My 2020 Ham Radio Antennas
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- čas přidán 25. 04. 2020
- I received a lot of requests for a video on my outside antennas setup, here it is!
You will find below all the links mentioned in the video.
My 2020 Ham Shack!
• My 2020 Ham Shack !
Safely connect several HF radios with mulltiple antennas
• Safely connect several...
The UrbanBeam Video series
Part 1 - SteppIR UrbanBeam / SDA 2000 OptimizIR / Unboxing + Parts Checklist
• Part 1 - SteppIR Urban...
Part 2 - SteppIR UrbanBeam, “Step by Step” Assembly and Installation
• Part 2 - SteppIR Urban...
Part 3 - SteppIR UrbanBeam and SDA 2000 full review (HF antenna)
• SteppIR UrbanBeam and ...
Diamond X6000A VHF/UHF Triband Antenna and MX3000N Triplexer
• Diamond X6000A VHF/UHF...
Installation and review of the Ameritron RCS-8V remote coax switch
• Installation and revie...
Tower DMX 56 Medium Duty
wadeantenna.com/product/56-foo...
73 Pascal VA2PV - Věda a technologie
This guy is a role model for Ham's. Most Ham radio operators yards look like a garbage dump. Take some pride in your homes like Pascal.
@Cesar Cayden Flixzone is a scam. Stay away!
Absolutely love your antenna setup, your shack setup, neat, clean and I love it. Heading to have one like that.
Thank you Pascal for helping me to decide my next antenna choice. AK3G. My concern was always weather and durability. Great videos!
Some serious kit you have there , amazing from Patrick in the UK
C'est tres bien, Pascal!
I enjoyed this video very much about
your tower and antenna set-up.
They are excellent, especially to me
being in an apartment, though I am
in Delray Beach, Florida, being from
White Plains, NY, near New York City,
I can go outdoors and set-up portable
and go mobile here.
The view of your neighborhood from
your tower was great too.
You also have a beautiful station.
I studied French in High School for
three years but that was a long 60
years ago, being 76 now.
I started with radio in High School in
1960, being a ham since 1962.
My wife and I were on vacation in
Quebec City and Montreal in summer
2008 during the 400th anniversary
celebration of Samuel de Champlain
In Quebec, and enjoyed it very much.
I went to EXPO 1967 in Montreal, with
my parents then. I remember it was
Man and His World. I saw the French
Pavillion from then is now a Casino.
My Father and Uncle during WW II,
were from London, UK, in eastern
Canada, Ile aux Noix, Sherbrooke,
Farnham, Quebec City and Halifax,
working for Dominion Engineering,
before we came to the US in 1949,
on the ship, Queen Mary from the UK.
Keep on doing the videos, Aurevoir!
73 de W2CH.
That's a great story Raymond, your name could also be French. Merci beaucoup et 73 Pascal VA2PV
Nicely done, Pascal. Merci bien! Very nice setup, and well thought out for such a small lot! I hope to catch up with you somewhere on HF one of these days. 73 DE W1NLJ
Great video Pascal, I am envious of your set up, stay safe my friend.
Stay safe as well. 73 Pascal VA2PV
Full dedication for HAM.
Thanks for the kind words towards fellow youtubers!
We appreciate all the hard work you put into all your videos. I enjoy them all thank you. AA1US
Wow !. Great to see your antenna set up. A lot of work and thought gone into that installation. Thanks for taking the time to make this video also. Very much appreciated. Merci Pascal, stay safer 73 de 2E0IEH
Goals right here!! Awesome set up
Your video was great no worries about the minor hiccups. Keep up the great work
Great Video, and awesome ham shack and antennas
Very good video. You shack is magnificent. Thank you for sharing with us.. I have a ROHN tower on the ground now 5 years. About 60 feet of it. I am in a tight lot surrounded by power lines on 3 sides. One day I will dig a big hole like yours and put it up. Guys are a problem.
pascal with out people like your self who take the time and big effort to film produce and post these videos the ham community wouldnt be the same . all off your videos are off very good qaulity , and it is a pleasure and very inspiring to watch , pascal you leave no stone unturned such is your passion , please carry on i for one really enjoy your videos they are fantastic and great to watch , thankyou so much stay safer mark de m0ogi
Thank you Mark, I really do this as I loved ham radio, this passion also the reason for my professional success. Some people think that I'm bragging, but that's not the case, I glad you notice my passion. My goal is to make people dream as I did for about 30 years ;-) 73 Pascal VA2PV
I had a set up similar to yours, and I used a 160M 1/8 wave "sloper" for that. It's only 67 feet long.
You’re the man brother , I love your videos top notch
Thanks for this video. It's really nice to see a video from another Canadian HAM 73 from VE3VCG
Thanks Marvin, I'm originally from Hawkesbury, Ontario, I was born and raise on a farm in that region. When I passed my licence in 1991, I got the call sign VE3PRV. 73 Pascal VA2PV
WOW Very Impressive.....Thank You for sharing.
Great video Pascal. As usual...
Thank you for the for the video. I did not know you can have a free standing tower at the at 50ft. Very nice system!
See the link below for my tower. 73 Pascal VA2PV wadeantenna.com/product/56-foot-dmx-medium-duty-tower/
Thank you! Excellent video!!
Well done Pascal Thanks for the video
Beautiful 80-meter antenna there! Never seen that B4, I'll bet that sucker really gets out & receives great!
Love your Urban Beam, dipole and vertical. Very jealous Pascal! Some day........
Wow beau set up! Je ne suis pas un Ham mais ça, ça m’interpelle... bravo!
Je vous dis donc à bientôt sur les ondes ;-) 73 Pascal VA2PV
Laboenligne.ca j’ai même commencé à étudier pour l’examen... on verra bien!
Great job on the video......quite a setup
If you wouldn't have said anything, I would not even know! Awesome Video my friend as per usual! Good DX de WV1Q AL
Great work, very nice tower
Just come across your video Pascal. A well presented video of your professional looking installation. 73s Steven (G3ZDG - Devon, England)
Thanks Steven. 73 de Pascal VA2PV
What a great station.
Pascal, that’s a gigantic antenna. I’m sure it works well, nice investment. In my USA subdivision, if I put that up, my neighborhood association would tell me to pound sand. 😂 But if I could, I would. Cheers 🍻
Well done Pascal. 73's ON8EI
thanks for your video.
That is a beautifu antennal setup. I would love to see a video of the antenna being raised . ?? And don't worry about the camera focusing , and the small details . Anyone bitching about that is just looking for something to pick at and needs to keep their opinion silent . I appreciate the effort for our entertainment so thank you . I've been a tech class for years , I have so much to learn and CZcams allows that through guys like you . Keep up the good work . I just sub'd to your channel . 73's from Middle Tn
KK4ISW
Thank you, you will find most of the installation on my CZcams channel. For the UrbanBeam installation (part 2 of a 3 videos series) see the link below. 73 Pascal VA2PV
czcams.com/video/HKLnPsXhUYE/video.html
NICE SET-UP
The video was another good job. Thanks
Nice setup, one day I hope to be able to have a radio room like yours ! :) 73 my friend.
Awesome setup fella. 73's M0CPU
Great vídeo,73's from Brasil !!!!!!
Pascal, I am so very impressed with the thought and planning you put into your ham radio 'shack' and antennas. Your detailed workmanship is exceptional - neat, organized and well implemented. I am curious - what is your 'regular' job? You may have mentioned this before, but I'm a new subscriber. As an engineer myself, I care about not only the performance of my technology, but how well it's put together and will take extra time to make installations look clean, too. Congratulations - I enjoy your videos and the time you invest in sharing your content. 73s Greg KJ6ER (Silicon Valley)
Hi Greg, I have a business degree and an electronics degree. I work for a large telecommunication company, I'm responsible for all the B2B technical support, call centres and specialized technicians. I used to manage a Sales Engineer teams and many other functions in the past 23 years. So, I'm not officially an engineer but I managed many ;-) and I've learned from the best. 73 Pascal VA2PV
Very nice video, thanks, merci.
Nice ham shack
Fantastic!
Excellent setup! Now it's clear to me that I won't be able to have that kind since I work/stay in a high rise office. 😅
There's a local ham in Montreal that live downtown and got permission to install all his antenna at 180 ft on top of the building, how cool is that ;-) 73 Pascal VA2PV
@@Laboenligne lucky! The building owner where I work at is a little bit of a scrooge mcduck. It's dmr for me, for now.
Pascal sporting a mustache and a goatee : always adding accessories LOl
Great video !!
That's a good one, just removed the moustache and goatee yesterday, my wife and the kids didn't liked it ;-) 73 Pascal VA2PV
Very nice
Excellent Video Pascal.
Always look forward to them.
Wonder how you are getting on with the 7610 compared with the 990?
Regards
Gerry
G0PWX Stay Safe 73
Very similar to my ears, but faster waterfall on the Icom since it's SDR. 73 Pascal VA2PV
73`s de HB9HAL Nice Antenna !
Cool video and this mast
You have a very nice awesome antenna system k2csx mark
nice video there pascal, i have a urbanbeam also here in the UK, but unfortunately mine has beset by numerous problems, including one end popping off in the wind and the swr going sky high, currently my tower is in the cranked down position, until i get around too fixing the steppir, also another thing is i was never supplied with stainless steel bolts when i got my direct from steppir,and as i live very closes to the sea, the bolts are showing signs of sea corrosion,on the upside of the steppir performance wise,i have worked VK7 from here IO84HQ on 40m ft8 with 50 watts beamed @ 110 degress,and i can work USA/Canada off the back off the beam on 40/30/20 m no problem with out turning to the west, and even down to the Falklands Islands and south america while i am pointing 90 -110 deg to Europe, hey ho it will be fixed soon hopefully :) keep up the videos pascal informative and plain speaking as usual 73s Kevin M6ENP/G2KS
Thanks Kevin. The SteppIR antennas are a complex gear, special care needs to be taken when assembly. Maybe you can replace the bolts with something that will not corrosion. It must be windy in your area as mine survive a 110 km wind storm with sticky ice on it. Something I always do is when not in I used turn the beam pointing south so the dominant wind is always at the end of the antenna not on the side. You can switch the beam with the 180 degree function as well. 73 Pascal VA2PV
Excellent Video!! 73 .
Thank you
Nice!
Tres Bien!
Good Video Sir. Thank You 73
I enjoy your videos, you do a great job and the quality and content exceed most. Great gob ! 73s KG5VKA
Pascal, have you had any issues with the steppir motors as of yet. I know that you can have some nasty weather at times. Mark, kb3z
No, not at all, it work great and it survived many storm. 73 Pascal VA2PV
Good........antena is the best
C'est du bon travail! Do you also use your mast/installation for tv OTA or only ham radio?
Merci. Only ham radio. 73
Another great video..thanks! My urbanbeam is here and partially assembled, waiting for the weather and virus thing to stabilize here in Indiana,,, Now question. Can you describe what the directivity on 40 m is like? I operate 40 a lot these days. The urbanbeam is replacing my hexbeam, they don't handle high power very well. Be safe my friend!! N9HZX
Hi Donald, even if it's a folded dipole on 40M, turning the beam makes a good difference, it's very good. In my UrbanBeam review I compared it to a half-wave dipole in inverted V, 24 hours after installing the beam I removed the dipole, hihi. 73 Pascal VA2PV
very nice.....
I love that tower set up and your station set up looks very nice and clean 73 from kd7kyb
Great Pascal you keep it clean and simple but how many hard work behind!! 73 de IZ3QVB Alex
Great video!!. I'm am starting to look for a tower option for my self. I live in a neighborhood also. Does your tower require guyed wires? I couldn't tell from the video if it had them. Thanks.
This type of tower requires guy wires only when has no foundation and the legs sit on the soil. 73 de VA3HDL
No guyed wired required with the correct amount of concrete, see the link below for more information about my tower. 73 Pascal VA2PV wadeantenna.com/product/56-foot-dmx-medium-duty-tower/
Thanks for sharing. I'm impressed. 73´s -- PU2YTK
👍 What a setup! No way on earth I'd get local planning permission to have a 56ft tower in my backyard. Quite apart from the raft of local government regulations, my neighbors would write objection letters in blood. Given the proximity of the electricity lines, I guess you factored in the fall down distance. I can't see the inverted V for 80m but maybe I need new glasses. 😛
Yes everything was calculated to be installed correctly. No risk for the power line with this setup. The tower test shows that it breaks at the second section from the top with a pulling force of 3000 pounds. Each section is 8 ft and the power line are at 34 feet. When not in used the antenna is beaming south in parallel of the power line and the boom is 4 ft. Plus the UrbanBeam outside elements are made of fibreglass. 73 Pascal VA2PV
Hello Pascal,
Thanks for the upload, it is excellent as always! 😊
I would like to ask if your neighbours have a problem with your antennas or tower? I live in the UK and have the same vertical Diamond antenna that you own; it had been erected only a short time when a neighbour complained to the Council (our local Civil Authority). Now I have to go to the hassle and expense of a formal planning application.
I am taking the opportunity to ask for a 12m crank up mast, so if the neighbour was upset about the vertical, God knows how they react to the mast 😊
Keep your fingers crossed for me!
73s, John M7JHA
Thanks John. In Canada amateur radio licences are managed by the federal government, so city has nothing to say. It changes over the years and now we need to have a neighborhood consultation process but they can't refuse the permit if the process is respected. But I installed the tower way before this new regulation, and both my direct neighbour bought their home knowing and seeing the antenna setup before buying. I guess I'm lucky. 73 Pascal VA2PV
@@Laboenligne Yes, you are! I am pleased for you though; your station is a thing of beauty. My planning application has now been submitted; please keep your fingers crossed for me :) 73 John, M7JHA
What kind of tower do you have? Looks like a rohn 55 by the size of it.
See the link below for my tower. 73 Pascal VA2PV wadeantenna.com/product/56-foot-dmx-medium-duty-tower/
Wow! You are amazing! I think I might have heard your CQs. I live in Oregon USA. Do you think it's a possibility? You have a very distinctive voice. Maybe next time you CQ, I will try to be on. I do not have my license yet, so I'll have to be lucky. :)
Thanks, if you are listening on 20M or 40M late in the afternoon on weekends, I usually turn the antenna toward your direction to work Asian stations. You may hear me. 73 Pascal VA2PV
You have a really nice setup for a modest-sized lot. Unfortunately, this would be all but impossible in most suburban USA neighborhoods due to HOA restrictions. C'est la vie.
Hi Scott, I know it's complicated these days to set up a tower, even in Canada. Fortunately for me I have what they call a "droit d'acquis", which translate to "acquired right", I'm not sure this is the correct expression in English. In short, it means it was installed before they change the regulation. So I can maintain and replace it as long as it stays the same height. It's still possible in my city but a public consultation is necessary and they may limit you at 48 ft. 73 Pascal VA2PV
@@Laboenligne I know what you mean. When rights are carried over after a change in policy, we call that "Grandfathered". Literally, I guess that refers to something that has been around for a while. LOL. The same principle applies in the US, but HOAs have been around since about the mid-80's so it's hard to find a property like that.
What software do you run in your shack?
For what ? On the large TV, it's connected to a dedicated device, it's a Geochron 4k. 73
Wow! My Dreams antenna it's must cost a fortune. 👍👍
It's a step by step investment process that lasted 29 years ;-) 73 Pascal VA2PV
@@Laboenligne Cool you have the best of the best Brotha. my kind of stuff.
😍
Excellent copy. 73
Thank you from cape breton NS.
VE1JRK
Great station! I'm surprised that you were allowed to put up such an antenna in a residential area. It seems that hams have problems getting permission to put up antennas.
Hello from Sweden
Hello from Canada ;-) 73 Pascal VA2PV
@@Laboenligne 73 bear sm5vss
Very Nice setup. Aloha, 73, de WH6FQE
Thanks, Aloha. 73
Unbelievable setup, but dare i ask, what is the cost of the antenna system? So jealous de Ei2iP
The price of the Urban beam covering 6-40 meters is much less than a traditional aluminum antenna with similar capabilities. Also since the antenna tunes itself, the boom length is short reducing weight and K-Factor. The result of low K-Factor means a less expensive tower. I have a 3 element SteppIR DB18 and found not using SteppIR would have cost another $1,200 for an aluminum antenna and another $5,000 for a heavier duty tower.
Great setup! I recently got a Countycomm GP-5 SSB. (countycomm.com/products/countycomm-gp-5-ssb-general-purpose-radio) I'm completely new to radios and I'm aware that while this radio isn't capable of transmitting I was wondering if you would be able to help me through configuring it to receive or maybe you even have your own or could get your own to make a video on it. It's a really nice radio just for FM and AM but I'm pretty sure it can receive stuff on the HAM radio band... I just don't understand or can't get anything to come through. Anyway since I haven't said it already, thanks a ton for the amazing video!
Thanks Adamant, from the link you provided I got an error (404), but I found the radio with a Google search. It's probably your antenna setup, try a few different tricks found on the internet. Look for SWL home made antenna and experiment. 73 Pascal VA2PV
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You missed 33cm too 😃 N2OA
Yep and 1.25 M. 73
@@Laboenligne You should fix that. We could use some more VE’s on the VHF and above bands. Activity is growing in Ontario.
👍 KF7NGK
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Already in that group ;-) 73
I love your videos! KF6OLC
He's obviously also very wealthy/
I wish, but I have to admit that I'm a bit crazy and that's the reason I have to work a lot ;-) 73 Pascal VA2PV
This is not HAM.
How so?
Неинтересно. Всё покупное, фирма устанавливала, никакого творчества. Да и радиохулиганом вряд ли когда был. Одним словом просто оператор.