Has anyone tried using the Yaesu FTM-350AR mobile to work the FM satellites. It is stated in the manual that it is a full-duplex radio. Been looking at something to use mobile. I would appreciate any input anyone might have. Thanks. << John
-- N4QWF Amateur Radio Operator AO-7,AO-27,FO-29,SO-50,AO-51,VO-52,ISS Email [email protected] Formerly KC4AHW VK3FEZ Amsat Member #27845 DXCC #33,478 VUCC SAT #135 WAS SAT #296 51 on AO-51 #13 LON -79.256 LAT 37.459 Grid FM07il
From the Foothills of the Blueridge
*Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming - "WOW, What a ride!"
Funny - I just used it for the first time mobile this past Thursday..... It seemed to work really well. I worked SO67, so I am not overly sure on the audio quality since SO67's audio is different from AO51/27/etc. The receive was not very good, but a preamp should help. I was using a dual band 1/4 wave (2m) mag mount antenna, and with the built in duplexer I had no trouble hearing my downlink. The one thing I do not like is the power settings - you have 5w, 25w or 50w. If you are having trouble getting in with 5w, your only other option is 25w.
Zack KD8KSN
-----Original Message----- From: John Price Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 9:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] Yaesu FTM-350AR
Has anyone tried using the Yaesu FTM-350AR mobile to work the FM satellites. It is stated in the manual that it is a full-duplex radio. Been looking at something to use mobile. I would appreciate any input anyone might have. Thanks. << John
-- N4QWF Amateur Radio Operator AO-7,AO-27,FO-29,SO-50,AO-51,VO-52,ISS Email [email protected] Formerly KC4AHW VK3FEZ Amsat Member #27845 DXCC #33,478 VUCC SAT #135 WAS SAT #296 51 on AO-51 #13 LON -79.256 LAT 37.459 Grid FM07il
From the Foothills of the Blueridge
*Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming - "WOW, What a ride!"
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One last thing - if you are running APRS, make sure you shut the beacon off before you switch to the satellite uplink. I made this mistake until I started hearing packets on the downlink... ;-)
73,
Zack KD8KSN
-----Original Message----- From: Zachary Beougher Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 7:58 PM To: John Price ; [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Yaesu FTM-350AR
Funny - I just used it for the first time mobile this past Thursday..... It seemed to work really well. I worked SO67, so I am not overly sure on the audio quality since SO67's audio is different from AO51/27/etc. The receive was not very good, but a preamp should help. I was using a dual band 1/4 wave (2m) mag mount antenna, and with the built in duplexer I had no trouble hearing my downlink. The one thing I do not like is the power settings - you have 5w, 25w or 50w. If you are having trouble getting in with 5w, your only other option is 25w.
Zack KD8KSN
-----Original Message----- From: John Price Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 9:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] Yaesu FTM-350AR
Has anyone tried using the Yaesu FTM-350AR mobile to work the FM satellites. It is stated in the manual that it is a full-duplex radio. Been looking at something to use mobile. I would appreciate any input anyone might have. Thanks. << John
-- N4QWF Amateur Radio Operator AO-7,AO-27,FO-29,SO-50,AO-51,VO-52,ISS Email [email protected] Formerly KC4AHW VK3FEZ Amsat Member #27845 DXCC #33,478 VUCC SAT #135 WAS SAT #296 51 on AO-51 #13 LON -79.256 LAT 37.459 Grid FM07il
From the Foothills of the Blueridge
*Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming - "WOW, What a ride!"
_______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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