Ham Radio station, emergency communications, swl, ft8, SSB, FM, CW, POTA hunter, SOTA hunter, HF, VHF, UHF, SDR. Station: Yaesu FTDX10, Yaesu FT857d Mat30 tuner, Antennas: 133ft end fed, Delta loop, ZS6BKW (similar to a G5RV) 10 Meter dipole. SDR RSP1A, and Kenwood R1000 receiver. You can reach me by email @ theradiojunkie247@gmail.com
The 10m and 11m bands have been poor for weeks at least on the west coast. I hang out on 10m and 11m cb band. 38 lsb 27.385 is usually slammed in the daytime. Its been quiet
I have bearcat 990 in the truck. I usually check on upper and lower side bands. 10 meters had a little activity today, yesterday was better but a lot of QSB on the signals coming out of Australia.
Main reason I posted the video is that a ham friend of mine is complaining that he can’t find a radio under $1000 or less. I know some of these are not great but it’s sacrificing better options or just have nothing. I have an 857d and a ftdx10. I wouldn’t sell my 857d for less than $700. I actually have the xeigu g106 but I haven’t used it a lot so until then I can’t really give a good review. I really wish manufacturers would produce an entry level hf transceiver for new hams that wouldn’t kill their bank account but I don’t see that happening anytime soon. As far as used rigs go, buy at a ham fest would be the best option but my advice to new hams would be to be careful buying used gear online…there are some unscrupulous sellers out there that are more than willing to take your money for junk or absolutely nothing.
A "fuse" on the Yaesu external video board. The DX10 has an HDMI capablr chip but . . . they installed a "fuse" that is DVI only. CHEAP is the answer. A month of board engineering (5 cents to a $1 per radio) to fully enable HDMI. BUT otherwise a beautiful raido!
Man my algorithm is on fire. First a 10 second video of a screw for a washing machine on a channel with 78 subscribers and 1300 videos of just laundry replacement parts and now this? Give that algorithm a raise!
Not a one of those is worth anything because they have no power. You would need an amp of at least 100 watts if you want to work stations like someone with a higher priced radio. If your a lower power guy than enjoy… these are my opinions
That is why I put at the end of the video to review the pros and cons of each of these radios. I personally don’t really care for a lower powered radio myself but I put these suggestions up because there were some technicians complaining they couldn’t afford a $1000 dollar hf transceiver. So they’ll have to lose some valuable options by buying one of these instead of the higher priced rigs but that’s what the saying means “You get what you pay for!”
Lol in usa 100w is considered qrp. Maybe get a decent antenna? I have been working the world for 20 years with ft817 and a dipole. Dont be the alligator, you dont need power you need skill
@@KH07734 No judgement here sir and thank you for the honest comment! You are absolutely right. It even comes down to personal preference of brands of rig, antennas, microphones etc. Every ham has their preferences and opinions and that’s always been the case.
@ColbyHiggs thanks for watching! Just trying something different may or may not do one like this again just trying to see how it works! Got to mix it up some😊
NOBODY is going to be entering thousands of contacts from their paper logs again. It's not happening. Paper logs can just serve you to see if you can return a QSL card.
I use qrz, eqsl and I’ve used LoTW. Main reason I keep a paper log is to have a copy to go by because I enter my online log information after the fact. It may even be the next day after the qso’s were made. Not everyone may do this it’s just my way and it helps me by having a backup and being able to focus on the contact and not fumbling on a keyboard at the same time.
Well said sir. Our son and grandsons are learning ham radios. It’s all about learning and how can we help each other out. I would like to know more about the ham radios myself at some point in life.
Thank you sir!!! Ham radio is a great hobby and I have met so many wonderful people from all over the world. I’ve been doing this since 1993 and I’ve never regretted one minute of it!
@@theradiojunkie247 yes sir our son and grandsons 13 & 11 are enjoying it. They each have their own call signs and their own handhelds. Keep up the good work sir.
@theradiojunkie247 I agree due to the fact that no one was told to change passwords. If members were to do that, they didn't do a great job telling anyone...
Don’t know…the other op was asking him if he was using a Ten Tec Argosy and it sounds like he said a “Drake tr7”? If that’s the case being an older rig it may have some problems, I’ve heard of this radio having issues and that could be the answer. At first I thought he could be transmitting on lower sideboard but I wouldn’t think it would sound quite that bad.
Great to work you! Thanks for the recording. Didn't realize I was so clear. I have a high noise floor here usually S3 or S4 on 10m - typical for suburbia. Cheers
you're lucky he even bothered to get out of the truck and throw it over the gate. Mine literally drive by and throw out the side of the truck without ever getting out of it. and my driveway is a 1/2 mile long thru the woods so there's a box sitting out by the road people drive on and I can't see it from the house. Ive had several packages stolen because of it and it's always a fed ex delivery. UPS comes to my front door and always talks with me and is cool.
We had one fedex driver leave ours on the road by the mailbox! There were contractors working down the road and one of them told me the same guy on my video stands 30 feet away from the porch on the house they’re working on and chunks the packages on the porch. The postal delivery driver here is not much better either. Ups here is better overall, no issues with them either.
The FT290R II was my first 2 meter sideband rig. Good little rig. 25 watts with the factory amp connected. I tapped the relay wire on mine so I could run a commercial amp with it. Hey, poor boy ways work just fine. 👍 DE N5VKN 73
Fortunately I have a monitor with DVI to use with my FTDX101MP, but I would prefer the radio to have HDMI. I will research an answer as I would still like to interface it to HDMI.
When I connected my new FT-710 to a DVI pc monitor, with the proper cables, the monitor worked great for about 5 minutes. After that it stopped, and my monitor is displaying "check cables". I checked "pin-19" and the 5-volts is fine. No video signals from my FT-710 anymore. I call Yaesu and they said my radio has a factory warranty for 3-years.
I think Yaesu really should put more information out about what they recommend for the external monitor. Alot of what I've seen discussed in groups about the information they've received from Yaesu has been vague at best.
I just went with a monitor that accepts DVI and use a DVI to DVI cable....works just fine. I get how frustrating that option is and it took me a while to pull the trigger on a monitor after doing some research, but here's the way I look at it, it's better to deal with a small monitor cable issue that choose a different radio that is inferior given that the FTDX 10 and FT 710 are the second and third best current production radios according to Sherwood Engineering's tests.
That's what I did with my ftdx10. I just went DVI to DVI. The monitor I use wasn't expensive and it's about a 22 inch screen and works good. I had it on a DVI to HDMI converter but as soon as I read about the HDMI problem, I changed it to the DVI to DVI.
I don't see why you couldn't. Not sure what the wiring looks like inside the jacket on the cable. I believe someone on eBay is selling a HDMI cable for the yaesu ftdx10 that is not supposed to blow out the DVI port on the radio. I'm wondering if that is what they have done is breaking the connection to that pin that supplies the return voltage. Then again I would just not take the chance.
I want to apologize to everyone about the audio. I am testing today to work out the problems with the echo. Until I get it straightened out I'll hold off on the next Livestream.
Plus I may edit out the last two hours...my elderly dog was having trouble last night...I was helping the wife with her while also helping with dinner.
The 5v on the HDMI cable is for ARC support. It is usually labeled on the device. Look at your TV and it will probably have one. Yaesu could have put a Zener diode in line to block any incoming voltage. It is a simple fix.
I read that about a zener diode for blocking voltage. I don't plan on hooking up the Ftdx10 to my TV again but I was concerned that the game capture card might have voltage coming in from the PC back to the radio. So far I haven't found it. Thank you for your comment Bryant! 73 de K4MTW
Get a study guide get your technician license and if you want to upgrade to the next level, which is general class...that's what I have. You can start out with a 2 meter Handie talkie but there's much more available to ham operators. You can check it out online there's a number of sources available that explains how to get licensed. The ARRL is one good place to start.
Thanks for watching Tony!!! I remember the RS 202 HT. I don't think I sold one when I was working at Radio Shack. I think I spent most of my check on radios when I worked there LoL!!!
