Welcome to ARW. Here you can find videos about everything from building antennas and making contacts to radio tips and running circuits. I am a home schooled, Extra Class ham operator and have been licensed since April of 2016. I was originally granted the call sign KM4TOS. I applied for the vanity call WB4UHF when I upgraded to General in June 2016. Please feel free to e-mail me your comments, ideas, suggestions, and projects at amateurradioworldemail@g-mail.com. 73's and God bless from W4ARW Joshua, EM95.
Chances are you have a poor ground, or the SWR is too high. When you transmit, a short or ground is occurring, and the radio is shutting off to protect itself. Do you have any external accessories attached?
Hi Thanks for the video. I just received this radio and am trying to figure it out. I like the feature of limiting my bands and my modes. However it seems my menu is on the reduced number of 16 selections and not the broader 62. See page 76 of the manual. I tried turning my menu off but that didn't open up the remaining 46. Do i need to do a menu mode reset ? Here's hoping some of you still monitor this older thread.
Hey Paul. There is a setting in the menu called “Ext. Menu”. Scroll to this setting, select it, then adjust it to “on”. The purpose is to keep it simple for your day to day operations. However, you’ll want the extended menu on while configuring everything.
Thank you, sir. This is in my “next antenna” lineup, after trying a Delta loop. My plan is to make it, using a 4:1 balun. Highest point above ground - 45’ or so. I, for one, would be very interested to learn about the long-term use of this antenna. Cheers KQ4IXD
I find best setting for your audio,go into menu mic EQ set that to 6,then on back of microphone put the switch to number 2,my audio report is always good
Its a 450D. As opposed to a 450 or 450AT. But based on what I viewed the settings etc. are very similar. Complete reviews are in QST Dec 2007 and Nov 2011
I make a hybrid version of a T2TL or sleeve single band HF vertical di-pole antenna like this with ham-sticks. The key thing is the coax shield acts as the only counter poise needed making them a "no ground plane HF antenna". As the top ham-stick radial is a 1/4 wave electrical equivalent radial, the coax shield must also be a 1/4 wave length long to function as a vertical di-pole . A G3THQ choke, just below this, tuned for that band of use, then sets the coax length as the proper counter poise radial. I mount these in side of 1 1/4 schedule 40 PVC pipes 20 foot long ($20 here) as a base station antenna. With a pipe cap to hold that adapter, And a 1" hole roughly 100 inches down allows the coax to leave the pole and run off to the radio. Notes, the coax acting as the counter poise works best if it is 6 feet above ground level before it reaches the G3TXQ choke. But after the choke, it can lay on the ground or more coax can be added. The top radial tunes just as it is suppose to be tuned, the coax counter poise radial can be wound or UN-wound slightly to tune the counter poise side. Each band ham-stick can use the same pole mount, but different 1/4 wave length lower coax sections must also match each ham-stick's band of use. The choke is the same coax simply wound on a 4 inch form. I've made 11 meter versions, 15 meter versions and 40 meter versions. And they all worked well for a "small space vertical base station antenna" you can strap to a tree or a wooden post. And they all are roughly just 27 feet tall. As the coax, runs off to one side. It will hold up a 103" stainless steel whip as well. I don't make videos or sell things, I just experiment and build things, but try one out sometime. With a ham stick, you do not cut the coax as those making regular T2TL antennas for CB use do.
very nice video I enjoyed,,, I just got my Yeasu 450D,,,, learning how to use it,, was wandering how or if this radio has a built in Roger beep, and if soo, how do you turn it on please....thanks....Rich
Not sure if you would be still monitoring this video, but just in case... I do not have a CW mode on LSB, (80 or 40). Have CW on USB. Any answer ? thanks, Baz
Hi Baz, you can set it through the menu: CW BFO Function: Sets the CW carrier oscillator injection side in CW mode Available Values: USB / LSB / AUTO Default: USB USB: Injects the CW carrier oscillator on the USB side LSB: Injects the CW carrier oscillator on the LSB side AUTO: Injects the CW carrier oscillator on the LSB side while operating on the 7 MHz band and below, USB side while operating on the 10 MHz band and up You're set on USB 73 de iu0kwx, alessandro
I saw one of these used in tokyo for about 450$ and asked them to reserve it for me. Came back the other day and they had sold it to someone else, believe it or not! I was angry but instead of telling them about my anger I let them show me some other devices for 2 hours straight and then I just left :-) Hope I find this awesome device for this cheap price again... Thanks for the video! 73 de JP/DL7XA
I don't know what people ask from their radios, especially about voice modulation. I think if you are readible enough to be understandable, mission is accomplished. Viceversa, if you are looking for a "stereo" one, look to a timetable and pick another bus...😁
dont know if you relisted but when u show the invoice your showing all your details full name address if u freeze the video i u can read it all clearly bit risky specially there days there that many con people on just thort i point it out great video i just bort 1 wouldn't do with out it now well money spent
I thought about posting the same thing but realized that the FCC already gives you the address for any licensed HAM. You just have to have their callsign to look them up.
Great video! I've been looking for something that is just plain simple to operate, and you've just helped me put this on my short list of candidates. Some of those features you pointed out are really excellent for hams of ALL experience levels. I earned my Novice license back in about 1981, and I ran a great CW rig by Ten-Tec called the Century 21. I've loved the simpler rigs ever since. Now I am a paper tiger Extra, and I want a rig with useful, pertinent features for casual operating. Thanks for sharing your new rig! 73 de AK4FY
QUESTION -- with the FT-450D while wearing headphones, can you remain on SSB transmit "monitor" all the time? There is no heating problem issues, etc.?
