I got my Ham license and a Yaesu FT2DR radio I've been playing around with. I want to add a small RDF tracker to my HP rockets as a backup for the Eggfinders that have thus far performed perfectly, but I would like a small, easy to use backup on board as well. I've been doing some research, and I believe I've settled on the below kit to go along with the Yaesu FT2DR. I would appreciate if some of you experienced folk would give the list a look, and make sure I didn;t miss anything, or I am not doing something fundamentally incompatible. For ease and clarity I've linked exactly the items I intend to buy. I relaizes a dedicated reciever would be a better option, but the radio is the expensive part of this equation, and it is really a backup, not the primary tracking method.
EDIT/SUMMARY: The below listed setup almost certainly won't workout. Scroll down if you are interested in what I settled in on after some good advice here. I'm leaving this stuff in as a what not to do, but don't want anyone to get confused if they don't read the whole thread.
Radio (already have, ain't changing): Yaesu FT2DR
Tracker: LL Electronics XLF 6v with loaded antenna and bewit cap
Antenna: Arrow Antenna's Hand Held 220 3-element Yagi
Cable: 4 ft BNC Patch Cable Is 4 ft good, or do I want a different size?
Adapter: BNC to SMA
Thanks for any and all advice. Please remember that I am just getting started, so going too deep in the weeds may result in blank stares coming back. Still appreciated, just not necessarily comprehended.
EDIT/SUMMARY: The below listed setup almost certainly won't workout. Scroll down if you are interested in what I settled in on after some good advice here. I'm leaving this stuff in as a what not to do, but don't want anyone to get confused if they don't read the whole thread.
Radio (already have, ain't changing): Yaesu FT2DR
Tracker: LL Electronics XLF 6v with loaded antenna and bewit cap
Antenna: Arrow Antenna's Hand Held 220 3-element Yagi
Cable: 4 ft BNC Patch Cable Is 4 ft good, or do I want a different size?
Adapter: BNC to SMA
Thanks for any and all advice. Please remember that I am just getting started, so going too deep in the weeds may result in blank stares coming back. Still appreciated, just not necessarily comprehended.
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