Hi!
On Saturday, 14 April 2018, I will drive out to the DM54/DM55 grid boundary in eastern Arizona for the afternoon (more or less). I plan to leave Phoenix in the morning, and the drive out there should take about 3.5 hours. I do not plan on working passes in the morning on my way out to DM54/DM55, trying to make the drive so I can spend more time out there before driving home at or just after sunset.
This is a day-trip, and I will not be able to make drives to other nearby grids or over to the New Mexico state line. The spot I will use for the DM54/DM55 grid boundary is east of I-40 exit 303, along the frontage road on the south side of I-40 in Navajo County - a spot I have visited a few times in the past several years. I plan on working FM, SSB, and FalconSat-3 passes. Maybe NO-84, if passes line up with the afternoon and the 145.825 MHz digipeater is operational. If AO-92 goes into L/V mode Saturday evening, I will try to stop and work passes from somewhere in northern or central Arizona during my drive home.
During my drive, I will have a radio squawking to the APRS network as WD9EWK-9. You should be able to follow my travels at:
Updates on Saturday will be posted to my @WD9EWK Twitter account. If you do not use Twitter, you can still view my tweets by visiting:
My DM54/DM55 QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World in the couple of days after I return home.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
Hello all,
I am a new member here, and this is my first post.
I am sure that this question has been asked many times before, but I would like the groups current answers.
I want to be able to work most of the FM & SSB satellites that fly over by Oregon location, and also work portable using batteries.
I would also like to work HF portable, so one one all mode HF, VHF, UHF, SSB, FM radio would be desirable (I can willing to use two different radios).
Money is an issue, but can spend a bit for this.
Any Suggestions? ----- Peter J. McClosky, N7IY Eugene, Oregon pmcclosky@earthlink.net n7iy@arrl.net http://home.earthlink.net/~pmcclosky/
The FT-857 or FT-897 will be your best bet for shack-in-a-box HF/VHF/UHF portable all-mode operation. Youll need to supply external batteries, unless 5w max is okay, in which case go for the FT-817ND (or the FT-818 if you want to buy new). I'd recommend buying both the 897 and an 817 for satellites, so you can hear yourself on the downlink and meet almost all your requirements radio-wise. On FM, you can get away with a pair of cheapy Baofeng handhelds.
Antennas are another consideration; I'd recommend the Arrow II http://www.arrowantennas.com/arrowii/146-437.html for satellite work, and an endfed for with a resonant wire for each band for HF portable.
Sterling, N0SSC
On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 11:36 AM, Peter J. McClosky <pmcclosky@earthlink.net
wrote:
Hello all,
I am a new member here, and this is my first post.
I am sure that this question has been asked many times before, but I would like the groups current answers.
I want to be able to work most of the FM & SSB satellites that fly over by Oregon location, and also work portable using batteries.
I would also like to work HF portable, so one one all mode HF, VHF, UHF, SSB, FM radio would be desirable (I can willing to use two different radios).
Money is an issue, but can spend a bit for this.
Any Suggestions?
Peter J. McClosky, N7IY Eugene, Oregon pmcclosky@earthlink.net n7iy@arrl.net http://home.earthlink.net/~pmcclosky/
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The FT897 can take internal batteries as well, but that makes it weight much more.
73 John AF5CC
On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 12:08 PM, Sterling Coffey kawfey@gmail.com wrote:
The FT-857 or FT-897 will be your best bet for shack-in-a-box HF/VHF/UHF portable all-mode operation. Youll need to supply external batteries, unless 5w max is okay, in which case go for the FT-817ND (or the FT-818 if you want to buy new). I'd recommend buying both the 897 and an 817 for satellites, so you can hear yourself on the downlink and meet almost all your requirements radio-wise. On FM, you can get away with a pair of cheapy Baofeng handhelds.
Antennas are another consideration; I'd recommend the Arrow II http://www.arrowantennas.com/arrowii/146-437.html for satellite work, and an endfed for with a resonant wire for each band for HF portable.
Sterling, N0SSC
On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 11:36 AM, Peter J. McClosky < pmcclosky@earthlink.net
wrote:
Hello all,
I am a new member here, and this is my first post.
I am sure that this question has been asked many times before, but I
would
like the groups current answers.
I want to be able to work most of the FM & SSB satellites that fly over
by
Oregon location, and also work portable using batteries.
I would also like to work HF portable, so one one all mode HF, VHF, UHF, SSB, FM radio would be desirable (I can willing to use two different radios).
Money is an issue, but can spend a bit for this.
Any Suggestions?
Peter J. McClosky, N7IY Eugene, Oregon pmcclosky@earthlink.net n7iy@arrl.net http://home.earthlink.net/~pmcclosky/
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On FM the cheap Baofengs May work but the quality ( lack of ) control makes it hit or miss with respect to excessive desense, as I found out. Rob KA2CZU
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On Monday, April 16, 2018, 1:08 PM, Sterling Coffey kawfey@gmail.com wrote:
The FT-857 or FT-897 will be your best bet for shack-in-a-box HF/VHF/UHF portable all-mode operation. Youll need to supply external batteries, unless 5w max is okay, in which case go for the FT-817ND (or the FT-818 if you want to buy new). I'd recommend buying both the 897 and an 817 for satellites, so you can hear yourself on the downlink and meet almost all your requirements radio-wise. On FM, you can get away with a pair of cheapy Baofeng handhelds.
Antennas are another consideration; I'd recommend the Arrow II http://www.arrowantennas.com/arrowii/146-437.html for satellite work, and an endfed for with a resonant wire for each band for HF portable.
Sterling, N0SSC
On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 11:36 AM, Peter J. McClosky <pmcclosky@earthlink.net
wrote:
Hello all,
I am a new member here, and this is my first post.
I am sure that this question has been asked many times before, but I would like the groups current answers.
I want to be able to work most of the FM & SSB satellites that fly over by Oregon location, and also work portable using batteries.
I would also like to work HF portable, so one one all mode HF, VHF, UHF, SSB, FM radio would be desirable (I can willing to use two different radios).
Money is an issue, but can spend a bit for this.
Any Suggestions?
Peter J. McClosky, N7IY Eugene, Oregon pmcclosky@earthlink.net n7iy@arrl.net http://home.earthlink.net/~pmcclosky/
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Try using a duplexer as a filter, it has worked very well for me.
73, Don KB2YSI
On Thu, Apr 26, 2018, 11:58 Robert Switzer via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
On FM the cheap Baofengs May work but the quality ( lack of ) control makes it hit or miss with respect to excessive desense, as I found out. Rob KA2CZU
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On Monday, April 16, 2018, 1:08 PM, Sterling Coffey kawfey@gmail.com wrote:
The FT-857 or FT-897 will be your best bet for shack-in-a-box HF/VHF/UHF portable all-mode operation. Youll need to supply external batteries, unless 5w max is okay, in which case go for the FT-817ND (or the FT-818 if you want to buy new). I'd recommend buying both the 897 and an 817 for satellites, so you can hear yourself on the downlink and meet almost all your requirements radio-wise. On FM, you can get away with a pair of cheapy Baofeng handhelds.
Antennas are another consideration; I'd recommend the Arrow II http://www.arrowantennas.com/arrowii/146-437.html for satellite work, and an endfed for with a resonant wire for each band for HF portable.
Sterling, N0SSC
On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 11:36 AM, Peter J. McClosky < pmcclosky@earthlink.net
wrote:
Hello all,
I am a new member here, and this is my first post.
I am sure that this question has been asked many times before, but I
would
like the groups current answers.
I want to be able to work most of the FM & SSB satellites that fly over
by
Oregon location, and also work portable using batteries.
I would also like to work HF portable, so one one all mode HF, VHF, UHF, SSB, FM radio would be desirable (I can willing to use two different radios).
Money is an issue, but can spend a bit for this.
Any Suggestions?
Peter J. McClosky, N7IY Eugene, Oregon pmcclosky@earthlink.net n7iy@arrl.net http://home.earthlink.net/~pmcclosky/
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Hey Peter!
Welcome. I've learned a lot from the people on this list; I'm sure you will, too.
No doubt there are a lot of good answers to your question, but I couldn't be happier with my FT-857d. I believe it meets all the requirements you listed and I use it for many of the same modes & bands that you mentioned.
On the subject of using two radios, that's exactly what I do. For linear sats, I use the FT-857d for transmit and an SDR to receive.
For FM sats, I have a full-duplex capable FM transceiver or could certainly use an SDR to receive in that mode as well. However, I find that the FT-857d makes a great receive radio for the FM downlinks due to the DSP audio filtering and clarifier tuning (so that I'm not limited to following the downlink in fixed increments).
Paired with a YT-100 tuner, Signalink-USB audio coupler, CAT control to my PC, and all mounted in a 4U Gator box, I'm able to use the same setup at home or vehicle-portable. (I have a 35ah battery in a separate box)
Hope that helps!
-Scott, K4KDR
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On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 12:36 PM, Peter J. McClosky <pmcclosky@earthlink.net
wrote:
Hello all,
I am a new member here, and this is my first post.
I am sure that this question has been asked many times before, but I would like the groups current answers.
I want to be able to work most of the FM & SSB satellites that fly over by Oregon location, and also work portable using batteries.
I would also like to work HF portable, so one one all mode HF, VHF, UHF, SSB, FM radio would be desirable (I can willing to use two different radios).
Money is an issue, but can spend a bit for this.
Any Suggestions?
Peter J. McClosky, N7IY Eugene, Oregon pmcclosky@earthlink.net n7iy@arrl.net http://home.earthlink.net/~pmcclosky/
Hi Peter- Welcome!
There are several solutions, but two Yaesu 817s are very popular among a lot of the active portable ops. These allow full-duplex capabilities for SSB and FM satellites as well as 160m-432 MHz portable activity on all modes. If you’re willing to go QRP, this combo provides a lot of flexibility in a relatively small package.
Others will chime in with suggestions as well.
Glad to see you on the list! Let us know how we can help you get on the birds.
Sean KX9X
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On Apr 16, 2018, at 12:36 PM, Peter J. McClosky pmcclosky@earthlink.net wrote:
Hello all,
I am a new member here, and this is my first post.
I am sure that this question has been asked many times before, but I would like the groups current answers.
I want to be able to work most of the FM & SSB satellites that fly over by Oregon location, and also work portable using batteries.
I would also like to work HF portable, so one one all mode HF, VHF, UHF, SSB, FM radio would be desirable (I can willing to use two different radios).
Money is an issue, but can spend a bit for this.
Any Suggestions?
Peter J. McClosky, N7IY Eugene, Oregon pmcclosky@earthlink.net n7iy@arrl.net http://home.earthlink.net/~pmcclosky/
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Hello all,
I want to thank all who responded, with great answers, to my question about which radio(s) to purchase!
I ended up getting a Kenwood TS-2000.
I look forward to meeting a lot of you on the air!
N7IY, Peter ----- Peter J. McClosky, N7IY Eugene, Oregon pmcclosky@earthlink.net n7iy@arrl.net http://home.earthlink.net/~pmcclosky/
On Apr 16, 2018, at 9:36 AM, Peter J. McClosky pmcclosky@earthlink.net wrote:
Hello all,
I am a new member here, and this is my first post.
I am sure that this question has been asked many times before, but I would like the groups current answers.
I want to be able to work most of the FM & SSB satellites that fly over by Oregon location, and also work portable using batteries.
I would also like to work HF portable, so one one all mode HF, VHF, UHF, SSB, FM radio would be desirable (I can willing to use two different radios).
Money is an issue, but can spend a bit for this.
Any Suggestions?
Peter J. McClosky, N7IY Eugene, Oregon pmcclosky@earthlink.net mailto:pmcclosky@earthlink.net n7iy@arrl.net http://home.earthlink.net/~pmcclosky/
participants (8)
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Don KB2YSI -
John Geiger -
Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) -
Peter J. McClosky -
Robert Switzer -
Scott -
Sean Kutzko -
Sterling Coffey