10m FM Repeaters Active Lately: Which of my antennas yields the best results?
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- #hamradio #hf #fm #repeaters
Sunspot Cycle 25 continues to provide good propagation, between the solar flare disruptions. The 10-meter band repeaters have been active lately. In this video I listen to a 10-meter repeater in Canada, while checking which of my antennas provides the best coverage for that repeater.
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It's great that ham radio operators have options! Great radios and antennas.
I agree! I have had a fulfilling 42 years thus far, without breaking the bank. No tower, no beam. But great wire antennas. And finally, as of my 2019 purchase of the FTdx5000MP, a great radio.
Incredible, I will have to turn the radio on and see. Never heard that in my years of radio 📻. Thanks 👍
You should! 10m FM is fun. I like the simplex operation as well as the repeater operation.
Great comparison video, Doug. Very informative.
Thanks, Wendell!
I know this was mostly a discussion on antennas. But, I have heard that repeater. I haven't been able to open the squelch on it, but I have heard it. It's fun to be able to hear some of those 10 meter repeaters.
Make sure you use the correct tone.
@@n4hnhradio Well, I thought I was, but I might have been in error.
Thanks for the recognition! KB2GCG
Video #97 in the FTdx10 collection covers it. And thanks for helping keep the channel up. Lost 6 members this month. Your support is crucial. You are recognized in several videos. Maybe more than several.
Imagine the signal strength if your antenna was a 5 element Yagi! Or a vertical and a horizontal ant using diversity! Thanks for the video! 73.
The doublet has gain at this frequency similar to a 3-element Yagi. I just cannot rotate my doublet. But the ZS6BKW (also in the doublet family) had the best lobe to Ontario.
@@n4hnhradio Cool!
I shot a video a long time ago that showed diversity RX with horizontal and vertical antennas.
I’ve never owned a tower or an amateur radio beam. I couldn’t even afford the radios that I repaired when I was a Motorola technician. $1,200 to $2,200 HTs in the 1980s.
Merci beaucoup
73's QRO
You’re welcome! 73
Do you have a list of reccomended frequencies for known repeaters?
Hi Jerry! Not a list. I have covered them in several videos, in the various radio collections. Look for videos with something about HF FM Repeaters in the title. Here is a link to one in the FTdx5000MP playlist: ua-cam.com/video/DtzSRjn7cAc/v-deo.htmlsi=Mamre4XnV5FrSjyE
Thanks for all your helpful videos. Sorry to comment here but can’t find your email address. I saw your post about the FTDx10 10-pin DIN port. Can the cable you showed split my Tuner port to two devices with RCA female ports. One goes to my LDG tuner and the other to my MFJ-1708B to switch transmit / receive from my LOG to my doublet. 73 W4NDK Nate
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Hi whats the reason for using Ladder line I believe its high impedance so at some point it will have to come down to 50 ohms? thanks
Ladder line exhibits very low loss, versus coax. A 4:1 BalUn can transform the impedance to a low enough value that an antenna matching unit can match it to the radio. I’ve covered this in numerous videos. Watch the videos in my Doublet Antenna System playlist.
@@n4hnhradio ok thanks, learned a lot from your channell,
@frankswl I’m glad to help.