You DON'T need to apologize for the way you are! You are the perfect Lord Callum just the way you are, ADHD or not. best 73's SM3TTZ

Thanks for the video Callum. I have not yet got Covid, so touch wood. I suffer from permanant brain fog but can't blame covid for that.Cheers from Down Under.

Brilliant tinkering video Callum! You are full of energy even while recovering. Good job and nice to see you do quality work on your projects!👍🤓🇦🇺

I developed brain fog from another condition and what i get is severe, some days I loose all my words and can barely string sentences together. It is like you know what you want to say but you can't see the words in your mind to say them. It gets worse when under pressure. I really hope it's a symptom you loose over time Cal as you recover because I know how horrible it is. Take care. Love watching your vids.

Glad you're starting to feel better my friend. It does take a while to get over some of those lingering symptoms. You can use that deburring tool from the other side of the sheet metal, just angle it so the blade contacts the burr.

I like the way you put *NEW*, thats helpful. Hope you feel better soon

Well you have checked off another one of your projects. I remember you planning this awhile ago. Excellent work my friend 👏. Great to see you getting back in stride after you bout with the vid.

Yes I had covid in October of 2021. Brain fog and lack of energy to get up and walk to the fridge. Now that is saying something. Haha. You have not bothered me about your brain fog. I enjoy you working through these projects and your dialog along the way explaining things. The big thing is you are enjoying this and it shows. All the best! 73 de KI5HXM

Nice work! For tidiness and avoidance of problems, I'd enclose the chock-block in a small plastic box.

Wish I could still lean on my knees! Good video.

Just another tip , use a wiska box via 2x 20mm stuffing glands and inline 221 wago connections .. great for a ip65 connection box for those grey cables .. Keep up the good work callum 73's

Nice remote switch box and very neat seeing how it works. Keep ‘em coming That Shack is getting fancy ☺️😉

Corning Fluid if you can get it normally used to coat PCB boards that will be used in cars.

Research Wago connectors Cal, nobody is using choc block anymore, if you must try some ferrel crimps on the bare wire first....you can also get Wago box for outside installation...

Take care and stay healthy... we be here and holding the fort Lord Calum 💚🤙🙏

Hang in there - it takes quite a while to get through the lingering symptoms, or at least it did for me. The fog thing was the worst. My dogs would have run into the guy lines and there would have been a lot of yelping and an antenna disaster! lol

I can definitely relate to your post covid symptoms. I just hope it will get better.

Totally dig your builds! Get well, brother! Keep looking up!

I like what you have made and discovered that MFJ makes a remote 4 antenna switching system for $199.

Good video Callum.

Covid brain fog... I had Covid in 2020 before there were vaccinations. Physical issues were gone after 3 weeks and I went back to work. Could not do phone calls for more than 15 minutes or I would feel lightheaded. I started studying for my full license 3 months after having 'recovered' and made idiotic math errors like 5+8=11... I have a degree in electronics, so it was quite horrifying my mind was working that way... Good news is that eventually these symptoms all disappeared... it took a few months though. Hope you will recover soon and thanks for the video!

Nice project Callum! Amplitec is a company thats make coax switches and relays that can be controlled with the PC with their own software

NEVER any need to apologise Callum - you are a role model for many and I am sorry you are suffering the after affects of Covid which I hope will soon pass. Interesting video and in some respects the manual relay option is to me more attractive than software driven but I can understand why you are looking for that option given your wish to demo antenna changes on videos. Keep up the great work and good to work you on the net last Friday 73 Neil

Cracking Video Cal has always.. btw that Tom gets around a bit, one min he's in Scotland with his kilt on the next he's in the Midlands.. 😄

Great video cal , just another thought. On that switcher box , drill out to 20mm and use a 20mm stuffing gland ... much better than a grommet and has better ip protection 73s 👊

Great video Cal, gave me a solution to a problem I'm working on creating for myself haha. More antenna's than my tuner has outputs for.

Great video looking forward to seeing the software remote. Glad to hear your getting better.

Please tell me you insulated that box. The condensation would bugger the relays over time! Great that Callum is back!!! Great seeing some of your old vids again!

Recommend that you mount the remote box on a metal pole that is driven into the ground. Then place an empty 5 gallon plastic paint bucket over it. You can tie a brick to the handle to weigh it down. I had to do that to prevent water in them. Mine are a different mfg but just good insurance. We get as much rain in MS as you do I’d bet. Be well amigo! 73 de K1JHS

what you want its the remoterig Antenna Switch 1269. I have the old model for 6 100w in the shack and works well.

Great video Cal. All the best , Mark 2E0MSR.

Cool vid Cal.. I’m thinking something arduino based with a nice little Java UI. Totally doable. Ham radio is so much fun, even connecting a switch box is fun. Cheers n beers OM. 😃

always cut the wire to a sharp point, I.E. cut diagonally, and this is easier to get thru grommets etc.

The Hamation Rat-Master controller is designed to replace the Rat Pak controller. KD4Z is also designing an interesting looking controller, although it appears to be earlier in development. For remote operation, it may turn out to be better given ShackLAN's lack of support for Node Red.

Hey Callum, love your videos, helped me understand loads more about radio, i am new at radio how ever i have been a network and R&D engineer for years, i would be happy to help with a digital relay for your system, i know if a talented youtuber that programs up projects all the time and am sure he would like to help, what i have in mind would be a small relay system with a small digital display, let me know, i am always working on something, lol.

I would say protect all of the outside connections--even in the box. At worst, you wasted some tape or weatherproofing stuff. At best, you kept the connectors dry and clean.

As you said a Raspberry Pi with a relay hat, I am sure someone could do it with a nice web interface.

Another great video Callum! You could make a nice little Web Interface and box which could plug into the run you've got there using an Arduino or Raspberry Pi quite easily. Always on the discord if you ever want some help.

Cal, Touch Portal an old cell phone and a Digital Loggers DIN Relay IV will do the job for your switching and much more.

Take a look at NODERED - we are looking at it for the controlling the phased arrays.

I add so have ADHD ,PTSD.ham radio keeps cool 😎

we call those white connectors "sugar cubes"

Tried to leave a comment over on Odysee but kept trying to get me to create a channel... Sorry to hear you had Covid. I know 4 people who had it and they all complain that several months later they are still having problems with lack of concentration and memory problems. One guy says that he has noticed that since he started taking vitamin D his memory and concentration has improved. 73 K1AUS

Neat and nice Setup

used a remote coax switch for changing loading coil taps from inside the shack. Used the band info port to control it (cat port) didn't really like it, not 100% reliable. so went back to manual switch. working on a small program to change relays from band selection on the radio control program using the pc usb port for control data.

Fantastic hob

Another great video Callum I always learn a great deal thanks Alan M6NYI 73

I know you have been putting up some of the video's that were on your other channel and this may be way in the past however... your switching could be done easily with an Arduino controller and a 74hc595 chip.

Certainly does "bugger you up a bit". Myself and xyl had it a year last October, when not much was known about it. I am still suffering with breathlessness, plus the brain fog.

Mfj has some thing yu might like

Hey Cal, I actually have a controller box that would work perfectly, I built it and dont need it. If your interested let me know and we can work it out... I'm happy for you to have it. W5NJK

great work.. i like the hole punch you used to run the power cable into your cabinet in the shack. i would have done quite the opposite.. cut a crosshatch with a knife.. which does not lend to keeping water and bugs out.. i do like what you did.. what is that tool called? and where would someone locate one? i will remember this set up when i go to build my shack..

Company on eBay based in Bulgaria manual, WiFi and software activated,3 weeks delivery 🍟

Callum, how do you know the switch is rated for 400W? But just to let you know, Tom's '4' made the video for me 😄

I have ZS6BKW made by NI4L and was told to put it up at the Apex 50ft the 450 ladder is 45ft and pick the end off the ground. Flat top would around short 100 ft. And run of coax 75 ft. The problem is at my location it going to be 130 ft. What would be you input. Like you're relay box to run and switch different antennas. Thanks for all you do

Hi cal, good presentation considering your not 100%, keep on trucking.

Calum......... Ethernet relays are not expensive, controlled from a browser..

callum banned from drilling holes forever

What's that heavy coax for the long run? LMR-600? Just curious, I use it for VHF/UHF. Really shines on 440.

Hi cal I’ve spotted this on the internet,a switching unit that connects to your pc ms-s4n web controlled on eBay ? Cheers ade Sheffield

Take care! 73 SM6YEC

What type of 7 core did you use? Looking at running a 50m run to a remote switch like this one and also one to the rotator.

Have you ever tried the 5/8 length on the DX Commander? If so how did it work

I had COVID about 6 months ago, I was messed up bad for like 4 days, after that, it was so-so for like another 10 days. But honestly, 6 months later, my energy levels haven't returned to normal, and I do seem to get "brain farts" more than before. Not fun stuff.

What does the petroleum jelly do for the cord’s?

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I am 76 years old and may I say welcome to getting old. HI HI Have you forgot to zip up lately? 73 Leo

what are the relays rated for in the switch?

What is the vaseline for just Curious

You want a switch from lz2rr. He does antenna switches with web page control from 4 to 7 outputs with a simple controller. One button for the next antenna and one for the previous. I have an MS-S7 and it works great.

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