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as1mov · Jan 21, 2019

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So my brother-in-law and I both got our ham license recently and we have been messing around with the 2 meter band. I can talk to him directly at his house (13 miles of woods and hills) if he drives to a high point in his neighborhood but not in his house. We can talk through repeaters but we are not sure how well they would be powered in an emergency situation. Also, we think the repeaters would probably be extremely busy in an emergency situation if they were online.

He is using a QYT 35w radio and I am using a TYT MD 9600 50w radio and I can almost always hear him but he cannot always hear me. I have tried different antennas but the results seem to be the same. We are using them in our vehicles, I am in the process of setting one up in the house with a base station antenna and I am hoping I have better luck with it.

I'm starting to think the 10 meter band would be better for what we want to do. I have been looking at the Yaesu FT818 but wow that thing is expensive, I need to find a cheaper option.

It has been fun anyway, its nice to not be stuck in the 70cm band. I think I am going to study and get my general license now. I am a computer nerd so once we get the voice communication down I want to investigate data communication.
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Have you looked at the YAESU FTM-7250 D transmitter receiver Dual Band FM+C4FM 144/430 MHz 50W, it's quite a tidy little set and ideal for 'emergencies' Also the cost is exceptionally low for what it's capable of.
Tommy

BenP · Jan 21, 2019

as1mov said: ↑

Have you looked at the YAESU FTM-7250 D transmitter receiver Dual Band FM+C4FM 144/430 MHz 50W, it's quite a tidy little set and ideal for 'emergencies' Also the cost is exceptionally low for what it's capable of.
Tommy
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We both put up better antennas and are now able to communicate well on the 2m band.

arleigh · Jan 21, 2019

I was going to say ,the antenna is half the radio . fundamentally the most important half .
Beam antenna are significantly more effective in longer range operations .

BTPost · Jan 21, 2019

arleigh said: ↑

I was going to say ,the antenna is half the radio . fundamentally the most important half. Beam antenna are significantly more effective in longer range operations .
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Directional Antennas (Beam) can give one a significant increase in Range, TRUE but only ONE Direction at a time, and not necessarily in the direction that one would need to communicate with... There are Gain Omni-Directional Antennas that will give a similar increase in Distance without scaraficing the directionality of the Antenna System.... One must understand Antenna Radiation Patterns (both Horizontally and Vertically) of each of these Antenna types, and where the extra Antenna Gain comes from, and where it is LOST from... to make a reasonable decision on what type of antenna is needed for a particular Set of circumstances...

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