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8384 k9ztv Send Email Sep 4, 2004
11:07 pm
Larry . . . Go back and read Dwayne's response a second time. He said he was serious (read "sincere") about the company looking into free updates if someone...
8385 KABOONA Send Email Sep 5, 2004
12:58 am
Not to beat a dead horse. $10.00 bucks is not bad at all for a programmed PROM, however, I visited their site and somewhere there said that the (or maybe a...
8386 Sommer Altabatsali
maximos01 Send Email
Sep 5, 2004
1:29 am
To all who responded to my e-mail. My intention in forwarding that reply from LDG was not to start a name calling competition, but that is apparently the...
8387 brockdt Send Email Sep 5, 2004
2:09 am
I am delighted that there is an upgrade to make the AT 897 even better.I have no problem paying $10.00 for it, and I think it is a bargin. I ordered the...
8388 w4wb Send Email Sep 5, 2004
1:14 pm
I would like to remind everyone that civility is a most important attribute in this Group. The recent thread regarding LDG upgrades is an example containing a...
8389 Garland, K5VY
texas2tall Send Email
Sep 5, 2004
1:36 pm
Hi Barry; Thanks for your words! They were needed. I have truly enjoyed this group, I have gotten good information from it. The flames and the unwarranted...
8390 slarti422000 Send Email Sep 5, 2004
4:39 pm
Hi All...just wondering if anyone else has had this problem. I have recently purchased the MH-59. I tried it on VHF/UHF and got good response, i.e. people...
8391 wa3jpg Send Email Sep 5, 2004
7:08 pm
I've had the same problem. I even returned my MH 59 and got another one - problem didn't go away. I finally settled on setting the Processor up to control...
8392 Dean Gibson AE7Q
ae7q Send Email
Sep 5, 2004
8:09 pm
I had the same problem, but solved it by opening up the mic, unplugging the cable from the circuit board, threading the end of the cable through a small toroid...
8393 k5oz Send Email Sep 5, 2004
10:42 pm
Mark, Did you change menu 59 (mic select menu) to RMT? Just asking in case you may have not. 73, Dave K5OZ ... have ... me ... to ... He ... problem...
8394 slarti422000 Send Email Sep 6, 2004
1:11 am
Thanks Dean, What is a toroid, where would I get one, and how big should it be? Mark ... unplugging the ... through a ... and ... carrying the ... another one...
8395 Dean Gibson AE7Q
ae7q Send Email
Sep 6, 2004
1:47 am
See the ARRL manual for a detailed description of toroids. Briefly, in electronics work, a toroid is a donut-shaped inductor made of (typically) iron, through...
8396 blackopsspook Send Email Sep 6, 2004
2:50 am
To All: I have a general question for the group concerning two critical items that I am about to purchase, and regardless of the technical reviews, I always...
8397 worsr Send Email Sep 6, 2004
3:19 am
Hi Larry-- I've had my 897 for about 15 months now. I have the LDG AT-897 and the W4RT OTT option. I have also used my 897 with my Z-100 tuner. Both tuners...
8398 Keith Beckmann
kb9wmj Send Email
Sep 6, 2004
1:54 pm
One advantage to the AT-897, is that it can be mounted on the side of the FT-897, where the Z-100 can not. This provides an excellent ground to the tuner....
8399 snidlee52 Send Email Sep 6, 2004
6:26 pm
... I think we should be thankful the upgrade was made available. Most companies would have just issued a new model(example: AT-897-A?) and would have tried to...
8400 slarti422000 Send Email Sep 7, 2004
2:07 am
Thanks Dean, Is this also commonly called a "Choke"? Mark ... Briefly, in ... (typically) ... should ... microphone wires ... case....
8401 Alan Biocca
wb6zqz Send Email
Sep 7, 2004
3:09 am
I have the FD897D (since Dayton this year), the LDG 897 tuner, and the OTT module, as well as the Buddipole. I use them for portable work, so my situation...
8402 Alan Biocca
wb6zqz Send Email
Sep 7, 2004
3:11 am
I ordered the LDG update a few days ago when I saw it on one of the internet lists, it has already arrived. One chip, no return required. I hope to test it...
8403 Rob
ve5bob Send Email
Sep 7, 2004
4:46 am
I appreciate that the product is being supported with updates. I did return the pic chip for an update in the past, as instructed on the LDG web site. ...
8404 gaborjordan Send Email Sep 7, 2004
12:39 pm
I was happy with the DSP so far, but I just tried a windom in 10m height on a mountain top, and I have problems with strong radio stations mainly on the 40m...
8405 jason@...
lasergecko Send Email
Sep 7, 2004
12:49 pm
Hi everyone, What's the name/website of that ~$50 rig interface that doesn't use a serial port and was mentioned by someone on here? I've searched, but ...
8406 w4wb Send Email Sep 7, 2004
2:39 pm
It go in the 455 kHz mixer and has sharp skirts compared to ceramic filter. Filter may help. 73, Barry W4WB ... out, ... helps...
8407 Ed Thierbach
ethierba Send Email
Sep 7, 2004
4:07 pm
... I have both, and like both. I favor the Z-100 a bit, since I can use it with any transceiver out of the box, and it doesn't have one more CAT cable to add...
8408 KABOONA Send Email Sep 7, 2004
8:15 pm
You can try the signalink from tigertronics (tigertronics.com). This one does not require a serial port but costs more than $50.00(about 70). I use it to...
8409 f58n6v32 Send Email Sep 8, 2004
1:56 am
Hi, Got an FP-30 PS (Sn: 2J..) generating a LOT of RF noise at 14MHz all the way up to 33MHz on HF in my FT-897. The power supply has been back to Yaesu for an...
8410 kc3vo@...
bob20783 Send Email
Sep 8, 2004
2:18 am
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8411 kc3vo@...
bob20783 Send Email
Sep 8, 2004
2:32 am
Sorry! My previous post got screwed up! (by me) and was BLANK. I was attempting to say, that as far as I know, the NOISE modification involves BOTH the ...
8412 wd4dda Send Email Sep 8, 2004
4:56 am
Well I took my homebrew Pac12 out in the backyard yesterday and set up the Yaesu FT-897 with my 7ha 12v gel cell and had some fun. 5 Watts and no tuner to the...
8413 expeditionradio Send Email Sep 8, 2004
5:50 am
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