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
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
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. 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
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From: Clint Bradford
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 2:19 PM
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... 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
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Not an AMSAT-NA
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
: 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
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
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
2011/1/12 Ernie Howard w8eh.er...@gmail.com
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
