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At the moment I’m looking at a homemade twin lead based J pole antenna. At least some people claim it is much better than the rubber duckie. Any firsthand experience out there? ? I discovered this morning that I only need 0.5 watts to reach the repeaters up on the mountain next to me. J ? ? Rick KG7MQL ?
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Subject: Re: [FT-60] after market antennas? ? 30 miles is pretty good Rick! ? Today I tried to reach two repeaters that are 76 miles away with my rubber duckie. No surprises. Didn’t work. However, I do reach 30 miles just fine. ? Rick KG7MQL ? ? ? I won't comment on replacement antenna for the radio, but I will comment on the tape measure yagi.? I have been using one for 6 months to communicate to a net that is about 40 miles away with scattered hills in the way. This antenna is the only thing that I have been able to make the net with using my hand held.? I think it is a great little performer.
B. Clive Souter
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Subject: [FT-60] after market antennas
? ? As I read about various after market antennas for my FT-60, I find a few things that surprise me. The first is that some vendors will say “sma” connector but not mention if it is male or female. Then there is performance. For a given antenna, I will read that some people did an “A/B” comparison with the standard rubber duckie that comes with the FT-60 and say the new antenna is much better. Others will say it is slightly worse. The only consensus for an antenna seems to be how easily it can be broken. ? I would like to hear what people on this BBS use for an after market antenna and under what conditions they use it. ? I have also seen and read about the tape measure yagi that is very easy to build. Has anyone used one of these in order to communicate with a distant repeater? ? 73, ? Rick KG7MQL ?
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Re: after market antennas
30 miles is pretty good Rick!
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On Jun 21, 2014, at 4:56 PM, "'Rick - yahoo' rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60]" < FT-60@...> wrote:
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Today I tried to reach two repeaters that are 76 miles away with my rubber duckie. No surprises. Didn’t work. However, I do reach 30 miles just fine. ? Rick KG7MQL ? ? ? I won't comment on replacement antenna for the radio, but I will comment on the tape measure yagi.? I have been using one for 6 months to communicate to a net that is about 40 miles away with scattered hills in the way. This antenna is the only thing that I have been able to make the net with using my hand held.? I think it is a great little performer.
B. Clive Souter
N6TTD/Amateur Extra Class
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Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:26:52 -0700
Subject: [FT-60] after market antennas
? ? As I read about various after market antennas for my FT-60, I find a few things that surprise me. The first is that some vendors will say “sma” connector but not mention if it is male or female. Then there is performance. For a given antenna, I will read that some people did an “A/B” comparison with the standard rubber duckie that comes with the FT-60 and say the new antenna is much better. Others will say it is slightly worse. The only consensus for an antenna seems to be how easily it can be broken. ? I would like to hear what people on this BBS use for an after market antenna and under what conditions they use it. ? I have also seen and read about the tape measure yagi that is very easy to build. Has anyone used one of these in order to communicate with a distant repeater? ? 73, ? Rick KG7MQL ?
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Re: Memory Bank Recall Function
The "Memory Bank Recall" function works for me exactly as written in the manual. If you press and hold V/M in the manual's step 4, what you try to avoid in your step 4, you'll enter "Memory Bank Scan" mode (I guess the "b" is for "bank scan"). See page 39 (in my manual, anyway) for more info.
-Don, KE6DM
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I have found that the Memory Bank Recall Function does not work exactly as described in my book. Here is what works for me: ? Memory Bank Recall ? 1.???? If necessary, press V/M to get into memory mode 2.???? Press and hold BAND until display shows BAND # where # is the band number and SEL is flashing; you can also select NO BANK to exit the Memory Banks 3.???? Rotate DIAL to select desired bank 4.???? Press V/M for about 1 second; if too long, you will see MBLSCN and band won’t change. You will see “b” on top of BANK on the left side of the display. Press BAND to clear the “b” (what does the “b” mean?) ? ? I would appreciate others testing this procedure to see if it works
for them. ? 73, ? Rick KG7MQL
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Re: The Assigning Memory Entry function
The procedure as written in the manual works for me. As long as you're in memory mode, the memory slot currently selected is the one that will be assigned to (another?) bank. Your step 1 shouldn't be there, and the others repeat (with embellishment ;-) ) what's documented.
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I have found a few steps missing from what is in the book. This works for me. However, since it was trial and error, it is possible that some of it is unnecessary: ? Assigning Memory Entry (page 33) ? 1.???? Start at NO BANK 2.???? Recall the desired memory channel 3.???? Press and hold BAND until SEL starts flashing and BAND # shows where # is the band number 4.???? If necessary, rotate the dial to select the desired Memory Bank within 3 seconds 5.???? Press and hold F/W till you hear a beep and then press V/M momentarily ? ? ? I would appreciate it if others would test this out. ? 73, ? Rick KG7MQL
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Re: Removing Memories from a Memory Bank Problem
The procedure as written in the manual works fine for me. Step 1 says, "Recall ... from a Memory Bank", which implies that you're in memory bank mode, with the target bank currently selected. Is that the case for you? (Don't forget, a given memory slot can be assigned to any or all of the 10 memory banks.)
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I’m having trouble making this function work. First of all, my user’s guide is copyright 2013 and has a bar code number of EH017M209. Not sure where to look for the firmware number inside the FT-60. ? On page 34 of my book it talks about Memory Bank Operations: Removing Memories from a Memory Bank. It flat out does not work. ? Does anyone else have this problem? Anyone figured out what is wrong? ? Thanks, ? Rick KG7MQL
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When I try to change transmit power levels as shown on page 15 of the user’s guide, the display only shows LOW or nothing (which indicates HIGH). I am unable to get display to show MID. Anyone else have this problem? ? Rick KG7MQL
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Memory Bank Recall Function
I have found that the Memory Bank Recall Function does not work exactly as described in my book. Here is what works for me: ? Memory Bank Recall ? 1.???? If necessary, press V/M to get into memory mode 2.???? Press and hold BAND until display shows BAND # where # is the band number and SEL is flashing; you can also select NO BANK to exit the Memory Banks 3.???? Rotate DIAL to select desired bank 4.???? Press V/M for about 1 second; if too long, you will see MBLSCN and band won’t change. You will see “b” on top of BANK on the left side of the display. Press BAND to clear the “b” (what does the “b” mean?) ? ? I would appreciate others testing this procedure to see if it works for them. ? 73, ? Rick KG7MQL
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The Assigning Memory Entry function
I have found a few steps missing from what is in the book. This works for me. However, since it was trial and error, it is possible that some of it is unnecessary: ? Assigning Memory Entry (page 33) ? 1.???? Start at NO BANK 2.???? Recall the desired memory channel 3.???? Press and hold BAND until SEL starts flashing and BAND # shows where # is the band number 4.???? If necessary, rotate the dial to select the desired Memory Bank within 3 seconds 5.???? Press and hold F/W till you hear a beep and then press V/M momentarily ? ? ? I would appreciate it if others would test this out. ? 73, ? Rick KG7MQL
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Removing Memories from a Memory Bank Problem
I’m having trouble making this function work. First of all, my user’s guide is copyright 2013 and has a bar code number of EH017M209. Not sure where to look for the firmware number inside the FT-60. ? On page 34 of my book it talks about Memory Bank Operations: Removing Memories from a Memory Bank. It flat out does not work. ? Does anyone else have this problem? Anyone figured out what is wrong? ? Thanks, ? Rick KG7MQL
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Re: confused about display
Jardy, ? OK, now I understand. ? Thanks, ? Rick ?
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Subject: Re: [FT-60] confused about display? ? I believe it is Memory Tune, where you can fine tune to another nearby freq. ?i just use the vfo and number keys. Sent by the Underground Railroad,? ? This one has me stumped. ? When in memory mode and briefly press BAND and the display shows “tun” in the upper left hand corner. The tuning knob changes the frequency. What is this mode? I can get out of it by holding down the BAND button until I see VFO IN. The page in the user’s manual showing all display areas does not show “tun”. ? Thanks, ? Rick KG7MQL
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Re: confused about display
I believe it is Memory Tune, where you can fine tune to another nearby freq. ?i just use the vfo and number keys. Jardy Dawson WA7JRD Ham Radio
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This one has me stumped. ? When in memory mode and briefly press BAND and the display shows “tun” in the upper left hand corner. The tuning knob changes the frequency. What is this mode? I can get out of it by holding down the BAND button until I see VFO IN. The page in the user’s manual showing all display areas does not show “tun”. ? Thanks, ? Rick KG7MQL
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minor errors in FT-60 manual
In the section labeled “Memory Bank Recall”, step 2 it says to “Press and hold in the BAND key, then rotate the dial…” ? It should say “Press and hold in the BAND key until BAND # or NO BAND displays. Then rotate the dial…” ? ? ? I’m also not getting consistent results with the Assigning Memories to a Memory Bank but maybe it will make more sense in the morning. ? 73, ? Rick KG7MQL
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Brian, ? I live at the southern border of Phoenix, south of South Mountain. At about 6 different frequencies I can clearly hear repeaters but can’t raise them. I get no acknowledgement tone when I key in. As someone pointed out, could be an alligator: all mouth and no ears. It could also me that my PL tone is wrong but I’ve checked them twice. ? 73, ? Rick KG7MQL ?
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Subject: Re: [FT-60] Re: my first contact!? ? I'm not sure where you live, I used to live in the alma school and university area and I could hit the EAARS repeater on pinal with my ft-60.? After that I moved to horne and southern and I could hit it there too, although not as well.? This was standing outside and using my aftermarket diamond antenna, the same one others have mentioned.? I've never tried a yagi on my ft-60 but I am sure it would hit those repeaters as long as you have a good copy on them.? I've also used my little 1/4 wave ground plane antenna hanging in a window from inside my house and gotten into those repeaters.? I may have even been able to get into the mt lemon repeater from my place at alma school and university had I tried, I know i could with my jpole up on the roof with 25 watts, i did do that a couple of times.? Every night there is a traffic net on the EAARS system, i don't remember what time, 6:30 rings a bell but that may be wrong.? If you can hear it pretty clearly try checking in to the net and they can tell you how well you are hitting it.? If you can get into that repeater then you can get from snow flake to mexico and just about everywhere in between. Brian KF7OVD
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Dave, ? The repeaters I was trying to reach were 76 miles away but not line of sight. Will have to see if the new antenna gets me there. ? 73, ? Rick KG7MQL ?
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Subject: Re: [FT-60] Re: my first contact!? ? ? Line of sight is more important than distance.? I can work a repeater near Moscow that is 75 miles from here with my FT- 60 and the rubber duck inside the house.? I am on a ridge at 2800 feet and the repeater is a mountain top at 4700 feet.
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Ron, ? It would be hard to find a simpler antenna. Can you point me to plans? ? Thanks, ? Rick KG7MQL ?
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Subject: Re: [FT-60] Re: my first contact! [1 Attachment]? ? [Attachment(s) from kg7dju included below] That's really close, boy you'll hit that repeater solid, you found yourself a good one. !! I'm not sure about the yagi, I'm just a rookie like you, but a good Elmer friend of mine made a portable ground plain antenna for me and it's much improved as compared to my rubber duck. I'm hitting a friend on simplex with the ground plane antenna and he's 23 miles from me, FT-60 set on 5 watts. I could probably get more distance but I've got the Tombstone Hills that are between myself and Hereford, Az.? Here's a pic of the homemade ground plane antenna. It's adjusted for a good SWR too.? ? The repeater is a mere 2.5 miles from my home up on a mountain. I can easily see it from my backyard. I have located two repeaters that are 76 miles away up on even higher mountains. I put their lat/lon in my GPS so know the exact heading. Any idea if a yagi could reach them? I can't wait to try :-) I just need to buy a rew parts and then can start construction. It would be used in my backyard, certainly not in my car.?
Rick ? Outstanding Rick! About how far are you from that repeater? ? I agree that the SMA is mechanically weak. The little rubber duckie that came with the FT-60 is a reasonable mechanical load. I'm thinking of making a tape measure yagi for occasional use. The SMA with matching thin coax should be ok as long as I don't trip on the wire ;-) If the center pin fails, I can replace the connector on the coax.? Last Thursday I was part of the Maricopa New Ham Net. It was excellent and I plan to attend next Thursday too. I wrote down all of the call signs and looked them up to get an idea of the range of this repeater. Rather impressive - roughly 30 mile radius.? ? The SMA, while electrically a good connector, is a bit delicate for applications where you’re frequently removing the antenna. I’ve heard of problems with the center pin coming loose. Many operators I know use an SMA to BNC adaptor (find one that seats firmly against the body of the radio). Then choose an aftermarket antenna with a BNC connector. My favorite antenna is the Pryme RD-98. The antenna is long, but thin and very flexible (you can tie it in a knot, although I don’t know why you’d want to). It performs very well on both VHF and UHF and sells for about $25 at HRO and other outlets. ? 73, Dan ? ?
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I am 30 miles from the Maricopa, AZ repeater. Made another contact today. It is line of sight. I can see their city lights at night. ? 73, ? Rick KG7MQL ?
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Subject: Re: [FT-60] Re: my first contact!? ? Outstanding Rick! About how far are you from that repeater? ? I agree that the SMA is mechanically weak. The little rubber duckie that came with the FT-60 is a reasonable mechanical load. I'm thinking of making a tape measure yagi for occasional use. The SMA with matching thin coax should be ok as long as I don't trip on the wire ;-) If the center pin fails, I can replace the connector on the coax.? Last Thursday I was part of the Maricopa New Ham Net. It was excellent and I plan to attend next Thursday too. I wrote down all of the call signs and looked them up to get an idea of the range of this repeater. Rather impressive - roughly 30 mile radius.? ? The SMA, while electrically a good connector, is a bit delicate for applications where you’re frequently removing the antenna. I’ve heard of problems with the center pin coming loose. Many operators I know use an SMA to BNC adaptor (find one that seats firmly against the body of the radio). Then choose an aftermarket antenna with a BNC connector. My favorite antenna is the Pryme RD-98. The antenna is long, but thin and very flexible (you can tie it in a knot, although I don’t know why you’d want to). It performs very well on both VHF and UHF and sells for about $25 at HRO and other outlets. ? 73, Dan ? ?
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It looks like the loss is around 0.3 dB worst case. Amphenol lists their SMA
connector as good for at least 500 cycles. I know that it is easy to take
apart the FT-60. Probably not that hard to replace the SMA connector. Anyone
done it?
73,
Rick
KG7MQL
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Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2014 7:37 AM
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Subject: [FT-60] Re: my first contact!
If you're using your handheld ONLY as a handheld, there won't be many times
when you'd want to remove and replace the antenna. If, as I used to do, have
your handheld as your ONLY radio, and use it in the car with an external
antenna, then you'll be always be removing and replacing. The BNC was great
for that, but even those, after a few thousand actions eventually may not
fit so well. Agree that the SMA makes for a "tighter fit", but can be a pain
to always be dealing with different antennas.
The SMA-BNC adapter is an alternative, but using such an adapter has got to
result in SOME loss, though not sure if you would notice.
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Ron, ? I’ve done my home work and tried to reach a few distant repeaters. No joy but I have hope for the yagi. ? 73, ? Rick KG7MQL ?
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Subject: Re: [FT-60] my first contact!? ? Good deal Rick. Just remember antenna height and line of site to the repeaters are key. If the new antenna doesn't make it to the repeater you'll want an outdoor antenna, a jpole might be a good try.? In the mean time, I'd study the area and see which repeater you're closest to and start there and the experiment with other more distant repeaters. Hope all goes well!!? ? Ron, ? I spent a lot of time just now looking at plus links mentioned there. Great stuff. ? I agree, Globe is the closest repeater although South Mountain may be blocking me. I’ll give it a try today. ? I’ve been putting every frequency I can find into my FT-60. It isn’t like I’m going to run out of memory any time soon ;-) ? I read up on IRLP. Gee, it is almost like getting up on the web and shouting CQ CQ CQ…. Yet, if the goal is just to get to a given location, this sure is powerful. ? 73, ? Rick KG7MQL ? ? ? Hi Rick, Yes, I'm in Tombstone.?
We use the EAARS LINKED repeater system in the area.? I've talked on the EAARS repeaters from Tombstone to Phoenix.? Actually they installed a new Repeater near Truth or Consequences that is linked in as well.? This is the EAARS website: On the website, you'll see a map of the repeater locations. You'll just have to try with your HT and see if you can hit a repeater, maybe the one in Globe on Pinal Peak. Depending on your line of sight you might hit it with your HT.? Ref my FT-60, I'm running a Diamond SRH77CA antenna which gives much better performance than it's stock antenna.? FT-60 I can hit the Heliograph repeater: It's a little scratchy but I talked to a Ham in Tucson using the Heliograph repeater.? The Heliograph repeater is 65.18 miles from Tombstone. It's definitely on the outer limits for the FT-60, but I tell you this so you'll get a feel for what these HT's can do depending on your geography.? Typically I'll use the Mule Mountain EAARS repeater which is 18.3 miles from Tombstone.? One time I made contact with a Phoenix Ham operator all the way from Tombstone, but he was on a mobile rig. I'm guessing he was hitting the EAARS Globe repeater or MT Lemon repeater in Tucson.? The EAARS system carries a big foot print in SE Arizona, reaching all the way to EL Paso.? Might be good to put the frequencies into your radio, just in case you ever get over this way, then you'll be linked into a very large area with lots of Ham activity.? I'm new to Ham radio also, only a little over a year now.? Also, if you can find an IRLP node in your area, you could easily connect to the Tombstone IRLP Node: 7515 ? Ron, ? Do you live in Tombstone? Is there some arrangement of repeaters that would let me go from south of South Mountain down to Tombstone? ? 73, ? Rick KG7MQL ? ? ? ? The hard part is out of the way. ?Welcome to the hobby.
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Date: 2014/06/18 6:23 PM (GMT-07:00)
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Subject [FT-60] my first contact!
Thanks to all for your advise. I just make my first contact using a repeater on South Mountain. This repeater is 2.5 miles from my home with a clear line of sight. When I was sitting down outside, the signal was poor. Just by standing up, it was good. My contact was in a town south of me about 30 miles away. I did remember to say my call sign every 10 minutes (or sooner) and at the end. Great fun and I learned a few things! ? 73 Rick KG7MQL
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I think I have this male/female thing figured out now. My plan is to build a tape measure yagi and just use the stock rubber duckie most of the time. I want to see if I can reach Safford, Globe, and Mt Lemmon Arizona. ? 73, ? Rick KG7MQL ?
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Subject: Re: [FT-60] my first contact!? ? Hi Rick, You want the SRH77CA, that's the one on my FT-60. It's the SMA male and will match your FT-60 perfectly. I got mine from HRO IN Phoenix. :-)
? Lots of GREAT info here but one burning question. I saw from one vendor: - Choice of connectors: SMA male (SRH77CA), SMA female (SRJ77CA) and BNC (RH77CA)
For the FT-60, wouldn't the SMA female be best?
Rick
? Hi Rick, Yes, I'm in Tombstone.?
We use the EAARS LINKED repeater system in the area.? I've talked on the EAARS repeaters from Tombstone to Phoenix.? Actually they installed a new Repeater near Truth or Consequences that is linked in as well.? This is the EAARS website: On the website, you'll see a map of the repeater locations. You'll just have to try with your HT and see if you can hit a repeater, maybe the one in Globe on Pinal Peak. Depending on your line of sight you might hit it with your HT.? Ref my FT-60, I'm running a Diamond SRH77CA antenna which gives much better performance than it's stock antenna.? FT-60 I can hit the Heliograph repeater: It's a little scratchy but I talked to a Ham in Tucson using the Heliograph repeater.? The Heliograph repeater is 65.18 miles from Tombstone. It's definitely on the outer limits for the FT-60, but I tell you this so you'll get a feel for what these HT's can do depending on your geography.? Typically I'll use the Mule Mountain EAARS repeater which is 18.3 miles from Tombstone.? One time I made contact with a Phoenix Ham operator all the way from Tombstone, but he was on a mobile rig. I'm guessing he was hitting the EAARS Globe repeater or MT Lemon repeater in Tucson.? The EAARS system carries a big foot print in SE Arizona, reaching all the way to EL Paso.? Might be good to put the frequencies into your radio, just in case you ever get over this way, then you'll be linked into a very large area with lots of Ham activity.? I'm new to Ham radio also, only a little over a year now.? Also, if you can find an IRLP node in your area, you could easily connect to the Tombstone IRLP Node: 7515 ? Ron, ? Do you live in Tombstone? Is there some arrangement of repeaters that would let me go from south of South Mountain down to Tombstone? ? 73, ? Rick KG7MQL ? ? ? ? The hard part is out of the way. ?Welcome to the hobby.
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Date: 2014/06/18 6:23 PM (GMT-07:00)
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Subject [FT-60] my first contact!
Thanks to all for your advise. I just make my first contact using a repeater on South Mountain. This repeater is 2.5 miles from my home with a clear line of sight. When I was sitting down outside, the signal was poor. Just by standing up, it was good. My contact was in a town south of me about 30 miles away. I did remember to say my call sign every 10 minutes (or sooner) and at the end. Great fun and I learned a few things! ? 73 Rick KG7MQL
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I see that a lot of the strength in the SMA connection on my FT060 is that the rubber duckie snugs up against the top of the case. Do you see any play in this connection with the adapter in the middle? ? 73, ? Rick KG7MQL ?
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Sent: Friday, June 20, 2014 6:28 PM
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Subject: Re: [FT-60] my first contact!? ? Different dual band HTs out there, but those three will cover virtually all of them.
Yes, the SMA female is the direct replacement for the newer Yaesu HTs.
However, to be able to pop the antenna on and off quickly, I use a low profile SMA-BNC adaptor, and a BNC antenna.
As I use a 1/4 wave, it travels more easily, with less stress on the HT antenna connector. Breaking that is not a fun thing.
Gary
N1ZCE
At 08:01 AM 6/20/2014, you wrote: RON,
Lots of GREAT info here but one burning question. I saw from one vendor: - Choice of connectors: SMA male (SRH77CA), SMA female (SRJ77CA) and BNC (RH77CA)
For the FT-60, wouldn't the SMA female be best?
73
Rick
KG7MQL
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