Have you read any of the classic texts on QRP operating. It's very different, and calling CQ isn't always productive. I take it you are running SSB, which is...
85515
FT817@yahoogroups.com
Sep 1, 2012 12:21 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...
85516
Paul W. Ross
deadgoose38
Sep 1, 2012 1:41 pm
As you are finding out. QRP takes more than a little patience. FWIIW, try some VHF/UHF into your local repeaters. Try a local HF net. Set up a schedule with a...
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Rudi
wa2nub
Sep 1, 2012 3:11 pm
Thanks for the clear explanation... certainly cleared some cobwebs for me. I always considered a center fed antenna a dipole no matter which way the pablum was...
85518
egsise
Sep 1, 2012 7:22 pm
Well you should. Doublet has no one frequency, doublet is a multi-band dipole so 1:1 balun is the right answer. Jani OH9FZU...
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Bill Husted
bhusted...
Sep 1, 2012 8:25 pm
I think doublet is just an older term for dipole. Both are center fed with equal amounts of wire on both sides. Some people think of a dipole as resonant and...
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Pam & Mario Chomicz
mario_g8ode
Sep 1, 2012 9:25 pm
HI I thought its about time to add a little more to this discussion as this is one of the antennas that I wrote an article about for the RSARS e-Library . Here...
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john mac innis
ve1ba
Sep 1, 2012 11:48 pm
Hi Guys, I have had my FT 817nd for about 5 years and just today I have installed the WLB 817 battery kit and I seemed to have lost my ability to key the...
85522
Mike Olbrisch
kd9kc
Sep 1, 2012 11:55 pm
Are you certain Quick Menu row 10 button C (KYR [keyer]) is set to on, and button B (BK [break in]) is also set to on? It sounds like BK is off - you get side...
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john mac innis
ve1ba
Sep 2, 2012 12:09 am
Both on, thanks for the reply tho Mike ... From: Mike Olbrisch <mike-2007@...> Subject: RE: [FT817] Keyer problems To: FT817@yahoogroups.com Received:...
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egsise
Sep 2, 2012 6:11 am
Yes yes of course, the only difference is the feed line which is coax in dipole and open wire in doublet. Jani OH9FZU...
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egsise
Sep 2, 2012 6:21 am
http://www.karinya.net/g3txq/tuner_balun/ Here's the quote about the bolded text: "The conclusion seems clear: if you have to choose just one balun, unless you...
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Robert Krausen
rkrausen
Sep 2, 2012 12:33 pm
Good Morning - I am having trouble with digital operations on my 817nd (and 857D for that matter). I am using a Donner Digital interface with the data port on...
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Joshua Mesilane
mixer_meso
Sep 2, 2012 1:22 pm
Hi, The output from the FT817/857/897 is fixed. There is no adjustment in the radio. You might want to try seeing if you can change the (what I'm assuming is) ...
85528
Robert Krausen
rkrausen
Sep 2, 2012 4:15 pm
I should have mentioned - I have turned the mic input/line in all the way down on the computer, and uses the Attenuater on the radio with only slight...
85529
Robert L. Tucker
k5td_qrp
Sep 2, 2012 5:18 pm
Just a little trivia: In the early 1950s, my Elmer, W5PSR - Joe Simpkins (SK), preferred what he called a folded dipole or, on another day he might call the...
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Don Thomas
satranger1
Sep 2, 2012 5:45 pm
Check to see if you have the computer "Microphone Boost" turned on. That makes the mic input a lot more sensitive acting like a preamp. If its selected,...
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N1KHB@...
n1khbjoe
Sep 2, 2012 6:02 pm
Hi Al, Check to see how many screen color choices you have. If you have at least three including blue, amber, etc. I think that it's an ND. If you can only...
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N1KHB@...
n1khbjoe
Sep 2, 2012 6:02 pm
All the more reason to consider buying in-person. You can start with Tractor Supply and Harbor Freight. Maybe some other local suppliers for you as well along...
85533
waldan1701
Sep 2, 2012 6:02 pm
Hello all, I am new to the group. Recently bought a Yaesu FT-857D and loved it so much I am now selling my Icom IC-718 and my Yaesu FRG-100 receiver to buy a...
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Tom Chesek
tchesek
Sep 2, 2012 6:13 pm
I have an FT-817ND and a FT-897. The 897 and 857 are supposedly virtually the same radio with the biggest difference being the 897 has the capability for...
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Chris
chris_yes92
Sep 2, 2012 6:45 pm
hi have you set your FT817 into Digital mode cheers Chris ... From: Robert Krausen To: FT817@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2012 5:15 PM Subject:...
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Bill Boyer
daweasel...
Sep 2, 2012 7:09 pm
Yep. Other than that, you may need an adjustable voltage divider circuit to knock down the audio level to the PC. I was thinking mine was 10: or 11:1 when I...
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W3FIS
deadgoose38
Sep 2, 2012 10:05 pm
Have you done a general reset? Also, going back to the previous hardware setup, does it work correctly?? 73 /paul W3FIS...
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Steve D
ve7kz
Sep 3, 2012 12:08 am
I love contests for trying to make qrp contacts. Just this weekend I got Japan on 20 meter side band with my 817 and a 20 year old Cushcraft R5 vertical 10...
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john mac innis
ve1ba
Sep 3, 2012 1:01 am
Hi Paul, Â No to your reset question, but found the problem. I had a bent pin in the cat cable for trackng the Z817 tuner. Thank you for help. Â John VE1BA ...
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Ray Price
turkeyman27534
Sep 3, 2012 1:03 am
I was not able to get on this weekend due to a death in the family. I like contest also for QRP. From: Steve D <ve7kz@...> To: "FT817@yahoogroups.com"...
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Sasi
sasidiver
Sep 3, 2012 2:29 am
My radio (purchased recently), manufactured in December 2011 also says FT817. There is no mention of the ND. here is how you decode Yaesu serial nos Position 1...
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fred
blackbelair
Sep 3, 2012 4:45 am
Back in the day "spaghetti" was used on the leads for insulation. I'm wondering if shrink tube could be used? The soldering would certainly cause it to shrink...
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fred
blackbelair
Sep 3, 2012 5:05 am
Let's see... Minnesota is the Land of a Thousand Lakes. Do they have Wy. covered in the island count? 73, k6kub...
