Yaesu VX6R Charging Cup de Amazon
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C4FM Config to HRVO via PIstar
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#APRSthursday on Yaesu FTM200DR
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HRO Catalog Nothing New, Boring
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#APRSthursday Join in the Fun
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Quansheng UV K6 HT RX ON 10M HF
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Hams Are Jackasses
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8 ай бұрын
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@NJF60
@NJF60 9 күн бұрын
Really nice receiver, I have the Icom ICR6, think I’ll try to score this too, on EBAY… good video thanks
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 5 күн бұрын
Ive been looking at the R6 too
@NJF60
@NJF60 5 күн бұрын
@@simplyhamradio8286 if you get one, you won’t be disappointed. No SSB, but the frequency range is more than sufficient and is also great unit to experiment with different antennas.
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 4 күн бұрын
@@NJF60 Yes just got one awaiting its arrival, video to follow HIHI
@NJF60
@NJF60 4 күн бұрын
@@simplyhamradio8286 cool! Looking forward to it
@NJF60
@NJF60 9 күн бұрын
Well said! Exactly the reason why I don’t join any ham clubs, I monitor what I can on all bands and learn from guys like you who dedicate their time and effort. Well said…thank you!
@ManuelPinner
@ManuelPinner 13 күн бұрын
my radio is perfect no cracks, and I bought it, I think I bought it last year actually, and it's still going good!
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 5 күн бұрын
lucky you, you must be the exception, I wish mine was like that
@richhoule3462
@richhoule3462 14 күн бұрын
What antenna are you using for the VX-6? I couldn't hear over the chatter
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 5 күн бұрын
I am using the opekTHR20, its 20" long and only for 67M 2M & 440
@clivewilkinson5394
@clivewilkinson5394 16 күн бұрын
I'm the 21st centaury. Why are we having to do this software stuff. Modern devices do it for you. Why all the code plug crap. The radio should be able to do it automatically.
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 14 күн бұрын
One can wish, but the eproms/memory needed for it to automatically add repeaters would be too much, most rpt systems like the NEDECN has changed timeslots on different machines for no apparent reason, the stupidity of all that would never be feasible
@afnDavid
@afnDavid 17 күн бұрын
144, 220, 440. Mhz. where is the 4th band? Surely not general coverage receiver isnt called 4th.
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 17 күн бұрын
it is 6 meters once the mars mod is done
@numbersix7193
@numbersix7193 24 күн бұрын
I have this radio. I have 5 other ht’s. The vx6r is the worst radio have, even the Baofeng is better.
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 23 күн бұрын
Thanks, OK if you say so, I hate to admit I have never found any baofeng above the VX6 or any other real amateur radio
@DonaldChapman
@DonaldChapman 25 күн бұрын
I recently picked one of these radios up and I am really enjoying it! 73 de KD0NN
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 25 күн бұрын
I wish I could find anyone local for some 6M QSOs
@maynardlavery9258
@maynardlavery9258 26 күн бұрын
I have had one of these years and its my go to radio when out and about. Great band coverage and great recieve/transmit. Just a reliable solid radio.
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 25 күн бұрын
exactly i had the VX5 years ago & feel this is far superior
@richardsage3139
@richardsage3139 Ай бұрын
There should be a class action lawsuit against yaesu
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 Ай бұрын
if we could only get an attorney to agree to take on the case
@ffighter1491
@ffighter1491 Ай бұрын
Disaster
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 Ай бұрын
well thanks for the lack of support
@CaptainBalou
@CaptainBalou Ай бұрын
Hello, very interesting to see that jumbospot as a duplex version. Haven't seen that until now. Your links in the description are dead. Can you say where you've found them?
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 Ай бұрын
amazon, they were abundant a few years ago
@kenandbarbie-b6c
@kenandbarbie-b6c Ай бұрын
Having good software made a big difference in using my new Yeasu FT-60r… Why? Because I am a beginner in Ham radio. After charging the HT, I programmed it & was using it in minutes. It is worth it…🎉 BTW, I didn’t have to use the disc. Download it online & fill out the form with the s/n & your email address. Done. Question though- can you use this software on a MARS modded ft-60?
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 Ай бұрын
Yes I do when ever I work on my FT60 radio file, I have 4 FT60s all mars modded
@garycook5125
@garycook5125 Ай бұрын
While some people may treat it like a "hobby", it isn't one. "Amateur Radio" is an FCC radio service, abused, and misused by many grown adults.
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 Ай бұрын
fair enough
@garycook5125
@garycook5125 Ай бұрын
@@simplyhamradio8286 By the way, I failed to mention that your video showed me something I wasn't aware of. Good job.
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 Ай бұрын
@@garycook5125 Thanks, be safe
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 Ай бұрын
@@garycook5125 73
@warrenstickney6813
@warrenstickney6813 Ай бұрын
Power - 5.5/2.1 type power connector (center pin is a power supply plus),
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 Ай бұрын
yes it is I thought I said that, sorry if I forgot
@davidl.4408
@davidl.4408 2 ай бұрын
I just looked and see that my FT5DR also has a crack in the same spot. Mine has never been dropped. I've barely had it outside or put it to use. I already had a sour view of Yaesu after purchasing an FT70DR radio, and hated the blasted thing. (I hated it so much that I traded it for a Chinese DMR radio) I gave Yaesu a 2nd chance by trying the FT5DR... I'm done with buying Yaesu gear. I bought an Icom ID50 and that thing is my new go-to radio.
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 Ай бұрын
I hear you & agree, I got the older ID51APlus2 which I love, youll be happy with the id50, Im on either 001C or 030C sometimes, or join us on XLX303H
@JustLearning
@JustLearning 2 ай бұрын
Next time can you turn off the beeps?
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 2 ай бұрын
no its a pain in the butt to do for a video
@n0gps1
@n0gps1 2 ай бұрын
Thanks now I won’t buy this crap !!!!
@cristiancruciani7456
@cristiancruciani7456 3 ай бұрын
Help day per usare 😊
@VE9ASN
@VE9ASN 3 ай бұрын
Mine is also cracked, and if this is the way Yaesu looks after their customers, then my ic705 wont be my last Icom......
@KK4CNM
@KK4CNM 3 ай бұрын
Plenty of sad hams out there, but fortunately the kind and friendly ones outnumber them at least in my limited experiance.
@smshapi
@smshapi 3 ай бұрын
Ham radio is still a thing? Does not sound kosher to me.
@fridayfrank96740
@fridayfrank96740 3 ай бұрын
How did setup go for you on this?
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 2 ай бұрын
works great once setup, I will be doing a setup video soon, seems there are none out here
@fridayfrank96740
@fridayfrank96740 3 ай бұрын
love the intro jam
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 2 ай бұрын
Thanks
@anthonypope8429
@anthonypope8429 3 ай бұрын
Hi i have just bought this radio how do you get it on to am to show up on the display all it shows is SW LW and MW but not am i dont have a manual as i got the radio off Ebay so i need a little help
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 3 ай бұрын
rotate the dial on the bottom left to select mode of operation, google dx394 manual its free to download as well as a service manual , best of luck I hope that helps
@grahammatthews9459
@grahammatthews9459 3 ай бұрын
Yaesu UK replaced the case for my FT5D and I had it back within a week. Fantastic support
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 3 ай бұрын
youre the first person Ive heard of that yaesu has actually fixed the issue, Congrats
@rchang824
@rchang824 3 ай бұрын
Mine is also cracked in the same spot. Barely used as well.
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 3 ай бұрын
gotta love yaesu
@Buoyant-m5f
@Buoyant-m5f 4 ай бұрын
Were you able to get Yaesu to fix your radio?
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 4 ай бұрын
never tried to send it in, I dont feel like parting ways with it for who knows how long
@ON3PLZ
@ON3PLZ 4 ай бұрын
I just discovered it and mine has the same and it broke off!
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 4 ай бұрын
so sorry to hear, thats even worse when it breaks off, best of luck
@BeteNoire-jg7qd
@BeteNoire-jg7qd 4 ай бұрын
I just picked up an WX3in1, but I cannot get it to copy any RF packets. Rx LED lights up but nothing showing up on the RF stations heard tab in the device settings. Any suggestions?
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 4 ай бұрын
did you make up a cable or did your purchase on off microsat, I wonder why you get you audio, Im good on qrz under my callsign aa1pr, email me your wx file or I can send you mine for reference
@richardsage3139
@richardsage3139 5 ай бұрын
Mine did the same thing. Yaesu sucks I'll stick with icom
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 4 ай бұрын
Never been a big yaesu fan either
@FleckBrecklin
@FleckBrecklin 5 ай бұрын
I use PETG for outdoors or in a vehicle.
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 4 ай бұрын
thanks, Ill look into that
@alvarogaitan2529
@alvarogaitan2529 5 ай бұрын
Great job terrific radio enjoy 73 from kb2uew
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 4 ай бұрын
Thanks
@mikecallahan8234
@mikecallahan8234 5 ай бұрын
I do not have a disc drive. Goodnight
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 5 ай бұрын
OK, no problem you can download the software directly from RT systems site for a fee, I prefer a disk
@mikecallahan8234
@mikecallahan8234 5 ай бұрын
@@simplyhamradio8286 for a fee? I'll hack it. I believe the disc drives started being phased out several years ago. THEREFORE, I prefer a thumb drive. Mercy, I am 67 years old. Am I the only computer geek in my age group? Yes Apple and Linux as well as Windows. Goodnight
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 19 сағат бұрын
best of luck
@QRPadventures
@QRPadventures 5 ай бұрын
"Yeah well, thats just your opinion man" haha
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 5 ай бұрын
LOL maybe Ive been in this hobby too long
@QRPadventures
@QRPadventures 5 ай бұрын
@@simplyhamradio8286 Its a quote from The Big LeBowski. haha,
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 5 ай бұрын
@@QRPadventures thats one I dont think Ive seen, 73
@Queen_Qianz
@Queen_Qianz 5 ай бұрын
hai #teamcoffeemate
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 5 ай бұрын
what does that mean?
@bismatullah
@bismatullah 6 ай бұрын
Wow you are good people #teamcoffemates
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 6 ай бұрын
I try to be nice to everyone, I have great friends
@seanking7221
@seanking7221 6 ай бұрын
Mine has cracked in the same exact spot, very substandard quality for a $500 radio.
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 6 ай бұрын
exactly, this is what folks dislike, theres no quality control and yaesu ignores all communication rewarding the issue
@guitodd
@guitodd 6 ай бұрын
Pretty amazing isn't it? Lake Merwin SDR is on an MLA-30 too. Also have one at home and love it.
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 6 ай бұрын
yes it works really well, sadly I get interference around 6.5mhz from the radio station still
@rtcurtis5858
@rtcurtis5858 6 ай бұрын
I think that station you were picking up on 6.7 whatever mhz was a pirate. Seems thats close to where the pirates come up.
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 6 ай бұрын
@@rtcurtis5858 ah thanks, I was beginning to wonder if it was WSYB across the river from me, it overloaded a RTL SDR dongle I had a few years ago
@ktakis76
@ktakis76 6 ай бұрын
Hello.i would like to explain what is the USB function at the right hand side of the screen..Thank you
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 6 ай бұрын
that (USB) is upper side band, I hope that helps?
@ktakis76
@ktakis76 6 ай бұрын
@@simplyhamradio8286 Thank you for your reply but if you can explain it just a little more..thank you
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 6 ай бұрын
@@ktakis76 there are different modes like FM when you listen to police on a scanner, there is AM like the local radio station, USB or LSB is one slice (peak) of the signal, its more compressed basically , so its less bandwidth, but more peak envelope power in the signal, does that help?
@luish19779
@luish19779 6 ай бұрын
I saw this video in 1 moments I thought I was in the Machupichu Peru
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 6 ай бұрын
LOL, I hope the aliens arent coming to get you
@ToppKatt7
@ToppKatt7 7 ай бұрын
I’ve worked in plastic injection molding for 20 yrs as a quality control inspector. It is probably a mold problem where the molten plastic meets from 2 different directions while flowing into the mold. This can be caused by too cold a mold temp or too cold plastic temp or low pressure. The plastic didn’t knit well at that point. Also they could be using cheaper plastics or “ regrind” which is scrap plastic that is ground up and then reused to save money. Shame on Yaesu for not honoring this obvious defect.
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 6 ай бұрын
Thanks
@ToppKatt7
@ToppKatt7 7 ай бұрын
One solution. Don’t buy Yaesu any more. Over the last 10 yrs their quality has gone down while their prices go up. Never again.
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 6 ай бұрын
Other than the FTM200 which died this is the 2nd yaesu Ive bought it over 2 decades
@gordonconger5126
@gordonconger5126 7 ай бұрын
Question.. I used to be a Ham Operator and thinking about getting back into it. I don't have a call sign yet, studying and hope to take the test in the near future but am thinking of getting this radio. Do you have to have the call sign to be able to start this radio up or listen to it until you get your license?
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 7 ай бұрын
it will ask you for one, not sure if you can proceed past that or not, I implore you to get back in the hobby things have really changed in the last decade
@NJF60
@NJF60 6 ай бұрын
I have the exact same question, I’d also like to know if it is possible to bypass the call sign entry and use the radio as a receiver. I do believe there may be a setting to disable the PTT button, but not sure if the Yaesu can do that. If anyone knows…
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 5 ай бұрын
@@NJF60 I dont see why you have to enter any call other than for aprs functions and maybe c4fm, Ill play around with it and see if I can get it to work, for tx just enter the RX freq only, Ill try to get a video out for you guys soon, Im dealing with colon cancer so please be patience with me
@NJF60
@NJF60 5 ай бұрын
@@simplyhamradio8286 I’m sorry to hear of that. Your health is more important than anything. Please take good care and take your time. Thank you and best regards.
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 5 ай бұрын
@@NJF60 Sir, many thanks
@HectorReviews
@HectorReviews 7 ай бұрын
Microsat cables are great!
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 7 ай бұрын
I agree
@tminusoftexas3224
@tminusoftexas3224 7 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 7 ай бұрын
My pleasure, I hope it helped, 73
@AdamosDad
@AdamosDad 7 ай бұрын
I have two of them, fun radio. I bought the same whip and also hooked up to my OCFD. I use the egzumer mod on one and the fagci OEFW Mod on the other.
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 7 ай бұрын
thanks, Im not sure I like mine or its capabilities
@AdamosDad
@AdamosDad 7 ай бұрын
@@simplyhamradio8286 Lol. yes I got that from your video, me I'm an experimenter and this is cheap enough that there is no worry if you brick it. 73's🎙KD9OAM🎧📻📡 🚧
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 7 ай бұрын
@@AdamosDad exactly, I am selling mine with 10M antenna and adapter for $50 shipped to US50 if you know of anyone, 73 I have far more than that into it, just dont use it
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 7 ай бұрын
@@AdamosDadexactly 73
@markkraham9617
@markkraham9617 7 ай бұрын
Thanks for posting this was very helpful in setting up my Alinco DR235 on AllStar.
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 7 ай бұрын
You're welcome! I am glad it helped someone
@ΝίκοςΒ-κ8λ
@ΝίκοςΒ-κ8λ 7 ай бұрын
I got the same antenna, for my uv-k5. I was lucky to find one with sma-f, so that I wouldn't need to use an adapter. Results are like yours. Surely an upgrade to the original antenna, for the additional bands a custom firmware adds (my pick is the egzumer one). Cheers.
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 7 ай бұрын
Good tip! I couldnt find that version
@androna1919
@androna1919 7 ай бұрын
Great! Thank you, mate.
@simplyhamradio8286
@simplyhamradio8286 7 ай бұрын
You're welcome!