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eHam Forums => Satellites => Topic started by: AF5CC on October 27, 2022, 01:54:44 PM
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I am considering picking up a cheap FM dualband radio to have as another travel radio for the satellites. I am wondering which models of the Chinese dualbanders that people have had success with on the FM satellites. Some ones at good prices are
TYT TH-7800
TYT TH-8600
Jetstream JT270MH and its Lexein VV-898
Anytone AT778UV
Any good or bad comments on these models? Other good models to consider? I do need something with a headphones/speaker jack with leaves out some of the QYT models.
73 John AF5CC
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I have made plenty of contacts through SO-50 using a handheld Yagi and my Baofeng UV-5R. I have my UV-5R attached to a 1/4 wave 2 meter ground plane in the attic of my apartment. I have worked stations through both SO-50 and the ISS repeater with this setup. Just my two cents, but I would think any of the other Chinese radios would work just fine.
73,
KU4UV
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I checked WD9EWK's list of full duplex rigs... only one I saw listed is the TYT TH-7800. But that may mean he just hasn't checked or added the others. He likes to try out a lot of different rigs, so you might check with him.
BTW John, if you see me on 10/12m FT8 give me a call. I am down to four contacts to finish off 9BWAS-FT8 and OK on those two bands are two of them. (MO on 10m and HI on 160m are the other two.)
Back to the rigs, I picked up a Kenwood V-71 like new from a friend at a really great price... if I can just get off my duff and get it hooked up. :P
Good luck with the roving... 73, Kevin
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I have made contacts using two handhelds and the hood of the car as a reflector. A dual band iCOM on 2M for the uplink and a 70 CM Alinco for the downlink. Using headphones on the Alinco, I could hear my signal on the downlink. Of course, logging was a bit sketchy with both hands full of radios.