Talking to an Airplane on Ham Radio

[@troyconley727]

That’s pretty cool to be that far away and be able to communicate with the pilot.

[@thomasmaughan4798]

Farthest I ever talked with a 5 watt walkie talkie was 280 miles.

[@W5KJD]

Wow , I did not know that airplanes could talk. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@sausagekerbs]

It’s all fun and games until Montana Civil Defense starts asking for help from Crystal Peak.

[@beetlebailey]

I think you need a directional Yagi on a a rotor

[@beetlebailey]

2m is very hard to get a SIMPLEX at that long range unless you’re on sideband and that sounds like regular band. 😮

[@Tom-zs6bb]

@@beetlebailey "Regular band???"

[@flightstatic4662]

@@beetlebailey calling FM regular band is wild

[@RustyOpel]

@@beetlebailey Well an antenna at 40,000 feet does wonders!

[@tracycollins3241]

What brand radio is that?

[@RustyOpel]

YAESU FTM-500DR. I have one in my GMC

[@karenbuell7481]

Why are they saying 73? I thought that was just something you said❤

[@stevenackerson8810]

'73' is "Best regards " in radio jargon.

[@karenbuell7481]

@stevenackerson8810 thank you I've never knew that and my dad was a truck driver most of his life.

[@karenbuell7481]

My dad too and I never knew it either

[@thomasmaughan4798]

73 has a distinctive sound in Morse Code. - - - . . . . - - - It almost smiles at ya!

[@karenbuell7481]

@@thomasmaughan4798 thank you

[@thomasmaughan4798]

"Talking to an Airplane on Ham Radio" What would be *amazing* is if the *airplane* answered!

[@RhettSparrow]

He did respond! Did you not watch the full video?

[@thomasmaughan4798]

@@RhettSparrow "He did respond! " He? Airplanes have gender? I gather that a human pilot inside an airplane did the responding.

[@RhettSparrow]

@@thomasmaughan4798 ah the semantics!

[@thomasmaughan4798]

@@RhettSparrow "ah the semantics!" All hail the Pedantics!

[@kdsf12]

I hope that's not a commercial passenger airplane. He has no business talking to every ham schmuck that rolls along.

[@deltakilo317]

Sure he does

[@JimMarshallUK]

Why not? It’s just a toy

[@RustyOpel]

Very nice contact! 73. KZ4EK