Has anyone used the WLB-817 LiPo Kit by Windcamp? Here is the website describing the kit: http://www.hamsource.com/WLB-817.html I am curious about the battery...
On FM mode I entered the correct 2m frequency and offset and ctss tone. Now I get no sound even with squelch adjustment. Thanks in advance for any advice ...
Hi All, if anyone has a current active link, please let me have it. thanks, Danny Dyer, Wb4idu. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
My FT-817 finally blew the finals after 10 years. This radio was made in 2001 and has been running on the same set of finals since... well till yesterday that...
I am trying to get an 817ND and Ham Radio Deluxe to talk to each other. So far after trying 4 USB to Serial Adapters and a CT-62 cable I've had zero luck. I...
I charged up my FT-817ND's internal FNB-85 Ni-MH battery pack from an external 13.8 source and set the charge time to 8 hours, as recommended by the manual...
After a few minutes speaking on my FT-817ND, the color of the LED changes from red to yellow and my TRANSMISSION falls. I also hear a short beep when it...
Members, One of my Radio Club members is suffering from that insidious problem with the infamous FT-817 power jack which is when the small piece insulating...
I found my old K40 speechprocessor in the loft the other day and thought i might try and get this running on my 817. is it worth doing? with only having 4watts...
Hi Like a lot of people who are operating HF in an urban environment I suffer with high noise levels on HF from PLT devices, Plasma TVs etc., so I thought I'd...
I thought I'd get into HF/QRP stuff and never did. Thus I have a lnib FT-817nd for sale with box, all paperwork and accessories. Also will include a RT...
Hi to fellow FT817 Lovers, I would love anyones advice on the following two items. 1.I have found a program for loading 6m, 2m, 70cm reapeter frequencies in to...
Good afternoon lists, I am interested in obtaining a keyer paddle combo unit. When I was active about 16 years ago, I simply used a straight key. My ft817nd ...
I have 2 of the caps that Alex uses in his loops. Both have wipers and both are the dual gang type with a 3 to 1 reduction drive. I'm trying to figure out why...
Hello, I just bought a new FT-817ND and was dismayed to find the screw heads for the strap brackets were overtorqued and stripped out. It was a bit of effort...
I used it to change the 60M channels to the new lineup. As far as I know, this is the only program out there that will touch the 60M. Worked well, well enough...
So I just obtained a FT817 off Ebay, and it seems to work fine on receive. However with all the various posts about blown finals I'm a bit worried. Is there a...
I'm returning to ham radio after a long absence...partly due to the inability to have antennas of any kind where I live in Hawaii. I have been thinking of...
Hi All, I've just ordered an FT-817ND (Should be here in 1-2 weeks, costs meant I had to purchase it from overseas), a unit I've been looking at for quite a ...
I just got an FT-817 and bought a USB CAT cable on ebay so today I got rig control working with hamlib and fldigi on Mint 13. I couldn't find any good info on...
Just a quick servey of sorts, seeing what are people dreaming of doing or planning on doing for Field Day 2012? As for myself? Not sure entirely as yet....
I have searched the web for days looking for a speaker mic for the 817 with no luck. So..... I decided to build my own. I purchased a Motorola RMN5021 Remote...
I have owned this 817 for many years. I have recently developed a problem with power output. I have heard of problems with the power module in these original...
Hi All, First of all, sorry if this has already been posted on the list, I did a search and came up trumps. I'm still waiting on my FT-817ND to arrive, so I've...
Hello to everyone in the group. I have just completed some testing of my V4 with the 817 and report that the combination of the two work extremely well for...
Got the above tuner for the 817 . this doesn't seem to store matches and once off a matched band will need re tuning if i return . I read there was an...
As Sunday 1 July is the 2nd anniversary of W5-SOTA, I will be doing 2 summits to celebrate. Check SOTAwatch for information on alerts and spots. ... ...
