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Anyone know about ham radio gear?

Bigerik

Bigerik

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Clearing out some of my dads old gear, and am not sure what to do with his old ham radio gear. He has a Yaesu FT-107M ham radio with separate, matching power supply.
Anyone familiar with this set? Is it still usable or desirable?

Thanks!
 
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i would say its usable and desirable take a look on ebay just enter Yaesu FT . i have a comms receiver on there its getting lots of interest .i reckon a 2 way will get lots more ..
 
Bigerik said:
Clearing out some of my dads old gear, and am not sure what to do with his old ham radio gear. He has a Yaesu FT-107M ham radio with separate, matching power supply.
Anyone familiar with this set? Is it still usable or desirable?

Thanks!
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It is both. If it has all the add on boards and filters even more. I still can't afford one. :drool:
 
Check online for Ham radio clubs in your area. There's probably someone local who can look over what you have and maybe even take it off your hands for a fair price.

But at the same time, why not consider using it yourself. Your Dad would be proud and it ight be a great start to a rewarding hobby! :thmbsp:
 
yep try it out no harm listening in but you may need ham licence to transmit ..you do over here ..prob gets 26-27mhz you could use that to transmit as its cb band
 
It would be cool to use the Yaesu but there is a bit of involvement like licensing, towers, and other setup issues. The guys on Videokarma could probably answer all your questions.
 
It's an 80's vintage HF rig. A few generations behind the latest and greatest but still quite usable. It does require an amateur radio license to use on the air but you could connect it to a 50 Ohm 200 watt dummy load for testing.
Features
• 160-10 Meters
• Solid State
• VOX
• Peak/Notch Filter
• Noise Blanker • 240 Watts Input
• Semi Break-in CW
• Variable IF Bandwidth
• Speech Processor

The Yaesu FT-107M is a solid-state HF transceiver covering 160 to 10 meters in SSB, CW, AM and FSK modes. There is also WWV/JJY receive at 5 MHz. Power input is 240 watts on SSB/CW and 80 watts on AM/FSK. It features a digital display and an analog subdial. The supplied SSB filter is 2.4 kHz. The FT-107M requires 13.8 VDC at 20 amps. This radio does not have general coverage receive. It is supplied with a DC cable.

Here's a video of a working unit: http://youtu.be/cAqW2dzlUkI

Here is a link showing how to enable the WARC bands (30m, 17m and 12m) by removing three diodes.
http://www.jorgje.net/index.php?opt...fix20090216&catid=8:categoryhamradio&Itemid=9
 
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Very nice radio in the lineup. All of my current radios are Yaesu. The FT-107M should be worth good money. Go to eHam.net and read the reviews on it to get an idea. Maybe you can find a ham radio operator locally that can test it out for you.
 
With all due respects, you might want to listen in on a few ham radio conversations before investing a lot of money - just to make sure it's to your liking.

My experience has been that it's a lot like CB with a smattering of manners.
 
jaymanaa said:
You can get a HAM licence now with knowing code. That was the part that always tripped me up.
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Yup. You would need at least a General Class license to get full use out of that rig, and it's pretty easy. Some basic tech questions, rules & regs, etc.
IIRC, www.qrz.com has a link to sample tests. Start with the Technican Class & see how ya do...then give the General a shot. Sample questions are all taken from the current test question pool, so you're not messing with outdated info. If there's a ham club in your area, they periodically offer testing. $14 gets you your ticket. Dunno if that radio has a built-in antenna tuner...so, depending upon the antenna used, one of those may be a good investment. (used tuners run $50-$150) A simple dipole like a G5RV would get ya on the air, or, if space is limited, a vertical can be effective. There's even "apartment" verticals designed to be clamped to a balcony railing.
 
Even an SWL (Short Wave Listener) might like it - I haven't listened for ages with anything decent, so don't know if many radio amateurs (Hams :sigh: ) are still 'out-there'

Sell or give don't bin :thmbsp:
 
G'day all, yes the FT107M is a good HF transceiver. I don't think too many made it to Australia, but a friend of mine locally had one and I thought it was quite good with numerous operational refinements.

I remember it to be all 'solid state' (transistor) circuitry and I thought it sounded pretty good 'on air' as well. Regards, Felix (vk4fuq) aka catman.
 
Hey, Bigerik...one additional question: Like many of us here on AK, hams can sometimes be "accumulators". Any other goodies of your Dad's that may be interesting?
 
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