As a retired electric utility engineer i can say excellent reuse of the heavy-duty equipment i see (insulators, conductor, and transformer housing). Also from Kentucky K4WSR 73's
@stuartstuart70Ай бұрын
Great work Roly
@stuartstuart70Ай бұрын
Great work Roly
@ZL1BQDRolyАй бұрын
Cheers
@ramjet40252 ай бұрын
Thanks Rolly, Great Video. An expat VK in VE land
@ZL1BQDRoly2 ай бұрын
Enjoy VE land, Come visit ZL some time.....cheers
@Rubedo7772 ай бұрын
You are a wonderful man Roly… you have an easy listen to voice. 💎✨ 73. 💙
@ZL1BQDRoly2 ай бұрын
Thank you, appreciate your support..... cheers
@charlescassidy14962 ай бұрын
Great interview! de W2CSI
@ZL1BQDRoly2 ай бұрын
Thank you 😀
@chuckrann97842 ай бұрын
“The most Southern American woman I know.” Beautiful. The split screen at the end was awesome. Thanks for posting.
@ZL1BQDRoly2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it 😀
@jstrunck2 ай бұрын
I wonder if Issac’s village was near the landslide?
@ZL1BQDRoly2 ай бұрын
Fortunately Isaac is way up the top end of the country in a town called Wewak. They were unaffected by this landslide. Thank you for your concern though,
@jstrunck2 ай бұрын
@@ZL1BQDRoly Thank you for the update good sir.
@fourfortyroadrunner67013 ай бұрын
Gee I ALMOST got to see an amplifier
@ZL1BQDRoly2 ай бұрын
Next time!
@DAVIDGREGORYKERR3 ай бұрын
Could you not have a UNUN that connects to your transceiver in the roofspace and a wire that comes from the Antenna connection on the UNUN through a tiny hole in the facia board then to a pole at the bottom of the garden which should work or what about having a look at W5JGV and seeing if you can use one of the trees in your area as an Antenna.
@DAVIDGREGORYKERR3 ай бұрын
Is it noise from the Power Substation or what.
@Znobyrd3 ай бұрын
I'm a new Ham. How do you connect a loop antenna to the coax, do both ends connect to the inner coax conductor, or one to the inner and one to the outer conductor? And is a balun used? Thanks, and great video.
@indridcold84334 ай бұрын
I put a galvanised wire, for electic fences, around my attic. Unfortunately, it made my noise floor higher. It come from the back of my SDR with the device grounded to the ground lead in the AC outlet. The results disappointed me for noise. The signal levels went way up. But, the noise levels also went up proportionally. I am enjoying a lot more signal, but a lot more noise. As for transmit, I can only transmit on license free bands. I am not an amateur radio operator.
@TristanCrockett4 ай бұрын
Was good to meet Larry when he visited ZL1AA around this time. Hope you have a great time in NZ.
@Graeme_Lastname4 ай бұрын
I once had an X-ray transformer that looked like that. Though I was a bit shorter methinks. It was also full of oil with absolutely no warning about how dangerous said oil was. 🙂
@problemwithauthority5 ай бұрын
Yeah, POTA royalty. That's how I felt when I was able confirm our FT-8 contacts.
@Chameleon_Antenna5 ай бұрын
DO NOT keep the unused coax cable rolled - it will choke your signal and create all sorts of transmissions an SWR issues! Simply spread it a 90 degree between the antenna and your radio. Also, do not cross the coax with your counterpoise/radials.
@ZL1BQDRoly5 ай бұрын
Do you have source for this info please? Strange that manufacturers sell their coax cable on drums......
@KQ4GUY5 ай бұрын
@Chameleon_Antenna I keep the choke and feedline elevated out of rain and other mixed conditions by keeping it on the spool, and cover the spool connections from the inclement weather. In tight conditions like on trails I apply push-on PL-259s in case someone tracks over the feedline. It protects both the antenna and radio. I guess moving forward I will carry a 15 foot feedline for those conditions. Utility flags are feedline's best friends, but some people still walk on them.. Where we activated in this video sure enough we had a group of kids come over near the antenna even though we were attempting to deploy away from foot traffic. POTA always presents operating conditions outside your control. Cable companies offered advice to spool to extend feedline lifespan and minimize damage on the storage of the lines. Going forward when deploying my 50' cable I will take your advice of fully extended 90 degree runs. We appreciate your input in our quest to be better field operators!
@thehamjazz5 ай бұрын
G'day Roly, thanks for making this video mate. What a total blast. I couldn't believe it on my tape measure antenna having a DX pile up - and getting a "paaaak to paaaak" in ZL. I'll be back in Oz mid March. Hope to hear you on the radio. Woohooo! POTA ON
@ZL1BQDRoly5 ай бұрын
POTA GOLD for sure Simon. Thank you for sticking in there and making it happen, not easy when you are trying to hold back a JA pileup at the same time. Cheers
@MrMudsHamRadioRadioTime5 ай бұрын
Va7bix. I know that guy 🤙🏻. Pota On!
@KQ4GUY5 ай бұрын
My wife and I are in this video with Roly. I made the QSO with you on your truck antenna. Small world my friend. Looking forward to next qso!
@ZL1BQDRoly5 ай бұрын
Absolute pleasure Simon... Looking forward to the next one,
@richardtwyning5 ай бұрын
Nice one Roly good to see you back. Heard you just make it through to Callum the other day 👍🏻 73s 👍🏻
@ZL1BQDRoly5 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@mikesmithg0rfd3565 ай бұрын
thank you
@ZL1BQDRoly5 ай бұрын
You're welcome
@PaulC-2M0YZT5 ай бұрын
Good to see another video Roly. Loved ZL when I was out in January for 3 weeks sadly no radio for me but I plan to do something next time I’m out.
@ZL1BQDRoly5 ай бұрын
Let me know and we can set something up for you... cheers
@n5yiz5 ай бұрын
👍
@DK5ONV5 ай бұрын
JUST FANTASTIC 💯🎸🎙🎵💥👍
@ZL1BQDRoly5 ай бұрын
Many thanks!!
@stevesweb5 ай бұрын
Glad to see you again! Great video!
@ZL1BQDRoly5 ай бұрын
Hey, thanks!
@RobertJohnsonG0GFC5 ай бұрын
Great video Roly......happy people!!! I managed a confirmed POTA contact on 30m with ZL3RIK yesterday 😊
@barrywendon51685 ай бұрын
Tnx Roly for the good video 73 de G6JMX
@ZL1BQDRoly5 ай бұрын
Thank you Barry
@G5STU5 ай бұрын
Enjoyed that Roly, most interesting POTA video I seen in ages, you may have peeked my interest to give it another go!
@ZL1BQDRoly5 ай бұрын
You should! Take SM with you of course :)
@DXCommanderHQ5 ай бұрын
14:12 My favorite! Top banana Roly!!!!
@ZL1BQDRoly5 ай бұрын
Yes brilliant enthusiasm for sure. A man who obviously loves his Radio. Cheers
@timg5tm9415 ай бұрын
Brilliant to see you upload again Roly. Keep them coming mate.
@ZL1BQDRoly5 ай бұрын
More to come!
@johntyson89325 ай бұрын
Awesome work to all - great stuff de VK1JTX
@KQ4GUY5 ай бұрын
Thank you Roly for the great day in the park! We are really enjoying all the great NZ and Oz operators. Thank you all for the great QSOs!
@ZL1BQDRoly5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Larry & Janine. Yes, great day out and great QSO's Cheers
@thehamjazz5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great fun P2P ZL to BC Larry and Janine. What a total blast! POTA ON! Wooohooo
@adyg6ad735 ай бұрын
Terrific 🤩
@ZL1BQDRoly5 ай бұрын
Thank you
@ianxfs5 ай бұрын
How happy was he to get you Roly 😁👍🏻
@ZL1BQDRoly5 ай бұрын
Enthusiasm on steroids .....cheers
@Hydrostream19726 ай бұрын
Good info. Mike from Minnesota.
@anonymous_friend6 ай бұрын
Is this a listen only loop or is it tuned to transmit on?
@ZL1BQDRoly6 ай бұрын
Yes, for listen only. It could be made for transmit but the components would have to be "beefed up" to cope. Primarily for listen though simply to beat the noise as much as possible.
@G7LJL-Steve_Murton7 ай бұрын
Hi Roly I am new to your channel, but I have heard of the famous Roly whilst watching both Mike and Calum’s channels. Recently purchased 12.4m DX Commander pole to use for experiments with vertical antenna’s. The Roly coil will be one of the first. However don’t have the lathe facility and will adopt the Mike hot glue method. I’ll report back what success I have. With regards to your video, I really enjoyed the entirety, good pace lots of visuals good conclusion supported with facts. Best regards Steve. 🎉🎉🎉
@ZL1BQDRoly7 ай бұрын
Cheers Steve Happy New Year
@AdrianBee7 ай бұрын
Amazing
@AdrianBee7 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your story Roly, absolutely amazing.
@Rubedo7777 ай бұрын
💙
@AlexejSvirid7 ай бұрын
Hello, Rolly! 🙃 The problem is Devil runs the world. He is lier and murderer. That's why we've got the Gospel about the God's kingdom. Jehovah would put everything in order. :-) PS Don't forget to blink oftenly with your eyelids all day long.
@eazystreet55078 ай бұрын
Wow and I thought I was nuts!
@pa7rw6398 ай бұрын
Thanks for the lesson learned. 😊
@ROBByJONEs-29 ай бұрын
Hi Roley im Rod VK4FR and weve never worked that im aware of. im 75 and stopped log keeping immediately it became law.. Sir i love your inastruction videos. i also have horrendous S/N and im goint to try your method.i also only have a suburban lot but ill duplicate as best as i can,my driveway also is an issue i thought was a no no burying antennas [rx]. but TY Roley for giving this greyhaired ham a real chance to get my station better.. gud dx Sir.god bless and gud health t u n urs 73 kn
@Rubedo7779 ай бұрын
What player… that hole borer caught my eye… that’s saved a couple of shillings when I eventually get a DX Commander off Callum The Alchemist… and I like that you were in touch with the earth … barefoot to absorb the frequencies of the earth.😊 Best wishes, mind how you go. 73
@ZL1BQDRoly9 ай бұрын
The occasion bee also helps with the foot stomping ritual which must accompany this ritual................
@ActinOut9 ай бұрын
Do you know...can one switch the 30m element out and just run another 40m in it's place with this coil at the bottom so as to not have to switch the connection back & forth with the previous 40? Or will the 40's interfere with each other? If with them touching/overlapping each other at the top causes a problem, would another option possibly be to use the 30 holes on the commander or signature 9, but only run the new 40 to the top spanner and fold down over the outside of the spanner from there & back down in manner like the first 40 and put the coil on the bottom for this 40? Thoughts?
@johnharrison57039 ай бұрын
Tried this at my QTH. It reduced the noise but also removed the wanted signals. S9 became S7. Well I could hear and work them with or without noise. The stations replying to my CQ that are sitting on the edge of the noise are taken away also. SN ratio is all good but not much use if the wanted signal is also taken away.