In this installment of "No Random Contacts" we are setting out to establish a 41 mile VHF simplex contact to a known quantity in my network of known operators. We'll even try a couple of radios and antennas. 0:00 Introduction 0:35 Mission Objective 2:40 Test 1 - VX-6 at 5w with rubber duck 3:13 Test 2 - VX-6 at 5w with Comet BNC-24 3:48 Test 3 - VX-6 at 5w with Arrow II Yagi 4:29 Test 4 - FT-2980 at 5w with Arrow II Yagi 5:58 Test 5 - FT-2980 at 10w with Arrow II Yagi 7:02 Test 6 - FT-2980 at 30w with Arrow II Yagi 8:00 AM Test 7 - FT-2980 at 80w with Arrow II Yagi 9:15 After Action Report - What we did 9:54 After Action Report - How we did it 10:50 After Action Report - Our Stations 12:32 After Action Report - Test Recap 18:07 Mast & Arrow II Yagi 20:14 Close 21:36 Bonus Elmer Audio SUPPORT https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thetechprepper GEAR SHOWN 1. Yaesu FT-2980R - https://amzn.to/3yLqbSv 2. Yaesu VX-6R - https://amzn.to/3yjKoyb 3. Coment BNC-24 - https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/cma-bnc-24 4. SMA-to-BNC adapter - https://amzn.to/3EqudTN 5. Arrow II Yagi - https://www.gigaparts.com/arrow-antennas-146-4-bp.html 6. Arrow II Mounting bracket - https://www.arrowantennas.com/main/mbii.html 7. Mr. LongArm Pro-Lok 8.4-ft to 23.2-ft - https://www.lowes.com/pd/Mr-LongArm-Pro-Lok-8-4-ft-to-23-2-ft-Telescoping-Threaded-Extension-Pole/4755038 #thetechprepper #offgrid #hamradio #norandomcontacts