VE7MHE

Amateur Radio Operator · North Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada

Basic w/ Honours · Apr 2019 Grid DO00 144 / 430 MHz
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About the station

Hello — this is VE7MHE, Mike's amateur radio station in the North Okanagan region of British Columbia. The licence is issued under the Basic with Honours qualification obtained in April 2019.

The station is a collection of VHF/UHF handhelds and mobile radios, plus a digital hotspot — enough to work the local repeaters and see where the hobby leads. Mike is a member of the North Okanagan Radio Amateur Club and Radio Amateurs of Canada.

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Station equipment

Yaesu FT-70D Handheld
  • Dual-band VHF/UHF handheld transceiver
  • 144 / 430 MHz amateur bands, 5 W max output
  • Analog FM + Yaesu C4FM / System Fusion digital

Digital mode is Yaesu C4FM — not D-STAR or DMR.

TYT TH-7800 Mobile
  • Dual-band VHF/UHF mobile transceiver
  • 144 / 430 MHz — 50 W VHF, 40 W UHF
  • Analog FM, dual-band simultaneous receive
  • Detachable control head
Icom IC-W2A Handheld
  • Dual-band VHF/UHF handheld transceiver
  • 144 / 430 MHz, analog FM
  • Up to 5 W output, depending on configuration and power source
  • Early 1990s vintage model
Baofeng UV-5R3 Handheld
  • Dual-band VHF/UHF handheld transceiver
  • 136–174 / 400–520 MHz, 5 W, analog FM
MMDVM JumboSpot Hotspot
  • MMDVM-based personal digital voice hotspot
  • Pi-Star based; supports D-STAR, C4FM, DMR, NXDN, P25 and YSF depending on firmware and configuration
  • Internet-linked, covers the QTH

Currently configured for C4FM / System Fusion — paired with the FT-70D.

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Station dashboard

UTC time
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Zulu time — the operator's clock
Local time
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North Okanagan, BC
Planetary K-index
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Solar flux (F10.7)
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Higher solar flux generally supports increased HF ionization, particularly on higher HF bands.
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Monthly sunspot number
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Higher sunspot activity generally supports stronger ionization and better higher-band HF potential.
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Geomagnetic forecast next 48 h
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Space-weather data is most relevant to HF skywave propagation. Local VHF/UHF repeater performance depends on other factors — line of sight, sporadic-E, tropospheric ducting — and is rarely limited by Kp, solar flux, or sunspot number. Sources: NOAA SWPC.

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On the air

QRZ.comCallbook & biography ↗ Club LogConfirmed QSOs ↗ QRZCQOnline logbook ↗ NORACNorth Okanagan Radio Amateur Club ↗ RACRadio Amateurs of Canada ↗
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Contact

Reach Mike at — all CQs welcome.

73 de VE7MHE