Ham on the homestead

tractorgp · Mar 2, 2015

A simple little project from a kit. The transmitter cost just $30 or so and takes a few hours to assemble. But to use it you need to have ham radio qualifications. Just putting it on here to show another pastime for the slow months. In making the video I had to do a little bit of faking to get it to work right

davesl708 · Mar 2, 2015

Cool. My son is a radio operator. He builds his own equipment as well.

tractorgp · Mar 2, 2015

davesl708 said:
Cool. My son is a radio operator. He builds his own equipment as well.

A lot of ham operators enjoy building equipment as much as using it

Rustyiron · Mar 2, 2015

Oops, "clicked" on this and thought it was about pigs. :laughing:

k0ua · Mar 2, 2015

Cute little kit, But I sure would have to close the gap on the Key, I always have trouble keying when the gap is that large

Still a good video though.:thumbsup:

k0ua · Mar 2, 2015

Rustyiron said:
Oops, "clicked" on this and thought it was about pigs. :laughing:

Well a lot of "hams" are... well, you know....:laughing: I should know, I am one!

KretZ · Mar 3, 2015

Rustyiron said:
Oops, "clicked" on this and thought it was about pigs. :laughing:

Haha me too, I do my communicatin' on the ole' interwebs. The only Ham I like goes well with beans and cornbread! :licking:

tractorgp · Mar 3, 2015

Rustyiron said:
Oops, "clicked" on this and thought it was about pigs. :laughing:

My way of fitting it into the Rural Living form (besides the little tractor model in the video)

tractorgp · Mar 3, 2015

k0ua said:
Cute little kit, But I sure would have to close the gap on the Key, I always have trouble keying when the gap is that large Still a good video though.:thumbsup:

Yeah the keying is pretty rough alright - I can do a little better though

k0ua · Mar 3, 2015

tractorgp said:
Yeah the keying is pretty rough alright - I can do a little better though

I don't work much CW, but when I do, I use my Bencher paddles. I do have an old Navy flameproof manual key though, I use on Straight Key Night.

tractorgp · Mar 3, 2015

k0ua said:
I don't work much CW, but when I do, I use my Bencher paddles. I do have an old Navy flameproof manual key though, I use on Straight Key Night.

I had a Vibroplex bug that I used commercially many years ago but I passed that on to a deserving grandson some time ago. Thinking that I will upgrade to something else in the near future.