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AJ2I SOTA & Dxing
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Приєднався 7 сер 2014
A place to share some of my contacts on the airwaves. Either mobile, base or portable. I also like sharing my SOTA adventures
My very good friend DH1TT with a Big signal at 0330am his local time! #ham-dedication
My very good friend DH1TT with a Big signal at 0330am his local time! #ham-dedication
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Відео
Weak SOTA signal with local QRN. FtDX101 vs RGO one.
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Weak SOTA signal with local QRN. FtDX101 vs RGO one.
Oe9hrv/p Herbert w/hentenna SOTA DL/AL-277
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Oe9hrv/p Herbert w/hentenna SOTA DL/AL-277
Noise blanker comparison FTDX101 vs RGO One
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Noise blanker comparison FTDX101 vs RGO One
Working international YouTube celebrity Walt k4ogo. Check out his great ham channel.
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Working international UA-cam celebrity Walt k4ogo. Check out his great ham channel.
Ten tec orion vs ftdx101d adjacent qrm ssb comparison. Orion has 8 pole 2.4 filter installed.
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Ten tec orion vs ftdx101d adjacent qrm ssb comparison. Orion has 8 pole 2.4 filter installed.
ISS contact with astronaut woody hoburg. 5.28.2023 Yaesu 818 3 el arrow Kenwood d74
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ISS contact with astronaut woody hoburg. 5.28.2023 Yaesu 818 3 el arrow Kenwood d74
Working VP9IN icom 705 5w indoor magloop antenna serious qsb
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Working VP9IN icom 705 5w indoor magloop antenna serious qsb
Icom 705 5w indoor Chameleon mag loop w/GI0EJU
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Icom 705 5w indoor Chameleon mag loop w/GI0EJU
Chameleon F Loop 2.0 vs Zs6bkw inverted V dipole
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Chameleon F Loop 2.0 vs Zs6bkw inverted V dipole
Hustler Rm-20 mobile antenna vs Shark mini 20m hamstick
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Hustler Rm-20 mobile antenna vs Shark mini 20m hamstick
Ftdx101 high qrm 1khz away 20 over digs out weak dx
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Ftdx101 high qrm 1khz away 20 over digs out weak dx
SOTA activation w3-po-007. #xiegu g90. # ny4g efhw
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SOTA activation w3-po-007. #xiegu g90. # ny4g efhw
SOTA radio weight comparison. Elecraft KX2 vs Yaesu 817/8
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SOTA radio weight comparison. Elecraft KX2 vs Yaesu 817/8
SOTA transatlantic qso party contact W2/GC-011 to G4AZS G-WB-005
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SOTA transatlantic qso party contact W2/GC-011 to G4AZS G-WB-005
My portable sat rig. Yaesu 818/Icom 705, arrow dual band antenna
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My portable sat rig. Yaesu 818/Icom 705, arrow dual band antenna
What type of radio is this!? I only know about ham radios and normal fm/am radios. What type of radio is this?
@@Spade3725 Yaesu FT-1000 Mkv field
@@aj2isotadxingcan you operate one with a technician license?
@@Spade3725 yes, but you need to check the frequency privileges for a technician.
@@aj2isotadxingThanks for letting me know, and thanks for always responding to me!
As soon as I pass my test and get good radio I’m getting that tunable HF antenna! Very impressive
Not much in it, but then noise blankers are just a handful of components at the front end. They all pretty much do the same job ...they gate ignition or spike type noise away. Mine completely eliminates S9 electric fence clicks at this QTH which is great. BUT... and this is important. Don't leave the NB switched on all of the time, it decimates your dynamic range and allows close in signals to break through easily. In fact, if you ever hear splatter breaking through, check that your NB is switched off.
hustler is better
Should I get one lol
RGO ONE is like old TEN TEC quiet receiver. I am not sure why we even need SDR radio, if it is not good as older design. AG6JU
100%
Like others have said, compare the stinger length. Do you remember if you cut down the original? Also try swapping stingers.
Wow. What a crystal clean receive.... and recording.... Only this damn powerline/LED noise ruins the ability to pick out low level sigs. Damn technical "progress"....
Yup, isn’t it a shame……
what is that radio?
An an RGO one. swling.com/blog/2020/12/a-comprehensive-review-of-the-mission-rgo-one-general-coverage-50-watt-transceiver/
Is that the internal speaker
No, it’s a external Yaesu speaker
Yes, sorry I already asked that on one of your other videos. I am on the list with Boris to get one
@@N4GW you’re gonna love it. Such a joy to listen to, I prefer it over my ftdx101 for receive audio quality
Picked up 5 hustlers from a ham fest the old type ones made my own mast sections down to a large spring On my truck worked in the uk italy from vk in my driveway what a great antenna.
Great antennas
Fantastic!👍
So just portable then. Beach pedestrian...Good God 🙄 P.S. Beautiful radio.
Yup, it’s the perfect hf radio for being outside with when you want to just get on the air quick
I have the Yaesu FTdx101MP, TenTec Orion I (Model 565) and the Ten Tec Orion II (Model 566) with Optional RX366 receiver. I concur that the TenTec audio is quieter and actually can be configured to sound like listening to FM. The trade off is that there is a slight learning curve to enable the user to set the Orion up but when you do (combination of RF Gain, High/Low shift and Passband tuning along with the Bandwidth control). The bad thing is the Orion's (Ten Tec) are not made any longer and IF you have a problem it's possible that you will have a "brick" of a radio but as long as they work they (In my opinion) beat, hands down, the Yaesu FTdx101 series radios AND actually the Kenwood TS990s which I also have. We (amateur community) lost a lot when Ten Tec shut down production account of retirements. I hope the one who has it now will one day resurrect the brand and build an Orion III. I think he has the desire but I fear he may not have the workers to enable him to accomplish the feat of returning Ten Tec to Amateur Radio viability.
Nice! I have the wide filter too ua-cam.com/video/Fg9bZTZhkYs/v-deo.html 73
beautiful sound, not like yaesu underwater tunnel...
One of the reasons I bought it
😊
Great video. Own the RGO One and the FTDX-101MP. They’re both fantastic radios from my pov 73
I've had much better results with the Hustler mast & resonators than with hamsticks. Thanks for the video.
Same here, they’re great
I got on this list for one
Is that a radio like fm and am or like RADIO 4
It’s a ham radio
@@aj2isotadxing cool I searched it up I might get one lol
@@Theguyfrom cool. You need a ham radio license to transmit.
@@aj2isotadxing I’ll get going
First, in a rapidly changing band condition ( and you had it in spades on this video) you cannot flip back and forth between radios and think that shows the advantage on one over the other. You must take the incoming signal off the antenna, split it, feed it to separate radios and send the output of Rx-A into one ear and the output of Rx-B into the other ear so you are hearing both in real time. Second (just observation, not an attack ) your 101 was maladjusted. I note in your video you had tons of gain above the noise threshold, preamplifiers on, and random stabs at various gnobbies. I find when others operate my DX10 (field day, etc.) and I sit back down later, often times the RF gain (threshold) is up to '11' , DNR is activated to some random number, shifts are on, double preamplifiers on, receive EQ curve looks like it was run over by a Mack Truck, and so jacked out of shape it sounds like dog poop. A conventiona single-stagel superhet receiver can sound good in poor conditions if the RF / IF is not over driven and the operator keeps his gerplucken fingers off the NB, AGC, etc. gnobbies. Over the past 5 years I have done many comparisons (test set-up as described above) with my older "flagship radios" (in their day, they were) to the SDR revolution radios (Yaesu and Flex plus other dongles - and the SDR under test wins the overall score on receive almost all the time.
There's a reason I have two radios on the desk. NO single radio is the "best" at everything as we all know. I was just trying to show the differences between both radios using normal settings that most use. On 10m, a preamp is almost always necessary. Especially when someone is as weak and there is rapidily changing QSB. I had a flex 6400 and it was terrible with weak signals, it you look at shewood's list, it has the worst Noise floor on the list.
Excellent++ video. Ham radio is zen for me, digital warp and flashing lights is for contesters IMO...
FT710 is best
I recently sold my 101D due to its horrible ergonomics mainly. It is also has a high noise floor, has harsh audio, and to me the screen looks like an 80s arcade game. I just got an RGO One and it is soooo much quieter. The 101D filter has audible whines and squeals. It is tiresome to listen to long-term. The big three have totally lost the thread, IMHO.
I agree. The smooth quiet audio is one of the main reasons I bought the rgo
Rgo has a great rxer. Makes me dislike sdr technology more than I already do.
Wow, the RGO Wins in this video
It sounded a lot worse with the notch turned on IMO but that's the thing isn't it... we all hear things differently.
Glad you did this video. I actually decided to sell my FTDX101D and get the RGO. Not because of this video butg this is more confirmation that the new-fangled radios are somewhat overrated for the money invested in them. There is something very artificial about today's digital radio audio and noise filtering capabilities that I have been unable to embrace fully in daily use. My original 1970 FT-101 has none of these issues. We need more "big three" alternatives like the RGO One. 73 de Scott W1AL
It’s funny you mentioned this, I have a ftdx101 also and was thinking of selling also!!! This little rgo one is all I need
C'est ça le vrai amateurisme pas les gens qui utilisent amplificateur De 4 kilowatts c'est plus de la radio
Wow this thing has really nice receive!
One of the reasons I bought it. Very nice quiet rx. Reminds me of ten tec
Ha, you read my mind. I was thinking the exact thing. I have an old TT Tritian IV digital that is very reminiscent of this as far as audio goes. Probably closer to the Eagle l suppose. I'd be interested in one in "diy kit form" but l have no experience with surface mount. If they had it in through hole I'd seriously consider.
I’ve done the same comparison with the ZS6 and a vibroplex EFHW. At similar heights of 40’. The efhw had 100’ of LMR 400 and the ZS6 had 50’ of RG8X. The ZS6 had the expensive DX Engineering Balun choke at the ladder line feed point. The EFHW had no choke. The antennas were so identical it was freaky. Receive and transmit reports all identical. Both antennas were oriented in the same direction also.
WOW BEST RADIO 2 METER YASUA BEST😊😊
WHERE CAN I BUY THIS RADIO PLEASE SIR...😊😊😊
NICE DX WHERE ARE THESE RADIOS AVAILABLE PLEASE 😊😊
lz2jr.com/blog/index.php/my-ham-gears/
Who won ?
Was that audio on the internal speaker?
Yaesu Sp8 External Speaker
Sounds really good
Very impressive audio.
Woahhh
Naturally
Hello Great Vid, How much is that Unit?
Thanks. I was able to score one used, but here is the price list. lz2jr.com/blog/index.php/my-ham-gears/
@@aj2isotadxing Thanks Alot!!!
Very nice. Can a Heil.mic be used with this?
Not sure, I just use the stock hand mic, don’t get any complaints
@aj2isotadxing I prefer a boom mic and foot pedal TBH. Much easier for electronics logging etc. Rig sounds excellent though.
OM John - needs electret element, transmit audio is excellent. de Wb8yqj Don
Did you adjust the timing and depth for the 101 NB in its menu, to maximize the effectiveness? Can you check for degraded selectivity between the two radios with NB enabled? The NB usually degrades selectivity. A signal 5-6kHz away can bleed through with the NB enabled. It would be interesting to see if that is the case with the RGO. I’m very critical of DSP-based noise blankers. But all noise blankers only represent a temporary fix. Only outboard phase cancellation devices are effective without degrading selectivity.
The only other settings the 101 offers for NB adjustment are width and level of noise attenuation. Both settings didn’t seem to help much. I think it just comes down to hardware NB in the RGO vs DSP based NB in the 101. Same goes for roofing filters. Crystal mechanical filters seem to work better vs DSP based filters in my experience…
That’s exactly right. I showed how the NB in my 1991 FT-890/AT beats the DSP noise blankers. But I was literally cursed at by a viewer and told to get off UA-cam. I was told to learn how to use the newer radios. Obviously the viewer has not seen my full library of videos. Noise needs to be dealt with as close to the antenna as possible. DSP is too late in the game.
Great++ video!
walt has RF in his audio.
It's time for YAESU to hire engineers from RGO.
The Legendary KB2JXM with "The Sound"
The 10m band been good to day
Aha. 40m from home. I catched you 😂😂😂😂
considering the age of the Orion, very good reception and better than the new FTDX101. I have seen several other older Receivers better than the new once.
I agree. They knew how to make receivers back then. Lab numbers don’t mean much, it’s the on the air performance that shows the results
That's hamradio..... moment's you will remember in 50years.
When you had everything on I couldn't understand anything the dx station was saying. But when you turned off the notch he got clearer. I think you need to experiment more with that radio to get those settings at their best.
Always was dreaming about a excursion around lake Malawi in a 4x4 and roof tent.....