Amateur Radio: HF portable setup

This is just a short video of me setting up a portable HF radio station. Since I had my cell phone with me, I decided to make a video of my setup. This video was not planned, so please excuse the cell phone video quality.
HF is still somewhat new to me because I upgraded to [...]

Introduction to Ham Radio : How to Get Started as a Ham Radio Operator

Learn fun things you can do after you become a ham radio operator in this free radio enthusiast video.
Expert: sledge
Bio: Kurt Glaser, callsign of N7QJM, has been an active ham since the early 90’s. He built his first ham radio in 1970. N7QJM operates out of his ‘ham shack’ on the All Emergencies channel.
Filmmaker: kurt [...]

Ham Radio AO-51 Satellite Dual Band Portable Antenna by web7days

THANKS for your comment, K7AGE!
Homemade Dual Band satellite Potable antenna with Splite boom, splite elments; completed on 6th July 2008 ,still under testing; all elements are checked.
micro-duplexer completed on 9th July 2008.
The base of HT holder is made from a one inch thick PVC transparent plastic.
BNC aluminium plate will be replaced by plastic to [...]

Remote Radio Station Control

Operating my station remotely. I use three pieces of software.
First is TRX-Manager to control the radio. See my video on TRX-Manager.
Second, remote desktop software. This allows me to control the radio computer from a remote computer. I use Logmein.com free program to manage and setup the connection between the two computers.
Third, Skype to [...]

Galaxy DX Radios DX99V 10meter FM Mod

Galaxy DX99V 26.065MHz-29.655MHz Mod
Duration : 0:1:53

“Radio Hams” Film (Pete Smith Specialty)

From 1939.
Duration : 0:9:57

Amateur radio today – hosted by Walter Cronkite, SK.

Hosted by Walter Cronkite, this video describes my main hobby…ham radio!
Duration : 0:6:40

K2FR Mountain Top QRP fun. Mt Beacon NY 1500+ feet elevation FT-817

I woke up this morning, and felt the need to earn my day. I started out early and hiked hard. make it to the top in no time and hung around fooling with the equipment just kinda enjoying the view and playing with the radios.
I did not get as much time playing with [...]

Introduction to Ham Radio : Fun Things to Do With a Ham Radio

Learn more fun things you can do with a ham radio in this free radio enthusiast video.
Expert: Kurt Glaser
Bio: Kurt Glaser has been doing electronic calibration of audio gear since the early 70’s. He is owner/chief recording engineer of
KGB Studios in Redmond, WA.
Filmmaker: kurt glaser
Duration : 0:2:20

How-To: Set up an HF portable radio while hiking

Fall is the perfect time for hiking, it’s not too hot and not too cold. Last weekend I took a day trip to hike up High Mountain in New Jersey and activate SOTA summit W2/NJ008. It’s really easy to set up an HF portable radio and not a whole lot to carry up the mountain. [...]