Hola Pavel!
Thanks for your post. I did not mention any of the Chinese-made HTs like the Baofeng UV-5R earlier, since they are not capable of full-duplex operation on SO-50. Unfortunately, not all UV-5Rs are the same. I have used one of mine as the downlink receiver, when connected through a diplexer to my Elk log periodic. I have transmitted with another UV-5R, a Baofeng UV-82, and even a Wouxun KG-UV8D.
Last year, I did a demonstration on SO-50 using two Baofeng HTs (UV-82 for the uplink, UV-5R for the downlink) connected to a diplexer and my Elk antenna. This worked OK, and I made the satellite audio into a slideshow video I posted on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cLx9h-vNRA
I have not tried any of my Baofeng or Wouxun HTs with an Arrow Yagi, or a homebrew equivalent of that Yagi.
I know a friend who has ordered the new AnyTone Termn-8R 2m/70cm FM HT, which is being promoted as capable of full- duplex operation. It may be like the Wouxun KG-UV8D, which has been promoted the same way, but cannot work full-duplex with the weak SO-50 downlink. I hope to get a chance to try that new AnyTone radio soon, to see if it does any better on SO-50 than the KG-UV8D.
Buen fin de semana, y 73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK
On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 3:50 AM, Pavel Milanes Costa co7wt@frcuba.co.cu wrote:
I can give [bad] references on the Baofeng UV-5R HT...
On receive with some as simple as a moxon on top of the HT the SO-50 is clear and loud as long your hand can turn to match polarization.
But, as soon you key the PTT on ANY rig on 2m near this tiny HT goes overloaded, no matter if you use a diplexer or a LPF with at least 30dB att. on 70cm...
But, maybe on Fox sat series...
I feel I need to make this clear... to others not to put his "eggs on that basket"
73, CO7WT