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30673 matteoneone Offline Send Email Jul 1, 2003
8:40 am
Hello, i am trying to use FT817 9600 baud capability along with soundmodems (agwpe and flexnet). I have good operation @1200 bauds, while absolutely no packet...
30674 George
ne2i Offline Send Email
Jul 1, 2003
9:44 am
Hi all Just found out im being deployed by the US military next week and want to bring the 817 along. Wondering if there is anyone out there who can sell me a...
30675 Don
k7ugq Offline Send Email
Jul 1, 2003
10:50 am
George, there is one on e-bay, two days left. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3033376817 ... From: George [mailto:ne2i@...] Sent:...
30676 George
ne2i Offline Send Email
Jul 1, 2003
11:23 am
Hi Yes I bid on that one but I always seem to lose at the end.. George Ne2I ... From: Don [mailto:k7ugq@...] Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 6:50 AM To:...
30677 jwgott1 Offline Send Email Jul 1, 2003
4:03 pm
Seems to me that your options may be pretty limited if you need it by Saturday. Your best bet is to call HRO or Universal and order it directly from them....
30678 Elliott Lawrence
wa6tla Offline Send Email
Jul 1, 2003
6:42 pm
This unit will easily handle the FT817 plus amplifier for home operation. FOR SALE: Benchtop power supply, Diamond GZV4000 Switching Power Supply. Metered and...
30679 brother_of_karamazov
brother_of_k... Offline Send Email
Jul 1, 2003
6:45 pm
Nice use of formulas. Shame they are all based on a false assumption of what total discharged is. Since you are so adamant in proving that my charging...
30680 brother_of_karamazov
brother_of_k... Offline Send Email
Jul 1, 2003
6:50 pm
The amount of people who know so little about battery charging yet speak authoritatively here is astounding! ... batteries from ... 7AH. That is ... for 1 hour...
30681 Dale Blanchard
wa7ixk Offline Send Email
Jul 1, 2003
7:02 pm
... Will be solar at Burning Man...
30682 Cortland
ka5s Offline Send Email
Jul 1, 2003
7:08 pm
On the basis that nothing's free, and no system is lossless, I'd figure on possibly getting 7 AH out of a AH gel-cell and putting at least 7 AH back. 8000 maH...
30683 Cortland
ka5s Offline Send Email
Jul 1, 2003
7:12 pm
Pay full price and have it shipped overnight. Retailers (HRO, AES, TT, etc) will be happy to help. And good luck. Cortland (SFC USA, Retired) ... want to ... ...
30684 brother_of_karamazov
brother_of_k... Offline Send Email
Jul 1, 2003
7:48 pm
You state: "Personally, I feel..." Do you have real-world experience in this matter? Is this based on experience or just a "feeling"? ... 3 to 4 ... battery,...
30685 kc3vo@...
bob20783 Offline Send Email
Jul 1, 2003
7:55 pm
Sorry for Pi---g you off! But I do not believe that you will have obtained even six (6) ampere-hours of service from your 7 ampere-hour lead-acid gell cell...
30686 brother_of_karamazov
brother_of_k... Offline Send Email
Jul 1, 2003
8:03 pm
You are right- it's not rocket science. However, one does not "get 7ah out of" a 7aH battery. The starting point for your calculations must be the fully...
30687 kc3vo@...
bob20783 Offline Send Email
Jul 1, 2003
8:04 pm
That statement was made based on my ACTUAL, real-world personal EXPERIENCE. (not just a FEELING) I have been active with solar power for over 20 years, and ...
30688 Dale Blanchard
wa7ixk Offline Send Email
Jul 1, 2003
8:17 pm
... This means it will take two days to charge a battery you used up in one day or you have 21 hours of sunlight. You have to allow if more if you are using a...
30689 brother_of_karamazov
brother_of_k... Offline Send Email
Jul 1, 2003
8:26 pm
The cold, hard fact that you seem to be ignoring is that the 817 (and most other radios) will cease operations at around 11.7 volts. At that point you have...
30690 Mike Murphree
w4lna Offline Send Email
Jul 1, 2003
8:40 pm
... Do you even have a FT-817? The internal battery pack is a 9.6V NiCd or NiMh battery. Of course, it works at less than 11.7 volts and even down to about...
30691 Rene Altena
pd1ald Offline Send Email
Jul 1, 2003
8:41 pm
hello group! I have a question on something that might have just gone unnoticed up until now... Today using the 817 at two meters, I saw that the power bar...
30692 richard
rgus63 Offline Send Email
Jul 1, 2003
8:55 pm
Did we ever establish what one bar, two, bars, and so on means with the SWR meter on the FT 817? If so, I would like to know. I cannot find any such ...
30693 brother_of_karamazov
brother_of_k... Offline Send Email
Jul 1, 2003
8:56 pm
Okay Mr. EE, prove me wrong with the math. Here is my assertion: Starting from the fully discharged voltage of 11.9 volts, an AGM or gel cell will recharge in...
30694 Cortland
ka5s Offline Send Email
Jul 1, 2003
8:59 pm
Ah, now we're back to the 817. The 817 will continue working all the way down to about 8 volts. This is of course much lower than the end-state voltage of a...
30695 brother_of_karamazov
brother_of_k... Offline Send Email
Jul 1, 2003
9:04 pm
I've mentioned this before- the ill effects of recharging a $10 7aH battery do not concern me. If I get three less charges out of my $10 investment I'll not...
30696 Mike Murphree
w4lna Offline Send Email
Jul 1, 2003
9:27 pm
... Math is the easy part, I fail to see where you have used any. Which part of AH (ampere hours) do you fail to understand? Your aforementioned 7 AH battery...
30697 kc3vo@...
bob20783 Offline Send Email
Jul 1, 2003
9:28 pm
Aparently you failed to test your FT-817, and also failed to notice in the YAESU manual, but the FT-817 is operable at FULL ratings, down to a voltage of 8.0...
30698 Dale Blanchard
wa7ixk Offline Send Email
Jul 1, 2003
10:03 pm
... Is this the resting voltage after disconnecting the panel ? Or the final charge with the panel connected ? An SLA battery needs to be charged to 14.4...
30699 WD9HBC
flyteach2000 Offline Send Email
Jul 1, 2003
10:10 pm
Looks like it's time for a moderator to step in. When he stoops to name calling and vulgarity then it's time to drop his name from the authorized user list. ...
30700 kc9c Offline Send Email Jul 1, 2003
10:20 pm
This is easy. Assuming your charging at 15v for easy computation 15V X 7 AH = 105 WHr of energy must be put into the battery 105 WHr/5 W = 21 Hours. Mark KC9C ...
30701 kc3vo@...
bob20783 Offline Send Email
Jul 1, 2003
11:06 pm
As I do OWN a number of "YUASA" brand 7 ampere-hour lead-acid gell-cells, along with a "UNISOLAR 5 watt flexible solar panel" and an FT-817, I can tell you ...
30702 tdettmann Offline Send Email Jul 1, 2003
11:16 pm
Bruce, Thank you for reporting on your experiences with installing the ADSP2 board in your FT-817. It emphasizes the point we have put into each document, "It...
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