Working DX While Portable With The Yaesu FTDX10

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Working DX While Portable With The Yaesu FTDX10

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Жыл бұрын

Taking the Yaesu FTDX10 portable on HF while we were caravanning near to York.
10m was very active that weekend and it can be surprising what you can achieve on a short piece of house mains flex/wire.
You can listen to the other side of my QSO with Jim NX8T on his livestream and Scot N6ZT on Jim's KZfaq channel (@ 2h46m46s): • NX8T-JIM Live Stream
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Ian.

Пікірлер: 56

@Martin15068 Жыл бұрын

Nice radio/video. „Portable“ seems to be the magic word in pileups 😂 73

@ianxfs Жыл бұрын

Ha ha, yes 🤫

@josephdubiel7129 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for this. I enjoyed watching it. I live in the U.S. and I have been thinking about getting a Ft Dx 10. Looks like a great radio with a tremendous sound and receiver.

@ianxfs 9 ай бұрын

Great. Thanks!

@alan4441 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful radio Ian and some great dx from the portable set up 👍

@ianxfs Жыл бұрын

Thanks Alan 👍🏻

@adyg6ad73 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video Ian. 10m just gets better and better. Some great contacts ITL. Your RX was better than my Hexbeam at times.

@ianxfs Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ady. Yes it was a lovely quiet spot too S0 👍🏻

@petergeorgew6208 Жыл бұрын

Another great video Ian …. Peter (M0PGW)

@ianxfs Жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter!

@M7BCN Жыл бұрын

Brilliant portable activation Ian, loving that radio to.

@ianxfs Жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian 👍🏻

@tommyboz8652 Жыл бұрын

nice 1 Ian

@ianxfs Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@M0DCX Жыл бұрын

What a coincidence! I made your QRM detector a few weeks back, turned on this video to watch and I just happened to be the 1st qso with NX4TT as your stream started! Strange when you hear yourself unexpectedly....😀

@ianxfs Жыл бұрын

Brilliant Darren! Could just hear your inter-G. Good luck sussing the QRM 👍🏻

@andyM7XTT Жыл бұрын

What a great advertisement for the dxcommander ian incase people wondered if they worked or not 👍👍some great contacts there,well done 👍

@ianxfs Жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy. I could have worked loads if I had the time. Yes the DX-C is great for small space and multi-band at a flip of a switch 😁

@kevinkc3onohelijeepworld953 Жыл бұрын

Wow this past weekend was awesome. I’ve never seen a sfi at 343 and 12/15m open. A local buddy was even work 10m Fm across the pond. Another bud got Antarctica on 10m. I worked Luxembourg on 12m 100w just lovely ☺️ can’t wait for the solar cycle to keep enhancing the bands maybe up muf hitting 6m 50 MHz 😊

@ianxfs Жыл бұрын

Yes it was good Kevin! I had very patchy Internet from my phone so I struggled for cluster info etc. good fun though 😀

@johnmarron1944 Жыл бұрын

Great video again Ian and some terrific contacts love the rig going to pick mine up tomorrow ..😉

@ianxfs Жыл бұрын

Great John, enjoy 👍🏻

@labcat73 Жыл бұрын

Nice video and awesome video quality. Looking good! 👍

@ianxfs Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@MAV8865 Жыл бұрын

Cracking video Ian... 👍

@ianxfs Жыл бұрын

Thanks Martin!

@timg5tm941 Жыл бұрын

Great job Ian!! 73

@ianxfs Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim 👍🏻

@garyh8315 Жыл бұрын

Like the use of the 'run of the mill' wire there Ian. Some fantastic contacts. All the best

@ianxfs Жыл бұрын

Ha ha yes Gary. I’ve got many a Live/Neutral HF antenna at home 😁

@gtretroworld Жыл бұрын

Just noticed this video on a antenna that has really caught my eye over the last few months..I did plan on making something similar but for the cost it probably isn’t worth it as it looks a great piece of kit.

@ianxfs Жыл бұрын

Yes, I’ve got both this Expedition and the Classic 👍🏻

@m7trsradio Жыл бұрын

Hi Ian. Great turnout and efforts. I would really like a DX commander expedition. Not sure I would get out very well due to my location. I have a big hill and two towers of flats not that far from me. My gargen is about 8x8. Currently hot a 40m efhw up in a tight-ish inverted vee. Hope to catch you on the waves. Motters M7TRS 73

@ianxfs Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes, the take-off may not be brilliant. Perhaps lash up a single-band temp wire just to test before you commit perhaps? Good luck 👍🏻

@m7trsradio Жыл бұрын

@@ianxfs thanks the simple approach to test. The neighbours love the look of my antenna lol. Motters

@LambertMatias Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this video! What is the logging software you are using?

@ianxfs Жыл бұрын

Hi, it’s Log4OM2.

@StevanStevanovicStevassy 5 ай бұрын

Very nice video. I love to do it portable. Can you please advise what software you are using on computer??

@ianxfs 5 ай бұрын

Hi Stevan. It’s Log4OM2. Free, but you can make a donation 👍🏻

@davidtrotter7488 Жыл бұрын

Hi Ian, I hope you are well. Would you mind telling me where the site was you stayed at. It looks great and am looking for a camp spot exactly like this. Regards, de David in Durham, M0XLS

@ianxfs Жыл бұрын

Hi David it was a CAMC CL site at Wiggington called Stud Farm. If you’re a member, there are lots of suitable CLs assuming no-one minds the aerial 👍🏻

@davidtrotter7488 Жыл бұрын

@@ianxfs Thanks very much Ian, much appreciated. Take care David

@MrStanwyck Жыл бұрын

Great video Ian. What software are you using on your laptop to log your contacts? 73, KC2KNA.

@ianxfs Жыл бұрын

Hi Bill, it’s Log4OM2.

@MrStanwyck Жыл бұрын

@@ianxfs Thanks Ian…Logbook for old man, I like it…. It sure has the capability to show a lot of information besides being a logbook.

@2E0RME Жыл бұрын

Great condition on 10m! What do you have your AMC set to in the main menu? The stock setting of 50 is a bit too aggressive perhaps?

@ianxfs Жыл бұрын

Hi Martin, Just had a look and I’ve got AMC at 75…MIC GAIN 50, MIC EQ ON (with setting EQ settings I’ve used on all my Yaesu’s) and no PROC 😀

@2E0RME Жыл бұрын

@@ianxfs Yes, the number is a bit back to front with 0 being max and 100 being off. I'll back mine off to 75 too, seems like a good compromise. Thanks.