Jesus, you made me buy more junk I don't need. But secretly totally need.

I think it's really impressive that you can communicate with US operators with just that much kit.

That's much more fun than running a kilowatt of power into a large Yagi on a rotator. Well done Andy! 🙂🇦🇺

Uncle Mike sounds like a legend!

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.

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 ✅

Bikes shape is all like, "Become an Antenna?.. 👁👅👁 "😁

Sooo cool. Just incase you didn't already know... You and Uncle Mike are literally living the dream 👍

Fantastic! I love the FT-891, my favorite radio so far!

Exactly what the hobby is about Andy , great work pal 😀👍

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

I can't believe how good the propagation is on 15 metres. Really good effort.

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.

Great Fun there Andy..!!!!

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.

Outstanding, esp on 15m,.. cheers Andy !!! 😀

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 :)

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

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

Fantastic portable with the e/bike , great little compact tuner also 👍

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 😂👍

Awesome Electric Bike Portable. I did see the Water tower so know where you were riding. That was wicked. 15 meters has been excellent.

Just got an Ebike and was wondering if this was possible. This is awesome. Thanks for sharing !!!!

Congratulations Andy 🎊🎉 Your Vblog is absolutely amazing, 73s Good Mate 😊😀

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.

Nice contacts via the Electric Bike! The FT-891 is a great performer and one of my favorite radios. Now subbed...73!

I have three favorites from England and you are one of them brother! Absolutely awesome!⚡️💚⚡️👍🏻🍻🍺🍻

Brilliant, we've been having fun too up here in Scotland. 💙 ☔

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!!

Top class video Andy .. Uncle Mike will stick in my mind for some time ...what a bloke !

Love the e bike set up 👍

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.

Well done Andy, the higher HF bands are on fire..

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!

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.

Now look what you've made me do...ATU on it's way.

Rifle on the front, radio on the back sounds perfect.

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

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

Good QSO on 15 meters!

I put one on my bike ....erm just an FM set ..this mental good channel

Hey Andy love the video I had a look through Ur playlist and did not see the video referring to the battery

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.

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

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.

Awesome, so much fun.

Brilliant stuff i like the Auto ATU Andy I've seen this but works well indeed :) any chance seeing you in action on the music making looks cool stuff like the DJM 800 :)

Awesome! this new hobby to me never fails to impress :)

I'm going to do this on my horse next year. Parks on the Air on horseback.

I’ve subscribed mate I’m in love with your video

Is it not possible to run a radio rig direct from the ebike battery?

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.

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?

Excellent video andy, was you running full power? Have you had as good results with the IC705? Keep em coming 👍 Pete 73

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

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.

Have you tried an EFHW antenna with a 49-1 / 64-1 transformer 2E0PGT

That’s a mighty strap on ;)

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

A 9:1 Balun should be Earthed, Black Terminal Straight to Ground, short as possible and Red is the 40 meter long wire

Andy, what kind of box are you using for your radio?

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..

Mike had a lovely patter.

Nice video Andy, good and clear contacts. Saludos desde Chile CE3TDM.

Well done! One day we'll meet on air! Cheers! 73

Hey, I'm totally not into CB's, but that was quite fascinating your random chat with the American guy.

Andy ! you are the only one that could do this.

Operate the radio while riding the bike, now that would be impressive!

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.

I do really need to try that Band instead of keep going on 40m.. Brilliant Stuff Andy...

excellent contact

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?

"pretty bang good" *Eye roll* Lol Love your videos dude. Would it be possible to hook up the charge via a quick disconnect and put it on a rucksack mount for a quicker disassembly and departure?

Yep, this was the one I heard today on 40 with the LWF station and was on after you!

Blimey states from a bit of wire on a tree - that’s good going. I was hearing US voices on 27mhz on the weekend.

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.

Nice job, Andy! 👍👍

Good vid Andy like the tunes as well👍

Can the ATU do 80m with that length of wire? 20m wire would be 1/4 wavelength of 80m.

Andy, have you ever tried a kite antenna? Now that would be pretty trick

I am looking for about your product place lace me a message . when I post this , I am looking for more information no this . Where did you get everything and how much did it run and how do you put all this together and built all this?

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?

Should of sent the Ariel up on a drone 🤣

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.

Very interested my friend Blessings.

I wondered why the world has Lithium supply problem

I would love to try this 😁

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 !

Thank Andy good stuff mate keep up the good work ( love the bike ) cheers mate 73s vk3ut Greg

You could fly your antenna out over the trees by drone. I’m sure u already thought of that.

Brilliant working the USA with QRP.

Great combination, great video. Dose the radio do 2m/70cm or only HF?

Blummin good twig that Andy! I got Swinton from Denton once and felt blessed with 9lb with little bleed.