My Amateur Radio Station - My first video

[linutas]

nice setup, but looks you have lots of qrm

[jkk45]

wow thats awsome

[eibeer]

FRG-7 that takes me back i used to have one in the early 80's

nice vid

[Jamieduk999]

weather chanel u geeek

[senderjaeger]

Very impressive equipment!

[kernowrock555]

wow! what a set-up! ...I'm hoping to take my exam this year, any advice on my first rig? thanx, I'm in SW England.

[teamfab]

Great vid Pete, i like the old yeasu twins, the old stuff just oozes character, bloody good show lad..

Martin.

[HighFlyer186]

Hi Martin, Thanks mate. I must do another vid soon as the shack has changed a lot, got more vintage gear Hi, H, cheer's mate.

73 Pete

[ve3arf]

Great to see the old TS520SE

I had one for many years.

[m0ogy]

love the old Yaesu twins....nice video mate............73's DAVE (M0OGY) North Lincolnshire.

[HighFlyer186]

Hi Dave, many thanks for the comment. Yes, the old Yaesu twins are lovely, they work really well. I should really do another video because the shack has changed a little, I have more vintage radio's now HI HI 73 Pete

[m0ogy]

Cheers mate, 73's DAVE

[permatieu]

hello you have very good radio station!bye!

[titolevis]

METAR station

[newtownards1]

hi,great looking shack i have the yaesu ft767gx two of them great radio,s,thankyou for uploading this video,best regards from william,n.ireland.

[HobieTyourtube]

Nice set up!!-I guess you have loved radio for decades?

I guess the Pre selector-----picks the band!

The FRG-7 was a winner-----the link between old and new?

onced tuned--------held frequency-pretty good!

[blyid1]

Some nice vintage equipment ! In my opinion the old gear sounds much better than the modern dsp bells and whistles black box type !

[HighFlyer186]

Hi Blyid1, thank you for your comment. I agree entirely. I have even more vintage equipment now I just love it.

73 Pete

[stewartx5]

How has your FT-767GX held up after posting this video last year? How old is it and are you the original owner? A friend, loaded down with too many radios, recently sold me one dirt cheap after the backup battery died. While the radio still works, the memories (clock, etc) won't hold their settings. I've ordered a replacement battery and will have everything back in good working order soon. I expect it to be a nice addition to my shack.

[HighFlyer186]

Hi, No, I'm not the original owner but the FT-767GX is still working with no probems at all. My backup battery went and I replaced it but now it's gone again (over five years) I don't know how old my transceiver is. But it's a great radio, I think you will enjoy using it.

[stewartx5]

You know a radio is old when people don't just say they're not the original owner, but rather emphatically deny being so. There must be an original owner out there, but I've yet to find anyone willing to admit to it. Anyway, it's a nice radio and I do hope to get some enjoyment out of it. It was fairly clean and I've cleaned it up more. Seems to be working well, but waiting to take my General exam before trying anything beyond a dummy load. Lots of nice radios in your video.

[HighFlyer186]

Hi Stewartx5, I got my FT-767GX off a friend five to six years ago he had it for around two to three months, so it's been around Hi. Thank you for your kind comment about my radios, I got hold of an FDX-750X 2m transceiver two days ago, it's in excellent condition. I really enjoy collecting and using classic/vintage radio equipment. I hope you have many years of enjoyment using your FT767GX.

73 Pete G0OMH

[8462995]

wow that's an awesome radio station ^_^ i hope you play awesome music.... hehe

[AirSn1per]

Hey nice video i see you have a FRG-7 SWL radio what type of antenna you have hooked up to it i got one as well but it dos not work as good as i herd i dos???

[HighFlyer186]

Hi AirSn1per, thanks for the comment.

I use an end fed zepp, which is a little like an end fed wire around 25 feet in length. Have a look at my other FRG-7 vids :-)

[AirSn1per]

Ok ill check out the others thanks for the info. on a scale d=from 1-10 how do you think the FRG-7 works???

73's From Nick AKA AirSn1per

[HighFlyer186]

Hi Nick, I'd give the FRG-7 a 9 out of 10, it's a really nice receiver, but some have a problem using it, ie not sure how  the preselector works etc.

73 Pete

[10mjt29]

just watched this vid again. still one of my favs vid. all thoses lovely yaesus.

[HighFlyer186]

Why, thank you very much for the nice comment. I'll be posting a much better demo of the station very soon.

[Sammut81]

What is that noise or sound between 0:30 to 0:31? Is it a ghost in the machine?

[HighFlyer186]

LOL, No, this is someone at the station just adding some information to the 'automated voice' recording, hence the different voice.

[miserableoldcunt]

way way better than mine, a fantastic first attempt.

[hocsoin]

BASIC QUESTION: Why do you like to operate radio equipment?

[HighFlyer186]

Hi hocsoin, I really like the technical side of radio plus experimenting with home made very low power transmitters and under the right band conditions, talk to other radio hams in literally any part of the globe.

[hendrixathos]

Very great and amatorial station.

[10mjt29]

nice lot of gear. i thought the station was one of the volmet stations.

[HighFlyer186]

Hi Micky, Yes, it;s RAF Volmet on 5 Mhz shortwave :-)

73 Pete

[mathieuliem]

what kind of numbers is the voice repeating?

[HighFlyer186]

Aeronautical weather information and format of transmission for each airport includes:

- Station & Time recorded

- Wind speed & direction

- Visibility

- Cloud height in feet

- Temparature & Due Point

- QNH = Air pressure

- NO SIG = No significant change

Hope this helps, Pete :-)

[13H23]

Hello Good Video...73s

[HighFlyer186]

Hi 13H23, thanks for the nice comment.

73 Pete :-)

[fanjapanischermusik]

how much of that stuff you can listen to with your equipment, you can listen with your de 1103?

[fanjapanischermusik]

wow.

why do you have a de 1103 when you`ve got all this stuff in there?????

[HighFlyer186]

Hi again fanjapanischermusik. That's a very good point hahaha. I like using the DE-1103 because it's portable and fun to use. Plus it's a good all round receiver.

Best wishes. Peter

[teamfab]

Great looking shack, i have a FRG and a TS520, super old radios which ooze character. My friend also has a 767 which he swears by. Good vid

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[HighFlyer186]

Thanks for the nice comment. Yes, I just love using them. I will post a video of the TS-520SE soon, the audio on that sounds really great. 73 Pete

[kg4zyz]

Are you willing to part with the FRG-7??

[janosparag]

OMG! "small radio station"?!its so cool.

[COUGAR2200BCL]

Nice Rig,Nice station! Hpe to cu on the band!

73 de JI3CJP Kan

[HighFlyer186]

Hi Kan, Thanks for the nice comment. Hope to speak to you on the bands too. Do you have Echolink? 73 Peter G0OMH

[COUGAR2200BCL]

Hi Peter-san.Yes,I have Echolink Call.JI3CJP-L

Hpe cu on Echolink.

[Diamond31325]

Very nice station I believe that was an FT-736R radio a very nice rig I have the same model always interesting to see other amateur radio stations 73.

[HighFlyer186]

Hi Thanks for your comment. No, the main transceiver is an FT-767Gx which is H.F./144/430/ But is does look so much like the FT-736R. I'm going to make a new video of the shack very soon and this time add some commentary which will help, I think. Thanks again for taking the time to post your comment

73 Peter G0OMH

[turnermedman]

just blown away with your station. i as just a humble swl

[HighFlyer186]

Hi Mick, Many thanks for the very nice comment. I'm going to make a new video of the station as it's changed a little since this vid was made. Take care Mick, 73 Peter G0OMH

[turnermedman]

hurry up with your next video. lol

[tube1314]

Nice station.

[AsmelEduardo]

Nice shack, I've a TS-520SE too.... nice ridio, great reciver, good quality audio, built like a tank. Hi from Venezuela!

[HighFlyer186]

Hi AsmelEduardo, thanks for the comments. Yes, I love the TS-520 and would never part with it. 73 Peter.

[bigants]

Man, that FRG7 looks like it was made last week. I have warn the paint of mine around almost every dial.

Your "small amateur radio station" has some classic rigs. Very cool.

[HighFlyer186]

Hi bigants, Thank you for your comments, yes the FRG-7 is in good condition for it's age, so are the FR-50B and FL-50B Rx/Tx I think the FRG-7 is a superb receiver. This is my fist video, so I hope the next one will be a little better. :>) Thanks again for the comment. 73 Peter