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oh yes, no button can have a single function!

Letting the video run while I fix a cup of tea. Anything to help the cause! 😂

Thanks, yep, that’s coming. I actually. Lew the finals on the first one testing 40W. It’s asked for 9 amps at 40. And apparently something went wrong. Got a replacement so test results are coming.

What kind of drones do you fly?

Coming soon! working on output and range testing. Thanks for checking it out.

Thanks for commenting and checking out this video. The tuner should have come with replacement feet for the 891 that allows you to mount the 891 to the top of the tuner via 4 matching slots. The rails for protecting the face of the radio are aftermarket things I got from ebay, something like this: www.ebay.com/itm/226006335178

Thanks Clyde. Just did a little testing yesterday for power requirements. The DB40 has significantly more draw than the DB20. The rig is very simple. And I'm working on clarifying some of the instructional ambiguity from the manual. The manual for this is by far one of the worst manuals I've seen.

yes.

low power requires about 2A and High is 4A, according to my gauges on the Astron PSU. Thanks for checking out the video!

@@backcountryamateurradioThanks

bonjour, j'utilize EFHW ou resonnante 1/2 onde exclusivement. Desole de n'avoir pas experience sur une 5/8.

@@backcountryamateurradio merci

I hope you're enjoying your new setup. It's an extremely powerful rig.

@@backcountryamateurradio It is a very nice rig, I am very happy with it so far. I made around 1200 contacts in the last 4 weeks on 40 and 20.

I’m glad you found some help thru this video. It’s odd that this is a continual problem. Thanks for sharing your experience!

I wish I'd presented that before I sold it. Apparently the information on RX tuning for the FC-50 isn't widely available. If I can find the instruction sheet I'll post it here.

Yep, a refurbished 817, so technically capable of 6W which I rarely use. The KX2 is an incredible radio. I wish there were more radios like it. 73 - KI7WJP

Theres a possibility, but I have never looked into it. Space is full of radio noise, but I'd imagine some old radio signal bounced of some distant moon and it on its way back.

@@backcountryamateurradio thank you 😊 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍

Thank you for sharing your experiences with these radios. I think you’re right. When they’re on they’re on. But so many are off.

Thanks for your comment. I think that digital would do far better. I would like to try that in the field. My home station, when it was operable, had an S9+ noise floor but I was able to connect on platforms like FT8, JS8, and intermittently Winlink. Have you had much experience with that? 73 KI7WJP

@@backcountryamateurradio I have experience with digital modes except not in an NVIS config. My home QTH EFHW is set up in the trees, but in theory, it should work fine. I'm near Colorado Springs and would love to NVIS with you, although we may be too far for that. 73, N1ROG

Thanks!

I love the Uintas! Were you able to make contact? Thanks for your feedback! I tried to collect some footage but didn't get too serious with it this time around. 73 - KI7WJP

@backcountryamateurradio yes. First night was noisy and rough to get out. Next day checked into a couple of Utah nets. Did call out randomly twice but nothing from those. Worked 20 and 40.

@@Cr0cket20 What a great experience! I'm actually headed there tonight. However, with it being ARRL Field Day I'm not going to mess around with HF. NVIS for the win though. Another time would be neat to connect with you. 73

Man, I hope you at least used a motorcycle to get up there! That's a really isolated area. I am considering a winter activation there. Cheers! and thanks for stopping by the channel! 73 KI7WJP

Thanks for checking it out! I imagine that NVIS would work well out there. In our mountains, it's drastically more effective especially if you have a planned contact! Great tool for a backcountry comms guy! Thanks again for your comment! - 73 KI7WJP

Kevin, thanks for putting this exercise together. It was a super fun time. So we all had end-fed's? To be honest, I wasn't sure that mine was going to radiate enough power to work! Catch you next time! 73

Thank you David! Also, thank you for being part of it. I'm still curious what I could have done to be heard better at your location. I couldn't believe how well I came through at the SDR site. I changed antenna height, direction, etc, but really no change in propagation. It was a super fun time though. Can't wait to do that again. 73

Very cool, it seems to be accurate. Have you had luck finding other signals to copy?

@@backcountryamateurradio at work yes been stealing the FRS radios and their PL tones.

Thanks! I find it really fun to incorporate radio and cycling. Hoping to do a bit more of it this year. 73 ki7wjp.

@@backcountryamateurradio that’s what got me and my wife interested in ham. We hit repeaters when I was out on long rides in long, narrow canyons where cell couldn’t reach. 73

I believe I was running a 41’ random wire (9:1) with a counterpoise. Feedpoint was about 15’ high.

haha, yeah, turns out no one could ever hear me on that terrible radio. Should probably do a follow up, but life caught up with me and I haven't had the time.

That is my GMRS call sign, and rather than doing anything else to test it, I just throw out my call sign while testing. Keeps it simple in the even that I don't make any more transmissions. I use the same approach with ham radio.

if you can't tell I'm kind of over radio reviews.

I'm not sure if one unit can be used for both Ham & GMRS. Do you have any insight here? Also, I've had some issues gettint it to connect to my PC. But the Usb-C charging is a winner. Thanks for your comment.

@@backcountryamateurradio Yes, when “normal” is selected it becomes both HAM/GMRS. I downloaded the Tidradio programming software, it works with Baofeng cable but isn’t so great compared to Chirp. (I have an old PC Chirp Legacy doesn’t support and cannot run Chirp Next). Either in the backcountry or as I will use it with a volunteer fire department being able to charge with type C is a plus. I can see the H3 becoming my favorite except it lacks scanner groups like my Wouxun.

It will be interesting to see how you like them. I've thought about getting some of the GMRS models as well. I use it far more than Ham frequencies.

That's a great observation and thank you for sharing. I do think the keys are a little small but otherwise, that battery clip is just silly. I ran into the same problem with Radioddity's GM-30. Depending on the interface of the GMRS H3, I may replace all my GMRS radios with it.

@@backcountryamateurradio it’s not the size of the keys it’s how you use them right? lol I guess that doesn’t matter to me yet, I don’t have anything to compare them to except for the uv5r, and it seems waaay nicer than the uv5r to me. Is there any reason that the tdh3 (same antenna) would be cleaner and more consistent in what it picks up and plays over the speakers compared to the baofeng?

Can't blame you for any of that! Time will tell how it does for me. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

totally understandable.

Can't you turn the squelch tail off in the menu #30?

Thanks Clyde. The opening is where I'm headed with the channel. It was fun to put that introduce the review with it. Hope you're doing well. - KI7WJP

@@backcountryamateurradio I’m doing quite well. I finally upgraded from GMRS and got my tech ticket. I need to get my A99 up for 10 meters as soon as it warms up a bit.

It’s not a bad radio for replacing the other baofengs. I haven’t figure out the CPS yet. Hope you’ve been well!

Hey! Thanks for checking this out. This video highlights that linked repeater system. If you open it up on your end, then we could probably chat. You may want to get with your local ham club to make sure you're doing it right, but to turn on that link you simply key in "196" while keying the PTT. But depending on the setup, there may or may not be an additional key in the procedure. So, I'd reach out the the local club and make sure you've nailed it. Thank you again. Hope you catch you on the intertie! - KI7WJP

Hey I use the 147.12 on Farnsworth in Utah I am a UtahVHFS member I know the codes for controlling from our intermountain intertie side. 197 OFF 196 ON when operating from the UtahVHFS side we have to put a prefix that gives us dial tone telling us that we are controlling that certain site I was up in Montana a couple days ago All you have to do is Key up and Dial 196 to turn the link on (it gives you a double beep telling you it connected successfully) then after 10 minutes or you dial 197 it will disconnect and give you another 2 beeps

@@kk7gkg Awesome, thank you! That's what I figured and I've tried it several times but I've never once gotten a response so I thought I might be doing something wrong.

well, i hope you find it simple. I think it has intuitive menus. But I've been working with a variety of radios for a few years now. I'm unsure if you'll see it the same way. Knowing what to look for is important. Like "shift" and "direction". These radios don't do it for you like a Yaesu does. But once you figure out the 2 or 3 additional steps, you'll probably be happy you got it.

Maybe I have old firmware, but it should only change the tone/code for the channel you've selected, as it is programmed to function like a GMRS/FRS radio versus a ham radio where programming is initiated in VFO. Great question. Thank you.