering putting two in series in the shack for when the electricity ⚡️ is turned off / fails.
Sterling effort for ML&S… I think Martin should put a few more shillings in your wages this week. 😊 73 ✅ 💙
G0 UVL
Do you need two off the ham sticks as looked good on 20Mtrs and good contacts. Nice video and nice that you did it when so cold.
yes two for the same band.
thank you
if you stocked whips which screw together once set no need for allen keys on site
We opted for these due to being british made and great quality.
Nice to see Tony out in da Hood
was that two 20m Ampro you used, or one 20m and the other 40m?
yes, two 20m hamsticks
using an umbrella for radio I never seen it happen but it must be a new kind of annttana
Put a 2m ant on the top use the wire in the umbrella as the ground plane 😅 😊
Good one tony aka ice station G2ML portable 😆 did i see a penguin in the back ground as it was so cold......M0LOL.
80W is just about perfect for that 12V battery. 👍
So where in the name of Marconi is the Sherpa and/or your camel? You know, the ones you use to lug that battery tonnage around and about ?
Nice!! PA3CRL