I have two I got at hamvention some years back for like $25 each and they were barely sensitive enough to hear the ISS. Like, I could only hear the ISS (probably at 50 watts) at TCA. So some of them are unusable, but I have not heard any other reports of insensitivity like what I experienced.
On the plus side, if you only use one you can program crossband memories, unlike most (all?) Japanese radios.
73, John Brier KG4AKV
On Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 11:42 AM Don KB2YSI kb2ysi@gmail.com wrote:
When I added a MFJ-916B to my setup it helped SO much. I have since moved to the Mini-circuits BLP-200+, as it is so much lighter.
--... ...-- Don KB2YSI
On Thu, Apr 29, 2021, 11:19 Tom Schuessler via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
My only comment even with two of those radios is you will probably get desense on the VHF up UHF down birds like SO 50 and AO 27. AO-91 and P0101 may work the best in that configuration because of UHF up and VHF down. Just do not use 91 on it’s after midnight overnight passes to save its batteries. 101 is also on an erratic schedule so it’s not always available.
The drawback with those radios also is some have a better front end receive than others. So a good antenna like an arrow with its dual separate feeds is helpful. For the VHF up feeds, you might consider using the duplexer that the aero has specifically to go on the VHF radio output to antenna feed only to help get rid of some of the third harmonic interference that those radios will put out. That can assist with clearing up the UHF downlink.
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On Apr 29, 2021, at 09:37, David Spoelstra davids@mediamachine.com wrote:
I have done this numerous times. Here's a little more information to pass on.
I've done it with a single UV-5R and an Arrow antenna. The downside of this is that you can only operate half-duplex. The problem with that is that you often transmit on top of other operators trying to make a contact and you earn, at best, a bad reputation. The FM birds are full enough. If you really want to try it this way then please do it very early in the morning or very late at night when the birds have less people.
The best way to proceed is with two radios. I have done it with two UV-5Rs - one for transmit and one for receive. This way you can operate full-duplex and not walk on top of other operators.
-David, N9KT
On Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 9:39 AM Richard Lawn rjlawn@gmail.com wrote:
I new member to our club who holds a tech license asked me if I knew,if any of the Baofeng HTs were capable of satellite operation. I know this has been discussed to death and I think the answer is no, but I don’t want to mislead him.
Rick, W2JAZ
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