Ham Radio.............The BDARC Club Call of "MX0 GBB/P" Bank Holiday Weekend

This is the Brigg and District Amateur Radio Club's callsign of "MX0 GBB/P" been used for 72 hours constant over the bank holiday weekend August 2010. We were active on 80 Meters SSB with a Kenwood TS870S powering a Linear Amp UK Ranger 811 to 400 Watts to a cut Dipole and on the second day a Doublet antenna.On 20 Meters SSB we were using a Kenwood TS480HX to an Acom 1000 Linear to an output power of 400 Watts, to a KLM 34A four element Yagi on top of a Strumect Versatower P60.The third and final station was a Yaesu FT8900R Quadbander running 50 watts to a Diamond V2000 Colinear. On this radio we were mainly active on 2 Meters.The BDARC had massive pile ups all weekend on the 80 Meter band. The receiving radio used on the video is M0OGY's 1990 Yaesu FT1000D. A big thankyou to all the stations who worked the Team at MX0 GBB/P and to our hosts for the weekend a Massive thankyou indeed!.......73's and Good DX , from Dave M0OGY (Vice Chairman BDARC) North Lincolnshire UK.

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[PennG0VQY]

hi there, could you tell me if the FT-8900R Quad Band has two antenna terminals on the back? Thanks a lot mate

[m0ogy]

@PennG0VQY I should know Penn I've owned one for 6 years. Mine is mounted in my shack under the bench. I think if I remember right just one antenna socket.

[PennG0VQY]

@m0ogy I've managed to find the dual band 10/6 antenna, but not a 2/6/10 antenna which I would have thought would be the sort of antenna you would want to use on this radio. I quite like the look of this radio but obviously if you've only got one antenna socket then you are but limited if you cannot find an antenna that will cover three bands. What is the tuning knob like, doesn't seem to have a big tuning knob on the front of the radio, I need one that is easy to tune, like the FT 2900

[m0ogy]

@PennG0VQY The only Quad band vertical I have seen is a Diamond hygain mobile antenna it ends 8900 in its model. I keep meaning to buy one and fit it on a radial kit. I'm sure if you got it high in the air it would work very well. On my FT8900R I run a Diamond V2000 Triband Colinear. The radio is a nice rig. I bought a Kenwood TM 2/70cm rig........the flash big screen APRS model a year back to use in the house. I've not even tried it yet.....LOL. . The tuning knob seems OK.

[PennG0VQY]

@m0ogy I wonder if it would be feasible to use good-quality splitter box and then use a tri-band antenna covering 6/2/70 plus the Gain master?

[m0ogy]

@PennG0VQY That would be a good idea.......like a duplexer ect. very good idea

[PennG0VQY]

@m0ogy I've managed to find the dual band 10/6 antenna, but not a 2/6/10 antenna which I would have thought would be the sort of antenna you would want to use on this radio. I quite like the look of this radio were obviously if you've only got one antenna socket then you are but limited if you cannot find an antenna that will cover three bands. What is the tuning knob like, doesn't seem to have a big tuning knob on the front of the radio, I need one that is easy to tune, like the FT 2900

[m0ogy]

@darynsax Thanks Mate....I hope your OK......73's Dave

[darynsax]

awesome vid

[m0ogy]

@mm3sgq Glad I worked you.......God I would of needed a lot of film to video all the Operators we worked in that "Pile up"........73's Dave M0OGY.