Equipment

Below is the equipment I currently have for amateur radio related activities.

HANDY-TALKIES (HTs)

• Yaesu VX-7R (black) dual-receive 4-band tranceiver
  • 6 m, 2 m, 1.25 m (0.3 W), 70 cm TX at 5 W
  • AM TX on 6 m with 1 W carrier
  • Wide-band RX from 0.500 MHz to 998.9875 MHz (cell blocked)
  • RX modes: AM, Wide-FM (broadcast FM and TV), Narrow-FM
  • Dual VFO receivers (sub receiver HAM bands only)
  • Software manageable memories and modifyable
  • 4 TX power modes (0.05 W, 1.0 W (0.3 W on 1.25 m), 2.5 W, 5 W)
  • 450 standard frequency memories (with independent offset frequencies, CTCSS, DCS settings, and 8 character names for each), 12 home channel memories, 20 band-edge memories, 10 one-touch-memories, 10 "hyper-memories" (stores frequency and panel settings), 89 short-wave/medium-wave memories, 10 weather memories, 281 marine memories, and 9 memory groups (groups up to 40 standard memories into each group memory)
  • Smat Scan (automatic channel detection above and below the selected frequency)
  • Channel Counter (detect strong transmitter frequency)
  • Spectrum Analyzer (graphically show signal stregths on nearby channels)
  • DTMF tones with 10 auto-dialer memories
  • WIRES-II (Wide-coverage Internet Repeater Enhancement System) Internet repeater compatibility
  • ARTS (Automatic Range Transponder System) in-range/out-of-range testing system compatible
  • Multi-color "strobe" LED with customizable colors for various operations
  • Graphic LCD with customizable icons and fonts
  • Built-in temperature sensor and voltage meter
  • Optional barometer/altimiter sensor (my unit has this option installed)
  • Submersible in up to 3 feet of water for up to 30 minutes
  • 1400 mAh 7.2 V lithium-ion battery
  • Can operate on 10 to 16 V DC input (through external DC input jack)
  • 2 AA cell battery operation with optional battery case for RX and low power TX (up to 0.3 W)

ANTENNAE

• Comet (NCG) M-24B 2 m/70 cm magnetic mount antenna
  • 1.7 dBi gain on 2 m
  • 4.1 dBi gain on 70 cm
  • 1.5:1 or less VSWR
  • 19.5" long
  • RG-58 A/U 12 foot coax cable attached to mount with BNC connector
  • Handles up to 80 W
• Pryme AL-800 2 m/70 cm high gain HT telescoping antenna
  • 3.2 dBi gain on 2 m (fully extended)
  • 5.6 dBi gain on 70 cm (fully extended)
  • 1.5:1 or less VSWR
  • 34.6 inches fully extended
  • 60 W max (25 W CW)
• KC2BHO's BGA-80 SMA to BNC adapter for the VX-7R with rubber chasis brace
• Arrow Antennas OSJ146/440 Dual-Band J-Pole
  • SO-239 socket
  • 1.0:1 SWR on 2-meter (from 144 MHz - 148 MHz)
  • 1.0:1 SWR on 70-cm (from 439 MHz - 450 MHz)
  • Nearly uniform domed radiation pattern on both 2-meter and 70-cm bands