[amsat-bb] Re: Yaesu FT-8800
I have an 8900 and have found the right side hears the birds a just a little better than the left Anyone else hear anything like that? 73, Joe kk0sd -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Zachary Beougher Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 2:51 PM To: Clint Bradford Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Yaesu FT-8800 The 8800 is sweet for everything else that I use it for - repeaters, x-band repeat (handy function!), simplex, you name it, but I never seemed to have good success using it for satellite work. Maybe I need to pull it out again and give it another try. Like I said, I can’t make an accurate judgment on it since I have only used it a few times. I do know that in my experience the receive sensitivity of radios (of the same make/model) differ from radio to radio. I have 2 THG71As sitting on my desk that are proof of that. I have to use a certain one for receive because the other one doesn’t produce as good results. Just my 2 cents. Zack KD8KSN -Original Message- From: Clint Bradford Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 3:43 PM To: Zachary Beougher Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: Yaesu FT-8800 >> ... I do not like the receive sensitivity ... Hmmm ... I just didn't experience that. Does your '8800 work fine for local/repeater work? Clint, K6LCS ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Yaesu FT-8800
2011/1/12 Ernie Howard > I have three of the FT-8800 mobiles. They work great for satellite. I have FT-8900 in my car (which is pretty much the same radio, except with 2 additional bands, 28 and 50 MHz). I am quite happy with the sensitivity of the radio, no problems hearing AO-51 and having few QSOs with suitable passes with Diamond NR770 mobile whip in the tailgate of my vehicle. Usually passes rising not higher than ~60 degs are quite good but the whip is not that good in higher elevations. What I particularily like (besides the sat-capability) is that normally I am using the left side of the radio for monitoring the local repeaters while right side acts as an APRS transmitter (with TinyTrak attached). What I don't like is the wobbly and fragile feeling of knobs of the radio. The first FT-8900 I bought was DOA right out of the box, but after it got replaced with another one, the current unit has served few years flawlessly. 73 de Ari OH3KAV Tampere, Finland (grid: KP11) ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Yaesu FT-8800
At 12:17 PM 1/12/2011, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) wrote: >Hi Zack! > > > I don't mean to be the odd guy on the block, but I do not like the 8800 for > > satellite work. I enjoy the full duplex function, and it is very easy to > > maneuver through the frequencies/bands using the mic, but I do not like the > > receive sensitivity. Every time I have tried to use it for > satellite work I > > feel like I fight it the entire time trying to get a strong > signal. I can't > > exactly make a very accurate judgment on it either since I have > only used it > > a few times. > >Don't apologize for posting an opinion. As you mentioned with your >TH-G71As, there can be differences between two of the same model >of radio. > >I bought two FT-8800s a year or so ago. One is in Mexico with an Elk >antenna I left down there, and the other one needs to have those knobs >replaced. The 8800 is my backup to that IC-2820H I mentioned in an >earlier post as my full-duplex FM satellite radio. The sensitivity could >be a little better, but I'm happier with it than other radios like my >DJ-G7T. I probably should send it off to Yaesu to get those knobs >replaced, and then try it again on the FM birds. > >73! > > > > >Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK >http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Just reading the mail. I wonder if anyone uses the TM-700 or TM-710 for satellite? Are they duplex? They are supposedly the mobile mate to the TH-D7 and new TH-D72. Looking at them for potential future use on both APRS and Sat as a mobile. 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45 == BP40IQ 500 KHz - 10-GHz www.kl7uw.com EME: 144-1.4kw*, 432-100w*, 1296-testing*, 3400-winter? DUBUS Magazine USA Rep dubus...@hotmail.com == *temp not in service ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Yaesu FT-8800
I have three of the FT-8800 mobiles. They work great for satellite. It is my FM radio for sat operation installed here at home. I've tried other dual band radios, but the FT-8800 is much preferred. The downside is that I too have noticed that they lack sensitivity especially on 70cm. Yes, I measured it on a signal generator. They are more than 5 to 7 db down from other radios that I have. But they do have better intermod immunity that most radios. I have used one of my FT-8800 units with a hand held Arrow antenna and short coax for club and class demos with good success. Don't expect it to hear the weaker sats well, like SO-50, on the end of about 75' of coax on steerable beams on the roof. My solution for this at home was to place a SSB preamp at the antenna on the roof. With that setup I can hear SO-50 horizon to horizon. Without the preamp I have drop outs and signals are very weak at the horizon. Ernie W8EH On 1/12/2011 3:43 PM, Clint Bradford wrote: >>> ... I do not like the receive sensitivity ... > Hmmm ... I just didn't experience that. Does your '8800 work fine for > local/repeater work? > > Clint, K6LCS > > > > ___ > Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Yaesu FT-8800
Hi Zack! > I don’t mean to be the odd guy on the block, but I do not like the 8800 for > satellite work. I enjoy the full duplex function, and it is very easy to > maneuver through the frequencies/bands using the mic, but I do not like the > receive sensitivity. Every time I have tried to use it for satellite work I > feel like I fight it the entire time trying to get a strong signal. I can’t > exactly make a very accurate judgment on it either since I have only used it > a few times. Don't apologize for posting an opinion. As you mentioned with your TH-G71As, there can be differences between two of the same model of radio. I bought two FT-8800s a year or so ago. One is in Mexico with an Elk antenna I left down there, and the other one needs to have those knobs replaced. The 8800 is my backup to that IC-2820H I mentioned in an earlier post as my full-duplex FM satellite radio. The sensitivity could be a little better, but I'm happier with it than other radios like my DJ-G7T. I probably should send it off to Yaesu to get those knobs replaced, and then try it again on the FM birds. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ > If others say it works well, I would have to go with the > general consensus since I don't use it much. The 2 THG71As, and now the > THD7A and 1 THG71A (yeah, I know the D7 is full duplex, but that is another > story) are my regular satellite equipment. > > 73! > > Zack > KD8KSN > > -Original Message- > From: Clint Bradford > Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 2:19 PM > To: amsat-bb@amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Yaesu FT-8800 > > Great for sat work - like Patrick mentioned. > > For portability, I have installed mine in an ice chest ... photos at ... > > ttp://tinyurl.com/cooler-radios > > Clint Bradford, K6LCS > ___ > Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > ___ > Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Yaesu FT-8800
The 8800 is sweet for everything else that I use it for - repeaters, x-band repeat (handy function!), simplex, you name it, but I never seemed to have good success using it for satellite work. Maybe I need to pull it out again and give it another try. Like I said, I can’t make an accurate judgment on it since I have only used it a few times. I do know that in my experience the receive sensitivity of radios (of the same make/model) differ from radio to radio. I have 2 THG71As sitting on my desk that are proof of that. I have to use a certain one for receive because the other one doesn’t produce as good results. Just my 2 cents. Zack KD8KSN -Original Message- From: Clint Bradford Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 3:43 PM To: Zachary Beougher Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: Re: Yaesu FT-8800 >> ... I do not like the receive sensitivity ... Hmmm ... I just didn't experience that. Does your '8800 work fine for local/repeater work? Clint, K6LCS ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Yaesu FT-8800
>> ... I do not like the receive sensitivity ... Hmmm ... I just didn't experience that. Does your '8800 work fine for local/repeater work? Clint, K6LCS ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Yaesu FT-8800
Hi Everyone! I don’t mean to be the odd guy on the block, but I do not like the 8800 for satellite work. I enjoy the full duplex function, and it is very easy to maneuver through the frequencies/bands using the mic, but I do not like the receive sensitivity. Every time I have tried to use it for satellite work I feel like I fight it the entire time trying to get a strong signal. I can’t exactly make a very accurate judgment on it either since I have only used it a few times. If others say it works well, I would have to go with the general consensus since I don't use it much. The 2 THG71As, and now the THD7A and 1 THG71A (yeah, I know the D7 is full duplex, but that is another story) are my regular satellite equipment. 73! Zack KD8KSN -Original Message- From: Clint Bradford Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 2:19 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Yaesu FT-8800 Great for sat work - like Patrick mentioned. For portability, I have installed mine in an ice chest ... photos at ... ttp://tinyurl.com/cooler-radios Clint Bradford, K6LCS ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Yaesu FT-8800
Great for sat work - like Patrick mentioned. For portability, I have installed mine in an ice chest ... photos at ... ttp://tinyurl.com/cooler-radios Clint Bradford, K6LCS ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Yaesu FT 8800
Hi! > Does anyone on the reflector have any experience with? the Yaesu FT8800 > for satellite operation?? Any information will be appreciated. It is a good radio for FM satellite work. You get separate knobs for volume and tuning on each VFO, so you don't have to switch between the VFOs when it is time to adjust your receiver. My 8800 is one of 3 radios I have that are capable of cross-band full-duplex operation (the others are an IC-2820H dual-band mobile, and the new TH-D72A HT). The 8800's receiver is not as sensitive as the receivers in the other two radios, but it is adequate for satellite work. One huge advantage for the FT-8800 over the IC-2820H is price. I think the 2820 is almost $200 more than the 8800, and you don't get anything extra with the 2820 like D-Star (it is *capable* of D-Star operation, but you must buy the optional board for that - almost $200 more). The knobs on the 8800's control head will not resist much banging around, so be careful if you plan to pack the 8800 in a box or bag and travel with it (or if you mount it somewhere). They can break off easily, something I have seen with mine. :-( 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
