Made My First Satellite QSO ever with the TIDRADIO TD-H3!!

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TIDRADIO offered to send me their new TD-H3 Dual Band VHF/UHF radio to give a look at and test out, and I figured why not test it out to the max and try to do something i've never done before...make a contact via a Ham Radio satellite, and that is exactly what I did. I made my first every contact through PO-101 satellite with #KC0ECQ in Missouri all with 5 Watts output on UHF from my back deck using the Arrow Portable II hand held yagi antenna.
I also took a look some of the features of this radio and how to get started using it by being able to program both simplex and repeater frequencies by hand, as well as how to use a few common features of this radio.
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00:09 First Look
01:35 Intro to TD-H3
03:25 Operating the Radio
03:37 Changing Menu Options
04:44 Turning off the Voice Prompts and Beeps
05:29 Switching Between VFO and Memory Mode
05:45 Switching Between VFA A and VFO B
06:04 Quick Menu Items
06:35 Programming Simplex Memory Channel from Front Panel
08:30 Programming and Saving a Repeater from the Front Panel
08:58 Setting Repeater Offset
09:30 Setting Transmit PL Tone
10:50 Listening to FM Broadcast Band (91.5 FM WBEZ Chicago NPR Radio)
11:34 Listening to AM Aircraft Band (132.700 AM O'Hare Center Tower)
13:57 Power Output Testing
17:24 Listening to NOAA Weather Radio
17:55 Wide Coverage Receive (134-600 mhz)
19:33 Transmit Audio Test on 147.555 mhz
21:56 Satellite Contact with KC0ECQ on PO-101 Satellite
25:28 Video Wrap-Up!
Until next time, 73 all! -WQ9F

[@peterdungjen8353]

New to GMRS/HAM, yes I have the TD-H3 and working through the leaning curve...thanks for the video!

[@WQ9FHamRadio]

Thanks for watching! -73 -Kevin

[@AdamosDad]

I have a general license; I have 3 HF radios a Kenwood, a Yaesu and a Xiegu G 90 field radio, I have had 5 Baofeng's gave most of them away, I have 2 Quansheng; UV-K5's, a Yaesu dual band, a Anytone AT779 dual band/GMRS and now this TD-H3. I think, of the hand helds I personally like the H3 the best, thanks for the video, I need to give the ISS a try before they finally deorbit it. 73's🎙KD9OAM🎧

[@WQ9FHamRadio]

Thanks for watching, it has been a decent radio for me so far, not that I am using it too much, but its still going strong. Hope to catch you on the air some time! 73 -Kevin

[@sleeve8651]

Already like hearing how innovative this radio is, with the various methods of not only programming, but the transfer of Data, one radio to another, wirelessly ! 👍😉

[@WQ9FHamRadio]

Thanks for watching, it does have a lot of options for programing the radio. I'm working on another video on using the Bluetooth app as well as the transfer from radio to radio since I have to of them so keep a look out for that. 73 -Kevin

[@kv4atv]

You can unlock it so it will transmit on 1.25 meter band and others. Do Not unlock frequencies and attempt to transmit on them if they are out of the HAM radio bands.

[@DeLorean58]

Thats a nice pair of tids. I'd get one but my wife already thinks I have enough HTs laying around

[@AdamosDad]

I have 7 left, I have given away or lost several, this one is a winner.

[@9877joseph]

One of them could have an accident!😂

[@VE2FGJ]

Good job! 73

[@WQ9FHamRadio]

Thanks for watching! 73 -Kevin

[@Scott_AI5EF]

I'm really enjoying my TD-H3. Great video. I gave you a sub.

[@WQ9FHamRadio]

Thanks for the sub and thanks for watching. After using the TD-H3 and the TD-H8 I almost find myself preferring the H3 it is a decent radio for the price! 73 -Kevin

[@Scott_AI5EF]

@@WQ9FHamRadio I agree. I like the H3 much better. 👍🏼

[@RandallRash]

Congrats on the first satellite. Maybe I will work you soon. I always try to get out if W5ITR Digital Rancher is doing a video. KR5EEE

[@WQ9FHamRadio]

Thanks for watching, I was a bit surprised when I heard my call come back and I can't wait to get some free time to try again now! 73 -Kevin

[@derbemobile]

Thanks for the video. Never found app named Sat Sat in the App Store. Can you post the link?

[@Ian..]

Yeah I couldn’t find it either.

[@mikex688]

I recommend getting the tidraido H8... It's double the transmit power except no airband but that's no problem but if you must have airband get the talkpod A36+ on the side like I did. The talkpod A36+ in itself is a fantastic radio but I have both and like them equally maybe I like the tidraido just a little more because it's more powerful with better build quality in my opinion.

[@WQ9FHamRadio]

I have the H8 and I thought that the airband receive was a bit better on the H3 that I got. That could come down to all sorts of things though, might try with a different antenna on the H8. I'll definitely look into the Talkpod though, thanks! 73 -Kevin

[@MisterBigDave]

220 will transmit, you just turn the TX 200 on in the menu. #54? Not sure.

[@MisterBigDave]

And menu #4 you need to set the parameter to 10.000 so the proper 1.6 offset can be selected and work.

[@jczitnik]

How did you program this radio for satellite (ISS) QSOs?

[@WQ9FHamRadio]

I programmed VFO A to the uplink and VFO B to the downlink and then switched between them really quickly. It is not an ideal way at all to make a satellite QSO but it worked for me this time. 73! -Kevin

[@jczitnik]

@@WQ9FHamRadio Thanks, I will give it a try. I think the problem is that with the squelch open all the way, the receive is picking up on the Uplink as well as the Downlink. I will work on getting a antenna for satellite operations.

[@hakes187]

Dam Tid gave a boat load away to ya KZbin ERs

[@WQ9FHamRadio]

Yeah they did give quite a few away. I'll end up giving this one away at some point, still messing around with it a little bit, so far its been a good experience. 73! -Kevin

[@hakes187]

@WQ9FHamRadio thats cool of ya, it's a good raido ,I picked one up and really am enjoying it

[@Apocalypse_Cow]

I bought the TD-H3 as my first radio. I used to be a CB user back in the day. I have no idea what to do as far as operating this radio. Is there a channel for the newbies you can suggest?

[@WQ9FHamRadio]

I got my start on CB radio as well back in my teen years. If you have your ham radio license I would suggest looking to see if there are any repeaters in your area. You can look at RepeaterBook website to find repeaters near you, or you can monitor 146.52 which is the national simplex frequency. You can also listen to the GMRS Frequencies as well. 73! -Kevin