R-pod Owners Forum : Hamradion in the r,pod http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Miscellaneous / Off-topic : Hamradion in the r,pod Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:32:31 +0000 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 08:01:38 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2841 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ Hamradion in the r,pod : Tx.David for the great info,yes... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2841&PID=26924#26924 Author: manrocker
Subject: 2841
Posted: 19 Aug 2012 at 8:01am

Tx.David for the great info,yes I lived 30y in Honolulu and retired in fl many years ago,I kept my kh call ,it helps in a pileup.i am thinking of getting one of those automatic antennas from yaesu .i am not in a hurry so I will keep you informed on my progress.i love my 177 ,it is yurt too hot now to go on the road. Tx and 73 m]]> Sun, 19 Aug 2012 08:01:38 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2841&PID=26924#26924 Hamradion in the r,pod : Originally posted... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2841&PID=26923#26923 Author: Guests
Subject: 2841
Posted: 19 Aug 2012 at 5:48am

Originally posted by manrocker

Hallo R,poders ,I got my pod 177 now for8 month did all the mods you can think of .Now it's time to get back to my 40 y hobby ,Hamradio.i have a 100, tower at home ,but i think it won! fit on the pod.So my question is? Has some podder a ham rig in his machine,I would like to know what transmitter,and more so the antennae and grounding system.I am looking forward to your replay,73 Manfred kh6rp 
 
KH6RP de WA9DU
 
Hello!  Tech was kind enough to point you towards my pics/setup.  All in all, it seems to work about as well as a typical mobile/vehicle setup.  I can hear them about as well as they can hear me.  I like the setup for the convenience and ease of setup and operating.
 
Grounding is something I continue to experiment with.  I have tried - no ground at all, grounding to the chassis of the camper, grounding to an earth ground and, both of the aforementioned.  Believe it or not, no grounding at all seems to work about as well as any (much like a car isn't "earth grounded").  My "theory" is that the setup acts like a verticle dipole as it is sensitive to the lenght to the painter's pole.  It tunes best with the pole fully extended on 40 meters.  On 10 meters, it tunes best with the pole retracted to 8 feet, or so. 
 
The 12' pole (3 - 4' sections) is aluminum and I purchased it at Lowes.  Though aluminum, it is not conductive along it's lenght or, even each section - it must be coated with lacquer (or something).  I attached a lenght of 1/2" braid connecting the top and bottom sections with self tapping screws.  The antenna mount/clamp was ordered from AES.  It is the type used by truckers to mount antennas to their side mirrors. 
 
Breaking down, I unscrew the ATAS from the pole, retract the sections (with the braid and RG-58 coax attached).  I use a few velcro "wire wraps" to to secure everything to the pole.  Both pieces fit nicely in the front storage compartment. 
 
For earth grounding, I took a 3-4' lenght of copper plumbing pipe, hammered one end flat (into a point) and attached a lenght of 1/2" braid with a hose clamp.  (With the other end of the braid clamped to the braid on the pole).
 
For 12vdc, I tapped into the WFCO converter/distribution panel with #8 AWG wire.  The bottom 2 fuse poitions are rated for 30 amps.  The converter can be a little noisy when on commercial power but, not terrible.  If I were not so lazy, I'd run wire straight to the batteries. LOL
 
Anyway, that's my 2 cents worth.  73
 
(With a KH call, you must have been in Hawaii, at some point?) 
]]> Sun, 19 Aug 2012 05:48:00 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2841&PID=26923#26923 Hamradion in the r,pod : I am also a Ham, but so far... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2841&PID=26903#26903 Author: Keith-N-Dar
Subject: 2841
Posted: 17 Aug 2012 at 9:28pm

I am also a Ham, but so far no radio in the rig.  I have a 706 with a wire tuner, and may start with that and a chunk of wire in the trees.]]> Fri, 17 Aug 2012 21:28:20 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2841&PID=26903#26903 Hamradion in the r,pod : Welcome. One of the mods here... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2841&PID=26900#26900 Author: techntrek
Subject: 2841
Posted: 17 Aug 2012 at 8:14pm

Welcome.  One of the mods here is a ham, he talks about his rig starting about half-way down on this page:  http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2275&KW=&PN=1&title=my-1930s-radio-new-pics]]> Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:14:04 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2841&PID=26900#26900 Hamradion in the r,pod : Hallo R,poders ,I got my pod 177... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2841&PID=26899#26899 Author: manrocker
Subject: 2841
Posted: 17 Aug 2012 at 7:33pm

Hallo R,poders ,I got my pod 177 now for8 month did all the mods you can think of .Now it's time to get back to my 40 y hobby ,Hamradio.i have a 100, tower at home ,but i think it won! fit on the pod.So my question is? Has some podder a ham rig in his machine,I would like to know what transmitter,and more so the antennae and grounding system.I am looking forward to your replay,73 Manfred kh6rp ]]> Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:33:59 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2841&PID=26899#26899