This reminds me of my late dad , he was an amateur radio lover. I still remember is call sign ZS2PO. Thank you for sharing this and bringing back beautiful memories of my father.
Nice to see this old WW2 receiver and transmitter still working and transmitting and receiving good quality signal. It's nice to see dedicated users of this equipement taking good care or the equipment and keep it working in good condition. Bravo
Friend, this was the coolest thing I've seen in a long while! I am inspired to make a kite antenna now. That gear is made of unobtanium here in the states though. You are now my personal hero!
I love a good kite-antenna video. Kevlar-reinforced wire is new to me, I'll never forget, because my dream is HF with a kite antenna on a little rowboat, on a little fresh water lake. (Just me, a rabbi, and an encyclopedia salesman; sorry, that's another joke.) II never thought anyone could get a spontaneous QSO on the longer waves. Only in Europe? Your sending on the straight key sounds machine generated (that's a compliment). WW2 surplus radios look like new, I'm sure they been through the war, and then it took a labor of love to get them all shiny and perfect, again. I see you have another kite video :))
God dag, sir...jeg likte videoen din! Jeg er fra statene og tjenestegjorde i den amerikanske hæren i 10 år som signalsoldat. Jeg tilbrakte to av årene mine i Baumholder, Deutschland. Jeg er fascinert av fungerende radioer fra historiske krigstider. Jeg ville absolutt elsket å få tak i radio som ble brukt i USAs væpnede styrker. Dessverre er de vanskelige å få tak i. Takk for at du delte.
I can't stop watching the videos. I love the old equipment. The video makes me smile a little too. What a difference between portable work today.... and back then. 73 DE YO6DXE.
Awesome vodeo, thanks. Probably would be easier to setup and end fed half wave on a fiberglass telescoping mast. :) Was fascinating to see a kite antenna.
Precioso el vídeo , nos lleva a esos tiempos de la radio que no conocimos ,y la velocidad de la telegrafía sin necesidad de descodificadores , así da gusto comprender todo el QSO , un saludo de EA1IRO 73
Can you imagine being one of the 3 men tasked with carrying and operating a radio intellegence setup like this in the field. You had too be Mules as well as Infantrymen along with Radio operators.
Very nice. It's been 40 years since I did any code copy. I'm so rusty but I still recognize the cadence and form of the letters even if I can't copy them anymore. Very interesting.
Dear Helge: You are a very brave man; to raise a wire under that stormy sky. You could have been "immortalized" as Benjamin Franklin Thamks for sharing that beautiful equipment. Regards. Edgardo LU1AR
It's good to see this type of gear in use. Your videos are always excellent. Amazing how well preserved your former Wehrmacht radios and transmitters are! I wonder if the antenna wire is light enough to be raised aloft by a drone?
It takes a strong drone due to the weight of the wire length. It would be very limited in useful antenna time as most drones don't have much than 20-35 minutes of flight autonomy from batteries. The kite is a better long term setup, when the wind cooperate , of course.
Indeed they (630m & 2200m) are fairly new bands to us here in the Americas and were opened to us about 4 years ago (2017). Some require advance notice of use and filing of your operating location before first use and both have very low EIRP allowances, though the antennas are often sufficiently inefficient that you still have to use a fair bit of output power just to get the maximum 1W (2200m) or 1W/5W (630m, 1W if within 496 miles of Russia) EIRP radiated at the antenna (hence the use of a 100W transmitter and 100m wire antenna in this video). I have not tried to operate on either of these bands myself as I just do not have the space and time necessary to tackle them, but it is great to see others doing so! - 73 de KW4EK
Thanks for the video. I greatly enjoyed it. I'll never again complain about the weight of my IC-7300 when operating portable.
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my gear icom ic 706mkii. tnx cu
Very cool to see this vintage equipment working again! Thank you for keeping it alive and going. Keep up the good work.
Thank you. :-)
This reminds me of my late dad , he was an amateur radio lover. I still remember is call sign ZS2PO. Thank you for sharing this and bringing back beautiful memories of my father.
🥹🥹🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🌹🧑🦱💇🙋
Really enjoyed the video. The equipment looks to be in mint condition. And I love the idea of using a kite for the antenna. Cheers. 73, Nigel, VE3IMF
Lovely to see such old equipment in use. Thank you.
Nice to see this old WW2 receiver and transmitter still working and transmitting and receiving good quality signal. It's nice to see dedicated users of this equipement taking good care or the equipment and keep it working in good condition. Bravo
Thanks for the nice comments.
Friend, this was the coolest thing I've seen in a long while! I am inspired to make a kite antenna now. That gear is made of unobtanium here in the states though. You are now my personal hero!
Thank you. :-)
I'm from the UK and I just fell in love please please can you do more videos just like this. God bless you ❤️🔥
Thank you for the great comment.
Yes, I will try to make new videos like this one.
Feel free to make suggestions.
73 de LA6NCA
A fantastic demonstration, I loved the antenna attached to the kite 👏👏👏
73 from EA1FLL
Hi Helge. Thanks for the nice CW QSO we had on 600meters. Great video you made :) 73's de LA3EQ Jan
"Real radios glow in the dark !".
Very nice, Helge! Thank you for doing this. It's great to see the old gear in use and performing well. Best regards.
No seas Wey. No Mames.
Wow that is so neat, imagine the stories a radio like that could tell
Cool! The kite antenna was the best part IMHO...cheers...
Thank you Helge. Very nice to see this 475Khz WW2 radio in use. Beautiful equipment.
I love a good kite-antenna video. Kevlar-reinforced wire is new to me, I'll never forget, because my dream is HF with a kite antenna on a little rowboat, on a little fresh water lake. (Just me, a rabbi, and an encyclopedia salesman; sorry, that's another joke.) II never thought anyone could get a spontaneous QSO on the longer waves. Only in Europe? Your sending on the straight key sounds machine generated (that's a compliment). WW2 surplus radios look like new, I'm sure they been through the war, and then it took a labor of love to get them all shiny and perfect, again. I see you have another kite video :))
How absolutely wonderful! Congratulations Helge. Keep’em glowin’ !
FB Video Helge. Thanks for your hard work hauling all that equipment and putting your antenna aloft with the kite 🪁
Subscribed!
Lovely radios there. I was waiting for that table to give way under the weight! Great results with the kite antenna too 👍
Fascinating demonstration concise and of excellent technical quality. Thank you very much.
Amazing...
Very nice and good performance of amateur radio...👍👍 Best regard from me in Indonesia.
Tusen takk de Dave WA1LBP. Interesting to see the equipment and your nice kite antenna arrangement.
Interesting...radio signal & Morse Code..i like it...👍👍👍👍👍
Nice contact & great radio, Thanks From VE7-FIE
God dag, sir...jeg likte videoen din! Jeg er fra statene og tjenestegjorde i den amerikanske hæren i 10 år som signalsoldat. Jeg tilbrakte to av årene mine i Baumholder, Deutschland. Jeg er fascinert av fungerende radioer fra historiske krigstider. Jeg ville absolutt elsket å få tak i radio som ble brukt i USAs væpnede styrker. Dessverre er de vanskelige å få tak i. Takk for at du delte.
Tanks for your vidio. David from Indonesia. God Bless you
Good QSO and great to see you do it there on the seaside.
I can't stop watching the videos. I love the old equipment. The video makes me smile a little too. What a difference between portable work today.... and back then. 73 DE YO6DXE.
I love the "Feind hört mit!"
Awesome vodeo, thanks. Probably would be easier to setup and end fed half wave on a fiberglass telescoping mast. :) Was fascinating to see a kite antenna.
Precioso el vídeo , nos lleva a esos tiempos de la radio que no conocimos ,y la velocidad de la telegrafía sin necesidad de descodificadores , así da gusto comprender todo el QSO , un saludo de EA1IRO 73
Thanks for the nice comment.
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Your antennae is the best I've ever seen!
Excellent, watching from the U.S.
The whole set up looks great. Thanks for the nostalgic video.
Can you imagine being one of the 3 men tasked with carrying and operating a radio intellegence setup like this in the field. You had too be Mules as well as Infantrymen along with Radio operators.
Gracias!! Muchas gracias por compartir esta experiencia, sentía la emoción y el frío aire en mi cara...
Extraordinario !!
In awe of this video, thank you so much for sharing.
The ideal team to go up in my next SOTA :)
A hug from XE1
I always enjoy your field demonstrations! 73
Admittedly, I am an appliance operator so I found this video fascinating! Thanks!
Thank you for your videos. I always love the old valves army equipment and i have old RX s .My 73 s from 5B4ER.
Fantastic video really enjoyed you tuning the old radio de vk2ir Tommy
Thanks for the video, I am glad to see a QSO on MF a band that I have used as a radio officer for more than 22 years.
I am a former r o served merchant navy and all of sudden I listen morse and I surprised.
Very nice and thank you for taking the time to share the experience.
Beautiful radios. I love the old radios, they just have so much class. 73's, N1GWK
Thanks for video. It's very interesting to see old gear.
Congratulations Sir!!!! Great job and great video. It´s really a placer to watch this adventure!!! 73 and, pleas, continue!! LU2AXF from Buenos Aires
Thank you Helge. I also learnt a few things about kites and wind from this video.
The people who built this would have been utterly mystified by the laptop! Great way to monitor your remote reception.
I love these old radios.I have a vintage Swan 350 . 73 to you!!
it's the first time i see that kind of work. nice job ,i enjoyed it, thanks
Great, loved this one Helge.
Two thumbs up sir FB from Wyoming
Fantastic QSO. Congratulations my friend. 73 - PS8RSA - Brasil
Many thanks, most enjoyable for me, hard work for you! 73 from Tucson AZ USA
thank for the video and report.
73 from Switzerland
inspires me to get on the LF bands. Very exciting. Thanks you for sharing.
so beautiful
I really like this video and hope that the condition will always be maintained The radio...Amateur Greetings from Indonesia
That is real hamradio !
Such nostalgia and brings back old memories, especially the tubes glowing in the dark, Thanks for sharing, 73 de GI3HNM
Very nice. It's been 40 years since I did any code copy. I'm so rusty but I still recognize the cadence and form of the letters even if I can't copy them anymore. Very interesting.
It's never too late to take it back up.
That is a nice radio to work CW with! I love the kite, seems to work well. Larry Chicago, US.
Amazing that the antenna was still radiating RF even when it was on the ground! Thanks for sharing Helge. 73 de DC4DC
After this recording, I have had many QSOs at 80 meters with the antenna on the ground. I will return with a separate program on this.
Bellísima operación, acá n México a varios nos encantan los equipos Vintage 👌
Congratulazion for ham spirit, best regards from iw2irp north italy
Dear Helge: You are a very brave man; to raise a wire under that stormy sky.
You could have been "immortalized" as Benjamin Franklin
Thamks for sharing that beautiful equipment.
Regards. Edgardo LU1AR
Very nice ! Thanks for sharing !
Great demo Helge. Beautiful old gear. Nice work with the kite. 73 DE K7JKZ
Felicitaciones 73s cordiales desde Chile CA 5 FGI Francisco.
AWESOME! Nice video. Thanks for keeping on the ham radio spirit.
73 de EA3CWT
Very nice work . Congratulations . EA2 AYW
Congratulations and my admiration. Greetings from LU4MZO
That was so awesome love it.
Fantastic and Beautiful, thanks for sharing!
Bravo super démonstration .Super matos 73's de YZ16 Jean 👍👍 .
Cheers for video 73's from Kiwi Land - New Zealand
WOW This experiment is awesome! Tks for share it.
Great video, thanks for the demonstration of your e1quipment and Kite antenna. W6NF
Superb operating Helge! Congratulations de G4NJB
Amazing...Thanks four video..
73 from Poland 👌
BRAVOOOO!!!!! Gracias German. Me has alegrado el domingo y me he suscrito. Un saludo desde España. José Luis ea5bii
Muchas felicidades excelente transmision.Bello radiotrasmisor.Y la antena con un cometa🪁🪁73 desde chile🇨🇱
Супер! Старая техника работает надёжно. Удачи!!! RT9TM. 73!!!
Excellant Demo, Thank you so much, simply excellant!
Wonderful, congratulations on the copy, very good.
That's Amazing transceiver WW II! THE TUBES glows beautiful! De DV1MG 🇵🇭
Very good thanks
It's good to see this type of gear in use. Your videos are always excellent. Amazing how well preserved your former Wehrmacht radios and transmitters are! I wonder if the antenna wire is light enough to be raised aloft by a drone?
It takes a strong drone due to the weight of the wire length. It would be very limited in useful antenna time as most drones don't have much than 20-35 minutes of flight autonomy from batteries. The kite is a better long term setup, when the wind cooperate , of course.
@@vener6 Yes.....Good point on the operating time for drones. Duh.
Молодец! Очень здорово! Поздравляю!!!!
Nice job LA6NCA ! Congrats and 73. PY2NDB
Interesant video. Bravo!
Bravo! I am LZ2CH, 73!
Congratulations!!! Great job and nice QSO! 73 es hpe cu de RY6M.
Really nice equipment!!!
very nice to see this work !
Fantastic. Nice vídeo. Tnk
I wasn't aware of this ham band until I saw this video. Seems it is relatively new for us on the other side of the pond.
Indeed they (630m & 2200m) are fairly new bands to us here in the Americas and were opened to us about 4 years ago (2017). Some require advance notice of use and filing of your operating location before first use and both have very low EIRP allowances, though the antennas are often sufficiently inefficient that you still have to use a fair bit of output power just to get the maximum 1W (2200m) or 1W/5W (630m, 1W if within 496 miles of Russia) EIRP radiated at the antenna (hence the use of a 100W transmitter and 100m wire antenna in this video). I have not tried to operate on either of these bands myself as I just do not have the space and time necessary to tackle them, but it is great to see others doing so! - 73 de KW4EK
Очень круто! Всегда в шоке от вашего подхода, как радиолюбителя!
Great! Very impressive.