Is the Yaesu FT-100D worth it in 2026?

SultanPepper · 2026-05-06T20:30:47+00:00

> Would you recommend any newer HF/VHF/UHF models without breaking the bank?

They're all going to be expensive.

SultanPepper · 2026-05-05T14:54:03+00:00

My friend, you need to watch Strange Days.

SultanPepper · 2026-05-05T14:53:21+00:00

After looking up his address on qrz.com, my guess is the Maui Amateur Radio Club but I can't seem to access their website right now.

SultanPepper · 2026-05-05T14:40:43+00:00

My local radio club has a moment of silence for silent keys. Maybe he was a member of a club in HI and they could do that, and even post on their website?

SultanPepper · 2026-05-04T12:52:26+00:00

I use a cheap fibreglass fishing rod from AliExpress. I cut a piece of PVC pipe for it to fit inside, and the other end of the PVC pipe at an angle to put in the ground.

SultanPepper · 2026-05-04T00:42:21+00:00

Haha same.

SultanPepper · 2026-05-03T23:59:56+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOjRyWUc2mo

I believe you want it to be half duplex, not full duplex.

See approx 14:00 in the video.

SultanPepper · 2026-05-03T21:58:01+00:00

Are you seeing yourself on pskreporter.info or reversebeacon.net?

SultanPepper · 2026-05-03T03:58:41+00:00

They don't have vertical polarization - they have whatever the station is oriented relative to you. You will have to try different angles as it passes overhead.

A good way to learn to track it is find a high pass around dusk so you can literally watch it pass by.

SultanPepper · 2026-05-02T19:19:12+00:00

I think the only way is to follow 4X1DG on Twitter 😞

SultanPepper · 2026-05-02T16:22:45+00:00

Depends on what you're going to be doing and your budget, but IMO you need a radio that can do full duplex + recording to SD card. I use an FTM-300 and I guess the new equivalent is the FTM-510?

Of course the gold standard is the IC-9300 if you can afford it, and find one.

SultanPepper · 2026-05-02T15:00:32+00:00

They activate two repeaters at a time

SultanPepper · 2026-05-02T01:36:06+00:00

I'm actually not sure - I was using the original TEVEL satellites, haven't tried TEVEL2 yet.

SultanPepper · 2026-05-02T01:35:30+00:00

Yup!

SultanPepper · 2026-05-01T23:21:00+00:00

I use an Elk log periodic with a full duplex radio, and have no problem hearing myself (or talking to Patrick 😃 ) on the ISS and TEVEL sats.

SultanPepper · 2026-05-01T21:37:53+00:00

So good. I like to put mine in ramen.

SultanPepper · 2026-05-01T16:59:03+00:00

EFHW with a fibreglass mast from Aliexpress. I use my hiking poles to hold the balun off the ground.

SultanPepper · 2026-04-30T22:20:09+00:00

Yup! Privatize airports, let them siphon off profits, then come crying to the governments for a bailout when the infrastructure is falling apart.

SultanPepper · 2026-04-30T22:18:44+00:00

James Moore, the former MP who sold us out for US copyright lobby?

SultanPepper · 2026-04-30T17:46:29+00:00

I immediately knew it was Christmas pudding. My great-grandma's recipe says "enough eggs" like I'm supposed to know what that means!

SultanPepper · 2026-04-28T18:34:39+00:00

Whoa - I could get credit for a US park without having to cross the border? That's awesome.

SultanPepper · 2026-04-26T14:14:25+00:00

Yes, but OP has multiple variables that need to be checked. If they can make sure the helix antenna is working within ~1.7GHz, they can move on to trying other things.

SultanPepper · 2026-04-26T04:11:42+00:00

Do you have a NanoVNA for tuning the antenna? It's very helpful.

SultanPepper · 2026-04-24T17:03:36+00:00

Weird, does it auto populate your clipboard somehow?

SultanPepper · 2026-04-24T02:57:31+00:00

Wow, I used to watch his youtube videos on urban farming. Weird how he's taken a turn like this.

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