PrepHamPaul

You'll have to check my Youtube for the live stream since I can't ever get Rumble to receive on a multi stream! This Saturday, live stream from Tokyo Big Site for the 2024 Tokyo Ham Fair... will we finally get a glimpse of the new iCom radio?

Let's discuss the ARRL Field Day topic coming up on June 22-23. This week on the Sunday Night Ragchew... What is the ARRL Field Day? PREParedness & HAM Radio sprinkled with some tower climbing! Subscribe to The Ragchew Crew Youtube channel, eventually we'll get moved over there! https://www.youtube.com/@UCwPDyj8ZaNgoXAv7-qDAg3A https://www.buymeacoffee.com/prephampaul https://patreon.com/PrephamPaul Join Discord: https://discord.gg/YAb9ndYh

The HAIL is coming! I thought Id record the Skywarn activation we had. There was a tornado warning along with up to golfball size hail in the area. Fortunately it dissipated before it got to me! PREParedness & HAM Radio sprinkled with some tower climbing! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/prephampaul https://patreon.com/PrephamPaul Affiliate Links/Discounts: https://amzn.to/4cDkoje https://www.etsy.com/shop/HamStop (use discount code PREPPAUL20) for discount! https://www.alphaantenna.com/?aff=9 Discord: https://discord.gg/tWt9pqZkSE

Join me for a discussion on the upcoming Texas State Parks on the Air contest this weekend! It is a great opportunity for Texas operators to test local/regional communications and enjoy one of the over 100 beautiful Texas State Parks!! If you are outside of Texas then join the contest and try to QSO as many Texas State Parks that you can! Regardless of what you do, get out and OPERATE!

Yes, there are HF repeaters that allow you to connect around the world on 10m or 6m even if the bands aren't cooperating! Let's look into this topic and how we can easily program the frequencies, offsets and settings using RT Systems Software! @RTSystemsInc PREParedness & HAM Radio sprinkled with some tower climbing! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/prephampaul https://patreon.com/PrephamPaul Affiliate Links/Discounts: https://amzn.to/4cDkoje https://www.etsy.com/shop/HamStop (use discount code PREPPAUL20) for discount! https://www.alphaantenna.com/?aff=9 Discord: https://discord.gg/tWt9pqZkSE

But Prep Ham Paul... radio email...? Really? But I have Gmail! Let's learn how to install, use and why it can be useful on this week's Sunday Night Ragchew! Welcome Frank and Josh to Sunday Night Ragchew!! PREParedness & HAM Radio sprinkled with some tower climbing! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/prephampaul https://patreon.com/PrephamPaul Join Discord: https://discord.gg/YAb9ndYh

Okay folks, I am trying to work my way through planning & assembly of the CHA F-Loop 3.0! Trying to figure it out on my own but doubtful that will work out! Come Join me! I'll make a condensed 'build' video after I get it all together and edited. @Chameleon_Antenna PREParedness & HAM Radio sprinkled with some tower climbing! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/prephampaul https://patreon.com/PrephamPaul Affiliate Links/Discounts: https://amzn.to/4cDkoje https://www.etsy.com/shop/HamStop (use discount code PREPPAUL20) for discount! https://www.alphaantenna.com/?aff=9 Discord: https://discord.gg/tWt9pqZkSE

It's time to buckle down and take what I have and put it all together to actually be MORE prepared! Tonight I discuss the various items I have and the ideas I have aquired over time from others and online searching! Come with your ideas and suggestions and ragchew with me! I have been prepared minded all my life, and taken many actions but it is not a 'together plan'! It's time to make it so! Taking a lot of inspiration from other Youtubers' experiences, especially Julian @OH8STN and Gaston @TheTechPrepper and all their amazing information and videos, I am going take action over the next few months to put it all together into a workable, flexible, emergency preparedness plan for me and my family! Join my discord: https://discord.gg/WXPn5WRh

I have reached 2k subscribers and since I didn't do anything for when I hit 1k subscribers I thought I'd give away something this time! Join me on Sunday Night Ragchew and maybe you'll win. The giveaway is something useful if you like to do digital modes! Digirig Mobile Aff link: https://amzn.to/3XL8obb TYT TH-UV88 Aff link: https://amzn.to/4cns2i2 PREParedness & HAM Radio sprinkled with some tower climbing! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/prephampaul https://patreon.com/PrephamPaul Affiliate Links/Discounts: https://amzn.to/4cDkoje https://www.etsy.com/shop/HamStop (use discount code PREPPAUL20) for discount! https://www.alphaantenna.com/?aff=9 Discord: https://discord.gg/tWt9pqZkSE

I put it together, set it up, tested the SWR on all bands and now it's time to put the Chameleon CHA F-Loop 3.0 DIY antenna kit to the test! Live streaming QSOs on the Chameleon Loop Antenna! Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/live/4grWQ4j43jA?si=cpCknyWx31WA2U1F Part 2: https://youtu.be/FTVPKaVyLoA @Chameleon_Antenna PREParedness & HAM Radio sprinkled with some tower climbing! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/prephampaul https://patreon.com/PrephamPaul Affiliate Links/Discounts: https://amzn.to/4cDkoje https://www.etsy.com/shop/HamStop (use discount code PREPPAUL20) for discount! https://www.alphaantenna.com/?aff=9 Discord: https://discord.gg/VXQzT4T2

Join the Sunday Night Ragchew we'll start a series on EmComm options and start tonight with JS8Call! In this series we will dedicate some Sunday Night Ragchew streams to practicing these methods and make QSOs live! PREParedness & HAM Radio sprinkled with some tower climbing! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/prephampaul https://patreon.com/PrephamPaul Affiliate Links/Discounts: https://amzn.to/4cDkoje https://www.etsy.com/shop/HamStop (use discount code PREPPAUL20) for discount! https://www.alphaantenna.com/?aff=9 Discord: https://discord.gg/tWt9pqZkSE

Getting my CommsPack started with video 1, the radio! #armoloq @armoloq https://www.armoloq.com/ USB data/charge tester(affiliate): https://amzn.to/3zqzqu8 Digirig 891: https://digirig.net/product/digirig-dr-891/ PREParedness & HAM Radio sprinkled with some tower climbing! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/prephampaul https://patreon.com/PrephamPaul Join Discord: https://discord.gg/YAb9ndYh

It's MESHTASTIC! Let's look into the LoRa technology, meshtastic capabilities and why we might want to learn more, on Sunday Night Ragchew! #heltec #meshtastic #hamradio #emcomm Affiliate links: LoRa v3 Board & Battery (this battery will not fit in the case it comes with): https://amzn.to/4dgRN3x SMA cable & External antenna set: https://amzn.to/4djSNnp Extra 3000mAh batteries: https://amzn.to/3WCY2t0 RAK 8dbi antenna: https://amzn.to/3YibkMP PREParedness & HAM Radio sprinkled with some tower climbing! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/prephampaul https://patreon.com/PrephamPaul Affiliate Links/Discounts: https://amzn.to/4cDkoje https://www.etsy.com/shop/HamStop (use discount code PREPPAUL20) for discount! https://www.alphaantenna.com/?aff=9 Discord: https://discord.gg/tWt9pqZkSE

Having proper cooking equipment will allow you and your family to maintain normal eating conditions during extended emergencies rather than living on bird seed and granola bars! Join me for this month's preparednes topic! PREParedness & HAM Radio sprinkled with some tower climbing! My Amazon shop lists of products I have ordered and use: https://www.amazon.com/shop/prephampaul Affiliate Links/Discounts: https://www.etsy.com/shop/HamStop (use discount code PREPPAUL20) for discount! https://www.alphaantenna.com/?aff=9 Discord: https://discord.gg/tWt9pqZkSE

Let's look into CW Ops/ CW Academy!! Welcome to the Sunday chat & QSO stream! The goal is to give a place for Amateur radio operators to join together, chat about radio and make QSOs live! Bring yourself, your radio, your questions and your love for amateur radio! Head over to TheRelaxedMovement and subscribe for amazing music to chill to or add to the background of your own streams! http://www.youtube.com/@TheRelaxedMovement

Let's discuss a good place to start in preparedess, 72-hour kit. Welcome to the Sunday Ragchew and the Ragchew Crew! The goal is to give a place for Amateur radio operators to join together, chat about radio and make QSOs live! Bring yourself, your radio, your questions and your love for preparedness and amateur radio! Head over to TheRelaxedMovement and subscribe for amazing music to chill to or add to the background of your own streams! http://www.youtube.com/@TheRelaxedMovement

Climbing the water tower for a 220mhz antenna and diplexer install!

Had to fix some issues and install some gear on the EOC tower. Of all my climbs this one is the most difficult.

Just wanted to let WSPR run on my EFHW I just built to test it out further. Chill music: @TheRelaxedMovement Head over to TheRelaxedMovement and subscribe for amazing music to chill to or add to the background of your own streams! http://www.youtube.com/@therelaxedmovement

I was thinking over the last 10 years at how my shack has evolved and thought, why not make a stream about it Welcome to the Sunday chat & QSO stream where the goal is to give a place for Amateur radio operators to join together, chat about radio and make QSOs live! Bring yourself, your radio, your questions and your love for amateur radio! Head over to TheRelaxedMovement and subscribe for amazing music to chill to or add to the background of your own streams! http://www.youtube.com/@TheRelaxedMovement

Welcome to the Sunday chat & QSO stream where the goal is to give a place for Amateur radio operators another day to join together, chat about radio and make QSOs live! Bring yourself, your radio, your questions, your answers and your love for amateur radio or preparedness!

I got my Inovato Hamclock all setup so I thought I'd go over some of the cool features and its interface! Stream starts at 7:50 Welcome to the Sunday chat & QSO stream where the goal is to give a place for Amateur radio operators to join together, chat about radio and make QSOs live! Bring yourself, your radio, your questions and your love for amateur radio! Intro music @TheRelaxedMovement Head over to TheRelaxedMovement and subscribe for amazing music to chill to or add to the background of your own streams! http://www.youtube.com/@UCFOmgbUq68eA8AQ1MRpFujw Hamclock https://inovato.com/ Touchscreen https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C3V7TCG8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

Connecting with my laptop on cell hotspot following up from the previous video I showed how to install and setup the software and the SCU-LAN10 box, now let's connect with a remote computer and make a QSO!!! Head over to TheRelaxedMovement and subscribe for amazing music to chill to or add to the background of your own streams! http://www.youtube.com/@TheRelaxedMovement

Testing the recently relocated Hustler 6BTV Flagpole antenna on FT8 & WSPR! (from my Sunday Ragchew live stream)

I build an End Fed HalfWave antenna and it works!!