Part 2 of Some VHF/UHF Contacts and Tropo Openings

This video shows how to install a NMO type antenna mount..It was mounted on a 2009 Ford F-150 pickup truck at Kcomm the ham radio store in San Antonio, Tx..I aquired my brother Tim KE5CFZ to help me.. The NMO mount requires a 3/4" hole which was drilled thru the roof just in front of the cargo...

YO9PH/P working in VHF/UHF contes on the mountain

Here is a video showing how I installed a 12VDC ham radio power cord in a 09 Ford F-150 pickup truck..The cord was used on a Kenwood TM-D710 Dual Band VHF/UHF ham radio transceiver..The fuses are at the battery end..The cord was run thru the firewall & along side the drivers door under the kick...

Earl , K5ROC shows his portable station using a Alinco DX-70 for HF and Yaesu FT-7800R for VHF/UHF. The radios along with antenna tuner and power supply are mounted in a computer case it is transported by placing in a case with wheels and handle. Antennas for the station are a 1/4 wave Diamond...

Video shows how conditions were this morning on 18 June 2009 on 144 MHz and above. Jim/W4ZRZ opened up the band out of EM63 Alabama to the northeast. We quickly worked thru 432 then 222 MHz and then the surprise on 1.2 GHz on Voice.