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49681 Chris Veverka
wd4oay Offline Send Email
Mar 1, 2007
10:33 am
From everything that I have heard, no it does not work with the 817nd. Sorry. ... From: FT817@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FT817@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ...
49683 talmagewilliam Offline Send Email Mar 1, 2007
4:33 pm
hello, i have the mfj 16010 random wire tuner along with the 817. when using the random wire and the OBP turned OFF there seems to be no problems.. as in when...
49684 dazcaz Offline Send Email Mar 1, 2007
5:04 pm
... Billy, I think it is. I guess that when you turn the OBP off, you take it out of circuit. When on, it's in circuit and this coupled with the curly wire...
49685 FT817@yahoogroups.com Send Email Mar 1, 2007
6:45 pm
The FT817 Group averages over 500 (+/-130 one-sigma) messages per month. Because the volume of messages is rather large, I would like to remind everyone of a...
49686 John
k2jhu Offline Send Email
Mar 1, 2007
9:58 pm
Dose anyone know the current price for the final board. Thank you in advance for the info. John K2JHU... South Island Real Estate Melbourne Beach, FL 32951 ...
49687 Ron Wright
lt_wright_flg Offline Send Email
Mar 1, 2007
11:48 pm
John, A previous post said $43 + shipping at Yeasu. This is the newer board. 73, ron, n9ee/r ... Ron Wright, N9EE 727-376-6575 MICRO COMPUTER CONCEPTS Owner...
49688 John
k2jhu Offline Send Email
Mar 2, 2007
12:10 am
Thanks Ron for your reply. I call Yeasu a while ago and the tech said it was about $70.00 which seemed higher than I figured it was. Maybe he was just...
49689 Rich
bottomscraper Offline Send Email
Mar 2, 2007
4:52 am
The original battery in my FT-817 no longer holds a charge. I know about the following: Saratoga EZ-Power 817 (about $45.95) ...
49690 Paul Goelz
paulgoelz Offline Send Email
Mar 2, 2007
12:20 pm
... Eight 2500 mAH NiMh cells from the local Best Buy or Radio Shack in the stock holder with the green wire cut works fine for me. While you're at it, get the...
49691 Joschi
dh1jc Offline Send Email
Mar 2, 2007
12:29 pm
Hi, I have to say I have 16 accu's, and two battery-holders so I can "switch" while beeing outside. But I never use the radio to charge. I use a ansman-charger...
49692 JOHN KALOTAI
n1olo Offline Send Email
Mar 2, 2007
1:03 pm
Having seen the poor quality of some of the other products from Saratoga I'd stay away from them. http://wwassociates.com/ has external packs including a...
49693 Ron Wright
lt_wright_flg Offline Send Email
Mar 2, 2007
1:31 pm
Hi, On a similar note the 817 with the rechargable battery from Yeasu charges the internal battery when on external power. There was a posting that mod'd the...
49695 Jackie
kg4orx7 Offline Send Email
Mar 2, 2007
7:14 pm
Hi all, my income tax come in on that day going to buy the 817ND on march 16, ya have any problem with the 817's plz let me know or any bugs i need to know...
49696 Brian
wbr001ca Offline Send Email
Mar 2, 2007
8:03 pm
Is it just me or is the supplied rubber duck as useless as (excuse my english) tits on a bull. I tried the supplied duck in both antenna connectors (SO239/BNC)...
49697 wa2egp@...
wa2egp Offline Send Email
Mar 2, 2007
8:23 pm
... From: Ron Wright <mccrpt@...> ... Read the attached stuff below your post. Cut the green wire from the holder to the connector. For safety...
49698 talmagewilliam Offline Send Email Mar 2, 2007
8:57 pm
... 16, ... need ... the only thing with it is youll get addicted to this little radio.. it has a few "issues" for want of a better word but what radio...
49699 Wayne Barnhart
wb7whi Offline Send Email
Mar 2, 2007
10:08 pm
I just tried the right angle BNC with the rubber duck and got 2 bars for swr. Try a different connector. As for HF ops can you hang an end-fed wire out the...
49700 voip10 Offline Send Email Mar 2, 2007
10:36 pm
I presume you have selected the rear antenna connector for EACH of the bands you've used on your rear-mounted rubber duck antenna. If so, it maybe worth trying...
49701 diode_man2002 Offline Send Email Mar 2, 2007
11:14 pm
i just got my ft817nd today is there no way to get the wheather staions on vhf 162.550 mhz do you have to mod it for this seems kinda crazy,back pack radio...
49702 J.H. de Wit
pa0wit Offline Send Email
Mar 2, 2007
11:18 pm
You'll find a box with the same dimensions as the FT817 at <http://www.funkamateur.de/> www.funkamateur.de for 19 euro. I have build a 80 watt linear including...
49703 Ron Wright
lt_wright_flg Offline Send Email
Mar 3, 2007
1:03 am
Howard, I never noticed this. The 857 does go to 164 MHz, but 817 only to 154 MHz. And as you said one would think the 817 would have covered the weather...
49704 Mike Thorson
kd5shr Offline Send Email
Mar 3, 2007
3:52 am
Brian, first the so called antenna's that come with HT's and Radios alike are worth less. I wounldn't watse my time on those.. in fact I always would buy one...
49705 s21s Offline Send Email Mar 3, 2007
4:13 am
Dear Jochen, Greetings from Dhaka. You can find same sized as FT-817 case at http://www.box73.com/. They have other nice QRP goodies as well! All the best 73...
49706 JOHN KALOTAI
n1olo Offline Send Email
Mar 3, 2007
12:35 pm
<snip> ... Hi Brian, I would try to mount the OPEK antenna on the balcony rail if you have one. From personal expirience it will not work on the radio as you ...
49707 Mike Thorson
kd5shr Offline Send Email
Mar 3, 2007
12:49 pm
since my three pictures didn't get loaded with my response, I posted three pictures of my modified antenna on the group photos. under KD5SHR. good luck 73's ...
49708 Ron Wright
lt_wright_flg Offline Send Email
Mar 3, 2007
1:22 pm
Cushcraft, have been bought by the United Kingdom based Laird Group PLC. A press release quotes Martin Rapp, CEO of Laird Technologies as saying "The ...
49709 Ron Wright
lt_wright_flg Offline Send Email
Mar 3, 2007
1:39 pm
Brian, An old saying, a rubber duck is a dummy load that radiates some. They really don't make a good dummy load for many are not what the rig wants to see....
49710 Rudy Marcelletti
k8swd Offline Send Email
Mar 3, 2007
2:06 pm
I have an old F817. With the rubber duck, I get 0-1 SWR bars on 2m, 3 bars on 440, and 0-3 bars on 6m. Adding just a 1-3 foot counterpoise off the ground lug...
49711 Brian
wbr001ca Offline Send Email
Mar 3, 2007
5:58 pm
... for ... Did that actually at both antenna connections as I thought maybe an adapter might be bad, same results as in my original text... However i was...
49712 Brian
wbr001ca Offline Send Email
Mar 3, 2007
6:09 pm
... Yes, tried 50/144/430 at each 817 antenna connector. ... Thanks for the info, the web "MW" site pretty well sums up your findings. I'm just looking for a...
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