hi all, my fren looking for used/2nd handy Yaesu VX170 or Vx-7R.
pls pm me wit ur best price.
thx n best regards

hmmm juz utterly curious, recently the pirates in somalia has been pretty bad, is there anyway we can monitor those? hehe

Just thought I'd drop by to say hello.
I'm from England, but now live in Cambodia, where I work for Air Traffic Control Service (CATS).
I'm licenced (callsign XU7ADQ), and monitor all bands regularly.
I can get 9M (Malaysia) no probs on 7 Mhz, and can talk around the world on just a crappy 3 metre long wire, I have on my balcony here at the airport.
For info, I use Icom IC706MKII-G for most HF work 1-30MHz, but the radio will also TX anywhere from 1.4-469.999MHz (its modified)
I also have a Yaesu (Vertex) VX-7r which is modded to tx almost anywhere from 40-569MHz, and I use for 147MHz (CB !!) when around town.
AT work we use icom IC-110's (AM VHF airband)
I also monitor 27.555MHz for DX contacts.Great fun site here people.
Keep up the good work.
Paul at VDSR (Google it!)
Our freqs here are:
ACC (all Cambodia FIR) - 127.500
Approach - 124.300
Tower - 118.500

wow hi paul! nice to meet u here!~!
so hav u had a qso wif any 9M holders before?
have u been here as in been to Malaysia before?

Hi all,

Noob here. Been a forumner for many years and didn't realise there's a dedicated thread for hamsters. Anyway hope to know you all better, thanks.

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Added on November 30, 2008, 10:18 pmHey Paul, any chance you will be visiting Malaysia soon?

This post has been edited by SeanConnery: Nov 30 2008, 10:18 PM

Sean... wat urs callsign bro?

oo qth?

Hi Sean C ??!!

At the moment, it's not very likely, cos I'm saving my money to buy a new (used!) moto.
I keep seeing adverts on TV for Malaysia (truly Asia), and it looks pretty nice.
Maybe towards the middle of 2009, I might come for a weeks vacation (I have to talk to the Jet Star rep to get a discount flight )
Yes I've spoken to a couple of 9M's on 7Mhz, because it's the best band for local (within 2000 Km) contacts, usually in the early morning.
I;m usually around on 18.150 at about 5:30-6pm most nights (Bangkok time), and listen to 7.070Mhz in the morning.
27.555MHz is on through the day if I'm at home, but not much on there.
29.600 FM is also usually busy with Thai, Chinese and Koreans.
As I said tho', I only have a short wire for an antenna (I'm restricted because I live at the airport, and can't stick a big antenna up).
When I get back to Phnom Penh in January or February, I'll be able to get a bigger antenna up, and will listen out on all bands.
If anyone wants to give me a shout, drop me an email to arrange a sked (after 5pm is best for me)
I'm playing with my new toy at the moment (Yaesu VX-7r) while I'm writing.
There are loads of tricks with this model, and I'm trying them all.
It's my second VX7 (this is a August 2008 model, my first was a 2003), and the newer models don't have any of the 'bugs' that the earlier ones had (I hope!!)
If anyone is thinking of buying a handheld 50/144/222/440MHz, you won't go wrong with the VX7.
The modification is very easy, and gives an amazing coverage of frequencies to play with.
Remember to look at the serial number on the back to establish the year it was made.
The serial number starts with the year of manufacture (5 = 2005, 8 =2008 etc)
The second LETTER indicates the MONTH of manufacture (C = January N =DECEMBER, but month isn't too important)
C
January

D
February

E
March

F
April

G
May

H
June

I
July

J
August

K
September

L
October

M
November

N
December


The other numbers are LOT NUMBER (2 figures) followed by ACTUAL Number of radio (4 numbers)
Mine is 8J (2008, August) 121125

Catch you later,
Have a good week;
Paul

Hi all,

Callsign's 9W2SUN.. base in Bangi, saltmine on Jalan Pahang Barat, behind Tawakal Hospital. Cool info there Paul VDSR, your years of experience obvious. Can't afford VX-7R just yet, currently using Icom V85, and aiming for a FT-60R or FT-817ND next .

This post has been edited by SeanConnery: Dec 1 2008, 02:41 PM

Hi Paul,

My VX7 is a 2007 November unfortunately mine still suffers from the speaker problem when there is a pressure or temperature change. I have emailed to Yaesu and they asked me to send it back. Too bad its just too far and I am not bothered. I will live with the problem

wahh tatz quite an info there paul,
the speaker problem is the 1 tat itz too soft izit?

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Added on December 1, 2008, 4:56 pmoh ya bros i wana ask, suddenly my handie vx6r whn plugged in to dc i cant hit the repeater, previously was fine but now..anyone any idea?

This post has been edited by someone_stupid: Dec 1 2008, 04:56 PM

many prob i've heard about VX6R.. don't know y..

last time my fren, when TX out of ham band, it will shut down the HT.. can't open it back untill plug it into DC..

o tat 1 result frm the mod wan but funny leh previously i can tx wif dc wan can hit repeater nw canot d

I don't think you can transmit when you are hooked up to the charger. The AMP is too low to support full power transmit. Try lowering the transmit.
You can however transmit full power with car adaptor though.

funny thing is last time can wan haih my tx very bad here only r1

Nah I dont think you need a lot of tx power to hit repeaters. Unless the repeater's rx antenna got problem or just normal propagation low.
Get a nice antenna and you will rx and tx much better.

agreed with santa.. no need high watt to TX to repeater...

try get a better antenna then u'll find out..

im using 1/4 wave previously was ok nw baddd

Hi Buddy,

Just a thought, but the charger for the VX-6 is the same as the VX7's (72B/C), and ALL chargers are prone to getting AC interfernce from your electric supply.
True, some (most) good charger units have filters built in, and the problem isn't too bad for RX.
The problems start, when the mains filtering isn't good AND you are TX'ing.
On a normal (simplex) transmission, the receiving station may tell you that there is a buzzing on your audio, and that can indicate poor filtering from the AC to the DC end of things.
This is just a guess, because I don't know which repeater you use, or the type of access code required for it (CTCSS/DCS/1750Hz tone), but I suspect that if it's CTCSS, then any AC 'hum' will get onto the CTCSS tone, and change it's frequency to 50/60Hz (NOT a standard tone )
This may be the problem, or it may not.
It's just my opinion. What is more important is that the charger that comes with the rig is not capable of providing enough current to power the rig on TX, and the rig will usually restart if you TX.
I had the VX-6r til last week (stolen!!), and had the problem of the rig shutting down, and playing dead if you TX on anywhere outside 49-56/137-174/220-225/400-470MHz (or TX'ing on the FM broadcast 88-108 band kills it)
The rig can be bought 'back to life' by plugging in the charger for a second or two, with no lasting effect.
I had the problem of my friends kids accidently pressing the PTT while listening to FM broadcast band, and then having no radio til I got home!
I got round the problem by buying a plug the same as the one on the charger, then attaching it to a 9 volt pp3 battery.
This kicks the radio into life, so you don't have to go home to plug it into the mains charger unit.
Another way around the problem, is to select BCLO from the menu.
This stops the radio TX'ing if there is any signal being received.
Don't forget to de-select it if you use a repeater, 'cos you are receiving a signal and the rig won't T^X (but useful for stopping accidental TX on FM broacast band).
Sorry to go on for so long, and thanks to everyone who's replied.
Have a good day,

CU Later
Paul

oh i didnt know i hav that BCLO most probably can use that to stop the accidental ptt on FM broadcast band. The mod has made the unit to 'short' if we TX on those bands.
The repeater is using a 203.5 tone so could it be the AC interefered with that?