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Look for the above on the K7QO YouTube Channel in about half
an hour.? I found it in 10 seconds after the previous posting.
It takes some time to upload to YouTube.
I am deleting videos over the next week, so download everything
that you like.? The number of hits is low for my videos and thus
I attribute that to lack of interest on the part of the ham
community.
chuck, k7qo, flying pig videos production manager
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Chuck,
I expect the reason the hits on your videos appear low is that most hams do
not know about them.? The hundreds of us on a few QRP oriented reflectors are
aware of what you do and how much time you dedicate to your projects.
But, most hams are in the dark.? As of yesterday there are 759,019 amateur operators
in the United States.? I suspect that more than three quarters of a million of those
know nothing of your great work.
Perhaps it is time that CQ and QST publish comprehensive articles listing you
and other fine amateurs who contribute to our community via the medium of
YouTube videos.
73,
Jerry
NV7T in Goodyear
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On 8/10/2019 10:40 AM, chuck adams wrote: Look for the above on the K7QO YouTube Channel in about half
an hour.? I found it in 10 seconds after the previous posting.
It takes some time to upload to YouTube.
I am deleting videos over the next week, so download everything
that you like.? The number of hits is low for my videos and thus
I attribute that to lack of interest on the part of the ham
community.
chuck, k7qo, flying pig videos production manager
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Hello Chuck, K7QO,
Thank you for reposting the 2015 video "Aluminum Enclosure
Construction". I have downloaded it to my hard drive. I don't
understand why you are deleting videos from your YouTube channel? Do
they have a cap on the number of videos you can have there? Having a
video in the 'cloud' is nice because I don't always have access to my
hard drive, and it is easier to send someone a URL for a video than it
is to split a 399MB video into small enough pieces to attach to gmail
emails (25MB limit for attachments to each email). Let's face it, you
have a niche audience. You aren't going to get enough hits from your
niche audience to make any money from YouTube. But for those of us who
DO know about your videos, we really appreciate them! You have a
Quality audience, not a Quantity audience. Thank you for everything
you do!
Regards,
Ken, KM4NFQ "Not Fully Qualified"
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On Sat, Aug 10, 2019 at 1:41 PM chuck adams <chuck.adams.k7qo@...> wrote:
Look for the above on the K7QO YouTube Channel in about half
an hour. I found it in 10 seconds after the previous posting.
It takes some time to upload to YouTube.
I am deleting videos over the next week, so download everything
that you like. The number of hits is low for my videos and thus
I attribute that to lack of interest on the part of the ham
community.
chuck, k7qo, flying pig videos production manager
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Out of 759K hams in the U.S., I suspect at least 3/4 of a million of them have no interest in this aspect of ham radio. I only subscribe to a couple ham channels with similar emphasis and only one of them has a significantly large number of subscribers.
W0QE 1.5K Subscribers 67K views Emphasis on using SimSmith (an outstanding program)
ZL2CTM 1.9K 210K Homebrew design, mostly QRP.
K7QO 1.3K 47K Homebrew design, mostly QRP
All relatively specialized attracting a very narrow audience. Experimenters and builders don't make up a large percentage of the current ham population.
The standout is:
W2AEW 110K subscribers 13 million views Homebrew, testing, practical theory explanations, some product reviews.
He does better because he appeals to a larger portion of experimenters and builders. It's not so much that he's better known. It's the size of his potential audience.
All of these are very small niche providers. I think Chuck is in the ballpark of other similar niche providers, and not so far off from the number of people who post to QRP-Tech. The potential audience is just not that large.
Eric KE6US
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Is there any disadvantage to leaving your videos on YouTube? Even if the audience is not huge, why not just leave them up?
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There's a lot going on behind the scenes with YouTube on views. About half
my views come from posting on the Zed or eham and various Facebook groups.
Tge rest come from YouTube suggested videos on similar content. The
challenge with that is to upload content on a regular basis so they know
you're alive. Would you be OK if I uploaded your vids to my site/channel
for historical purposes? It's still great info and absolutely I'll credit
your work for all of it. I don't get high numbers of views either but I
enjoy live streaming stuff. I figure I've helped tens to a few hundred
people in this wonderful hobby.
73! Mark KA6WKE
Website: <>
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On Sat, Aug 10, 2019, 10:41 chuck adams <chuck.adams.k7qo@...> wrote: Look for the above on the K7QO YouTube Channel in about half
an hour. I found it in 10 seconds after the previous posting.
It takes some time to upload to YouTube.
I am deleting videos over the next week, so download everything
that you like. The number of hits is low for my videos and thus
I attribute that to lack of interest on the part of the ham
community.
chuck, k7qo, flying pig videos production manager
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Chuck,
You can upload to archive.org for permanent storage.? The wayback
machine has some backups of your web site.
Cheers,
Will
ZL1TAO
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On 11/08/19 8:09 AM, Mark Schoonover wrote: There's a lot going on behind the scenes with YouTube on views. About half
my views come from posting on the Zed or eham and various Facebook groups.
Tge rest come from YouTube suggested videos on similar content. The
challenge with that is to upload content on a regular basis so they know
you're alive. Would you be OK if I uploaded your vids to my site/channel
for historical purposes? It's still great info and absolutely I'll credit
your work for all of it. I don't get high numbers of views either but I
enjoy live streaming stuff. I figure I've helped tens to a few hundred
people in this wonderful hobby.
73! Mark KA6WKE
Website: <>
On Sat, Aug 10, 2019, 10:41 chuck adams <chuck.adams.k7qo@...> wrote:
Look for the above on the K7QO YouTube Channel in about half
an hour. I found it in 10 seconds after the previous posting.
It takes some time to upload to YouTube.
I am deleting videos over the next week, so download everything
that you like. The number of hits is low for my videos and thus
I attribute that to lack of interest on the part of the ham
community.
chuck, k7qo, flying pig videos production manager
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Good idea.? I'll do that and I'll point to them from
the k7qo.com home page.? That is great.? Then I don't
have to put up with snide remarks from the people I
don't want to hear from.? :-)
Thanks a million Will,
ciao,
chuck, k7qo
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On 8/10/19 3:39 PM, William Kimber wrote: Chuck,
You can upload to archive.org for permanent storage.? The wayback
machine has some backups of your web site.
Cheers,
Will
ZL1TAO
On 11/08/19 8:09 AM, Mark Schoonover wrote:
There's a lot going on behind the scenes with YouTube on views. About half
my views come from posting on the Zed or eham and various Facebook groups.
Tge rest come from YouTube suggested videos on similar content. The
challenge with that is to upload content on a regular basis so they know
you're alive. Would you be OK if I uploaded your vids to my site/channel
for historical purposes? It's still great info and absolutely I'll credit
your work for all of it. I don't get high numbers of views either but I
enjoy live streaming stuff. I figure I've helped tens to a few hundred
people in this wonderful hobby.
73! Mark KA6WKE
Website: <>
On Sat, Aug 10, 2019, 10:41 chuck adams <chuck.adams.k7qo@...> wrote:
Look for the above on the K7QO YouTube Channel in about half
an hour.? I found it in 10 seconds after the previous posting.
It takes some time to upload to YouTube.
I am deleting videos over the next week, so download everything
that you like.? The number of hits is low for my videos and thus
I attribute that to lack of interest on the part of the ham
community.
chuck, k7qo, flying pig videos production manager
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You can turn comments off On Sat, Aug 10, 2019 at 4:42 PM chuck adams <chuck.adams.k7qo@...> wrote: Good idea. I'll do that and I'll point to them from
the k7qo.com home page. That is great. Then I don't
have to put up with snide remarks from the people I
don't want to hear from. :-)
Thanks a million Will,
ciao,
chuck, k7qo
On 8/10/19 3:39 PM, William Kimber wrote:
Chuck,
You can upload to archive.org for permanent storage. The wayback
machine has some backups of your web site.
Cheers,
Will
ZL1TAO
On 11/08/19 8:09 AM, Mark Schoonover wrote:
There's a lot going on behind the scenes with YouTube on views. About
half
my views come from posting on the Zed or eham and various Facebook
groups.
Tge rest come from YouTube suggested videos on similar content. The
challenge with that is to upload content on a regular basis so they know
you're alive. Would you be OK if I uploaded your vids to my site/channel
for historical purposes? It's still great info and absolutely I'll
credit
your work for all of it. I don't get high numbers of views either but I
enjoy live streaming stuff. I figure I've helped tens to a few hundred
people in this wonderful hobby.
73! Mark KA6WKE
Website: <>
On Sat, Aug 10, 2019, 10:41 chuck adams <chuck.adams.k7qo@...>
wrote:
Look for the above on the K7QO YouTube Channel in about half
an hour. I found it in 10 seconds after the previous posting.
It takes some time to upload to YouTube.
I am deleting videos over the next week, so download everything
that you like. The number of hits is low for my videos and thus
I attribute that to lack of interest on the part of the ham
community.
chuck, k7qo, flying pig videos production manager
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Chuck,
I¡¯ve watched a whole bunch of your videos- and some several times. They contain a lot of useful information and it would be horrible for me if I could not go back and re-watch something I remember as valuable. Oftentimes I have no immediate need for something, but there is a good chance that I might need it in the future. So I make a. It¡¯s, and when the time comes, I expect the information to still be there. So please don¡¯t remove anything I might need ;)
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Karl Heinz - K5KHK
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There are children yet unborn that will someday be in middle school and Chuck's videos would be
wonderful to teach them how to be careful, meticulous and thorough when constructing something.
The art is dying with our generation and Chuck is the best example of how it should be done and
he knows how to photograph it. All the videos so far are like diamonds waiting for some kids to
discover them. Please archive them--teachers will thank you. Also, since Chuck is not trying to
sell something (OK, maybe pig rigs) his videos are refreshingly free of ads and slants.
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Greetings,
I would just like to remind everyone that Chuck, K7QO asked me to
point everyone to the 12" bench shear on Amazon and the 18" bench
brake at Harbor Freight, both of which are featured in the video that
was deleted, then reposted on YouTube (Thank you Chuck!). When I
ordered mine, there were nine left in stock, and the last time I
looked, there were seven left in stock. KAKA Industries 12" bench
shear for $135 and Free Shipping! The exact same shear on the KAKA
website is about $270. So I don't know what the deal is at Amazon?
Anyway, when I went to Jr. High School and High School, there were
classes called 'Shop'. When I was 13 years old, I built my first
Crystal Set in Shop Class. I learned how to layout and work with sheet
metal. In high school I cast my first aluminum in a simple cope and
drag green sand mold. Later, in Vo-Tech school, I learned how to weld,
and operate machine tools such as lathes and milling machines. In
University, I learned how to build and fire Ceramic Kilns, mix clay
bodies, mix glazes, operate a pug mill, and so much more. After I got
my BA in Art, I buyilt and operated my own small art bronze foundry.
I've even worked in a commercial foundry as a molder/founder. making
Hot Rod parts. I would make PetroBond sand molds in the morning, take
lunch, then melt and pour a fancy Aluminum alloy in the afternoon (#70
crucible fired with diesel fuel and degassed with pure Argon).
With a bench shear and a bench brake, there are no batteries required.
No rolls of plastic filament are needed. No microcontrollers or servo
motors. The software required is your brain, plus some muscle. The
shear does NOT have a meat sensor, so keep your fingers away from the
blade. Chuck suggests wearing gloves when working with sheet metal.
Probably some safety goggles too?
How many of you already have a bench sheer and a bench brake, and are
making your own enclosures? How is it working out for you? Got any
tips and tricks to share?
Regards,
Ken, KM4NFQ "Not Fully Qualified"
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On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 10:10 AM Roy AC9DN <valvetimer@...> wrote:
There are children yet unborn that will someday be in middle school and Chuck's videos would be
wonderful to teach them how to be careful, meticulous and thorough when constructing something.
The art is dying with our generation and Chuck is the best example of how it should be done and
he knows how to photograph it. All the videos so far are like diamonds waiting for some kids to
discover them. Please archive them--teachers will thank you. Also, since Chuck is not trying to
sell something (OK, maybe pig rigs) his videos are refreshingly free of ads and slants.
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I use this method to download YT videos from the command line using Unix. It allows you to select the video resolution you want to use.
Note:
When you run this command: youtube-dl -F <video_url> you may see filenames that say video only. You do not want those. It means exactly what it says, the video is there without audio.
Ray,
AB7HE
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I admit that I'm confused about Chuck's talking about taking the videos offline. They're on YouTube, which doesn't charge for them being there. Low viewership is not a reason in itself for removing them, since the site will happily continue to host the videos even if nobody watches them. Chuck may have other reasons for wanting to discontinue his relationship with YouTube and Google that he hasn't discussed. On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 11:04 PM Ray via Groups.Io <rcbuckiii@...> wrote:
I use this method to download YT videos from the command line using Unix. It allows you to select the video resolution you want to use.
Note:
When you run this command: youtube-dl -F <video_url> you may see filenames that say video only. You do not want those. It means exactly what it says, the video is there without audio.
Ray,
AB7HE
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I don't know about Chuck, but I'm done with Google. I use DuckDuckGo now and I can't see any degrading in abilities.
Jack, W8TEE
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On Monday, August 12, 2019, 5:56:42 PM EDT, Shirley Dulcey KE1L <mark@...> wrote: I admit that I'm confused about Chuck's talking about taking the videos offline. They're on YouTube, which doesn't charge for them being there. Low viewership is not a reason in itself for removing them, since the site will happily continue to host the videos even if nobody watches them. Chuck may have other reasons for wanting to discontinue his relationship with YouTube and Google that he hasn't discussed. On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 11:04 PM Ray via Groups.Io <rcbuckiii@...> wrote:
I use this method to download YT videos from the command line using Unix. It allows you to select the video resolution you want to use.
Note:
When you run this command: youtube-dl -F <video_url>? you may see filenames that say video only. You do not want those. It means exactly what it says, the video is there without audio.
Ray,
AB7HE
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I watch lots of YouTube videos that teach something. I love to learn. Chuck's videos are great and I would hate to see them go. They are a great reference for the many of us that are interested in such things. We are a small percentage of our hobby but still, we are a considerable number ! I have bought both sizes of brakes at harbor freight and hope to get a shear soon . I think home fabrication, both electronic and mechanical, is the best and most fun part of this great hobby. Personally, assembling a shop and collecting tools, equipment and components is very enjoyable for me. By fall I hope to be building a QRP station and regen radios. Thanks Chuck ! Jim WB4ILP On 9:39PM, Mon, Aug 12, 2019 Jack via Groups.Io <jjpurdum= [email protected] wrote: I don't know about Chuck, but I'm done with Google. I use DuckDuckGo now
and I can't see any degrading in abilities.
Jack, W8TEE
On Monday, August 12, 2019, 5:56:42 PM EDT, Shirley Dulcey KE1L <
mark@...> wrote:
I admit that I'm confused about Chuck's talking about taking the
videos offline. They're on YouTube, which doesn't charge for them
being there. Low viewership is not a reason in itself for removing
them, since the site will happily continue to host the videos even if
nobody watches them.
Chuck may have other reasons for wanting to discontinue his
relationship with YouTube and Google that he hasn't discussed.
On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 11:04 PM Ray via Groups.Io
<rcbuckiii@...> wrote:
I use this method to download YT videos from the command line using
Unix. It allows you to select the video resolution you want to use.
Note:
When you run this command: youtube-dl -F <video_url> you may see
filenames that say video only. You do not want those. It means exactly what
it says, the video is there without audio.
Ray,
AB7HE
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When I ordered my KAKA Industrial 12" bench shear from Amazon for $135
with Free Shipping, there were 9 available. Yesterday I looked and saw
there were 7 available. I just looked and there is 1 left. It weighs
62+ pounds and has free shipping! The exact same bench shear sold at
the KAKA Industrial website is $270 (twice the price). Mine has
already been shipped. I am expecting it to arrive sometime later this
week.
Regards,
Ken, KM4NFQ "Not Fully Qualified"
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On Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 7:08 AM Jim Burns <outbackerwb4ilp@...> wrote:
I watch lots of YouTube videos that teach something. I love to learn.
Chuck's videos are great and I would hate to see them go. They are a great
reference for the many of us that are interested in such things. We are a
small percentage of our hobby but still, we are a considerable number ! I
have bought both sizes of brakes at harbor freight and hope to get a shear
soon . I think home fabrication, both electronic and mechanical, is the
best and most fun part of this great hobby.
Personally, assembling a shop and collecting tools, equipment and
components is very enjoyable for me. By fall I hope to be building a QRP
station and regen radios.
Thanks Chuck !
Jim WB4ILP
On 9:39PM, Mon, Aug 12, 2019 Jack via Groups.Io <jjpurdum=
[email protected] wrote:
I don't know about Chuck, but I'm done with Google. I use DuckDuckGo now
and I can't see any degrading in abilities.
Jack, W8TEE
On Monday, August 12, 2019, 5:56:42 PM EDT, Shirley Dulcey KE1L <
mark@...> wrote:
I admit that I'm confused about Chuck's talking about taking the
videos offline. They're on YouTube, which doesn't charge for them
being there. Low viewership is not a reason in itself for removing
them, since the site will happily continue to host the videos even if
nobody watches them.
Chuck may have other reasons for wanting to discontinue his
relationship with YouTube and Google that he hasn't discussed.
On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 11:04 PM Ray via Groups.Io
<rcbuckiii@...> wrote:
I use this method to download YT videos from the command line using
Unix. It allows you to select the video resolution you want to use.
Note:
When you run this command: youtube-dl -F <video_url> you may see
filenames that say video only. You do not want those. It means exactly what
it says, the video is there without audio.
Ray,
AB7HE
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KEN;
After reading your biography, it sounds as if you ARE fully qualified.
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While this thread seems to be fragmenting, I would like to add to the fork in the road regarding the maintaining Chuck's videos for fair use by interested hams.
Chuck, Are you aware of BitChute (bitchute.com)? It is a YouTube workalike and refuge for those disgusted with Google's political meddling. I will leave it at that suffice to say that the more robust BitChute becomes..er.. the more robust BitChute becomes. (Sort of like a ramjet.) While you will not get a lot of views their either, at least your efforts will not disappear from the annals of QRPdom. Similarly, there is Patreon where we who like/need your work can pony up a periodic honorarium for the privilege. Probably not roll up a lot of dough but if it ameliorates the cost of a fw SBL1s here or a roll of solder there, what the heck? As a digression, I am reminded..
"My Uncle's a brave Missionary
He saves young ladies from sin
He'll save you a blond for five dollars
My God how the money rolls in.."
..et seq.
I have personally taken advantage of your kind release of your videos into the public domain, as it were, and downloaded a number of them. They are absolutely marvelous references when going back over the making of a 1Watter or NorCal 40A 25th anniversary project -- or even a tangential reference to electronics/RF principles, etc. This does not even address the fine examples of craftsmanship and building skills the "other" videos teach a ham about cabinets, muppet boards, etchings, etc.
To that end, have you considered DropBox (or similar) as an archive for your works? Their might be overhead involved but it might be an effective way to allow folks to share your efforts. (But, then again, you already have your wonderful, minimalist website festooned with treasures and fine examples of your superior documentation efforts.)
Just suggestions to which I will add that we lot are a monumentally lazy bunch. We will go out, watch a video, not comment or up-vote and then wander on. (Well, it is a failing of mine.) We all know you as a good friend and true, a valuable contributor to our pathetic existences, and a producer of terrific resource material yet are not willing to expend a scintilla of effort to say "thanks".
So here it is: Thanks! And keep the videos up!
In kindest and sincerest appreciation!
--
William, K6WHP
"Cheer up, things could get worse..so I cheered up and, sure enough, things got worse!"
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..I also pledge to learn the difference between "their" and "there".
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William, K6WHP
"Cheer up, things could get worse..so I cheered up and, sure enough, things got worse!"
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Ken KM4NFQ
Shirley Dulcey KE1L
Jack