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West Allis Radio Amateur Club

West Allis Radio Amateur Club. Pat Hoppe WW9R. Typical HF Operation. Fixed Antennas. Typical HF Operation. Fixed Antennas Big Radios. Mobile HF Operation. Mobile HF Operation. What kind of antenna would I use? Where would I put the radio? How much does it cost? Will anyone hear me?

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West Allis Radio Amateur Club

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  1. West Allis Radio Amateur Club Pat Hoppe WW9R

  2. Typical HF Operation • Fixed Antennas

  3. Typical HF Operation • Fixed Antennas • Big Radios

  4. Mobile HF Operation

  5. Mobile HF Operation • What kind of antenna would I use? • Where would I put the radio? • How much does it cost? • Will anyone hear me? • What mode would I use? • Is it difficult to do?

  6. Mobile HF Operation • My station design parameters: • Easy to use (eyes on the rode!) • Minimal footprint (wife friendly) • Reasonable cost $$$ • CW

  7. Mobile HF Operation • Ease of Use • Minimal radio interaction • Good receiver • Buttons not menus • Big VFO • “Set-it and Forget it”

  8. Mobile HF Operation • Minimal Footprint • Control Head • Clean Mounting System • Lido Mount

  9. Mobile HF Operation • Minimal Footprint • Single Antenna for HF & VHF/UHF • Yaesu ATAS 1206 – 40 mtrs, VHF/UHF • Easy “Tune” feature

  10. Mobile HF CW Modified Diamond K400 mount

  11. Mobile HF Operation • Reasonable Cost • Yaesu FT-857D $729.00 • Yaesu ATAS 120 $299.00 • Lido Mount $ 24.99 • Diamond Ant. Mount $ 73.99 • Coax extension cable $ 16.99 • Comet Duplexer $ 74.99 • Total Cost $1,218.96

  12. Mobile HF Operation A BIG signal from a little station?

  13. Mobile HF Operation A BIG signal from a little station? CW

  14. Mobile HF CW • With CW, you will put out a Big signal with very little power.

  15. Mobile HF CW But will anyone hear me?

  16. Mobile HF CW 17 Meters 2/16/ 2016 20:27z Driving through Muskego

  17. Mobile HF CW • E73W 20 mtrs Bosnia • 6Y5WJ 30 mtrs Bahamas • EA8/DL4MO 20 mtrs Canary Is. • DR0Z 20 mtrs Germany • EH3CT 20 mtrs Spain • ZL1BYZ 20 mtrs New Zealand • WD5LZC 40 mtrs Kentucky

  18. Mobile HF CW Reality Check – How do you copy CW while driving?

  19. Mobile HF CW If you can copy without writing things down (head copy), you can do this.

  20. Mobile HF CW • Get on the air and operate. • Listen to a mp3 player while doing other activities • MorseGen converts txt files to cw • CW Freak

  21. Mobile HF CW Besides, copying the code isn’t the problem.

  22. Mobile HF CW The key to operating mobile CW is the location of the “key” (or paddles). Location Location Location

  23. Mobile HF CW

  24. Mobile HF CW

  25. Mobile HF CW • Start out by operating at home until you can copy the code in your head. • Listen to CD’s or an MP3 player in the car. • Install your radio and just listen. • Listen some more… • Look for me on the bottom end of 20…

  26. CW Resources • FISTS • www.fists.org • CWops • http://www.cwops.org

  27. Contesting Resources • Society of Midwest Contesters • www.w9smc.com

  28. Mobile HF CW Operation Pat Hoppe WW9R ww9r@wi.rr.com

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