10 meter radio

Include type of antenna used when responding. Also, what kind of range is typical for a 5 watt 2 meter with rubber duckie?

10 meters is 28-29.5 mhz, if I remember correctly, and does propagate by reflection from the ionosphere during solar activity peaks. So, you could go quite a ways even with a simple vertical. Your best bet is a properly tuned long wire dipole. Mostly, you will only go line of sight, which varies with the height of the antenna and the orientation if using a long wire or a dipole. At ground level, with a properly tuned antenna, you might easily go 20-30 miles. With a little altitude,like I am at about 700 feet up a hillside from sealevel, in the direction I am facing, maybe 50 miles. Then again, with the ionosphere reflection, I could easily go a couple hundred miles, typically in rings every hundred miles or so. This is very near the CB band at 11 meters, and those guys used modified amateur equipment, linear amplifiers, to skip across the country. For 2 meters, strictly line of sight. You might get 4-5 miles to another person with an identical radio walking at ground level at best. It will be iffy at more than a couple of miles depending on buildings, terrain and such. I am at 700 feet above sea level, with open space to the east and a repeater I routinely use on the Seattle side of Puget sound is a couple thousand feet up on a mountain top, so the 35-45 miles between are no problem with 1 watt and a duck, and if I use a j-pole instead of the duck, I can use 100 mw to hit the repeater. A good antenna, tuned properly, working against a good earth ground is the best investment. Your mileage may vary. It all depends on terrain, altitude, antenna tuning and surrounding structures. Drop the duck in favor of a 1/4 wave, if you can. The longer 1/4 wave is a bit awkward because of the 19 inch length, but performs much better than a duck could ever hope to. And another thing, face the direction you want to go the furthest. Your body absorbs energy and your transmission pattern becomes sort of heart or ellipse shaped with the low point being the place where your body is relative to the antenna, and the pointed end being where you are facing. Your body interferes with the signal strength since you conduct electricity.

2007-03-10 19:26:45 by Zhuo Zi

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Hey I need to know what I should do! I want to start my hobby of by getting a CB Radio.(I want a HAM, But I dont got the cash.)I want to know what is the difference between a CB and a 10-Meter radio.Whic is better? What can you do w/ one that you cant with the other? And last but not least can you get CB on A 10-meter radio.O and what is a 10-meter radio? Thanks for you Input if you have anything to input. Please help me!
Thanks!

ham radio has dropped in price there is dis advantages to both , as i have never heard of taking a cb to ham i have heard the opposite i ran many galaxi radios on cb freq
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you can get a nice ham for $169 which is cheap for new radios but if ya want a real good buy be on a reg cb on channel 19 around truck stops and let them know you are looking sometimes you can get a good bargain , just be safe about it take a friend , do it in a lit place and be sure it works

2006-04-25 15:34:51 by Ryan

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At various frequencies on the 10 meter band, my radio has birdie noises that make it impossible to use in those locations. Is there any way to get the noises out?

The htx10 is rather low budget transceiver so theres usually not much can be done about design faults that cause birdies.

The best option is , sell it.

2007-08-12 18:43:04 by w5van

Or if there are any good websites for make your own antennas that you know about.

There are lots of 10 meter antenna types. From dipoles to yagies to cubical quads. Whats best for you depends on how much space you have and what you can get away with neighbors wise...

The ARRL has a number of antenna books for sale....I'm sure if you google 10 meter antenna design you will find a zillion web cites with plans...

However, we are at a sun spot cycle low at the moment.... it will be a few years before 10 meters is "open" with any consistency...

2007-03-24 08:26:44 by wiiguy

OK, as mentioned b4 a friend of mine just gave me a Connect 3300 10 meter radio. It has 40ch. hi/lo band, a,b,c,d,e,f Bands. I can hear CB CHs. 1-40. speciallu 19 and the popular local chs. im hearing i gtta have license just to operate this..can sum1 elborate?

You cannot use that radio at all.

That radio is designed for amateur use. You need a license for the amateur radio bands.

While the radio may have the CB channels installed, it is illegal to use any radio on CB, except for a type-accepted radio designed especially for CB.

2006-12-29 00:08:22 by Chris