Hello,
I've dicovered the Ham Radio activity with a family friend who was Hamradio "Jean-Marie" F4EMZ (sk), so I begun the radio, as a SWL when i was 13 years old and the life will go on....I stopped radio activity in 2002 when i started to work.
I've restarted the HAM Radio Study in March 2015 on advices from OM as ON3YP, ON3DT, ... and i did the "HAREC" exam (full french ham license ) in the begining of July 2015 !
Thanks to my RadioClub: The Radio Club of the North of France "RCNF",(QRZ: F8KKH, http://www.f8kkh.org/ ), for all lessons given to me.
?BR,have nice QSO,73's from Arnaud, " F4HOT "
- Conditions de trafic QRA:
Transceivers :
- TRX base: Flexradio Flex-6400-ATU + Flexradio Maestro (remote console) + a Transverter 28/144Mhz for VHF,
Before I used an ICOM IC-7300 (2018), Yaesu FT-991 (2017), TS-480 (2013), an old FT-707.
- TRX pocket: (Tetra) Motorola MTH800 & MTP3000 series...
(DMR) Motorola SL-4000, Hytera PD-365-785G
(C4FM) Yaesu FT-2D
(Analog) Kenwood TH-F7...
- TRX Mobile: (Tetra) Motorola MTM800E, MTM5400
(DMR) Motorola DM4600 UHF / TYT-9600 V/U Analog-DMR, before I used in DMR Mode a Hytera MD785GH Uhf
(Analog) Motorola GM360 VHF, GM360 UHF.
for "portable condition" a Multi mode & band TRX: Yaesu FT-857d + ATU LDG YT-100.
- DMR & C4FM (YSF&FCS) Gateway: on linked hotspot via Raspi3 & MMDVMHost + DVMEGA / RPi Zero + MMDVM HS-Hat...
- Homebrew MMDVM repeaters with Motorola transceivers GM3x0/GM950...
- SAT TX/RX: Pluto SDR with 2.4Ghz Amplifier
SDR Lime-Mini (TX/RX 10MHz - 3.5GHz)
Microphones :
- Shure SM7B in the Shack with a broadcast sound processing + Yamaha AG03 Mixing console & sound card powered and connected by usb on my PC.
- Shure MV7 from others QRA rooms or in remote mode (very good Mic with µUSB sound-card integrated ) connected on my portable PC.
- Shure SM58 in the shack, direct connect to the FLEXRADIO 6400,
- Kenwood MC-60 & MC-80 connected to the Maestro (Flexradio dédicated remote console)
- Icom SM-6, Adonis - InRadio IN-908, and old Zetagi MB+4...
HF Antenna:
- G5RV (half size) for 80/60/40/30/20m, the most often used, in a permanent place on the pulley
- Solarcon I-Max-2000 (vertical antenna) for 17/15/12/10m
- in portable mode: some dipoles, an Hustler (with 80-40-20-15-10m resonator) ,
long wire 25m with a balun UnUn 1:9 , T2FD (W3HH) small (2x3.5m) for 14-50Mhz or a medium for 7-50Mhz
ATU:
- MFJ IntelliTuner MFJ-993B + Remote Controler.
?Amplifier:
- ACOM 1010 (to preserve the Flex PA, 20w Max from the Flex)
Ant. VHF / UHF :
- Diamond V-2000. (6m/2m/70cm) in attic @6m
- Diamond X-200 (2m/70cm) on the QRA roof @8m
- Shake / Antenna :
My Shack - new Setup Q4-2020:
My modest shake in 2015 - 2016, Thanks to my YL who give a space for Hamradio
And since this Summer '2017 my New IC-7300 take place in the Shake:
**** Antenna ****
The pulley / la poullie & the X-200 (V/U) G5RV & I-Max 2000 (HF)
G5RV (half) in "slooper" configuration, from 8m (pulley) to 3m from ground .
The Diamond V2000 (50-144-430 Mhz) in the attic / grenier.
My both T2FD / ( W3HH ) OM Made. :
sometimes I replace G5RV by this. ( it's the small one, 14-50Mhz,) and the second one a medium W3HH / T2FD : 2x 7m (reality: 2x14m = folded dipole for 7-50Mhz ) :
- Photos from "portable" mode:
* Summer 2015:
Diamond X200N (2m/70cm) @5m from ground.
W3HH - T2FD (HF / 7-50Mhz)
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my small shake in the mobil-home 2015/2016/2017:
summer 2017:
** Summer 2017:
New test with a half G5RV, verry good result on 20 & 40 m
Summer 2018: New Car, Same condition @ Caravan Mobil-home near Dunkerque / ON Borders:
Activations:
- RCFB 19/07/2015, a long W3HH/T2FD: from radiodxcenter shop, model: ITA-LCB, it's a 2x11m with all HF Band covered:
Older Mobile Condition (My previous car):
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- For V/U analogic & digital mode: Diamond NR-770-R (V/U with pivot 90° angle), NR-770S (small V/U), or a small magnetic V/U, DP-NR2C (2m VHF Diamond Antenna 6/8)
- for HF/6m: ATAS120A with offset arm, to be in right with local law (not hide the car identity) drive by a FT-857D.
& HF Helicoidal antenna (ProHam) 40, 20, 12m... in "parking" mobile.
73's from F4HOT, Bye :) Arnaud.