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#truth Running a pileup on 3 different bands on 2 different rigs with up to 4-5 ops all wanting contacts can get hectic.

@@wa5azqhamradio Heh. 💯

When I do there’s too much static.

I’ll just go with: you don’t do much, if any, contesting or you think contesting “clogs up the bands”. So without giving a TED Talk on contesting…Getting the exact exchange needed for a particular contest is more important than a true signal report…everyone that does contesting uses “59” for expediency. Contesting is a challenge to see how many contacts a station can make in a certain amount of time. It’s not a ragchew. Thanks for watching! 😃 I hope the rest of your day goes better!

Right?! He pops up out of the ether and sprays his wisdom like flying insect spray! 😆😆😆

Thanks! It’s challenging and fun!

Sorry. For some reason I’m just now seeing your comment. When it’s open, 15m is great! 50W mobile. That’s awesome!! 👏🏼

Yes. Thats analog SSB. Not digital. 15 meters was just about the only usable band towards the end of this international contest. So, as the title states, the band was VERY crowded. I haven’t completely figured out how to use all the filters yet, but I’m trying. Thanks for the comment! 👍🏼

Thanks for the comment! Thats kind of my thinking for starting my channel. I’m trying to start adding the callsigns of the contacts in the chapters of each video so if people want you to search their call, they can see how they sounded to me. Hopefully I’ll work up the courage to being in front of the camera soon. 😆

Love my 400 too. And have a 500 now as well. I have a 100 but the 400 is my fave tho! 👍🏼

@@wa5azqhamradio I have two 500’s and I wish I would’ve never let me 400 go.. I’ve since switched to a lot of anytones like the 578

My Elmer got me hooked on Yaesu’s from the time I got my Tech ticket and once I made General I bought a 991a. I’ve never owned an Anytone and have wondered how good they are.

@@wa5azqhamradio I have a Yaesu FTDX10 a Ft710 AESs a XG90 and a bunch of anytone 878s the hot models they are absolutely amazing machines you need to try one

I might have to. Do they make a 220 model?

Thanks for the question. Do you mean as a whole? It’s ham radio. Or what am I doing with the radio?

Thanks for the comment. Aeronautical contacts are really fun. The 400 is a great radio! I have family up in Denton and are up there often. I haven’t heard much activity on simplex either, but I’m there mainly on weekends & holidays. Maybe we should try & schedule a QSO. We might need some tropospheric ducting to help us. Gainesville is 30 mins from Denton right?

@@wa5azqhamradio That is correct. Gainesville is approximately 30 miles north of Denton on I-35. Have a great day.

I’m lucky enough to live near a large metro area with lots of tech companies, etc. and so ham radio is pretty popular here with lots of participants.

It's the Yaesu FTM-400. I love that rig! It’s a dual band FM radio (VHF & UHF) with 2 meters & 70cm. They have stop producing them but you can get them second hand. That’s just the control head you see there. (it does not attach to the body.) The main body of the radio is in front of it. You can see part of it at the lower left edge of the frame. My fresh content posts every Sunday about 7:00pm central US time or 00:00 UTC Thanks for the sub & thanks for watching! 73! Michael-WA5AZQ

It's the Yaesu FTM-400. I love that rig. That’s just the control head you see there. (And it does not attach to the body.) The main body of the radio is in front of it. You can see part of it at the bottom of the frame. It’s a dual band radio (VHF & UHF) with 2 meters & 70cm. It has been discontinued but you can buy them second hand. The brand new, updated model for that rig currently is the FTM-500. It's got all the same features as the 400. And there are “cousin” models that don’t have as many bells & whistles for cheaper price points-the FTM-200, 300 & 6000 are models that are all still being made at this time. Thanks for watching! 73! Michael-WA5AZQ

And here I was worried that the lack of a thumbnail would hurt this video's chances of being seen. But you watched and commented. 🤷🏼‍♂️ Here's to hoping your day gets better!

Luckily I live near a big metro area with a major interstate running through it. The ham community is very active here as well. Lots of hills helps with elevation to get our signals out further too. Thanks for watching! 73!

That is a Yaesu FTM-400. That’s just the control head. The main body of the radio is in the bottom lefthand corner of the video. It’s a dual band FM radio (VHF & UHF) with 2 meters & 70cm. It has been discontinued but you can buy them second hand. The brand new, updated model for that rig currently is the FTM-500. And there are “cousin” models that don’t have as many bells & whistles for cheaper price points-the FTM-200, 300 & 6000 are models that are all still being made at this time. Congrats on getting into the hobby and good luck! 👍🏼 Thanks for watching! 73! Michael-WA5AZQ

Yaesu FTM-400. i have 2 of those radios and love them.

@@wa5azqhamradio Sweet! Thanks for the info. I have the FT-991A and love it. I'll check these options out. 73!

@kandr4439 I’ve got a 991a as well…I love it so far! I also have a 500 that I run mobile and the 400 is now in the shack. I will have some VHF contesting videos coming out soon where I used the FTM-500 so stay tuned!

@@wa5azqhamradio Thanks for the heads up. I'll keep an eye out and check them out when you post them. I've only had my license for a month and I'm already studying to get my "general". I find myself really leaning to the HT realm but, as a technician, only having the small window on 10m is so limiting. I listen in on conversations from all over the place on 20m and can't wait to be able to jump in.

Yep. Communication has to start somewhere. 👍🏼 How long have you been in the hobby?

Don’t it tho?!?! Thanks!!! 😃

We should do a sked sometime!!! 😃

@@wa5azqhamradio sounds good jefe

Ok. Thanks for attempting to watch.

When did you see 20m so busy? If it was this past weekend (June 22-23rd) that was ARRL Field Day.

Search back through my archive. I do have a few upwards of 30 mins. I will certainly keep that in mind for those that might use it for ASMR. Never thought of that. I usually break up long videos so they’re not boring. But I can certainly post the longer versions too. 👍🏼 I do have some videos that are over an hour or 2 long coming in the next few weeks. Thanks for the feedback!!!

It’s a great hobby that has many different facets to choose from.

@@wa5azqhamradio I have been thinking of getting licensed, so I can transmit. But, it is extremely doubtful I would be able to obtain a free antenna, like I received the free Yaesu FT-710aess. Right now, the radio is receiving on a 259 centimeter long vertical antenna, or a 3650 centimeter long horizontal wire laid at the base of the edges of my attic, forming a large rectangle. The two, "antennas," if they can be called that, are on a free Kenwood AT-200 vintage manual antenna switch and tuner. Should I be able to transmit, I am certain those two antennas would be little more than mediocre shortwave receiving appliances. I can not imagine those two pieces of metal could transmit far, though the 259 centimetre vertical is very close to a quarter wavelength antenna. I think 100 watts through the small vertical would not transmit far on 10 meters and likely not transmit past a few meter on any of the lower bands. Maybe it would work for 6 meters with the tuner adjusted. The wire going around the perimeter of my attic would probably allow for more transmissions with the tuner adjusted and maybe the tuner that is onboard the Yaesu also. But, it would likely not go far. I believe the antenna is far more important than the radio for signal propagation. I may still get my license. But, the entry level license disallows almost all use of HF bands. That is extremely discouraging.

You would be surprised at what antennas can do, especially on receive. Transmitting is totally different and it would be best to get that license and get started learning radio theory. I am guessing you are located in Europe? I don’t know about band privileges there. But the Technician (beginning) licenses here in the United States does allow for a big slice of 10 meters for Technicians. You can…I have myself…talked around the world on 10. And as far as having a tight budget, there are many antenna types, like a purchasing material for dipole for a single band can be inexpensive. And it can be done. The second antenna I ever built when I got my license almost 10 years ago was a 10m wire dipole that I still use today. Keep at it and you’ll get there.

😆 I like the challenge…if I have the time.

Contests are like a box of chocolates. You never know who or where you’re going to make contact with next. Plus, you should try making up titles for videos once a week making sure they will be intriguing & witty enough to peak somebody’s attention so they’ll click & watch my content….wait….🤔😃😃 This is my most watched video of the week so far. 🤔 Thanks for the question! 👍🏼

You’re welcome Gabriel! Hope it gives you an idea of what you sounded like on my end. Thanks for the contact! 73!!!

Because, at the time this video was shot, the rig was brand new and it defaulted to narrow every time you turned it off.

Disagree. To each his own I guess. Sorry that contesting makes you sad. I’m confident you’ll find something you like. Keep looking. Thanks for triggering the algo with a comment. Hope you have a better day tomorrow. 😃

Yes. On 10 meters.

10 meters is always fun. You never know who you will hear or where they’ll respond from. 👍🏼

To an untrained ear, like yours, I guess that’s what you think you hear. 🤷🏼‍♂️ And thanks for the opinion, they’re like noses; everybody’s pretty much got one. Here’s hoping you have a better day tomorrow.🥂

I was using a 50W end fed half wave. It was strung along my wooden fence about 6 feet off the ground and the last 20 feet sloped up into a tree about 15 feet off the ground.

I still hear him out there just about every weekend I'm on HF. Seems like he is always there.

That's one thing I like about contesting and/or big pileups (for DXpeditions). If time allows, you can give it a try & then scroll away for a bit & work other stations and then come back & try again. Keep your eyes peeled for more content with TI7W. Thanks for watching & commenting!

Very cool! Hope to get the other 4U stations in the log too! 👍🏼