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Yaesu FTM-6000R Manual

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August 2022
COMPACtenna 2M/440+

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  • Page 1 Product Reviews August 2022 COMPACtenna 2M/440+...

  • Page 2: Product Review

    Transceiver Reviewed by Rick Palm, K1CE k1ce@arrl.net The Yaesu FTM-6000R is a compact, dual-band, one band at a time, analog (FM) mobile transceiver. The maximum RF output power is 50 W on both the 2-meter and 70-centimeter bands, but it also has a significant extended range on receive, from 108 MHz to 999.995 MHz (with cellular...
  • Page 3 Yaesu FTM-6000R Table 1 Key Measurements Summary Yaesu FTM-6000R, serial number 1L020743, Receiver Sensitivity (12 dB SINAD, µV) FCC ID# K6620795X40 0.15 Manufacturer’s Specifications Measured in ARRL Lab 70 cm 0.13 SINAD Frequency coverage: Receive, Receive: 108 – 823.995, 849.1 –...
  • Page 4 Figure 1 — The Yaesu FTM-6000R rear panel. pushes or sits on the microphone’s button). For the To register (move) a frequently used function or setting purpose of this review, this feature was not tested. to the Function list, select the function or item from the Menu list and then press and hold the key.

  • Page 5: Other Functions

    Figure 2 — This diagram represents the layered structure of the E2O-III system. [Graphic courtesy of Yaesu] quency (118.175 MHz). Pressing the frequencies, press the key to switch to VFO BAND GRP V/M MW brought up the air band memory channel. Pressing it...
  • Page 6 (TNC) for packet operation. involves improvement of the human operator interface, It can also be used to access the Yaesu WIRES-X net- and the FTM-6000R is no exception. I especially like work as an analog node when connected to an HRI- the E2O-III algorithm for assigning functions and 200, and this is discussed in the advanced manual.
  • Page 7 Radio Analog PTRX-9700 SDR Adapter Add-On Reviewed by Rus Healy, K2UA k2ua@arrl.net Like its HF sibling (the IC-7300) has done on 160 – 6 meters, Icom’s IC-9700 has taken the VHF/UHF world by storm. The IC-9700 covers the 144 – 148, 430 –...

  • Page 8: Installation

    Functionally, it breaks out each band’s receive RF PTRX-9700 input are completed, and the cables sup- signal and feeds the signals from the IC-9700’s cur- plied with the PTRX-9700 route RF back to the radio’s rently selected band to the internal receiver and to an main RF board.

  • Page 9: Operation

    Operation Once you’ve installed the PTRX-9700 and, if appro- priate, connected the external reference to the pro- vided splitter board, connect your SDR and select appropriate SDR software for your computer. With my setup, I use HDSDR. I did initial testing with a HackRF One and then moved to an Airspy HF+.

  • Page 10: Setup And Operation

    external reference oscillator running at 49.152 MHz. nect the 49.152 MHz reference that you’ll see a differ- See the figures in the PTRX-9700 review in this ence in operation. issue for more details on the board’s location and The board is held in place with two screws and two connections.

  • Page 11: Other Applications

    Table 2 — miniGPS Specifications Manufacturer Specifications Input power: 5 V, 250 mA. Output signal: Square wave, configurable for 6.4, 9, 9.9, or 10.3 dBm (approximately 4 – 10 mW). SMA connector. Output frequency: 400 Hz – 810 MHz, configurable through Mac or Windows software.

  • Page 12: Hardware Details

    COMPACtenna 2M/440+ Reviewed by Michael Fluegemann, KE8AQW ke8aqw@arrl.net For anyone looking for a low-profile mobile or station antenna for 2 meters and 70 centimeters, the 2M/440+ made by COMPACtenna may be right for you. I had the pleasure of using the 2M/440+ antenna for more than several weeks and found it to work well.
  • Page 13 Figure 9 —­The­COMPACtenna­2M/440+­vehicle­installation­with­ the­Larsen­NMO­magnetic­mount. Satellites Satellite operation was one of the other use cases suggested in the instructions. While using the radio in my car, I tried a couple of FM satellite passes with the new ISS repeater and SO-50. On both occasions I was able to get into the satellites and make a couple of contacts.

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