NOTE: the antenna is the Chameleon Tactical Delta Loop. chameleonantenna.com/shop-here/ols/products/cha-tdl

@salcampagna

3 жыл бұрын

How are you liking the delta loop? i just got mine, and it's been too windy so I haven't put it up yet.

That was me at 7:05. I remember hearing the CQ loud and clear and QSB put the response down in the mud. Nice activation and love the go box! Great vid.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Lots of qsb that I didn’t really hear on my end. Might try higher bands next activation.

Most of my POTA activations involve a bucket of chicken.

Good activation with a good go-box. It was neat to see it in action and see you out in the field.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It does make it easy!

You did a great job explaining the hobby to people.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

What I loved about the video: the interactions with the non-ham park-goers and Thai curry supporting role.

I was lucky. I downloaded HAMRS right before my first Activation (while I was out on-site in fact), and boy does that make the logging go easy.

I give you credit Josh. That Chino Hills park is hot and dusty! Good job!

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

It was great under that enclosure.

Great job. You are an awesome ambassador for Amateur Radio!

The great think about activation of a park is all the people you got to talk to. Seems many had never heard of ham radio. As it happens a lot, you maybe their intro into ham radio world by being there that day! Also, you confused me for a second, when you put on the screen that you were not expecting so many people, and that is why they were not miced up. I was like what does it have to do with mice? 73 K1MAZ

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

Lol.

Dude, thats a huge load out.

Congrats on the POTA! Looked like you had a blast and the video production on this is hella polished

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

That is what two three hour plane flights get ya.

N2FIX 59 Rhode Island. Finally got him after 2 hours of persistence. Got 13+1

Great video, love the way you explained to the guys that wondered what you were doing....calm, collected and explained in a way that could be understood.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

All while setting up my station. Lol

QRM was bad but you made it. Nice activation Josh. The thing that struck me was how dead and dry everything is. Really get the sense of how dry it is there. Also, Go Box worked well.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed. No surprise we worry so much about fires!

Great job Josh! Look like a beautiful place. A little dry, but it's summer in Cali. 73

I am new to this and I really enjoy it. I currently have a pl 660 and can only listen. This ham radio hobby will be my next step. Thank you for sharing.

Fantastic job Jason 👌 73

That looks like a whole bunch of fun!!! - great view, great hobby, great food! :) Hope I can catch you on the air some day! AI6XK that stove looks way spiffy!

Even though I am a year late to this party, loved the video and it was great watching the activation and checking out the gear.

Nice activation. I love it when activators are QRO. I miss so many of them when they are QRP. Can't hear 'em.

Josh, I love the sound track!

Anyone remember when you would engineer then build your own field day antennas? And thru knowledge and exsperiance and a little math they worked really great!

@HamRadioCrashCourse

Жыл бұрын

People still do that.

Look like alot of fun!

Nice activation!

Great PR Josh!

Your antenna looks like giant Loki horns 🤣. 73 from N0CMA

Many memories at that park. I used to ride my bike up there pulling my son behind me in the early 90's.

It's weird to me so many people don't know what ham radio is at all!

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

That box is a beast!

Cool video!

TY!

Like the Delta Loop concept.

Great place to do an activation.

Josh you got the good toys and you represent the hobby and you it with class. Much respect 73 de N2NLQ

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Like the setup and great video. Why do I want to just play and tell someone that I’m contacting the mother ship to be picked up, then wait to see if the guys in white jackets show up to take me away

Love the hat! I had no idea IKEA made bucket hats but I want one now.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

It’s like $6.99! Hell of a deal!

nice explanation to the passer byers. hopefully they got bit by the radio bug. thats the best part of in public activations in my opinion. folks get curious learn and get into it.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Olá, voce é o mestre do radioamadorismo ai nos EUA, lugares lindos tem ai, o sol parece brilhar melhor do que aqui no Brasil

Wow. I'm POTAing all wrong. I need some Thai curry for that extra RF boost.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

That’s right!

Another amazing go box video, this time final product off the bench in active duty! A couple of QNs: (1) What kind of power are you using, and (2) do you see any need for grounding as means to send away unwanted RF interference? The antenna is grounded of course; wondering what's your take on grounding the other station components

Thats why I will never activate where people can ask a thousand questions. I am glad you were nice, and I am glad other people are nice when activating,,,,,,, but, I would go out of my mind with rubber neckers.

@forgetyourlife

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. I can’t work in customer service either.

Love my jetboil. Best option here in California where we're not allowed to start a fire for fear of burning the state down.

awe chino I still smell it. in high school ( Montclair High) the winds were called the Chino breeze but number of cows are a lot less

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

On that day, there was no smell.

I must add hot water, water-activated food and coffee to the electronic provisions in my go box. Good idea and, an awesome location from which to activate. AD6AE

I love POTA vids. Fun to watch people actually operate on occasion. KE0VIM

Chino Hills, my backyard. Nice! I need to set up a go box and get over there. My wife and I like to hike the park in cooler weather.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

Oh man, that’s a good park to activate from. Very quiet.

@JReed305

3 жыл бұрын

@@HamRadioCrashCourse Nice! Noise floor on 20 here in Chino is usually S3. I wonder what 40 is over there, usually S5 here.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

That park is S0 on 20 & 40.

@JReed305

3 жыл бұрын

@@HamRadioCrashCourse Very nice!

[KD2QBV] That go box turned out great! I am also fascinated by the antenna you were using. If you've reviewed it in the past I missed it. Gonna do some research...

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

Review on the way. Gotta build the excitement. 🤣

Besides the awesome gear, go-box, antenna.....what is that spork and where can I get one!?!?

Great video! 73 de N1AD

Loving this video.. Stop having so much fun. hahhahahahaha

Very nice Josh! 73 from KJ7JYJ

Hey Josh. Been a ham since 1989. Went silent for over a decade after they implemented the No-Code licensing. I just could not handle the influx of morons keying down on people and using "colorful metaphors" over the air. So I am back. Things haven't changed on the repeaters much (147.705 and 449.500 are great examples.) I do enjoy HF a bunch, especially the challenge of CW. I see you activated Chino Hills State Park, and we live in Chino Hills. So, if you are ever going back to activate, I would love to see you working and maybe I will set up my stuff (I am a CW guy), running QRP on a Yaesu FT-817. I built an EFHW antenna based on an article by Mindy, KM1NDY (love her call!) Anyway, I have not ventured out yet, and would love to see someone experienced in action. If you're OK with that, I am good in QRZ. Thanks and Best 73, Marc, N6UNX

Nice video. 2 questions. What was your final count? Will you be announcing future activation attempts for the viewers/listeners can try to work you there?

Great video Josh!! .. What antenna is that you're using?

Hey man, looking trimmer there. Losing those Covid pounds? Thanks for the inspiring video; gotta get out for some POTA action myself soon!

i was hoping to see the Mars Rover cause it looks like your on the Red Planet, hi hi. Good too see u getting that Vitamin D Josh and superb video as always, thanks for sharing.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Javi!! Yeah man, it’s DRY in Chino!

Great video, like the setup. KO4KKB 73's

I’m surprised how many people stopped by to talk to you considering how remote that spot looked.

Hey Josh, awesome activation. Was the antenna the Cha delta loop? How do you like it? Nice work on the box by the way.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

It is the delta loop. I like it a lot!

Great video Josh..got a chuckle from your curry in the field.. ha ha. KK6NKA. Bob

What is the name of the dipole antenna mount that you use and where can I get one?

I am a new ham. Your POTA setup is very nice. I just bought my first HF radio, a Yaesu FTDX10 . Would I need an external tuner to use that antenna, or will my radios internal tuner be enough?

Enjoyed this video. Thanks, much. I’d like for you to explain your set-up. I have a 7300 and would like to do POTA on or near the Florida Gulf Coast, Pensacola. I’m a double amputee and need to be able to drive right up to a site or bicycle up to it (tricycle, actually). Thanks, I learned a lot. 73 Bob K4RDG

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

I have a previous video that covers what’s in the box.

11:33 Around here we call that "Carry in, carry out" or "You carried it in here a-hole, take it with you. In fact the beer's lighter now." NJ is lousy with slobs.

How did the delta loop compare with a vertical?

Love when people stop to ask questions, haven’t been able to get anyone interested enough to go get their license though

Love the box mate I wanna make the same thing over here in AUS (vk2). I have a few questions, On the 9Ah battery, what chemistry is it? What’s the advantage run time? How many watts where you running? How much roughly did the build cost you (besides the radios)? anything you would of done differently having been using it more. Thanks very much Sean

thats the Jetboil Stash? I have a few but really want one!

Just now got my Technician and just started in the hobby. Just curious what does 73 mean? I’ve noticed a lot of hams use that.

I know Cali has been dry. How were your temps when you did this?

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

80ish

What antenna are you using?

For that login software for iOS what do I search in the App Store?

Ham radio public relations!

How are you powering all that?

Hey, was that at the "Bane Canyon Road Outlook" spot? It's just maybe a half a mile in from the pay booth?

@HamRadioCrashCourse

10 ай бұрын

Yes! They tool all the shelter bits down for some reason. I had to do down to the campe site parking lot on the last POTA.

@UndrwearBomber

10 ай бұрын

I like to go to that equestrian camping/staging area just prior to the actual campground. Nobody ever goes there and they have like 5 tables with covers on them. And you are sort of up on a bluff.

I have a question, what kind of battery are you using? How many watts do you transmit and how long does your battery last? I am looking for a good portable radio and the Icom 7300 seems good to me. Thank you, Jakub OK1TCM

Sucks when some signals are unintelligible. 😭

I'm pretty new to you channel, is there a video on that go-box build?

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah a few. Check them out.

What was your noise floor there in the countryside, compared to your ham shack?

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

S0 in the field. S3-5 at home.

What is the name of the app you were using? Hammers? Do you know if it's on Android? I've been using HamAlert. Thanks, nice video

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

Yep it is on Android. Hamrs app.

Where did you setup at the park? I would like to try to activate that one as well.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

I think the third picnic spot after the guard shack.

Did you have AC at the park or were you using batteries. Nice setup. KE7EEU here. Great videos

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

Battery and solar.

Hi Josh, freshly minted General here KK7SWB, going for my extra in two weeks. what kind of antenna is that? i cannot seem to find it online. havent bought any equipment yet except my Baofeng but looking around

@HamRadioCrashCourse

Ай бұрын

It the Chameleon tactical delta loop

I wonder if that AA3 was me?

So Two years later. Have you given up on the go box concept for parks on the air?

@HamRadioCrashCourse

7 ай бұрын

No not at all. But I generally only use it on longer activations. Or campouts.

What are you using phone for? I assume you are logging contacts. Do you an app or something else?

@HamRadioCrashCourse

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Logging on the HAMRS app.

What logging program are you using with your phone? Curious

@forgetyourlife

3 жыл бұрын

did you miss the 7 minute mark? ;)

@michaelcholewa6815

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Don’t know how I missed that.

What kind of pc you connecting up here???

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

Tough book CF-C1

Did the park have the structure above you?

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. A nice covered table area.

Josh, what is the antenna configuration you have going in this video???

@HamRadioCrashCourse

Жыл бұрын

Chameleon Tactical Delta Loop

@Ammed_KN6STX

Жыл бұрын

@@HamRadioCrashCourse Thank you Josh for the reply. I did finally figure it out and I had some of the parts and ordered the rest. I’ll report how it worked. Thanks again!!!

What bag is that? It looked like a rolltop

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a hyper lite mountain gear bag I bought many years ago.

What antenna is that?

@HamRadioCrashCourse

2 жыл бұрын

Chameleon delta loop.

What anttena is that?

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

Chameleon Tactical Delta Loop.

I keep hearing K1139. What's that mean?

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

That is the parks identifier.

How far is this bench at from the parking lot?

@HamRadioCrashCourse

2 жыл бұрын

About 150 feet? It’s the second or third covered spot after the gate.

@joekn6nastyasf234

2 жыл бұрын

@@HamRadioCrashCourse cool I'm thinking of going tomorrow

@HamRadioCrashCourse

2 жыл бұрын

It’s probably the highest spot after the gate. I recommend it.

Did you bring any new followers into the one true church of HAM? ;)

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

I hope so!

"hello - antenna."

@HamRadioCrashCourse

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the audio was tough at that spot and I clipped alot of it :D

Can anyone tell me what they mean when people keep saying "i have you at 52" or "57" etc.

@HamRadioCrashCourse

4 ай бұрын

It called a signal report.

@andrew5689

4 ай бұрын

@@HamRadioCrashCourse thank you

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