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  • ft-70d, satellites, yaesu

Lessons learned trying to work satellites with the Yaesu FT-70DR

I’ve been trying to work the AMSATs with my new VHF/UHF Yagi and my Yaesu FT-70D. Since these satellites generally receive (Rx) on one frequency and transmit (Tx) on another, I had to learn to use the “split memory” function…

  • david
  • December 25, 2020
Licensed CC BY by David Wiley
  • antennas, how-to

Lessons learned building my first VHF/UHF tape measure antenna

As soon as I got my Technician’s license and my first radio (a Yaesu FT-70DR), I set out to build one of the VHF / UHF (2m / 70cm) tape measure Yagi antennas I had been reading about online. This…

  • david
  • November 28, 2020
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About David

I’m David Wiley, amateur radio call sign WV8EDU (QRZ profile). WV8EDU is an homage to two things that have been major influences on my life – West Virginia and Education. I’ve fallen in love with amateur radio and am learning more about it every day. I try to share some of what I’m learning here.

Solar Data / Propagation

Elmers and Groups

Tim K8RRT – QRZ
Clark W8TN – QRZ, blog
WV8AR – my local club
WVDXA – my statewide group

Resources

DX Code of Conduct – rules for DXing
Contest Calendar – contests happening this week
DX Summit – help locating current DXpeditions
HamStudy – great exam prep resources
AMSAT Status – amateur radio satellite status
Dave Casler – Ask Dave! series, tutorials, and reference station spec
Ham Radio Crash Course – reviews, tutorials, and Discord community
DXEngineering – buy radio gear

Copyright Stuff

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