As stated in other posts, I started my amateur radio experience on a YAESU FT-818nd. A portable radio with an internal battery and an advertised max output power of 6 Watts: Four power levels are available on the FT-818: 6 Watts, 5 Watts, 2.5 Watt, and 1.0 Watt. When using Alkaline batteries or the supplied… Continue reading YAESU FT-818nd – The 11.5 Volts that nobody told you about
Category: Equipment
Quansheng UV-K5 / UV-K5(8) / UV-K5(99) / UV-K6
It was time to pick a small birthday present for a freshly starting radio amateur. The decision was made towards an inexpensive handheld radio for both the 2 meter and 70 centimeter band. While in the past, the Baofeng UV-5R was THE cheap handheld radio to go for, this seems to have changed now, and… Continue reading Quansheng UV-K5 / UV-K5(8) / UV-K5(99) / UV-K6
Using the Yaesu FT-818nd microphone as a CW keyer
As part of our mission to figure out why we did not have any luck with HF on the Yaesu (see my previous post for more info: Why we bought a battery pack for our Yaesu FT-818nd), we decided to attempt to reach the reverse beacon network. The beacons are in ‘reverse’ because, unlike normal… Continue reading Using the Yaesu FT-818nd microphone as a CW keyer
Why we bought a battery pack for our Yaesu FT-818nd
Whilst my Dad was visiting, we decided it was time to have a go transmitting on HF bands. Well, to put it more accurately, I decided that he needed to trasmit on HF bands! (As whilst I am still in Germany, I cannot transmit). Although we had previously set up the end-fed antenna and mast,… Continue reading Why we bought a battery pack for our Yaesu FT-818nd