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- It's a slow process getting time to find find the right combination of antenna, mounting, power etc but I'm hoping to start making some contacts on HF mobile ham radio with my Land Rover set up.
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I'm a licensed amateur radio operator from the United Kingdom. My TH-cam channel features videos focusing on operating portable radio from various locations plus how to videos, tutorials, insights and conversations in the hobby.
Carl,I really appreciate all the work you put in and the fact that you don't give up. Sometimes that is something I struggle with. Thanks so much.
Love it Carl, fair play to you my mate.. Regards Antony,,
Warrington, Cheshire
Success!!! Congrats Carl!! The mounting point was the issue…. Now you’re properly grounded.
Well done Carl! You are an inspiration around the hobby and thank you for the informative - warts and all - videos which are grounded in the reality most of us experience. Best 73
Tarheel on bumper!!!! Look at putting on the metal sheet on roof rack, as Ei2ijb did.
Carl, I really enjoyed this video, especially on how you worked and solved your antenna problem with for hf in the Land Rover, great job and thank you for sharing!
Well done Carl. Great to see you making progress.
A couple of great contacts there Carl. Well done.
Terrific work in progress. I really miss my LR2 Disco.
Coming together nicely Carl well done 👍👏👏
its all about experimenting carl to see what's best for you, love your channel mate👍
Thank you!
Hi, nice video and good to see you experimenting and exploring options.
Personally I always try and keep my install as simple as possible.
The performance of that antenna will be more restricted having it mounted on the bumper.
I would suggest having the antenna mounted as close to the roof profile so there are no obstructions. So you already have the roof bars on and you have a gutter lip mount which you could easily guarantee a good earth.
I only use mono band antennas for hf as I find these more efficient but also it is easy to detect a fault as you will instantly see the change in swr.
No tuner in line less loss.
I made mounts where I earth my antenna directly to the roof bar fixing point and the earth is so good I can even do 160m.
Anyways good luck and I hope we can work each other sometime MM5AJN/m.
Let's try a sked sometime,
Cheers
Duncan
I admire your dedication to the hobby Carl and you have some real nice equipment in there...really enjoy all your video's keep it up..I used to really enjoy going mobile but sadly its not possible now and all my operating ids done from my home qth...best 73s good dx
Glad to see that you have got the grounding sorted. Good idea drilling the bumper. Graham - 2M0IJU.
Nicely done!!
If you don't intend to operate on HF whilst driving..??
Then put the HF antenna on the roof rack, and make sure the rack is properly bonded via braid to the body of the vehicle
Have you bonded via braid, all the doors to the body of the vehicle, improves HF by making sure entire vehicle acts as a ground plane
Exactly....I have done that as 99% of my mobile operations are done while parked up.The copper braid for RF earth bonding is really important especially when operating Topband mobile.
Great videos as always Carl..We all learn by trial and error.
73.G7HFS/PA3IKH
100%
Earthing Earthing Earthing - Bare metal, wide, flat and complete - Antenna to body and body to chassis - Fully earthed.
And get the antenna up high free of obstructions.
Hi Carl, Thanks for another great video. Have you a video that shows what batteries you select to use when camping or on foot? Where they can be purchased from and also the chargers etc... essentially what you use to power the radio when not in a vehicle and are in an isolated spot. Thanks again..
I feel your pain and I am just a simple SWL going mobile in my campervan, apart from almost everything in the van producing loads of rfi I.e led lamps and cheap tv, I just can’t get signals with either a Wellbrook loop or an active hf antenna. Plan is make it robust (poxy crap coax leads] and fully working at home than install it on the van. Not too sure if I need a good ground plane for receive only.
Good on the landrover but really get your limit 400watts sorted if you want too use your limit that is also one big thing I think you need too speak up when you press your PTT No disrespect but you sound very quiet and on the radio in general stations want too hear you in the way of voice audio not soo much s-points on tx but R-quality - let’s be head 👍 de Mw6hnn
Excellent video. Would have been better with Shiraz, Charcoal bbq pork roast and some dancing girls.
Hey Carl nice job on the land rover. How about an Yeasu FT-991A ? One radio that does it all a shack in a box, all be it a very nice box.
I'm tempted!
You should put the info in on the stuff you have for doing mobile radio...ie... names, model, where bought ...ex: the backseat desk. Good videos'
HF/M 👍🏻
HI Carl came across you video whilst searching for ways to attach and antenna to my Landrover defender. What is the antenna model you are using on the rear of the landy for 40m please?
Hi sorry it's taken a few days to get back I had to watch the video to remind me, it's the baby Tarheel antenna
This is a big part of what Amateur Radio is all about IMO, experimentation👍. You try a setup, it's rubbish so you move on and even when you hit on a configuration that works well you start to think it "could it be improved further"? Occasionally you try something that the textbooks say shouldn't work and it does! That's radio😀.
Another great video👍👍👍👍 do you think the performance is better down on the bumper compared to being up higher on the vehicle???
At the moment it seems much better, the roof rack has a plastic ridge protecting the roof from being scratched this is probably acting as an insulator
hi carl working progress. land rovers are not the best for grounding anyway you will always struggle i feel with them or earth the body to the chassis. i had a shogun and had a mount made that bolted to the spare wheel mount then came over the spare wheel on the back and earthed the body to the chassis and worked maybe try that glad your not giving up but trying different things good luck. 2e0 rju
Great work Carl. What do you think to the battery box? Where did you get it from? Cheers Gary
Amazon, www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001PTHKMG/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WZB6K39HCQ98QHZWM4NV
I like it except the way the box fastens together, feels a bit weak when you lift it with a battery in.
@@M0SZT Thankyou.
Hi Carl good video, on your RSGB full exam did you take in the full 16 page document or shorter 3 page one? Cheers.
I'm not sure what you mean?
Sorry I mean the reference document when sitting the exam, it's a 16 page document including license schedule band plans etc and formula, or is it just the shorter 3 page (including formula sheet) see both are titled for use in the examination, Cheers.
I can't remember the number of pages sorry as it was a pdf