I forgot to add that I sent them a pic I took with my phone of the label at the bottom of the radio with all the info.
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Yep. That's what I did when I wasn't sure, and they promptly emailed back with the good news that the 857 I had been gifted was actually an 857D.
On Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 10:52?AM Juan Jim¨¦nez < k1cpr@...> wrote: Go to the Yaesu website. They have a tech support email there.
On Wed, Mar 6, 2024, 10:45?AM Charlie Fellenbaum - WB4FAW < charlie@...> wrote: Juan,
How did you communicate with them? Phone, email?
Did you just call and ask, maybe give them a serial number?
I have the same question, need to follow up too.
Tnx,
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73, Charlie
WB4FAW
Colorado
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Go to the Yaesu website. They have a tech support email there.
On Wed, Mar 6, 2024, 10:45?AM Charlie Fellenbaum - WB4FAW < charlie@...> wrote: Juan,
How did you communicate with them? Phone, email?
Did you just call and ask, maybe give them a serial number?
I have the same question, need to follow up too.
Tnx,
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73, Charlie
WB4FAW
Colorado
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Juan,
How did you communicate with them? Phone, email?
Did you just call and ask, maybe give them a serial number?
I have the same question, need to follow up too.
Tnx,
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73, Charlie
WB4FAW
Colorado
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On Tue, Mar 5, 2024 at 3:35?PM Juan Jim¨¦nez < k1cpr@...> wrote: I'll be darned. Yaesu tech support just informed me that what I bought is actually the 857D. No wonder it doesn't have the DSP slot. Made my day! ?
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I'll be darned. Yaesu tech support just informed me that what I bought is actually the 857D. No wonder it doesn't have the DSP slot. Made my day! ?
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Important to remember this is "RJ-12" 6 pin using all 6 as many plugs and cables that are same dimensions use only "RJ-11" 2 or 4 wires?
On Mon, Mar 4, 2024, 12:00?AM Juan Jim¨¦nez < k1cpr@...> wrote: Thank you.
The one I use is 7 1/4" from the very ends of the connectors.
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Compton
VK2HRX
Sydney, Australia
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Important to remember this is "RJ-12" 6 pin using all 6 as many plugs and cables that are same dimensions use only "RJ-11" 2 or 4 wires?
On Mon, Mar 4, 2024, 12:00?AM Juan Jim¨¦nez < k1cpr@...> wrote: Thank you.
The one I use is 7 1/4" from the very ends of the connectors.
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Compton
VK2HRX
Sydney, Australia
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The one I use is 7 1/4" from the very ends of the connectors.
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Compton
VK2HRX
Sydney, Australia
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Forgot to ask, how long is the OEM head cable? 6 in, or shorter?
On Sun, Mar 3, 2024 at 7:46?PM Juan Jim¨¦nez < k1cpr@...> wrote:
On Sun, Mar 3, 2024 at 7:41?PM Doug Person < doug@...> wrote:
Yes. It is a straight through 6 pin modular cable that has been
used for decades on multi-line phone systems.
73, Doug -- K0DXV
On 3/3/24 5:37 PM, Juan Jim¨¦nez wrote:
Is the factory head control cable a straght-through RJ6 modular?
The radio I bought came with the extended cable but not the small
one to connect the head while attached to the body.
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On Sun, Mar 3, 2024 at 7:41?PM Doug Person < doug@...> wrote:
Yes. It is a straight through 6 pin modular cable that has been
used for decades on multi-line phone systems.
73, Doug -- K0DXV
On 3/3/24 5:37 PM, Juan Jim¨¦nez wrote:
Is the factory head control cable a straght-through RJ6 modular?
The radio I bought came with the extended cable but not the small
one to connect the head while attached to the body.
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Yes. It is a straight through 6 pin modular cable that has been
used for decades on multi-line phone systems.
73, Doug -- K0DXV
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Is the factory head control cable a straght-through RJ6 modular?
The radio I bought came with the extended cable but not the small
one to connect the head while attached to the body.
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Is the factory head control cable a straght-through RJ6 modular? The radio I bought came with the extended cable but not the small one to connect the head while attached to the body.
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Confirmed, it has the DSP-2 built in. :)
On Sun, Mar 3, 2024 at 12:05?PM Juan Jim¨¦nez < k1cpr@...> wrote: I'm pretty sure it's a US unit.
Juan
I'd like to add... Are you sure you got a North American 857?
I have an early 857D, I recall that for a few months back then someone was selling 857's at a ridiculously low price, it turned out that they were 857's aimed at Japanese noise hams and were only 10 watts of RF.
John VE7KKQ
Press the DSP button on the top of the radio. Activate DNR by pressing
the A/DNR key.
Press and hold the A key for one second tor recall DSP NR Level.
Adjust the DNR level and you should be able to hear a difference.
You could also use Key C to enable Band pass Filter and See "DSP
BANDPASS FILTER (DBF)" section in your manual for adjusting the cutoff
frequencies.
Leonard K. Pennock
AD7AS
Those who walk bravely through life, unafraid of loss or failure,
find that they very rarely lose or fail.
On 3/3/24 8:20 AM, Juan Jim¨¦nez wrote:
> Oh! Well, that would explain it. How do I find out of mine is one of the
> ones with the DSP already on there?
>
> 73,
> K1CPR
> Juan
>
>
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On 2024.03.03 07:21, Juan Jim¨¦nez wrote: Interesting. Looks like I will pass on both for now. Is the TXCO
crystal worth installing?
73,
K1CPR
Juan If one were using the radio as an exciter with a transverter for higher bands, for such as EME, yes, I'd be tempted to put one in. Most folks dial about, and many of the modern data protocols display in a spectrumscope manner, sometimes with the software staying with another signal. So, horses for courses. 73, John - off to play in the ARRL Int'l DX SSB 'test -- John D Erskine VE7MHI VA7OTC CN88hk VA7RCN Victoria, B.C.
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I'm pretty sure it's a US unit.
Juan
I'd like to add... Are you sure you got a North American 857?
I have an early 857D, I recall that for a few months back then someone was selling 857's at a ridiculously low price, it turned out that they were 857's aimed at Japanese noise hams and were only 10 watts of RF.
John VE7KKQ
Press the DSP button on the top of the radio. Activate DNR by pressing
the A/DNR key.
Press and hold the A key for one second tor recall DSP NR Level.
Adjust the DNR level and you should be able to hear a difference.
You could also use Key C to enable Band pass Filter and See "DSP
BANDPASS FILTER (DBF)" section in your manual for adjusting the cutoff
frequencies.
Leonard K. Pennock
AD7AS
Those who walk bravely through life, unafraid of loss or failure,
find that they very rarely lose or fail.
On 3/3/24 8:20 AM, Juan Jim¨¦nez wrote:
> Oh! Well, that would explain it. How do I find out of mine is one of the
> ones with the DSP already on there?
>
> 73,
> K1CPR
> Juan
>
>
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Ok. I don't do CW, just voice and digital, so I'll pass on that for now. Thanks again.
On Sun, Mar 3, 2024 at 10:17?AM Kent Trimble, K9ZTV < k9ztv@...> wrote: Juan ...
The answer depends on your operating mode preferences and the availability of filters.?
Preferring CW, my two slots are filled with Collins 300 and 500 mechanical filters in both my FT-897D and FT-857D.? These filters are no longer attainable.?
INRAD (Vibroplex) still shows a few filters for the FT-857D other than the 300 and 500.? When it was suggested to W3PA (owner) that these two IF filters be manufactured as crystal rather than mechanical filters, he said they couldn't be made small enough to fit the radios.
73, Kent K9ZTV On Mar 3, 2024, at 8:49?AM, Juan Jim¨¦nez <k1cpr@...> wrote:
?So, the manual talks about three filter boards for this radio but only two install spots are available. That means a choice has to be made. Which two of the three are the more worthwhile filters?
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Press the DSP button on the top of the radio. Activate DNR by pressing
the A/DNR key.
Press and hold the A key for one second tor recall DSP NR Level.
Adjust the DNR level and you should be able to hear a difference.
You could also use Key C to enable Band pass Filter and See "DSP
BANDPASS FILTER (DBF)" section in your manual for adjusting the cutoff
frequencies.
Leonard K. Pennock
AD7AS
Those who walk bravely through life, unafraid of loss or failure,
find that they very rarely lose or fail.
On 3/3/24 8:20 AM, Juan Jim¨¦nez wrote:
> Oh! Well, that would explain it. How do I find out of mine is one of the
> ones with the DSP already on there?
>
> 73,
> K1CPR
> Juan
>
>
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I'd like to add... Are you sure you got a North American 857?
I have an early 857D, I recall that for a few months back then someone was selling 857's at a ridiculously low price, it turned out that they were 857's aimed at Japanese noise hams and were only 10 watts of RF.
John VE7KKQ
Press the DSP button on the top of the radio. Activate DNR by pressing
the A/DNR key.
Press and hold the A key for one second tor recall DSP NR Level.
Adjust the DNR level and you should be able to hear a difference.
You could also use Key C to enable Band pass Filter and See "DSP
BANDPASS FILTER (DBF)" section in your manual for adjusting the cutoff
frequencies.
Leonard K. Pennock
AD7AS
Those who walk bravely through life, unafraid of loss or failure,
find that they very rarely lose or fail.
On 3/3/24 8:20 AM, Juan Jim¨¦nez wrote:
> Oh! Well, that would explain it. How do I find out of mine is one of the
> ones with the DSP already on there?
>
> 73,
> K1CPR
> Juan
>
>
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Juan Jim¨¦nez
Compton
John D Erskine VE7MHI VA7OTC
