#hamradio #yaesuft891 #dipoleantenna
I finally bought the Yaesu FT-891 HF radio and jumped into the exciting world of HF, antenna building and FT8 and other HF digital modes this week!
In this episode of Vlog Friday, I take you along for the ride while buying my first HF radio, building my first homebrew 10m dipole antenna and making my first DX contact on 10m FT8 via WSJT-X.
The 10m dipole antenna that I built in this video and used for my first HF/first 10m FT8 contact is based off of a video I recently watched by Mike - @hamradiotube. Here is the link to his video: [ Ссылка ]
⬇️You can build your own 10m dipole with these items⬇️
PL-259 Connectors (Affiliate): [ Ссылка ]
Terminal Rings (Affiliate): [ Ссылка ]
Speaker Wire (Affiliate): [ Ссылка ]
Plastic Cutting Board (Affiliate): [ Ссылка ]
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73, KI5IRE!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:02 - Buying Cheap Dipole Antenna Supplies
01:08 - Buying My Yaesu FT-891
02:45 - Making A 10 Meter Dipole Antenna Cheap
05:53 - Testing The Yaesu FT-891
07:34 - My Apartment Antenna Setup
10:14 - Final Thoughts & Outro
⬇️GEAR I USE⬇️
Check Out My Ham Radio Kit: [ Ссылка ]
The Ham Radio Logging Software I Use in the Shack (Only available for MacOS and iOS): [ Ссылка ]
The Ham Radio Logging Software I Use Portable/POTA/SOTA: [ Ссылка ]
⬇️LINKS TO OTHER STUFF⬇️
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⬇️FIND WITH ME ON OTHER PLATFORMS⬇️
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