HT gathering dust? Here's 5 ideas for you to get the most from your US Technician ham license. Presented by Peter Parker VK3YE/AK3YE. Important links: RepeaterBook: https://www.repeaterbook.com/row_repeaters/ Satellites: https://amsat.org POTA: https://pota.app KiwiSDR: https://kiwisdr.com/public/ PS: If you liked this video please consider supporting Amateur Radio VK3YE by: * Subscribing on YouTube * Checking my books page at https://books.vk3ye.com​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ * Shopping on Amazon via: https://amzn.to/3iiDQXv, or * Shopping on eBay via: https://ebay.us/i9DuWP (then if you buy something I'll get a small commission at no cost to you) ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uAM-I5IQTQ

In which I go to a local park and transmit as my first POTA activation. Contents 0:00 Introduction to POTA 1:56 Selecting operating site 2:14 Setting up and antenna 3:36 On air and making contacts 7:12 Summary of contacts and packing up 8:16 Books PS: If you liked this video please consider supporting Amateur Radio VK3YE by: * Subscribing on YouTube * Checking my books page at https://books.vk3ye.com​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ * Shopping on Amazon via: https://amzn.to/3iiDQXv, or * Shopping on eBay via: https://ebay.us/i9DuWP (then if you buy something I'll get a small commission at no cost to you) ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqT2p4oE0nk

Receiving VK3XU's CW beacon on 137kHz from about 50km away just after noon on a Saturday. Despite the milliwatts of ERP the signal is fully readable, even when using just the ferrite rod on the converter. A larger antenna loosly coupled to the ferrite rod improves signals further and suprisingly does not introduce too much more noise. While many amateur transceivers can receive down to 100 kHz, reception is often poor if it is just used with a random wire antenna. Instead it is better to use a selective up-converter with some sort of tuned antenna. This converter, also designed by VK3XU, uses an NE602 and converts signals to a 4 MHz tunable IF. More info including frequencies and times: http://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2009/20090827-1/index.php ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8opnlVjWD8

Most HF pedestrian mobile activity seems to be on 14 - 28 MHz, where it's easier to build efficient portable antennas. However due to its activity and propagation 7 MHz is also an excellent mobile band. In this video I compare copper and aluminium magnetic loops of different construction. You'll hear contacts from a single afternoon's pedestrian mobile operating on 7 MHz. The tests demonstrate that HF pedestrian mobile with easily carried antennas is both effective and practical. Stations worked were between about 300 and 1500km distant. A constructional article for the aluminium loop appears at vk3ye.com PS: To support this channel please start your Amazon Shopping here (no extra cost to you) https://www.amazon.com/?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=v0108-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=76822b913d6201ba868f1e9c3c326184&camp=1789&creative=9325 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YswnVmAKSP0