I am wanting 10 use my FT-857D for VARA Wide. Is there a baud rate setting in the 857 to change it t0 9600?

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Adjusting the RF gain makes no clear difference with the meter, it still remains either 0 or pegged at S9+40.

I was reading in the manual that the S meter is dependent on the AGC, is there maybe something wrong with the AGC or at least the part that runs the S meter?

Hi all,

The S meter on my 857 for whatever reason is always either S9+40 (more or less when there's *any* actual signal on frequency) or 0 (when tuned away from any signal) on SSB and AM modes, regardless of RF gain and such. On FM the S meter is accurate and behaves as it should. Is this a common issue that can be fixed? Any help is appreciated

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Well, there it is.? Right after I replied, I fired up the radio and there was S6-S7 noise at 144.200.? I cruised down the band and it completely disappeared.? So I removed the 857D from the equation completely to test.? I fired up my transverter and TS-890S.? I've attached a screenshot of the waterfall.? The T/R line is set at 144.200 and you can easily see the noise centered there as well as more down below.? I have two filters I'm waiting to install on my charge controller input and output.? I guess it is time!

Joshua

Using FT-857D for RTTY was thinking of adding filters but want to know if anybody has had any experience with them. Also where is the best place to purchase them ?

Thanks

Justin KB2ZVD

On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 09:57 PM, Compton wrote:

Common culprit would be a switch mode power supply close to you, or solar power controllers, mobile phone chargers. There are lots of things that can create noise. Where were you operating?
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Compton
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Sydney, Australia

I have operated from in a city and from home out in the middle of nowhere when I have experienced this.? I don't remember it being a problem when portable away from everything.? It is possible this is RFI from something else; I can't rule that out yet.? At home I have a solar system and have fought RFI on the HF bands.? I have several commercial filters, mix 31 toroids, and grounding on all my solar RFI generators.? My power supplies in the shack are all linear now.? I haven't recreated this problem again yet but I'll continue monitoring and experimenting a bit.??

Joshua

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My FT-857 was stolen from my pickup truck on Sep 13th. Truck was driven from my motel parking lot in Federal Way to a rural area near Kent and stripped. The thief’s only got the transceiver without the front panel or microphone. Also emptied the cross-bed toolbox. Many items have “Arnold” written on them. Tnx in advance, John WA6YSY

Common culprit would be a switch mode power supply close to you, or solar power controllers, mobile phone chargers. There are lots of things that can create noise. Where were you operating?
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Compton
VK2HRX
Sydney, Australia

I've started dabbling in 2m SSB with my FT-857D and built a 5 element aluminum portable beam for it.? I have a noise problem though....??

I first experienced this issue when I took my radio on a work trip.? I setup the radio on 144.39 FM but I had full deflection on the s-meter.? I was not decoding any APRS until about an hour of it being on.? Suddenly, the noise dropped to S0 and I decoded everything.??

Just this week I tried to make a contact with a friend several miles away over the hill using SSB on 144.200 and this time I had S7 noise until about 15 minutes after power-on.? Then the noise dropped to S0-S1 and I was able to hear him.??

What could be causing high noise on 2m for a short while?? I haven't had the opportunity to do any more troubleshooting with antennas and dummy loads.? This happened both on battery power and an Astron linear power supply.

Joshua

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use the audio jack on the back of radio to feed external speaker

Hai
Isthere any way to route FT857 s speaker to computers TV monitor for a better audio?

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