Here's a pretty basic graphic of how it works.
Posted on 08/20/2017 6:15:16 AM PDT by DEPcom
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Well, I am currenty studying for my technicians license (entry level) Just got a radio, Yaesu FT 60R hand held. Tonight I was listening to a net call in located out of Newport Oregon with call ins from Arizona, Oregeon and California. Brand new in all of this so we will see what happens.
I also use the FT60 for my local comm...
Sounds like you were listening to an Echolink or DMR based net. VHF/UHF radio’s don’t communicate that far by themselves without an internet based repeater.
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147.330 Frequency over my little Yaesu FT 60R.
That’s 2m. If you were listening to checkins from other states, that was Echolink (bleeeccchhh!) or DMR.
Would not the reception be excellent for fair decent then? There were a couple of call ins that were barely readable.
BTW very much a newbie here. Just got a little yaesu ft60 and the arrl study book for technician. At this advanced age it is something that I thought I might want to do.
It was a simple decision as I was oing to get a scanner for my wife to keep track of the wildfires while I was gone working a fair. Looking at the price of scanners I saw that two-way hand helds could be had for the same price. I could see a benefit there so in the last couple of weeks I purchased a radio and programming disc and another antennae (Diamond 77A (?) ) and have started my journey down the ham rabbit hole.... :) So mostly to keep track of local disaster/emergency situations. That I could possibly transmit was and is a plus.
Now let me ask regarding CW There are some programs out there that will take keyboard strokes and convert that to morse both transmit and recieve. So the question I have is what would be a good program to work with mac osx and what interface is available to go from computer to yaesu ft 60r for transmit? The recieve isn’t difficult as its earpiece /cable to laptop input.
Thanks in advance. I do know of a program with Blackcat systems for mac. I do know of programs for windows xp (of which I do have two such anceint dells), but prefer using the macbook pro.
- The reception you're hearing with poor copy of others that were barely readable simply means they did not have a good signal into their local repeater. Keep in mind a repeater receives on one frequency and transmits on another frequency. You're listening on the repeater's transmit frequency so what you're hearing is only as good as the signal from another station that's getting into the repeater.
- For the money you spent on that Yaesu FT60R you could've purchased several Baofeng's that are just as good of quality and much cheaper. I don't care if I drop one of my Baofeng's - they're cheap and easily replacable. Yaesu's aren't cheap. Still, Yaesu makes a fine, durable HT.
- Not sure why you want to interface a Macbook Pro with a Yaesu HT for morse code?
Understand the first part/answer
Yup, could have purchased the BaoFeng at $62 at least the model I was looking at which was the upgraded 5-UVR (?) The Yaesu was priced at $150 through Ham city. A used unit like new. Based upon reviews around the web including ham sites and Amazon, I went with the Yaesu verus the Baofeng. My second radio might very well be a boafeng. The Baofeng had good reviews for what it is, a Chinese made radio. The Yaesu had a US subsidiary presence. Based upon the above reviews, the programming of the Yaesu edged out the Baofeng, especially the cable/program mode. I was able to easily use the programming for Yaesu. There were many complaints regarding cabling for the BaoFeng.
Not knocking the Baofeng as it looks like a very fine product, I just happend to go another way for the first radio.
As for the morse...since I forgot all my morse code from my days as a boy scout more than 50 years ago, its possible I would like to listen and maybe even transmit CW. being an old man means there is only so much grey matter to retain facts these days. So I was curious if anyone had any experience with such software. Thanks for your reply.
First, here's a link to DX Zone which has links to some 40 different morse code decoding & encoding programs. Software being what it is, it's highly personal so you'll likely install a few before deciding which you like.
A second and perhaps easier option is that there are also morse code decoding programs available for both iOS and Droid. They're simple installs and all you have to do is launch the app after it's installed and place your phone near a speaker where morse code is coming out then watch your phone screen.
There's all kinds of ways to do this, some more technical than others using computer to ham radio interfaces and software and others using simple speakers, microphones and applications.
Thanks for getting back. Going back to the previous question regarding hearing a call in on a certain frequency. So the frequency was 147.330 and the net controller was based in Newport Oregon. I am about 400-500 miles away from that location. f the others were were using an internet repeater (?) then how would I hear in locally on that freq? Unless the signal blasts through on that freq no matter what? Thanks for your reply.
Oh and I might add that the above listed freq is not used as a repeater here locally by our clubs.
Here's a pretty basic graphic of how it works.
So if I get this right upper left, guy with hand held transmits to 146.800 that goes through Echolink repeater that can/may be connectd to a computer which goes out on the internet and hits repeater/receiver station 146.550 and that goes out to a guy with a hand held tuned into 146.550 freq.
So I was tuned to 147.330, that means there must have been a repeater/receiver station tuned to 147.330 to transmit back out a frequency that originated on say 147.930. But if local repeaters are not set to transmit out on 147.330, and I was using a hand held last night...hmmmmm I understand and yet again I don’t understand.
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