Consumer Radio – HAM / Amateur Radio – Antennas: Part 2a – Intro to antennas, tuning and QRM

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   Dan Frederiksen says:

   October 11, 2013 at 2:50 AM

   that was a lot of noise from that Yuasa. is it a transmitter or just a receiver?

   speaking of south africa, I got the impression from a couple of people there that it was in decline so to speak. is it still livable or is it in jeopardy? are white folks moving out or is it not that bad.

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   Allan Lazcano says:

   October 11, 2013 at 2:38 AM

   HAM = hot ass mess

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   mjlorton says:

   October 11, 2013 at 2:17 AM

   It is a transmitter but it was just in receive mode…I still need to investigate.
   I would say South Africa has its issues but would not say it’s in decline. It’s a stunning place to live…we need to resolve key issues like crime and high unemployment…but otherwise the way of life here is great and it’s very beautiful.

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   mjlorton says:

   October 11, 2013 at 1:23 AM

   Handy feedback Kim….thanks.

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   mjlorton says:

   October 11, 2013 at 12:46 AM

   @MrOurcanada Thanks good man.

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   watrocket says:

   October 11, 2013 at 12:01 AM

   Those displays throw of a lot of QRM. The front end on those portable radios are not as sophisticated as your rig and will pick up more QRM as a result.

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   mjlorton says:

   October 10, 2013 at 11:20 PM

   Thanks for the info and feedback.

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   TheLouieFly says:

   October 10, 2013 at 10:57 PM

   Did you ever find the source of noise that your external antenna was picking up ?

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   mjlorton says:

   October 10, 2013 at 10:53 PM

   Yes, I did…if you watch part 2c you’ll see how I tracked it down. Cheers, Martin.

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    EquipmentReviewer says:

    October 10, 2013 at 10:31 PM

    Thank you for taking the time to make the video.

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    mjlorton says:

    October 10, 2013 at 10:04 PM

    My pleasure, thanks for the feedback.

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    Mikey G says:

    October 10, 2013 at 9:38 PM

    Very Nice Shack.. i have been a ham for a long time now. I currently do not have any radios, but will again someday.. Hopefully we can connect someday on the radio.. Soon i hope. would love to have a yeasu ft 950 what an awesome rig.. 73s Ai1i…

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    mjlorton says:

    October 10, 2013 at 9:08 PM

    Thanks for the feedback and post.

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    vinchel118 says:

    October 10, 2013 at 8:31 PM

    Thanks for keeping this simple. I want to get into this hobby but dont have the experience to set up a huge antenna and kit.

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    mjlorton says:

    October 10, 2013 at 8:03 PM

    My pleasure, thanks for the feedback.

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    Paul Collins says:

    October 10, 2013 at 7:38 PM

    did you have the battery charger on charging the battery, I use a Watson W30AM veriable power supply , perfect.
    Paul M0BSW UK radio Amateur

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    mjlorton says:

    October 10, 2013 at 7:32 PM

    Was using a solar panel and charge controller…but switched off when using the radio.

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    marita karten says:

    October 10, 2013 at 7:30 PM

    This radio gave me a surprise. It is far better than what I expected or dreamed of. The antenna that comes with it allowed me to reach local repeaters with ease.
    here is the link to it in case anyone is interested: amzn.to17AQYM4

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