Allen, That sounds like a trip of dreams for a ham. Have a good trip, and I'd like to see if I can work you with my 897. If you keep a record of hams who want...
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k6usn2002
Jul 3, 2003 9:28 pm
I will be taking my FT 897 w/ LDG AT897 and OBP mike to Rarotonga, South Cook Islands, South Pacific 18-21 September and then on to Aitituki Island, North Cook...
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Gschlicke@...
w9whx
Jul 3, 2003 4:07 pm
Is there a website for World Famous Sales of Canada? Anybody know? When you use that name you get a legal service. W9WHX [Non-text portions of this message...
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jamesebell2000
Jul 3, 2003 3:59 pm
The packset referred by me in the previous post is called a "NORTH 49 LATITUDE 4" Model 290 and is manufactured by WORLD FAMOUS SALES OF CANADA INC. CONCORD,...
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jamesebell2000
Jul 3, 2003 3:22 pm
... Woods make a fantastic over the shoulder pack that just fits the 897 like a glove and has lots of pockets for the extra stuff. Price is $19.95 in Canadian...
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C T Morton
cka767
Jul 3, 2003 3:17 pm
Web site is www.powerportstore.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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C T Morton
cka767
Jul 3, 2003 3:16 pm
Picked up the dxpedition pak at HamCom but they did not have the "radio box" for the 897. Went to powerport.com and ordered the HI-B2 which is the "radio box"...
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michael
mr__michael
Jul 3, 2003 2:43 pm
Thank you for your response. What I am getting from the Group (this and at eham) is that I need to solder on a new, correct size, plug on the end of my keyer...
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k9ztv@...
k9ztv
Jul 3, 2003 2:35 pm
Earlier this week someone suggested using a 1/4 inch to 1/8 inch (or whatever the mm size is) stereo adapter for mating a cw paddle to the 897 key jack. Just...
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Björn Mohr
bjornmohr
Jul 3, 2003 12:58 pm
... Herr Hohlbein, Try http://www.communication-outfitters.com/products.htm for this pack. Personally I am looking for something to use when traveling. The...
Could you please give me the address of this company Communication Outfitters. (Web-Site& E-mail) as I am interested in a backpack for my 897. Is this backpack...
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Cortland
ka5s
Jul 3, 2003 6:11 am
... Take a look in the photos section here, under "Portable." I used a tool belt from Home Depot, with web belt, shoulder straps and large pouches, one of...
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KB3CVS (Tom)
trhendr
Jul 3, 2003 2:28 am
Not a backback but I recently purchased the radio box from powerport.com. Nice, but no room for an antenna tuner (if you were to have one. -Tom-...
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bigaltyson@...
bigaltyson
Jul 3, 2003 12:38 am
Communication Outfitters has their Expedition Trail Pack for the 897. I have one available if your interested as I decided to go with a pelican case instead...
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w4wb
Jul 3, 2003 12:35 am
... Nothing finer than the Trail Pack by Communication Outfitters. It was designed for the 897 + tuner + lots of other good stuff. $130 as I recall. 73, ...
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ed
kt4hr
Jul 2, 2003 11:38 pm
Anyone found a good backpack for the 897 ? Making a trip soon....
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Mike Kasrich
aj9c
Jul 2, 2003 10:43 pm
Single operator contest category, using 2 radios. One would be a CQ radio the other is used for tuning and answering cqs on other bands in between contacts....
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Pres
cardealers
Jul 2, 2003 10:37 pm
... No, it doesn't. What the Blazes IS "SO2R"??????...
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Mike Kasrich
aj9c
Jul 2, 2003 10:36 pm
The subject line says it all. Is there anyone out there (contest-wise) that is going to use a FT-897 as a second radio in a SO2R set up? Im considering the...
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w4cng
Jul 2, 2003 7:31 pm
Your answer is over on Eham.net. Get to Radio Shack and get a 3.5mm stereo male to 1/4 inch stereo Female adapter. That is all you need. Good Luck Steve...
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michael
mr__michael
Jul 2, 2003 6:44 pm
Has anyone interfaced the above named keyer to your FT-897? It appears as if some sort of adapter is needed... which I have not been able to find out any...
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Caronie Gold
wzu6144
Jul 2, 2003 4:16 pm
... NOT TRUE!!!! You ONLY have to have the CD-24, Any 12 volt power will run it. The 13.6 volt power cord (for the FT-897) plugs into the CD-24 adapter which...
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Sandor
kg4fet
Jul 2, 2003 4:15 pm
... Hey Guys, I was wondering if there was a set of alignment menu's like the "F" menus of the FT 100. The FT 100 also has a destination code in the set of...
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Gschlicke@...
w9whx
Jul 2, 2003 4:04 pm
I use my FT-897 for portable work. I bit the bullet and bought the entire charging system: the PA-26B/C/U charger and the CD-24 Adapter (you must have both)...
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r tg
rtg222
Jul 2, 2003 1:27 pm
Any if you that have the W4RT charger may want to be make sure you are around when you have that thing plugged in and charging. The thermal design is so poor...
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Ed Thierbach
ethierba
Jul 2, 2003 12:53 pm
Tom -- any word on this from Yaesu? Inquiring "ringless people" like me want to know. :-) 73, -Ed- ... Ed Thierbach, AB8OJ edt@......
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Gary Wilson
wb2boo
Jul 2, 2003 2:27 am
... confident that it will continue to do so. Just curious. Did you find all of the ones that failed in the field had failed on first use? Or did some work...
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w4wb
Jul 2, 2003 2:24 am
See http://www.renesas.com/eng/products/mpumcu/16bit/h8s/2100/2134/ for more information on the CPU than you might care to read. ;-) If anyone that has had...
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Peter
vk2jcg
Jul 2, 2003 1:43 am
You are correct in the CPU - it is a Hitachi (but now sold off to Renasas in the UK). Indeed this chip is a flash programmable MPU. The most common method to...
