Why is my signal so strong? My HF ham radio portable antenna kit

What do I carry with me when I hit the road for a Parks on the Air or some other kind of portable radio activity. In this video I break down the contents of my portable HF antenna kit

Antenna

MFJ-226 1-230 MHZ ANTENNA EXPECT TIMES GRAPHIC ANALYZER

April 02, 2015 No comments

MFJ VNA Antenna Analyzer covers 1 to 230 MHz, 1Hz resolution. •Frequency sweep plots: SWR, Impedance, Resistance, Reactance,Phase Angle, Comple... Read more

Ham Radio Antenna Project: Ham Sticks on a Motorcycle!

July 31, 2020 No comments

Dipole and Inverted V Antenna Basics

September 15, 2015 No comments

Learn how dipole and inverted V antennas work and how to build an hf antenna. Includes tips for construction, mounting and tuning Read more

Wolf River Coil Take It Along With Chameleon SS17 Ham Radio Antenna Whip

February 05, 2021 No comments

Lets talk about my thoughts on the Wolf River Coils Take It Along 1000 and what its like adding a Chameleon Cha-SS17 whip. Read more

Which is better: Vertical or Dipole?

November 16, 2017 No comments

Vertical or dipole? Which is better for you? Antenna modeling software (EZNEC+) helps answer the question! Read more

SteppIR UrbanBeam and SDA 2000 – full review (HF antenna)

November 07, 2018 No comments

SteppIR UrbanBeam “This is a full review of the SteppIR UrbanBeam (multiband HF antenna) with the SDA 2000 controller (OptimizIR). It’s part 3 o... Read more

HF Unity Gain Antenna Survey (#246)

February 27, 2020 No comments

“A Necessarily Incomplete Survey of Amateur Radio HF Unity Gain Antennas–a look at the many, many antennas used in ham radio that have abo... Read more

Measuring Balun Ratios

December 29, 2021 No comments

I have been asked how to measure the ratios of a Balun or an Unun. So if you’re someone who has that same question this is a video for you. Read more

Review

QRP Labs at the 2019 Dayton Hamvention®

May 22, 2019 No comments

Xiegu X5105 [ First Video´s]

January 25, 2017 No comments

X5105 is a highly portable transceiver working at HF+6m band, with a built-in power output of 5W. Technical features: double-conversion superheterody... Read more

Yaesu FTdx10 Unboxing

January 06, 2021 No comments

ML&S display the very first unboxing of the FTdx10 in the United Kingdom. As the U.K’s only official Yaesu independent factory appointed dis... Read more

ELAD Products DUO-ART & SP1 [ Video ]

October 06, 2017 No comments

DUO-ART & SP1 Read more

Stay away from cheap coax

May 23, 2022 No comments

A viewer asks about some inexpensive coax they found online. Is it any good? We talk about that and why you may want to stay away from cable that has... Read more

A Beginner’s Guide To Ham Radio In Space

November 28, 2019 No comments

“The most entertaining look at amateur radio satellites ever. In my almost 10 years in the hobby, I’ve been intimidated and never tried to... Read more