I PUT A HAM RADIO ON MY EBIKE AND THIS HAPPENED!!!
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But secretly totally need.
That's much more fun than running a kilowatt of power into a large Yagi on a rotator.
Well done Andy! 🙂🇦🇺
Funny!! You don't TELL anything
Off the give Auroa and the way way way
Lifted conditons!!!
This setup only Works well
Due to solar CYCLE 25
@@kennethschultz6465
Indeed Kenneth.
But, part of the Ham hobby 'fun' is the various challenges when operating in the 'field' with 'flea power'.
It's just another side of the hobby and a learning process through experimenting.
Happy DXing and 73's from a VK2xxx
Well frankly both are fun😁
@@mikevhx5682
Very true Mike.
For me though, working a station QRP is always very exciting. 73"s de VK2xxx
I think it's really impressive that you can communicate with US operators with just that much kit.
Not to the west coast. :)
Uncle Mike sounds like a legend!
We all need an Uncle Mike in our lives. Top man.
James M, nice to meet you 😂🍻
Agreed
I can't wait to get my license, get a proper antenna, and make my first contact, no matter how small. It was super cool to see you were able to contact someone here in the States. Just goes to show that it takes the right antenna setup, not the tons of power that makes a good contact.
1. Anyone who goes portable is OK in my books. 2. Anyone who contacts DX stations on the back of a bike is super OK! Congratulations on a great setup and a great video!
Nice! Here's an idea for you - use the drone to lift up the antenna, suspended under 50 feet of fishing line for noise separation, then take it as high as you can, though the weight of the cables may be too much to get much height and duration.
Yeah you know what I've thought about this, I reckon the DJI fpv would have the power to lift a significant length of small gauge wire, we will have to try that!👍🏻
@@andykirby Yeah, it'd struggle with RG-8/U! Drone would also have to be high enough to be fairly quiet. Lot of tuning involved, but should be a combination that's usable.
A tethered drone could be possible for long duration, but limiting RFI from DC-DC conversion of multi kV power down to low voltage high current for the motors would be challenging.
@@andykirby Or a mylar balloon with helium
Great video Andy pleased your making videos on ham radio and CB , hopefully it encourages more people to the hobby, well it’s keeping me motivated to get my foundation done ✅
Sooo cool. Just incase you didn't already know... You and Uncle Mike are literally living the dream 👍
If I go portable, usually look up the LOC and WAB. If I don't, almost guaranteed someone will ask for them 😄. Thanks for sharing and well done on 15m QSO with Uncle Mike and VE station. 20m end fed wire obviously works on 15m. Good that conditions are finally improving.
Exactly what the hobby is about Andy , great work pal 😀👍
Thanks mate👍🏻
Fantastic! I love the FT-891, my favorite radio so far!
Bikes shape is all like, "Become an Antenna?..
👁👅👁 "😁
Great video and great video creation. The video is very clear and sharp. I take my FT-891 out pedestrian. I don't have, need or want a car, here in New York City. It's not needed. So I walk my equipment 1 mile to my operating position in Central Park. We are not allowed to put anything on a tree here in the city. Which I don't mind because I don't like the idea of having to throw a wire up and then having to retrieve it later on. I much prefer stand alone verticals, like my Wolf River Coils or MFJ-1979 telescoping whip. I don't have the patients for the wire tree throwing. But thanks for the video. 73 from N2LRB.
Thanks mate. That's cool you operate radio from central park 🙂 maybe we will make a contact one day. Have you worked any UK stations? 15M is usually a good band this time of year for UK-US contacts. 73!
This reminds me of the time in 1991 when I rigged up my President Jackson SSB CB to my bicycle using two 6 volt motorbike lead-acid batteries and an original bow-whip antenna. Was kicking out some good signals on the SSB for only having 10 watts TX, lol
Andy i used to know someone who used to have a CB radio on his push bike in the early eighties we used to laugh at him but man you showed us Ham radio on an Ebike, so cool! And the technology has improved too!I used to be on AM And FM frequencies when you got what we called SKIP we could talk to people on the Isle of Skye and that was from the Isle of Wight.cheers dude Excellent blog
Was it me lol ? I did exactly this with a DV27 antenna and a 12v motorcycle battery and my cybernet beta 1000. It was great fun
@@digitalmediafan do you live on the Isle of wight cause this is where CB on a bike was
@@rogereheadbyrne4790 oh right no I'm in East Sussex. I never thought about anyone else doing this !
Given this was more than a year ago, well done on your 10 watts!
QRP portable is an amazing part of the hobby.
73, Matt M0PTO
I can't believe how good the propagation is on 15 metres. Really good effort.
My brother put an amstrad 901 on a raleigh chopper in the 80s with 2 6 volt motacycle batteries and a tandy mag mount, Good old days :)
Still got my Amstrad 901 Chris, fired it up a few weeks ago and the 19 is alive.. We've been having a right laugh every weekend with more breakers joining in.. Raleigh Chopper eh. Ah memories 👍
@@JD-lk7im Yes thinking of what we call the good old days. I have 3 901s rofl
@@chris_vandepeer.. Japanese made 901's are the most dsirable... (probably the ONLY Alan Micheal Sugar TRADing productuct to remain so..)
@@JD-lk7im I make you right there, Just been putting some radios away toooooo many about the house.
That was a really good setup from the back of an E-Bike with that piece of wire as an antenna great connection nice one.
A guy I used to work with 42 years ago put his cb radio in our work van, he used to park the van up and chat to random people on his radio.
He tried to get me into it but I could never see the point of getting into pointless conversations with random people. One day the managers daughter saw us parked up somewhere instead of working and told her dad, my colleague got a bollocking and was nearly sacked when we went back to the office...lol
W4RN Uncle Mike, one of my favourite Radio Buddies. I love the Way he talks german and I enjoy every QSO with him. I use to call him Uncle Mike. All males are Uncles...73's de Your friend Uncle Guenter 😂👍
I have three favorites from England and you are one of them brother! Absolutely awesome!⚡️💚⚡️👍🏻🍻🍺🍻
Thank you sir!👍🏻
Used to have a CB on a pushbike. As well as a car stereo! Great fun blasting music out and meeting new people. Modulator 2 antenna on the basket on the back along with 2 speakers and a battery pack of 10 rechargeable D cells. But those hills...they were a killer.
You lucky So & So, you have so many cool toy's to play with, and Ham Brand Name HF or UHF/VHF stuff is so expensive, i have a few Yaesu's FT100D, FT450D, FT707 Complete Setup, and then Chinese UHF/VHF and a heap of CB Gear old and New
I've been in the process of doing this on my ebike here in NYC with a GMRS mobile and suddenly I find this video! our laptop and phone mics are definitely listening.
Now look what you've made me do...ATU on it's way.
Well done Andy, the higher HF bands are on fire..
45 years ago we had a friend come back to the UK from Oz. He brought back an AM cb radio. We got snowed in so we set it up with just a piece of wire for the antenna. Ended up having a conversation with an American in sunshine. Freek conditions can really surprise you!!
Brilliant, we've been having fun too up here in Scotland. 💙 ☔
Great Fun there Andy..!!!!
Cool 😎 ,
My bike set up was , a York 861 CB ( 40 ch fm )
A K40 antenna SWR 1:1 ( no needle lift at all )
Batteries were crapola two square 9v. Spring tops
Later I tried a car batt lol which broke the carrier ...oh dear !
I was 14 ish so 40 years ago now ... glad you tried it.
My pathetic 4 watts would crash out though at Crystal Palace 998ft above sea level.
Just got an Ebike and was wondering if this was possible. This is awesome. Thanks for sharing !!!!
stunning stuff Andy, love it. what the hobby is all about.Exactly what im going to be doing in my campervan soon. 73's from M7THX Bromley
Nice one , I’ve operated mobile from my mobility scooter but using a small digital hand held . I wonder if you’ve tried that system. Works a treat . Also have recently bought an SDR transceiver which for the price takes some beating. Best wishes Brian.
Do you detect? Seems like you might like it. Being out in the fields and having a love for electronic devices of all sorts. I use my e bike for getting to detecting spots quickly and easily!
Fantastic portable with the e/bike , great little compact tuner also 👍
Good QSO on 15 meters!
Congratulations Andy 🎊🎉
Your Vblog is absolutely amazing,
73s Good Mate 😊😀
A 9:1 Balun should be Earthed, Black Terminal Straight to Ground, short as possible and Red is the 40 meter long wire
Outstanding, esp on 15m,.. cheers Andy !!! 😀
I think American Ham Radio Operator should known about 48 volt e-bicycle battery will burn out your radio, as you use separate much lower voltage battery for safely operate your radio..
Nice contacts via the Electric Bike! The FT-891 is a great performer and one of my favorite radios. Now subbed...73!
That’s a mighty strap on ;)
I put one on my bike ....erm just an FM set ..this mental good channel
Mike had a lovely patter.
Now you have me wanting to put the radio on the ebike I just built. 1500w, 52 volt, 32Ah(heavy) lion battery that I built. 73 WB6JAF, QTH Crockett, Ca.
تحية كبيرة لك اندي وشكرا للفيديو الرائع والتجربة المثيرة وأرجو منك مشاركة المزيد من المقاطع الفيديو ولدي سؤال هل يمكن استخدام وتوصيل هذا المنتج لتقوية الهوائي العادي الحلقي الذي قمت بشرائه من بانجوود في استقبال الموجات المتوسطة والطويلة والقصيرة
Andy ! you are the only one that could do this.
back in the day,
me mate (bikebuilder),, had a rally
chopper bike, so, he put a car batt, on the back little rack and ran a jaws mk2, and a dv 27,twig, now thats old sckool.
the annoying thing about HF ham radio is the amount on Italians beaming out 1Kw. it drowns out everyone else
Yep there are a lot of 1kW Italians🤣 but less on a Monday morning.
@@andykirby Every time I scanned 80 and 40 meters it's mostly Italians on an 'event' getting as many sl's as possible in the shortest time.
I dont have the time available to scan in the mornings so that would explain why I don't pick up Radio Hams from America.
Here in the U.S., there’s 10KW Mexicans everywhere on 40. They each produce about a dozen harmonics on the panadapter.
Rifle on the front, radio on the back sounds perfect.
I'm going to do this on my horse next year. Parks on the Air on horseback.
Were could you put the tower, maybe on the back wheel. A helical loop might radiat pretty good. n5qdm is a big fan of loop antenna's who is also an antenna nut.
Top class video Andy .. Uncle Mike will stick in my mind for some time ...what a bloke !
Top guy wasn't he!
Awesome Electric Bike Portable. I did see the Water tower so know where you were riding. That was wicked. 15 meters has been excellent.
Awesome, so much fun.
Back in the mid 70s my younger brother put a CB Citizen Band radio on his 10 speed bike called himself the peddler he would sit up by the highway talking to the truckers and busting the police jumping on to catch the speeders
Nice video Andy, good and clear contacts. Saludos desde Chile CE3TDM.
That was great! that's what ham is all about! I have a dream..... I want the new Polaris EV when it comes out and I want to make it into mobile Ham setup. You need to review the Polaris EV when it comes to out later this year, Lets make it happen.
Hi Andy. Great idea bike portable. I have been away from Ham radio for over 15years. Just getting back into it. However I am using 20W max into half Wave long wire. 49 to 1 balun. But so far have been unable to make a single contact on the HF QRP calling freq. SWR is good with a auto ant tuner built into the G90 radio. Reception is good. Maybe it's my G1 callsign they dont like
Cheers from old George
Hey, good stuff! Try responding to someone else's call, I never have any luck calling CQ!
Blimey states from a bit of wire on a tree - that’s good going. I was hearing US voices on 27mhz on the weekend.
10 meters seems to be opening more and more. Just the other day I spoke with a fellow in San Jose, Costa Rica. I'm just outside San Antonio, TX. 10 watts.
Operate the radio while riding the bike, now that would be impressive!
A few questions:
1.) Does the internal battery with the voltage converter add much noise to your signal, or are you not using the internal battery and using the same battery as you use for the Yaesu?
2.) You mentioned a video on the battery pack for the Yaesu. Can you provide a link to the video on your small battery pack?
Hi there. I'm curious, how much power are you using on the radio when transmitting? Are you using the full 100w from that little battery pack or did you reduce the power a bit on the radio?
He said QRP so probobly 10Watts
This is a first RadioBike in the peace ! Hi Andy !
de ua3pez / p, i using also ft-891 at the field bay, sorry for my little English
Andy 73 , Nick !
Brilliant working the USA with QRP.
Is it not possible to run a radio rig direct from the ebike battery?
I wondered why the world has Lithium supply problem
Love the e bike set up 👍
Can the ATU do 80m with that length of wire? 20m wire would be 1/4 wavelength of 80m.
I do really need to try that Band instead of keep going on 40m.. Brilliant Stuff Andy...
Well done! One day we'll meet on air! Cheers! 73
Hey Andy love the video I had a look through Ur playlist and did not see the video referring to the battery
I tested my Yaesu ft 817 on 12 V MC-Battery and MFJ 3 meter long telescopic antenna and a manuell MFJ portable ATU on SSB 4 W from SW-Sweden to South Spain and UK.
Nice work! I had a pretty cool LiPo battery that fit inside my 817, you do need 12V on the 817 to get full power don't you👍🏻
Fun few hours... By the way, I'm not your Uncle Mike, but I am an Uncle Mike. I hope that the other one sees this video!
What you need is a bow and arrow to fire the aerial over the trees, my dad did this to get a wire over the house from front to back garden. He was G3LGI.
fishing catapult is good to use out and about.
Picking up signals all the way from the states to the UK simply through radio is crazy to me!
Yep, all this gets forgotten in the modern day of the Internet! But when the Internet goes down radio will always be there!
You will need Bioenno Batteries to run that transceiver, what about a 16:1 UNUN instead of that ATU to match the long wire antenna to the transceiver, the COBRA 200GTL-DX might have been much lighter than that transceiver and is most certainly not a CB transceiver and you need a licence to operate it.
The battery works great. Its more powerful than BIOENNO. The point of this video was to show a proper portable ham setup, it's not CB 😊
For my Foundation exam booked for 20th Nov. I quite fancy the Yaesu FT-5D handheld to begin with and then start setting up a base station although I might have to set up an attic antenna because I love in a new house with all sorts of restrictions about what you can and can't do and I suspect sticking an external antenna up might be a no-no, given that you can't have a caravan, or commercial vehicle on your drive.
That's crazy how they are with new houses these days. Loft antennas can work well, I used to have a home made multi ban fan dipole strung around my loft and it worked very well actually. Good luck with your exam 👍🏻
@@andykirby thank you. Do you have a Full licence?
There's a few books on stealth antennas available, you can run wires along fences, up drains etc, or paint a vertical antenna colours that blend in. I presume they allow tv aerials and satellite dishes so you should be ok with something similar size like a diamond x30. Just ease your neighbors into it.
@@dnel83 Thank you.
You could fly your antenna out over the trees by drone. I’m sure u already thought of that.
Your video just tickled me. Great job Andy.
Good video Andy, 10 degrees means nothing in the US., double it and add 30 for a close faranheit. Post a link for the antenna tuner.
Duct tape is actually mildly conducive, you’re asking for a fire. It’s also very combustible
🤣🤣🤣
excellent contact
Awesome! this new hobby to me never fails to impress :)
Great, Portable and some real DX with USA. Very well done! I'm wondering if you can modify the bike battery to give you power for the Radio. 73s de DO1LR.
Very interested my friend
Blessings.
Where did you get the balun and the wire ?
Moonraker 👍🏻
@@andykirby aha OK thanks
I've got a back problem at the mo so have to use a mobility scooter to get about (I'm only 40) so put a CB on it, works really well lol
Yep, this was the one I heard today on 40 with the LWF station and was on after you!
When you say the bands are opening, is this because of propagation or does it mean something else? Great video as always mate!
Yes that's exactly it 👍🏻
Excellent video andy, was you running full power? Have you had as good results with the IC705?
Keep em coming 👍
Pete 73
I built an ebike last year with a front hub motor and used it plenty, now it's stopped working. I've checked the wiring connections and all seems OK and I disconnected the brake shut off thinking it could be that, there's still no power going to the hub and when I wheel the bike backward I feel quite a bit of resistance and judder so I think the fault is probably the motor itself, has anyone had this experience or know what it could be?
Hey, I'm totally not into CB's, but that was quite fascinating your random chat with the American guy.
Andy, have you ever tried a kite antenna? Now that would be pretty trick
That was a very good idea Andy! I'lltry that, Thank's a lot! The best from LB1NH in Oslo Norway.
20m is not a good length for 1:9 .. it’s a half wave of 40 .. so very high impedance … try 17.6m , 21.6m or 26.6m .. tuner should get better result now . 73 .. DD6FM - Marco
Thanks, I'll try it.
Well done!
I have a question I have the UKC1 controller display In the settings wheel size It says 18 and 20 My Wheel is 19 what do I put my wheel size.