Nice to see an older radio being used very nice audio VA3PMH Thanks for the QSO 8:05 😊

nice setup. great old radio. that is a outher way to feed a end fed antenna . the LC match. just a coil and a cap . makes 1 band but drops noise floor compared to UNUN feed. love how that old scout 555 sounds . both and RX. what I found half wave veritable. tad long on 10 meter pole. 17 meters 1/2 wave should fit. 15 did and still have room. once I get my wire cut the way I like it . I get them square beads with number on them like Callum did in his video. I had to be different with my DX commander expedition antenna. I used letters for the bands. TEN for 10. TWENTY for 20 meters. when I found them beads I got big set with numbers and letters. you can use LC match for 5/8 wave. the coil and cap will be different and antenna will be longer. 10 meters 5/8 wave not to bad. get a tad more gain. back in the old CB days 5/8 wave was king. that 11 meters. most are LC tuned. and some still made. and most tune 12/11/10 meters. usually 1 band into next band. I set 11 meters on mine and just ATU for 10/12 and it's not far off. like 2.6 SWR at worst. 29.6 MHZ . still got out. nice old days. 73's

Great to see the Scout in action! Last Saturday, I took my G90 out to the lot outside of my apartment near Independence Blvd @ Witchduck Rd feeding an MFJ-1622 apartment antenna. I mounted it in a vertical position on a wooden ladder next to my car; ran counterpoise around the front of the car. I was able to work several Florida stations during their QSO party, AO75NA & AO75CT in Spain and a POTA station in FL on 20m. Then went to 40m CW; made contact with KM1CC on Cape Cod for International Marconi Day. All in all, a successful day! I have to meet you sometime to talk your video production. 73, Steve KC4JGC

That right there brings back memories! I sold mine too soon! I watched your decimal point just before the last digit. If it goes off your battery is too low. Looks like the LiFePO4 voltage is high enough. I worked a lot of DX with mine mobile. I would ride to the Hardie’s and get a breakfast biscuit then to Buckroe Beach then home. Working DX all the way. Could not shut the engine off or that decimal point went off and audio would FM. Of course gas was cheaper, much cheaper then! 73, Don N4DJ

Ten Tec 555 paired with the EFHW got the job done, Walt! I made contact with YT3PL in Serbia on 4/17/24 using your 41 foot vertical antenna. I always stop what I'm doing to watch your videos! 73 KQ4QEL

Nice rig Walt.. Man what a gem.. That radio looks brand new! Thank you for the video as always 73..

My main antenna is an endfed 135' wire. I put up an endfed 10meter wire (verticle) and have had SUCH good luck with it, I'm thinking about putting up an endfed 20 meter verticle wire in the hopes of having the same good luck and great contacts, You just convinced I should do this. More and more fiberglass extendo masts - ha.

excellent radio nice dx 73s Walt

Great antenna to use with a great radio!

Hi walt love that ten-tec scout 555 never seen one before i love it looks cool take care mate. this is the way of the ham

Good to see you out with the Scout ! (Hey that rhymes) 😅

That looked like FUN!

I enjoyed this video. Thank you.

a great thing about your videos is the awesome music intro. Brian, VE3GUE

@COASTALWAVESWIRES

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, that was done by my son Allen who is a musician.

I don't complain And I do not pout I have lots of fun With my Ten Tec Scout It's a rig I so desire My thanks to Coastal Waves and Wires! 😃

Great job Walt, I have a similar end fed half wave from another UK antenna company. The LC (link coupled) matching is very efficient. It's basically an air wound coil in there with a coax stub capacitor hence it should be lightweight. Great antennas and that's a sweet little radio. 73

@Tantalicdavid

2 ай бұрын

Our one is not the same we don't use an air wound coil, We use an iron powder core, wound & tapped.

Great work walt!!! Nice easy antenna to deploy 👍

@COASTALWAVESWIRES

Ай бұрын

Thank you!! 73, Walt

I knew that radio would do well and so it did. No need to spend fortunes but the antenna is always the key. Great stuff Walt.

Thanks for showing the Ten Tec in action today. That radio seems to be a blast to operate. KO4HPC 73

Awesome

amazing....your qth is great.

Great to see the Scout on the air! I really like the looks and performance of that M1ECC EFHW. 73, Patrick KF4LMZ

Hi Walt, Ten Tec what a lovely tranciever. Perfect for portable work. Very quiet receiver to. Thanks for the video. David M0DUU

The old rigs are simply great! The analogue filters and raw audio beats any SDR out there. Oh, I love my X6100 :)

M1ECC make fantastic antennas. I use both their Sliderwinder and the 40m EFHW for my UKBOTA activation.

It's nice seeing an old tank working.

Not having a waterfall forces you to be brave and call cq😊

Half wave vertical for 20m is my main portable antenna. Mine fits on a 10m pole though, just. Might be a difference in the unun. My 10m pole doesn't extend to quite the full 10m either.

Great video, I bought a scout when they first came out. Great video, I enjoyed it. I am not too far from you, AA4HI

When I hear 'old' radio I think something like Drake TR-4, not solid-state gear. But then I'm very old, so it's all relative. :)

This is another great video, as always. It is nice to see the older rigs coming back online. I think this is a great addition to your channel. And you worked that pile up like a champ. All the best, my friend, and keep the videos coming. 73s.

Excellent video Walt. That Tentech is working nice with that antenna.

I wondered why we went from busy to extreme busy today, Thanks Walt.

@COASTALWAVESWIRES

2 ай бұрын

Hahahaha you better start building some more, summer is coming! 73 my friend

@Tantalicdavid

2 ай бұрын

@@COASTALWAVESWIRES We will be on it a few went out the door today.

What a sweet Radio the Scout 555. Love Endfed Antennas 💯👍

Walt.......I wanted to see the scout's meter move!

Hi Walt, thanks for the fun video! Your radio seems to function perfectly after you resurrected it. I’m looking at that resident 20m EFHW from M1ECC for my field operation collection - 20m seems to be an enjoyable and active band to use. Please give us a heads up when you plan POTA, with freq, so that we can get into your log. Guess that you will be heading to HamVention shortly - driving or flying? Again thanks! AC3EA

@COASTALWAVESWIRES

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! I’ll be driving the Jeep to Hamvention. 73 my friend

Brilliant Work ! You have more patience than I do taping up the mast to the antenna when working portable/mobile :D Fantastic QSO's on 50W of power. Always love your videos, they are a good length and useful/inspiring ! That scout555 is an excellent radio !

thanks for sharing walt, nice to see whats happening on your side of the world. wonder whats in the coupler if its not a balun. 73.

Hey Walt. Awesome radio/antenna combo. Kf4nvz

Looks like fun. makes me wish I had not sold my Scout years ago

Muito bom Belo equipamento

hey Walt, as a follower and subscriber I will love if you make a video about a wire vertical for 80 meters (unless you have one already that Yutube doesn't show me no matter the multiple search's). If is on a DXCommander platform or pole even better. Ive been driving myself crazy for the past few days trying to find a feasible option for people who don't have an acre of backyard with no luck.

Great video Walt! Thank you!! KF0LZX

Great video Walt. I need that jeep and that radio : ) What is at the base of the mast to get it to stand upright? Is that part of the DX Commander mast? Always learning something new from your videos. Thanks, Jim

@COASTALWAVESWIRES

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Jim! I screw the bottom cap off the DX Commander and slide it over a piece of 2 inch PVC pipe I hammer into the ground. 73, Walt

@JamesHindsW5ATJ

2 ай бұрын

@@COASTALWAVESWIRES Thanks Walt 🙏 That’s a great setup 👍

Somehow my EFHW for 40-10m did not work well for me. May be because of my compromised mounting due to space constraints at home. But I did not try a vertical orientation like this as the wire was 20m long. Was the one you used a single band end fed antenna? I reverted back to 40/10m fan dipole with a 1:1 current balun at feedpoint. Any chance of cutting the wire from 20m to 10m long and using it as 20m vertical like yours? Will I have to change the capacitor inside the 49:1 balun? 73 de Jon, VU2JO

I think you just crashed M1ECC's web site!