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Preview of the new DXC Expedition Model. New colour and New UV stable marine Speed Plates. Also with new alloy base and cap. Genuinely, a 10-minute deployment - and strong. We've shipped 70 of these to DX Engineering for sale in USA end August / beginning Sept 2023 (DX Engineering). Also available RIGHT NOW from our shop in UK. We have 11 in stock today - but place your order NOW for delivery mid-August 2023 (we are just waiting on some more grey speed-plates which are cut on 11th August for shipping week after). See listing here https://dxcommander.com/product/dx-commander-expedition-kit/

Last Saturday, seven Ham Radio YouTuber stations went LIVE on HF. Who managed to contact ALL of us? And who did it in the FASTEST time..? Let's find out! Callum.

This is my regular Friday slot; 12:00 noon England Time. That's 11:00am UTC. Join in, chat or see if you can hear me. It's all a bit of fun! Callum.

Join the team as we compete for pile up numbers. 1st station to work every UK creator gets a reel of DX10. A token gesture, we know - but this is just for fun. Most of us will be on 40m but best international DX on 20m and 15m also gets Qudos and honours! Join in and lets have fun. The LIVE spotting map will be on the Live Streamers screen so you should know where we all are! Update will follow on (all) the stream(s): Callum M0XXT https://www.youtube.com/live/aa8krSrj-ns?feature=share Stu G5STU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCC-hJ9EAZY Jonathan M0JSX https://www.youtube.com/live/EhRYVH7a7Q0?feature=share Simon M0YKS https://www.youtube.com/live/YeFK7KL06xI?feature=share Chris 2E0UKH https://www.youtube.com/live/47vUIuQSG04?feature=share Colin MM0OPX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPiTToGe55U&ab_channel=MM0OPXAmateurRadio James M0GQC https://youtube.com/live/aiaAPRrTlec?feature=share Dave EI5IMB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_J3AGp3Kqo&ab_channel=IrishHAMRadio

Just mucking about, playing HF - and maybe some VHF too. It's raining all day today here so maybe this will give you something to do! See you on the stream. Join in the chat, call me or just listen in. Callum.

I'm parallel streaming tonight with Jonathan M0JSX. Jonathan's stream also starts at 21:00 local time (20:00 UTC). I'll be remote again, so anything might go wrong! Check out Jonathan's channel and see if you can work both of us! Cheers, Callum.

Join Tim, Carl, Tom, Jonathon, James, Mike, Callum & James for our special stream from Warwickshire!

Yesterday, I installed my new DX Commander VHF Pre-Production vertical. So we'll have a blast on 40m and 20m, but we can also have a blast with VHF and UHF. Maybe EchoLink or something? Anyway, let's have some fun. Callum.

Paul asked if he could operate his fancy Special Event call from the factory. Be kind folks, not sure if Paul has ever live-streamed before :) 73 Callum.

I'm remote at home, just cruising HF. See what happens. Anything can..! 73, Callum.

I was going to do a Remote Session but too busy. I'll be at th factory on Friday to sort a ton of stuff out. Join in the Lie Chat, listen or call in. Just having some fun here, promoting Ham Radio. 73. Callum.

Sitting in Cornwall. Station 200 miles away. Let's see how it works! C.

Remote Controlled Mains Shack Power Up / Down. I use this to fire up the Kenwood TS-990s, Acom 2000, the 12V PSU and also my Windows PC machine. I also discovered a cool hack to start the Acom 2000 remote by shorting out pins 5 and 9 on the remote controller for 1-second. Enjoy. Back soon! PS - Thanks to a LOT of folks who helped me out on the Chatterbox channel on the DXCommander Discord Channel discord.io/dxcommander, particularly Matt G1PPH. UK Shelly 1 and 4PM: https://shellystore.co.uk/product/shelly-1/ (Shelly 1) https://shellystore.co.uk/product/shelly-pro-4pm/ (Shelly 4PM) USA, go here: https://usa.shelly.cloud/ul-certified-relays/

This could be a good laugh. How many things can go wrong today? Now with full remote on/off and monitoring of my ACOM 2000 too. If it works! LOL Callum.

I am remote controlling my station today, so anything can happen. We are starting earlier today to get more on 80m and 40m before moving to 20m and upwards. Remote Control: The more parts you put into a system, the higher the chance of something breaking. Perhaps we next need a UPS as a backup! That's for another day though. Let's have some fun! Callum.

Today, I am using Chrome Remote Desktop, SonoBus for audio, ARCP990 for rig control, N1MM and an HDMI capture card to show the 990 screen on the host machine. The Com is currently in a Webcam but I have ordered a cable so I can work with ACOM Director software to see what the amplifier is doing. Anyway, have a play along, see if you can hear me or just join in the chat. Callum.

In this video, I briefly walk you through how to remote control any radio with a CAT port and soundcard ability. This is what I use: Chrome Remote Desktop (for desktop) Discord (for Voice) ARCP 990 but ANY control program will work Camdesk 1.2.1 (for webcam window to amplifier) TS990 display via an HDMI capture card (and Camdesk again) I run 2 x serial ports, one for N1MM and one for Kenwood's ARCP 990 (ethernet port currently broken) Next up is full control of Acom 2000 amplifier I would really enjoy a PTT but currently only VOX Yes, I know I can do this with a FLEX or a TON of other control systems that cost money - but it's what I had lying around - and a bit of ingenuity that all Ham Radio operators enjoy - and I wanted this extra functionality FREE! Callum, M0MCX.

OK, a bit of news - then let's get on HF and have a blast.

Let us be a Focus Group and tell manufacturers what we REALLY want with our radios. HF, VHF, Mobile or Base Station - let's put it all in a pot and decide what is important, what could be very cool and what's mandatory. And then, there's the fantasy stuff for the Ultimate Machine too..? Join us and contribute. PS - I use StreamYard for these livestreams. Try it for free! And save $10 if you want the HD version with no StreamYard branding version - remember to use this link for the offer (and I get a free month or something - I forget!): https://streamyard.com/pal/6370377447243776

The news is that DX Commander and DX Engineering are Working Together. DX Commander have appointed DX Engineering as North American sole-distributor for all product, parts and components. See the stand at HamVention 2023.

We talk to James Day about his incredible experience of Kite Antennas. Which kite, how high, what antenna wire, - everything to go flying with your first Kite Antenna! James used this kite: https://www.kiteworld.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000004.pl?WD=kap&PN=HQ-KAP-Foil-1.6.html#SID=96 And he used this wire: https://dxcommander.com/product/dx50-wire-by-the-metre/ Asda in the UK do these ground stakes: https://groceries.asda.com/product/camping-essentials/ozark-trail-pet-stake/1000250752639 (Just use your favorite search engine to find a "PET STAKE")

Callum's Ham Radio Live Stream from Holly Farm in England. Ham Radio is all about playing about with RF and seeing who we can say hello to and marvel at the wonder of science and radio propagation.

Very early Outtakes, funny bits, best bits, crazy bit and more. I have spent the last week trawling the back-up drive for all this Ham Radio content to consume when you need a laugh. Enjoy! Callum. Here's Carl's video: https://youtu.be/cZaIb875-is

Incredible TRUE stories from one of the most prolific DXers in the world and the TOP QSL manager for many of the Famous DXpeditions around the globe. Introducing Tim M0URX. 73, Callum.

This is quite interesting. Let's compare small quarter waves right up to 1-3/4 wave antennas including the famous 5/8. Why are large verticals sometimes not as good. And why they are sometimes better? You might like this. Callum. Download MMANA: Go here: http://gal-ana.de/basicmm/en/ IMPORTANT: Don't download the Pro version but just below the words: "Download MMANA-GAL basic version 3,28 MB (3.440.290 bytes) current version 3.5.3.82" Link to Mike's video on the 49:1 transformer ▶️ https://youtu.be/mVlFHi2qpWo Link to the double your power / balloon video ▶️ https://youtu.be/1hBBGjaeiAY Ian G0CNN also made a great video about a home-brew 5/8 antenna ▶️ https://youtu.be/eboJV6rY4a4 More Videos: ▶️ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7zFt6NV9fnnde2lP11fUTQ8 Antenna Modelling ▶️ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7xtKohJRipVLQ6rxYzRP8eq Tips and Tricks ▶️ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7xwhA0Msm_bNT4CQ_Bj5D4c Antennas ▶️ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7wc6svNLY7IDthw1YCFNq9W Live Streams ▶️ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7w9dp9Eqg_UhamrY5Ck3dyX My Stuff ▶️ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcC64tNkZB7xvc3rHlpqqCkiBdAzYe8cf Ham Radio Training