EEVblog #583 - Wyong HAM Radio Field Day 2014

Dave visits the 2014 CCARC Wyong HAM Radio Field day and sets up a car boot sale.

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[nprey]

I worked at this field day back around 2000 when I was a salesperson for Dick Smith Electronics. Back then we went to a lot of trouble to set up a temporary store at the racecourse with our point of sale systems, receipt printers and so on. Dick Smith (the person) would land his helicopter in the middle of the racecourse and wander around the show, but I don't remember him visiting our store since he had no affiliation with the company.

[ToumalRakesh]

Hehe, lion fursuiter at 13:18, and confused comments from Dave. Pawsome ^^

[bendmatic]

Great video Dave! Here in the US, a large electronic distributor FRY's were blowing out brand new TDS 220 scopes for $49.00, if you were lucky enough to get one. They went pretty fast.

[dinkc]

Excellent video!  I havn't been to a HAMfest in years, brings back some good memories :)

[hansohm]

I was in wyong in this year, many Friends from the club VK2BV rosebay show me many things.I will say thanks a lot for this wonderfull time .specail thanks to VK2NQ and VK2RF Brian and DH7TB Hans

[andrew]

Last time i was at Wyong was about 1993 when I was living in QLD. Now I have my license back and I'm living in NSW I should go next year!

[redtails]

5:20 Dave is famous, people on the streets recognize him!!

[Jobucko]

Zooms in on guy and starts saying to the camera "Yeah, he's definitely a home brew guy!"  lol!

[electronicsNmore]

How much were the scopes he was selling? Dave does not like to divulge how much he pays for or sells the equipment for. :-)

[OHEFI]

Nice! I would like one here in Finland.. Regards another ham, OH8EFI!

[waynethompson]

Hey Dave! I found it quite interesting that what you guys call a "Field Day" there is what we call here in the USA "Hamfest" instead. For hams here, "Field Day" is, well, this quote from Wickipedia probably says it better "Field Day is an annual amateur radio exercise, widely sponsored by IARU regions and member organizations, encouraging emergency communications preparedness[citation needed] among amateur radio operators. In the United States, it is typically the largest single emergency preparedness exercise in the country, with over 30, 000 operators participating each year. Field Day is always the fourth full weekend of June, beginning at 1800 UTC Saturday and running through 2059 UTC Sunday.

Since the first ARRL Field Day in 1933, radio amateurs throughout North America have practiced the rapid deployment of radio communications equipment in environments ranging from operations under tents in remote areas to operations inside Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs). Operations using emergency and alternative power sources are highly encouraged, since electricity and other public infrastructures are often among the first to fail during a natural disaster or severe weather.

To determine the effectiveness of the exercise and of each participant's operations, there is an integrated contesting component, and many clubs also engage in concurrent leisure activities (camping out, cookouts, etc.). Operations typically last a continuous twenty-four hours, requiring scheduled relief operators to keep stations on the air. Additional contest points are awarded for experimenting with unusual modes, making contacts via satellite, and involving youth in the activity."

[SilverCoreLabs]

Great video Dave! Looking forward to the summer here in the US when our HamFest gets going. I wish you would have spent a little more time on the tables but I realize that it would make for a long boring video for some!

[UberAlphaSirus]

I was in the Darlek creators house this week to pick up a washing machine and such like. Maybe it's only when you buy a type of car that you notice them everywhere, but I have seen darleks and DR Who every where for the last month in random videos and conversations, strange and peculiar is the human brain.

[Sherwin]

Was having a look if you had any teardowns of the aussie GME UHF radios and found this video. I'm kind of close to wyong so i'll definitely check it out next time it's on

[mwethereld]

we use the same wireless fluke kits, great for having three current levels and voltage all on the same remote meter for the TA to punch into the ipad....

[killernoob]

Its funny, the other week or so I went to Macquarie Fields to see some family and I remember seeing that camo painted van while up there. hahaha

[redtails]

15:15 "they've got homebrew written all over them"

[ian-c.]

What's that dodgy guy in green t-shirt at 6.49 running away for ? He spots the camera and does a runner !

[JustWickedSwede]

I would like to see an teardown on the X1M china tranciever 

[dashbrj]

DOH! I forgot this was on - would have gotten up there and bought one of those scopes off you! need a good one - my old CRT based scope is starting to show its age!