As others have stated there should be no harm in leaving a PSU connected to the set when not in use. However if a small "wall wart" type psu is used the...
51945
Kenneth Stringham
ae1x
Aug 5, 2007 2:45 pm
The answer this question is NO. The reason is simple. You must select the charging mode from the menu and it will charge only for the specified time. Once this...
51946
Richard
ufttelegraph...
Aug 5, 2007 4:59 pm
I have gone through a ham-radio crisis. I now realize the only thing that interest me now is weak-signal cw work...or, as they say, QRP. I don't want to be...
51947
Michael E. Califf,Sr.
Mecsr
Aug 5, 2007 9:48 pm
PocketDigi is the software I use on my IPAQ h1945. Just do a search online. Mike Califf,Sr. AB7OC...
51948
Bob Bower
gm4dlg
Aug 6, 2007 11:49 am
Well, we made it to Ailsa Craig yesterday and members of the Ayr and Kilmarnock clubs operated GS0AYR from our two 100w stations on 20 and 40m from 1000Z to...
51949
Phineas Henshaw
k0kma
Aug 6, 2007 3:23 pm
Ken I totally agree. I was skeptical at first until I put up a decent antenna. As ling as the frequency I am on is not noisy, I can make contacts at will...
51950
alazia2003
Aug 6, 2007 6:44 pm
I can't really give a good reason for doing it, but I have several older HF rigs (Heathkits & Swans) that gather dust. I wondered if anyone has ever tried...
51951
Leon
leon_heller
Aug 6, 2007 7:20 pm
... From: "alazia2003" <K4SC@...> To: <FT817@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 7:43 PM Subject: [FT817] Using an older radio as an external...
51952
Elliott Lawrence
wa6tla
Aug 6, 2007 7:52 pm
I have been away from the group for a while and when I returned today I was surprised to find that the blown finals thread is still active! I took my original...
51953
Stephen Przepiora
steve_przepiora
Aug 6, 2007 8:14 pm
I was told by Yaesu that they are not selling the final transistors anymore as they only have a few left and they are for repair. They do however carry the...
51954
alazia2003
Aug 6, 2007 8:34 pm
... An additional possible benefit from using an older tube rig would be the adjustable pi-network output, allowing you to get a better match on a non-resonant...
51955
dennis baker
stubbykc
Aug 7, 2007 12:50 am
How about using an older defunct solid state rig? I been keeping an eye out for an old Century 21 or Heathkit 104 series rig. 73 Dennis KE0QM...
51956
n2vaj
Aug 7, 2007 1:09 am
I have been searching some websites regarding this amplifier. Is it ok for me to have a friend in Japan purrchase and ship this amp to me in the states? Thanks...
51957
Joe
joesinca
Aug 7, 2007 1:44 am
Before using an old tube rig think about the class the amplifier is running. These older amplifiers might be running class C. They are not linear amps. ...
51958
Kenneth Stringham
ae1x
Aug 7, 2007 1:44 am
You could purchase a K2 amplifier too... Personally, I think you should buy a 100w radio, if that's what you think you need. Frankly, I don't believe it. Most...
51959
Mike Thorson
kd5shr
Aug 7, 2007 3:30 am
Thanks for the replies, So I got time tonight to trouble shoot the radio, after finding and downloading a service manual for it I opened it up and got an eye...
51960
Mike Thorson
kd5shr
Aug 7, 2007 3:54 am
pictures didn't load... any try. mike Mike Thorson <kd5shr@...> wrote: Thanks for the replies, So I got time tonight to trouble shoot the radio, after...
51961
Larry Ryan
myw7dgp
Aug 7, 2007 5:41 am
Why not just order the amp directly from THP in Japan? They dropped it on my doorstep – works great with my FT-817. I bought the HL-50b…no longer ...
51962
talmagewilliam
Aug 7, 2007 10:01 am
sorry to hear about the weather.. yes it was fine in manchester.. worked you early on in the day on my 817.. hope next trip is a good one for weather... if...
51963
Mike Dower
vk1eng
Aug 7, 2007 12:22 pm
I have a Swan 500C which was my first radio transceiver. If I had my time over again, I wouldn't do that again! Anyhow, that's that, and the radio hasn't run...
51964
Paolo Cravero
ik1zyw
Aug 7, 2007 12:59 pm
... My new-bought-used FT-817ND had severe problems with spurii signals, that were immediately pointed out during a VHF SSB contest. I did investigate the...
51965
terry sayner
g0vwp2005
Aug 7, 2007 7:39 pm
it was a shame about the WX I was out with the 817 /P and was hopeing for the summit as I do SOTA but better luck next time Iknow I was was sat under an old...
51966
Henning V. Mikkelsen
oz4xf
Aug 8, 2007 9:25 am
Hi after using my little toy on 80 + 40 m (and 2m) for a long time. I decided to try the 6m band. But to my surprice it will not tx (rx is fine)Any...
51967
Kenneth Stringham
ae1x
Aug 8, 2007 11:16 am
Henning, You may have the European version. 6m is not a world wide amateur band. Ken - AE1X ... ...
51968
georg.rensonet@...
u076607
Aug 8, 2007 11:40 am
Hi, I have the European version and it does have 6m. Must be something different. Maybe it has been tampered with? 73 Georg, DD8ZX Henning, You may have the...
51969
Dave H
g0cer
Aug 8, 2007 11:58 am
Is it just doing nothing on TX or is there an error message on the display "TX-ERR" ? or something like Dave G0CER On 08/08/2007, georg.rensonet@......
51970
kc3vo@...
kc3vobob
Aug 8, 2007 12:04 pm
Is your "Split" mode activated? Check the display, and see if the frequency is in the band, and see if it CHANGES during transmit. If so, it is an operator...
51971
Henning V. Mikkelsen
oz4xf
Aug 8, 2007 12:49 pm
Sorry, I forgot to mention that it indeed say tx error in the display on tx Also can it be set to different output for rx and tx?? If so it has slipped my ...
51972
n8vip2004
Aug 8, 2007 1:08 pm
... QRP on and ... the ... or buy a ... for a tuner ... beacons, ... the ... planet, ... radio ... learn the ... Perhaps this is a good time to start a thread...
51973
Graham Wright
vzh7gk
Aug 8, 2007 1:40 pm
Ken, 6m is enabled on the Euro version FT-817 and is a valid band in most of EU. 73 Graham G4FUJ ... ...
