The NEW 2024 Spec DX Commander Expedition Build with M0JSX

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10 ай бұрын

In this video, I build Jonathan's new 2024 Spec DX Commander Expedition Kit. Jonathan visits us in the factory and we test it out! Follow along and enjoy.
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@W7AWE 10 ай бұрын

Looked like a C-17 Globe Master flying overhead! Enjoyed the build Callum. You got me thinking of ordering another Expedition … darn you 😂

@FrenkMI 10 ай бұрын

Yep, C-17

@FromthehamshackwithNJ4Z 5 ай бұрын

Definitely a c-17

@glennmuz3200 10 ай бұрын

What I love is the evolution of the antenna, all the little bits that make it easier and better and survive the UK weather, which is the killer of my designs.

@leatherbycrowfoot 6 ай бұрын

Hey Johnathan. Love the shows. It brings reality and practicality into the art of Amateur Radio. Keep up the work. It puts a whole new light onto the art.

@roberthopkins8089 6 ай бұрын

Exactly life is short were all rushing about at least Cals not glossong over the mistakes 😊 +1 for real deal

@johnratcliffe6438 10 ай бұрын

My DXC Expedition has just arrived! I will make it up next week. I love how the construction of the DXCs continues to evolve. Well done Cal, John 2E0SVB

@FrenkMI 10 ай бұрын

39:10 no Cal, the RAF showed you the name: DX Commander Globemaster. The plane is for global expeditions so, there you are! 😊

@m7trsradio 10 ай бұрын

Hi guys. Oooof exciting times. Fingers crossed 🤞🏽 I will have enough signal to watch this. I will be in Wales and phone signal is poor where I will be. So in that case MW7TRS 73 👍🏽😊

@Ammed_KN6STX 9 ай бұрын

Just ordered the 2024 DXC Expedition. My old version of the DXC Expedition is great but the new one will be even better can’t wait to build it!!!

@kikodv1ksantos936 3 ай бұрын

saving one for our field ops... Very nice presentation of the 2024 version. hope to catch you on the waterfall soon Francis de DV1K 73

@DXCommanderHQ 3 ай бұрын

Sounds great!

@ianxfs 10 ай бұрын

Looking good! Liking the new means of element fixing and stealth colouring. Another winner 👍🏻

@chublez 10 ай бұрын

Love the new solution to for the 40m element. I'll be adopting that on my older expedition pronto.

@ZeroHarry 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Cullum, enjoying watching your build videos. Keep it up and have a great day!

@DXCommanderHQ 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, you too!

@ronleblanc9832 10 ай бұрын

looks amazing Profesional build

@gtretroworld 10 ай бұрын

I didn’t realise how compact that pole was!….very interesting indeed.Thanks for the real life video..73’s

@DXCommanderHQ 10 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

@coreyperez13 3 ай бұрын

35:50 C-17 Globe master. "T" tail and winglets. I just stumbled on your short, got on this video and your link. I'm sold!

@DXCommanderHQ 3 ай бұрын

Ah! Nice!

@timw8ngt 10 ай бұрын

Looked like a C-17. Cool video. Thank you!

@RichardDePas 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic antenna. Hoping to get one and use it when motorcycle camping. 73 K9WWW

@m7trsradio 10 ай бұрын

Third time trying to watch this. Great build Callum. All looking good. Oh yeah C-17 globemaster III 73

@richardtalbert639 10 ай бұрын

W4IHC says: Like most things American, the C-17 Globemaster is chunky...but for a reason:) it carries a lot. Can also reverse on the tarmac.

@kd5smf 6 ай бұрын

I'm waiting form my kit to arrive... Have the 10m pole already so I ordered the plate conversion kit. I'm hoping to add 80 meters with a base loaded coil I'm making. Great video and lot's of fun. 73's Calum Hood 😀

@DXCommanderHQ 6 ай бұрын

Good luck!

@aussiedazvk4djh889 10 ай бұрын

Great video Cal. The antenna looks great. Personalize it in camo colours was my first thought. 👍🍻

@DXCommanderHQ 10 ай бұрын

I like it!

@LarsGrankotte 10 ай бұрын

Call it The Globemaster!

@randyhavener1851 10 ай бұрын

Well Done!! Thanks Callum!! 73.

@Andy2e0ree 10 ай бұрын

See you there

@ZL1BQDRoly 10 ай бұрын

From the boot of the car to calling CQ takes me about 6 - 7 mins with the new DXC Expedition Cal. Fabulous for all my POTA work :)

@DXCommanderHQ 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant Roly!

@neilgodfreybartley3143 9 ай бұрын

PROVE !!! 🤔

@DXCommanderHQ 9 ай бұрын

@neilgodfreybartley3143 FFS calm down!

@PD5RM_Robin 10 ай бұрын

Nice trick with the 40/15m i gone use is for the 'Old" expedition. Although I do notice that the 40m element sometimes changes to SWR

@m0aze611 10 ай бұрын

Looks great and for me food for thought. I am an EFHW fan and my deployment is pretty slick, however, I bought my classic for our club and and it’s not used much as we tend to support local mills on the air, canals on the air and village fetes etc so radials are a big issue with members of the public. I really like the look of the new version the colour and its speed to deploy BUT I’m in the process of moving home and depending on the location I would probably buy one for permanent use. Thanks for the dem 👍🏻 73 Mike

@hjkphoto 10 ай бұрын

Ordered…. Now the impatient wait begins! LOL

@hjkphoto 9 ай бұрын

Received 6 days ago... wonder antenna. By the way, there are US Shippers shipping inside the US that can't ship and deliver that quick and this came from across the pond.

@brianyoung9014 10 ай бұрын

Nice Callum.

@NYCMNYBY 10 ай бұрын

C17 Globemaster II it is. Most likely in/out of RAF Mildenhall, a Combined RAF/US air Base. My first stop back home to the US after Desert Storm.

@la7dfa 7 ай бұрын

Yep, the chunky Hercules :) lol

@rpcomms1 7 ай бұрын

"I like that"😁

@jonnyandpoppy 10 ай бұрын

Great video! Aircraft was definitely a C-17. Flown back and forward to Iraq in them a few times! 73

@genoa1979 10 ай бұрын

🎉🎉

@Ray_M0MXN 10 ай бұрын

2024? 😢what am I go to buy until then 😂😂 Looks great Cal, Keep it up 👍

@prmailers 8 ай бұрын

4:20 Got my expedition today! One issue, I can't seem to unscrew the cap at the bottom. Anyone else experience this? Otherwise very happy about doing the DX Commander club! Cheers, Cal, keep up the excellent work!

@DXCommanderHQ 8 ай бұрын

Oh shit.. Try some very hot water (opnly on the cap) and a tap-tap-tap..?

@prmailers 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for reaching out, speaks volumes as to your dedication to your products!!! Used my heat gun this morning and it loosened up. Maybe some adhesive or something got between the cap and the pole. Now the fun begins! Cheers!!!

@FromthehamshackwithNJ4Z 5 ай бұрын

Just take my money... guess my old venerable prototype expedition that has been with me since 2018, may need an upgrade. That antenna has over 20k of contacts on it from POTA, my St John Expeditions and several contests. Just a great antenna.

@DXCommanderHQ 5 ай бұрын

Haha John! Yes, talk to me and we can get you a new one.

@jimgiordano8218 9 ай бұрын

It's better that Django lost his ball and not his marbles. LOL! I'm liking this new antenna design.

@DXCommanderHQ 9 ай бұрын

Haha

@DonzLockz 10 ай бұрын

Great video Callum. Yep, I was watching you at 1.5x, I have the same issue. Haha

@DXCommanderHQ 9 ай бұрын

Haha!!!

@mickeyred 2 ай бұрын

Would love to see a six element build

@ptsmonvideo 8 ай бұрын

Hi Calum. Deploying it from a backpack is the real challenge. I’ve built and tuned my expedition but only used it 3 or 4 times since because even after trying to optimise the deployment process I have never managed to put it up in less than 45 minutes. I have all bands from 7mhz to 28mhz (which for me is the main point of using a dxc). Main pain points are elements coming out of the intermediate guide plates and attaching the 30m and 40m/15m elements in the top. I have all numbered and color coded and I have crocodile clips on the radials. Also, I have a feeling (not scientifically tested) that the upper bands have poor performance on the DXC. Nowadays I use a home brew linked dipole as an inverted V on the expedition mast 7m height. Deployment is 10min. I have all bands from 6m to 40m and I takes me less than a minute to change bands. Even if the radiation pattern is theoretically less than ideal for DX on the inverted V dipole, I’ve made great DX contacts on 10m with it. So my challenge to you: shows us a fast deployment of a 7 band dxc expedition from backpack to first CQ call. I need ideas and motivation to use mine more 😊

@DXCommanderHQ 8 ай бұрын

OK.. QUick tip. Put the wire in first and use the shock-cord as the "plug". I'm sorry this is taking you so long. Most folks are suggfesting about 10-12 minutes.. I will do a physical test soon. I htink my issue might be getting the right velcro straps etc for the elements and radials.

@ptsmonvideo 8 ай бұрын

@@DXCommanderHQ The devil is in the details. The guy that put up the video with the fastest dxc expedition deployment used 3 elements only and no clamps. With a 6 element dxc you have to put the clamps, otherwise the pole will collapse (ask me how I know this). There are 8 clamps plus 3 intermediate spreaders. All this has to be installed in a specific order. Each clamp has to be tighten and secured into place individually. Only then the wire elements can be installed. From experience, the pole will never be exactly the same length on each deployment (temperature, force applied to secure each section, etc). This leads to the fact that whatever you put on each element to avoid it popping out of intermediate spreaders, will not always be aligned with the corresponding spreader (I’ll try the expedition 2024 tip to tackle this but pretty sure that the shock cord won’t be enough for all my 6 elements). In my kit not all the spreaders slip freely to the end of their pole segment. This further makes it harder to align everything. I also feel the need for an extra small spreader the will support the end of the 30m element and the upper middle part of the 40m element. This would be 10x better than having to improvise with tape each time. After all the elements are on the pole, you can finally put it up (and guy the 3 points). Only then you can lay the 20 radials around spreading more or less each one. All this to say: no way you can deploy a 6 element dxc expedition in 10-12minutes. We still love you Cal. You have done a lot for the ham community.

@M0RMY 6 ай бұрын

One tip to get started is to keep all the spreader plates and clamps strung onto a bit of cord in their correct order. This way, you pull out the pole, slide all the plates and clamps onto it and just tighten the clamps at the correct place. Then having the quick release stoppa knots means just attaching the elements to the plate, then snapping them in. I can do an expedition deployment in less than 15 minutes this way. On my expedition (old version) I can do 3 elements and deployment in less than 10 mins.

@ptsmonvideo 6 ай бұрын

@@M0RMY The cord tip seems good but I'll still have to see a video of you deploying a 6 element DXC expedition in less than 15 min from backpack on ground to coax being attached to the radio ;)

@M0RMY 6 ай бұрын

Sometimes you just have to believe. Practice makes perfect

@brianyoung9014 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for your service nycmnyby.

@MrBigDave65 10 ай бұрын

Yes, it is the C-17 Globemaster III!

@neilhubbard9791 4 ай бұрын

It is a C17 Globe Master it is from the USA and RAF have them and the US.

@rmonsipapa 3 ай бұрын

Airplane looks like the C17 transport

@bodstrup 8 ай бұрын

Question: If I am focusing on say 20 meters - would pulling 4 x 5.2 or so meter antenna wires up - creating a 'caged dipole' help on bandwidth ?

@DXCommanderHQ 8 ай бұрын

The bandwith on a vertical or a dipole almost covers the whole band anyway.. But a good experiment.

@patring620 10 ай бұрын

A nice build, sir! Can you tell us the brand of torch Wendy bought you? Similar to you, I watch almost all videos at 1.25 by default, and 1.5 to 1.75 depending on the subject. What's bothersome now is watching a normal streaming video with my wife. I often want to fast forward or increase the speed. 73.

@DXCommanderHQ 10 ай бұрын

The torch.. It's a Dremmel..

@wkylehamilton 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for everything you do! I've been saving up for a DX Commander and now that I have a "big kid" job I'm really looking forward to building one. Hopefully I'll be able to set up something like this for a SOTA or IOTA activation. Again thank you so much, the work you do is seen and appreciated. Kyle KG6BXW

@jaredwellman1523 4 ай бұрын

Did you end up needing to tune any of the bands other than the 40M that you cut too long? Or if you follow the cut dimensions are you basically in a pretty good tune right from the start?

@DXCommanderHQ 4 ай бұрын

COrrect. They were cock-on. Both builds (when Jonathan tested his at his house it was perfect.. Something in the water that day!)

@andrewwood9281 8 ай бұрын

Those nylon clamps looked the business and far less damaging than jubilee clips, M0LSL

@Jiminico 10 ай бұрын

Callum, which wire strippers do you use in the video that you said were good??

@DXCommanderHQ 9 ай бұрын

Ah.. RS Components.. dont know model number.

@michael-n5zr 4 ай бұрын

can 40m be left off the antenna? For example, POTA activation with only 20, 15, and 10.

@DXCommanderHQ 4 ай бұрын

Well you could - but to be honest, achieving 20, 15 and 10 is the same as achieving 40m (you get 15m for free) 20 and 10 too.

@julescjc 5 ай бұрын

Believe that is the new Atlas A400M lying over you. Looks the shape anyway

@nz0z134 8 ай бұрын

I love those clamps, but can't find them anywhere

@DXCommanderHQ 8 ай бұрын

Google search, "HCL EzClamp".

@nz0z134 8 ай бұрын

@@DXCommanderHQ Thanks!

@utvc3687 2 ай бұрын

Can you use it for the 27 CB too?

@DXCommanderHQ 2 ай бұрын

Could do. Just add an element.

@dc5723 5 ай бұрын

It's a Boeing C-17 Globe Master.

@WH6FQE 5 ай бұрын

That appears to be a C-17 cargo plane

@nigelgunn322 Ай бұрын

C-17 Globemaster

@jerryKB2GCG 10 ай бұрын

does this come with the guy rope and spikes for guying ?

@DXCommanderHQ 10 ай бұрын

Everything bar the "spikes".. Any tent peg will do. We covered this on the live show after (see description).

@jerryKB2GCG 10 ай бұрын

@@DXCommanderHQ saw that just now, and Thank you

@harriflen8652 10 ай бұрын

Nice R&D Callum! Easy fast and efficient :) Good job! 73 OH6GFG Harri.

@thecodfather4425 5 ай бұрын

it would be alot better if all the bits at the start was allready done at the factory it would save so much time.

@DXCommanderHQ 5 ай бұрын

Cost.. You want to pay for that, we'll do it.

@Daimajin696 10 ай бұрын

The plane may have been a C5 Galaxy

@garysummitt7833 8 ай бұрын

can these antennas be used as a permanent antenna?

@DXCommanderHQ 8 ай бұрын

Sure.. Or look at Classic or Signature 9. Similar.

@bradfordwilliams9760 8 ай бұрын

Yeah, C-17

@1shARyn3 10 ай бұрын

C-17

@dc5723 5 ай бұрын

Can you just have 40 and 30 m?

@DXCommanderHQ 5 ай бұрын

Erm.. 30m would be a "hack" but you could do it.. If you wanted that, suggest looking at the Classic. Same price.

@henryrussell2404 10 ай бұрын

Deployment video please callum.

@DXCommanderHQ 10 ай бұрын

Soon..

@shanerorko8076 10 ай бұрын

Hey Callum, how much can you sell me one of these postage to VK1?

@DXCommanderHQ 9 ай бұрын

Check website. Shipping is auto calculated..

@bobskimaxx 29 күн бұрын

Nope.....anxiety going thru the roof watching this 😫 Need to lay down....😢

@DXCommanderHQ 28 күн бұрын

HAHA!

@neilgodfreybartley3143 9 ай бұрын

10-15 Min's 🤔🤣

@travisdrake2940 2 ай бұрын

Lol when youve done it thousands of times, he probably can build one in his sleep.

@donalfinn4205 8 ай бұрын

Too fiddly, too many bits, too many mods, too many changes. Pole too light. Hang the wires on top securely and do the adjusting/ tuning on the bottom without having to take down and put up constantly. It worked for me. Simples.

@DXCommanderHQ 8 ай бұрын

Good for you! Don't spent 7 minutes doing it my way, lspend 7 minutes doing it YOUR way! And why not :)