Yaesu Vx-6r Band Mod

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I'm not sure I understand the need. If it's something you want to do then okay. With several bands that I CAN talk on and several more common (AM, FM, Weather) that I can receive I, personally, have everything I need. The purpose for me is to have the ability to know what's going on in an emergency and to be be able to call for help when in the woods if I have to.

The factory model does all that for me and I'm not taking the risk of hosing up an expensive piece of equipment. Just my point of view. But thanks for the links. The reasons can be anything from using lower channels which do not require a license to talk on to even being able to communicate with law enforcement during a disaster, since if you have an emergency you can use all frequencies except military to call for help on even without a license. Since any emergency even those who do not have a license can talk on HAM radio stations to call for help.

Those are just a few reasons to have the modification, which is useful for me since I live off the grid and miles from anyone else, my neighbor is over a mile away. There are many on this forum who probably have similar circumstances in which they live away from everyone else, so having alternative ways to communicate is nice to have on hand. At least it is for me.As for the lower frequencies that do not require a license (there are also stations in the HAM range that do not require a license) I use these to frequently talk to friends since I do not even get cell phone reception here.Since the CB is not capable of reaching many of my friends who live several cities over, the HAM is great to use in those cases on those frequencies, but also I do have my license for HAM and I can use the others as well. It is just a case of preference, but it does make a difference to me and some others.Just great to have it all ready on hand. Just get a good shortwave radio transciever. In a scenario as you describe all bets are off for licenses.you don't need one. If it were for normal everyday/no emergency use, you would need a license.

Remember though, the antenna is the key to good transmission and reception. Most of the radios on the market are similar but there are different antenna set ups that you can use, that is where to do your research.The licence like a car licence is there to prevent you from blowing it up. You become knowledgable to avoid mismatchs and electricution. Hello, I started a thread called Personal Locater Beacons and someone kindly directed me here. We have a lake access, off grid cabin on a small lake in Canada about 30 miles from the nearest town. There are a few neighbors on the other side of the lake but only one we can see and those folks don't seem to be home much.

We have a friend who lives on the other side of that house, behind a hill. There is usually someone home there and they would call SAR or come to our rescue. There are no roads on our side and no houses, either.PLB/s are way betterI am looking for a way to call for SAR help in case of emergency. The local head paramedic suggested an iridium sat phone but that's overkill in terms of price as we are not at the cabin all that often.

The new Fast Find 210 PLB is now cleared for Canada and costs under $300. We travel quite a bit so it could come in handy in other parts of the globe, too.Or would radio phones make sense for us? Would we have to put up an antenna for ourselves and one at the top of our friend's hill? There also is a road with fairly frequent trucks going by to the nearby gas and oil fields so they might also pick up a radio call. I don't know, it sounds iffy to me. In response to the note that suggested getting a ham radio and not getting a license.

A ham radio license isn't that hard to get if you have average intelligence. I would encourage you to get the study manual that the ARRL publishes, read though it, check out the questions from the actual test (they give you all the questions that could be on the test plus the answers) and then get the license.

The reason I encourage you to get your license is because communicating via radio isn't as simple as turning it on and pressing the button on the mic. There's a lot more to it than that. In addition, any HF rig that is not an HT (walkie talkie) is probably capable of putting out enough energy through the antenna to cause injury should you not know what you're doing.Think of it this way: Would you buy a gun and never use it until an actual emergency arose? Of course not. Learning to use a piece of eqipment is all about practice.

Given that, what makes you think that buying a 2 way radio and not using it or even learning HOW to set it up is any different? You do need to have at least a base core of knowledge you know. The old adage is practice makes perfect.

This is especially true if you are considering using the radio in a situation where power isn't just an electrical outlet away.Rich. Hello guys, As you can see this is my first post.

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Ham radio is communication that can't be beat. I got my license back in 72 and it is much easier now. Back then you did not know the questions on the test and now you study from a book that has the questions or test at the back of the book. This is a sample of several questions that may be asked. You just don't know which question might be asked. Also one was required to learn the code.

I have the advanced license, talked all over the world, navy ships, run what is called phone batch traffic for people overseas. Have even talked to the space shuttle.Having an antenna is a simple thing to do in an emergency. I always used a dipole antenna. It is just two pieces of wire cut to a particular length (depending on frequency, longer length for lower frequencies, shorter for higher). On the coax the shield goes to one side, center conductor to another.Trying to place a story in my mind that was several years ago.

Yaesu Vx-6r Band Modem

Some army group over seas had attracted and some students at the school had hid a ham radio and were calling for help. So you can't beat it.The, what is called 2 meter 147 mhz, is what we have a lot of repeaters on. It is line of sight communications which means basically, you see me, you can talk to me. Also repeaters are put in orbit called oscar. We actually communicate with them and, once again, line of sight which has me talking all over the place on very low power.

I started with FRS quite a few years ago for hunting. Migrated to GMRS because of the wattage increase, and yes I do have a license. The individual license allows anyone in my immediate family to operate on it. I have two 5 watt quasi bases, and a multitude of 2 watt handhelds. Non of those accept an external antennae.If I understand the license correctly, I can go up to 50 watts and have an external antennae staying within a few guidelines on height. I have been researching on taking full advantage of the license, but am a bit timid of what I am finding.First, the wish list.50 watts GMRS (existing license).5 watt FRS ( no license required )2 watts MURS ( no license required )HAM ( Rx only for the moment, license to follow if deemed necessary )WeatherExternal antennaeOne radio ( x 5 for all member locales )LegalMobile or base would be acceptable, but mobile would be preferred. 12 volt power and the ability to carry to ridge top for better reception being biggies.

Roughly an 8 mile range will be required worst case.That may in fact be an impossible goal. Dual band (VHF/UHF), programmable power output, FCC 'type accepted', and two separate 'tuned antennae'? Can anybody help me wade through this, or let me in the boat? The information is overflowing my hip waders, and I don't figure chest waders are going to help either. Since I keep my BOB in my truck at all times, and it could get stolen, I do not keep expensive items in it. I have a 40 channel hand held CB radio that is fairly light weight, and has a telescoping antenna about 3 feet long. I bought it from Fleabay for 20 dollars about 8 years ago, and it is like new since I have never used it except to make sure it works.

So I stretched a plastic bag over it, and it slips right into a side pocket on my BOB. I keep 8 extra batteries for it, and if it gets stolen out of the truck, I aint lost much.It is a full 4 watt output, and I have talked to truckers 6-8 miles away and much farther when the skip ws right. There is no guarantee it will work out in the wilderness, but I feel better with it than I would a 2 watt FRS unit! Since I keep my BOB in my truck at all times, and it could get stolen, I do not keep expensive items in it. I have a 40 channel hand held CB radio that is fairly light weight, and has a telescoping antenna about 3 feet long. I bought it from Fleabay for 20 dollars about 8 years ago, and it is like new since I have never used it except to make sure it works.

So I stretched a plastic bag over it, and it slips right into a side pocket on my BOB. I keep 8 extra batteries for it, and if it gets stolen out of the truck, I aint lost much.It is a full 4 watt output, and I have talked to truckers 6-8 miles away and much farther when the skip ws right. There is no guarantee it will work out in the wilderness, but I feel better with it than I would a 2 watt FRS unit!Plus I just love saying, how about you Rubber Duck:scared.

Rating:2018-10-29Solid performerTime Owned: more than 12 months.I have grown somewhat partial to Yaesu equipment. I had a VX7RB when I bought this radio. They use the same battery packs so it made sense to get this radio. I bought it on one of the ham classified sites and I got the radio, power supply and two battery packs for $200 shipped.I programmed it at first with CHirp and then I downloaded and used VX commander and it was a bit easier to use. The radio does everything it should and with an aftermarket antenna I can hit the local repeater from 7 or 8 miles away with no problem. (Not line of sight.)This radio has extended receive and while that sounds impressive, you do need the appropriate antenna to listen to anything in the frequencies below 30 MHz.Water proof or at least strongly water resistant is a great feature if you are outdoors in less than sunny weather.

I use this radio to monitor local emergency services and it will go quite a while on a battery with moderate traffic.I know that the radio is packed with far more features than I would ever use and plenty of memories. As far as I know as of today, the radio is still in production so you can buy new or used. Either way, it is a great hand held. Rating:2018-03-22WELL KNOWN CERAMIC FILTER ISSUE, POOR YAESU SUPPORTTime Owned: more than 12 months.The radio was purchased three years ago as the most rugged model of the type and maintained in pristine condition and seldom used, perhaps 5 hours total. This was to be my go to radio for extreme situations in bad weather which it never saw.

To make matters worse, I purchased several batteries and every accessory for this radio. One day, turned unit on and had issues with reception, indicative of one or more (KNOWN) ceramic filter failures, Yaesu USA agreed this to be the likely issue but stated repairs would not be covered. A 3.5 satisfaction rating for Yaesu repair services means I will not be sending the radio back for them to repair. This radio and others affected by the ceramic filter issue should have been recalled by Yaesu.In the mean time, I will use my Wouxun and Baofeng radios which have proved very reliable despite daily hard use. Rating:2017-12-02Sturdy radioTime Owned: more than 12 months.This was my first post-license radio, chosen because it's rugged and waterproof, a necessity when hiking in the Pacific Northwe't or working multi-hour events like the the Seattle Marathon, which always seems to be held in bad weather.:)The MH-73A4B waterproof speaker/microphone is nice addition as it's louder and clearer than the built-in speaker. For portable operations, I use a Comet SMA-24 dual-band or Diamond SRH320A tri-band antenna. (220MHz transmit is limited to 1.5W.) When I set up a base camp (such as running field for net control), I use a J-Pole based on one of Ed Fong's (WB6IQN) designs.The manual is well-written.

The learning curve for the radio's primary functions, setting up repeaters, manual seeking, was surprisingly low. The first, most important function I discovered was how to disable WIRES. Nothing says 'I'm a new ham' faster than beep-boop-beep preceding each transmission because you inadvertently touched the clover key.Battery life has been adequate to run a small, four-hour net control station. For longer events, I've brought a couple of homemade power packs based on a pair of Lithium 18650 cells - two of these are nice hot spares.Overall performance has been better than the Baofeng my SAR friends have used, although the external microphone helps a lot. When I've tried Winlink, the VX6R is much more predictable whereas the BF seems to struggle with sustained transmit. On the other hand, the UV5R is so ubiquitous, there are a lot of well-documented mods for it, such as the cable for a PiGate.One nit I have is when the radio's off and the charger is plugged in or removed, the radio speaker crackles.

Sometimes, rather than charging, it will go into a weird standby mode.I did run into some sensitivity issues in NBFM mode that seem to occur with this line of radios that was still under warranty. (The issue is also mentioned onWO9U's web site, 4-star review posted by WT8P on 2017-04-07This was my first post-license radio, chosen because it's rugged and waterproof, a necessity when hiking in the Pacific Northwe't. The MH-73A4B waterproof speaker/microphone is nice addition as it's loud and clearer than the built-in speaker. For portable operations, I use a Comet SMA-24 dual-band antenna. When I set up a base camp (such as running field for net control), I use a J-Pole.The manual is well-written. The learning curve for the radio's primary functions, setting up repeaters, manual seeking, was surprisingly low.

The first, most important function I discovered was how to disable WIRES. (Nothing says 'I'm a new ham' faster than beep-boop-beep preceding each transmission because you inadvertently touched the clover key.)Battery life has been adequate to run a small, four-hour net control station. For longer events, I've brought a couple of homemade power packs based on Lithium 18650 cells - two of these are nice hot spares.Overall performance has been better than the Baofeng my SAR friends have used, although the external microphone helps a lot. When I've tried Winlink, the VX6R is much more predictable whereas the BF seems to struggle with sustained transmit. On the other hand, the UV5R is so ubiquitous, there are a lot of well-documented mods for it, such as the cable for a PiGate.One nit I have is when the radio's off and the charger is plugged in or removed, the radio speaker crackles. Sometimes, rather than charging, it will go into a weird standby mode.I did run into some sensitivity issues in NBFM mode that seem to occur with this line of radios that was still under warranty. (The issue is also mentioned onWO9U's web site, http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/timc/e/vx7r.html).

Rating:2017-09-10Excellent Submersible Dual-Band FM TransceiverTime Owned: 3 to 6 months.Hello all,Yaesu VX-6R/E is an excellent radio - both for amateur and professional use.Also for beginners or experienced operators.Pros (+):1. Tough body, compact size & good wide receiver, which is excellent for new amateur operators as it will encourage their curiosity.2. Battery performance is also good, regarding the compact size of the radio and the battery itself.3. Stock antenna is good and could be enough for a beginner.Personally I use 'Super-elastic Signal Sticks' antenna from as well, which has very good performance exactly on the ham VHF/UHF bands and helps you to get the best of this little VX-6.4. The compact size, ergonomics and IPX7 waterproof makes it great choice for outdoor professional or amateur use, despite of the weather and environment conditions.5.

VX-6 is also capable to transmit on the professional VHF/UHF band (after modification), which again makes it great choice for professional or amateur use. It is also good for marine operation.I personally use it mainly for amateur radio operation.DO NOT violate the law and do not do the modificaion unless you are qualified and authorized to transmit outside the amateur VHF/UHF band!!! This modification option is available in order to be able to use the radio for professional reasons, not to disturb professional operators!However VX-6 gives you the option to listen in wide enough range. Do not transmit outside the amateur band, unless you are allowed and required to do so.6. VX-6 is very easy to program and use = user friendly.You can also use CHIRP (or VX-6 Commander (for easy programming via PC.I personally have both, but I use VX-6 Commander as it allows you to configure everything on your VX-6 (God bless KC8UNJ!).Cons (-):1.

The loudspeaker could be a bit more powerful, as in noise environment it might not be enough loud. However, there are enough accessories, which can eliminate this minor issue.2. Keypad is a bit small, but this is the price you have to pay in order to have that great radio in such small. Compact and ergonomic body.As a result, I am absolutely happy with my choice of YAESU VX-6E.73,LZ1BOR.

Rating:2017-07-14Good RadioTime Owned: 3 to 6 months.Good Radio! It has some shortcomings.

The first that comes to mind is the 1.5W on 220. I see no reason why. My Anytone tri-band has 5W on 220. It can be a complicated radio and people have down-rated it for that. All of the features are noted in the ads. The fact that someone doesn't have the time or isn't capable of using the features isn't the fault of the radio.I like the waterproof feature.

I haven't had a chance to try it yet but I can certainly see the benefits.The manual says the LED transmit/receive light is also supposed to indicate charging status. Mine doesn't and that's a minor inconvenience. I don't know whether they designed that feature out and didn't change the manual or whether it just isn't working on my radio. The screen still shows whether it's charging or not.Overall, I like the radio.

To simplify programming, I also got the RT Systems program. I like their programs but that's for another review. Rating:2016-11-06Receiver problem on some modelsTime Owned: more than 12 months.I went all in on a VX-6R about 5 or so years ago. Spare Batteries, waterproof mic, earpiece, etc. I loved this radio! Used it at Boston Marathon twice with great success. Then one day I couldn't hear the repeater a few miles away.AT ALL!

Turns out several of the VX-6R, 7R and even a few 5R have an issue where the receiver dies. Yaesu initially wouldn't acknowledge the issue and I put it in a drawer for a few years. Recently, I found some info on line to repair it and hoping might be able to restore it. Hope the batteries lasted too.

When it worked 4/5 to 5/5.Link to description and repair of VX7: you want to do HF monitoring, get a TH-F6A. The 6R only does HF AM. «.