Great video. I think this video has convinced me to save up for the 450D for my next HF radio, which I really need cuz my old 20$ HF rig finally gave up. Now to just save up the money.
@QRPisFun. Happy New Year, Chuck. re painter pole-- I just ground-mounted the painter pole with the green stake--- i just shoved the grand stake into the ground a few inches, and the ends of the 40 meter dipole, tied to insulators and trees do the rest :-)
I am a fairly new ham and I just ordered the FT450AT from HRO. I hope it performs as well as yours. Will be putting up a windom 80-6 meter antenna. Maybe I can talk to you sometime. I am in GA. KJ4WKO
@FGsltw2009. It would be a pleasure to QSO with you. I am mainly on 40 meters (around 7200) when near the radio and at night will check into the AL Net, TN Net, and the GA Net on Sunday afternoons. Hope we can tag up!!! 73 from AI4QT
@FGsltw2009 i have the exact same ft450at + carolina windom cws-80 but cant get it to work on 80m + 15m which really is a pain! How did you solve that ? Best 73´s OE3TWB
What a treat to come home from night shift and find an AI4QT video in my subscription queue! Very cool . . . I could watch that all day. Great set of QSOs and thanks for sharing! I would love to see more of the portable solar charging system . . . I might have missed that so will have to check your prior videos. 73!
Thanks Doc. Now with the sun at my QTH at such a low angle (the sun is hidden behind a hill), I'm unable to charge my batteries during the day-- I could go down to curbside for full-sun, but I don't want to risk dropping the panels along the way--BUT I would, if I really needed a charge. There are several of these batteries I have, so they would last several days, maybe a week before I would have to consider other power sources. I picked up the solar panels at the local H. Freight. Later, Wil
FT-450 is a nice rig. I'm a new HAM and use it as my primary HF radio. Thought your filter and shift setting where a little weird in this video? 73 de OZ3SR
Great video. I think this video has convinced me to save up for the 450D for my next HF radio, which I really need cuz my old 20$ HF rig finally gave up. Now to just save up the money.
KatzOhki 1 year ago
Happy New Year Will! Will-dumb question if I may..how did you mount that painters pole? I presume it is like a piece of angle iron with U-bolts?
73-Chuck
QRPisFun 1 year ago
@QRPisFun. Happy New Year, Chuck. re painter pole-- I just ground-mounted the painter pole with the green stake--- i just shoved the grand stake into the ground a few inches, and the ends of the 40 meter dipole, tied to insulators and trees do the rest :-)
AI4QT 1 year ago
I am a fairly new ham and I just ordered the FT450AT from HRO. I hope it performs as well as yours. Will be putting up a windom 80-6 meter antenna. Maybe I can talk to you sometime. I am in GA. KJ4WKO
FGsltw2009 1 year ago
@FGsltw2009. It would be a pleasure to QSO with you. I am mainly on 40 meters (around 7200) when near the radio and at night will check into the AL Net, TN Net, and the GA Net on Sunday afternoons. Hope we can tag up!!! 73 from AI4QT
AI4QT 1 year ago
@FGsltw2009 i have the exact same ft450at + carolina windom cws-80 but cant get it to work on 80m + 15m which really is a pain! How did you solve that ? Best 73´s OE3TWB
FUNNYTOM10 6 days ago
What a treat to come home from night shift and find an AI4QT video in my subscription queue! Very cool . . . I could watch that all day. Great set of QSOs and thanks for sharing! I would love to see more of the portable solar charging system . . . I might have missed that so will have to check your prior videos. 73!
USNERDOC 1 year ago
Forgot to mention . . . great editing!
USNERDOC 1 year ago
I’m just trying to keep up with ya!!!
You have editing down as an art form!!!
AI4QT 1 year ago
Thanks Doc. Now with the sun at my QTH at such a low angle (the sun is hidden behind a hill), I'm unable to charge my batteries during the day-- I could go down to curbside for full-sun, but I don't want to risk dropping the panels along the way--BUT I would, if I really needed a charge. There are several of these batteries I have, so they would last several days, maybe a week before I would have to consider other power sources. I picked up the solar panels at the local H. Freight. Later, Wil
AI4QT 1 year ago
FT-450 is a nice rig. I'm a new HAM and use it as my primary HF radio. Thought your filter and shift setting where a little weird in this video? 73 de OZ3SR
trylleklovn 1 year ago
Very informative video. Thanks for sharing. And, love the NRA sweatshirt!!!
KJ4TUG 1 year ago
Thanx Tacticalgearhead. KF7ETX is a great ambassador for what we all try to do on YT. Thanx again for watching. Best of 73 from Huntsville.
AI4QT 1 year ago
Great contacts on the HF, KF7ETX suggested this channel and I'm glad that he did. 73 to you.
Tacticalgearhead 1 year ago
Roger. I sure do. I have three panels giving me 45 watts to charge batteries in case of power outages. Thanks for viewing. 73
AI4QT 1 year ago
Neat. Do you have a solar charger for the battery?
mobiltec 1 year ago