Re: New Tuner - Recommendations?
In my experience ZS6BKW is one candidate. In my experience it performs
well. Easy to erect and portable also
VU2TE
Unni
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Easwaran Unni Tharakkal VU2TE
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#53623
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Re: New Tuner - Recommendations?
What modes and power do you wish to operate? I use an LDG AT-100PROII auto tuner. It¡¯s good for 100W SSB, but only 35W digital. It¡¯s a nice small form factor and there¡¯s a Yaesu cable to
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Jim
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#53622
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New Tuner - Recommendations?
I recently became the owner of a FT-857. I've been using a vertical whip and tuning it each time to get it resonant on the respective operating band. I am looking at some other multi-band wires that
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David Smith
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#53621
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Re: FT857 and Bluetooh Dongle
Take a look at this
https://github.com/blueman-project/blueman
I run it in Linux and can actually connect to the Bluetooth "dongle"
attached to Ft857 serial CAT port. I use "connect serial"...
But
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Anne Ranch
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#53620
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Re: FT857 and Bluetooh Dongle
Thank you Roger. Will look into it
73s and Regards
Unni
VU2TE
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Easwaran Unni Tharakkal VU2TE
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#53619
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Re: FT857 and Bluetooh Dongle
See attached PDf this may or may not help.
Bought one those dongles and never got around to installing it.
Did save the instructions.
73
Roger KC7OM
Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2023 6:35
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Roger Bury
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#53618
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FT857 and Bluetooh Dongle
Recently bought a bluetooth rig control dongle through E Bay.? Could not get it configured. Please help.
VU2TE
Unni
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Easwaran Unni Tharakkal VU2TE
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#53617
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Re: CAT reverse engineered ?
#cat
Hi
FT8x7 EEPROM Analyzer is very useful for CAT commands and online user guide is quite helpful.
Thank you.
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nicolamcdonalddat@...
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#53616
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Re: Loss of CW ?
Hey I had the same issue. The 1k resistor on both the dit and dash inputs was destroyed. After replacing it with a regular 1k resistor, keying worked again. There is plenty of space to just solder a
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Chris_DK2CW
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#53615
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Re: FT-857D forgetting it was in memory mode after being turned off.
Replacing the EEROM is one possible fix.
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Compton
VK2HRX
Sydney, Australia
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Compton
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#53614
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FT-857D forgetting it was in memory mode after being turned off.
I have an older FT-857D that has worked very well since I got it the beginning of this century. In the past few weeks it has started to switch from the memory mode to what ever VFO I last used in VFO
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Reuben Stapp
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#53613
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Re: TCXO vs Calibrated dial freq. Was: Re: [FT-857] New Head
J.D. is correct Neil, a TCXO won't help correct any frequency error, rather a TCXO is intended to provide frequency stability.? 1 PPM accuracy is about all one can expect with ham grade transceivers,
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Philip - K4PO
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#53612
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TCXO vs Calibrated dial freq. Was: Re: [FT-857] New Head
On 2023.09.17 22:57, Thadius Pigman - K2AMF wrote:
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> Speaking of the TCXO unit .. the other day someone asked if I could
> do some SSB on VHF so I did that and found my transmission was a
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John D Erskine VE7MHI VA7OTC
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#53611
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Re: New Head
I know what you mean John.?? The 857D was my first HF radio and I got it BEFORE I got the General upgrade.? I spent what I thought a lot of time and effort getting ready to test and when I thought
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Thadius Pigman
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#53610
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Re: New Head
Last time I did the math, 2001 would only be 22 years. ;) Still a long time for electronics though.
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Leonard K. Pennock (AD7AS)
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Leonard K. Pennock
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#53609
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Re: New Head
I got my FT857D back in 2005.
It has been in and out of two different vehicles.
At the time it was new to four years old, I lived on the West coast of
British Columbia, in Victoria.
This area gets a
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John
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#53608
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Re: New Head
It was the same 8 week guess from them when I ordered in July.? The deal is they don't charge your credit card till they ship it so really I did it just because if I COULD get it I would and if I
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Thadius Pigman
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#53607
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Re: New Head
Hi again, Neil
I agree the HRO is a great company to deal with. I was considering ordering one but since they're out of stock at all locations I? was just curious how long a wait I might expect for
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Bill Akins NT1N
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#53606
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Re: New Head
Hi Bill
I checked the on line order and it was *13 July.*
The HRO Portland store manager ( *Bill Eaton | K7WCE?? 800-765-4267* ) was great!? He kept me in the loop of how things were going and
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Thadius Pigman
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#53605
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Re: New Head
Hi, Neil
Just curious, how long after you placed the order did they ship it out to you?
Bill NT1N
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Bill Akins NT1N
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#53604
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