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Re: Squelch issue
开云体育Check you RF squelch setting (menu 37, page 18 in the manual). Jardy Dawson WA7JRD Sent from the Death Star for Darth Vader's eyes only. Any other reception will be severely punished. ? On Aug 6, 2016, at 09:22, kd4wov@... [FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote:
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Squelch issue
I have a FT60 that has a squelch issue. it goes from all the way open to all the way closed at mid point (ie 12 o'clock). When it closes, it is like the squelch is all the way.
So far, I have done the following: I have replaced both the control and, the board with the control/vol/selector. Looks like the rubber between the main board and daughter board is not working right. I have flipped it both vertical and horizontal(4 possibilities). It seems to make no difference. Yaesu tech support does not have the rubber cable anymore. Any suggestions? Otherwise I may look for a dead radio to get just for the cable. De kd4wov Tom Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T |
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Re: LI-ION battery issues ?
Nolan Kienitz
开云体育Thanks to all who have responded here and offline. ? Battery is flakey.? Vendor is replacing it under their one-year warranty. ? Charging unit was purchased from the same vendor as the unit for charging the LI-ION batteries. ? I just keep two charging units on my desk:? One for the original battery that came with the FT-60 and the new one for the LI-ION. ? 73, ??????????????? Nolan Kienitz? KI5IO ??????????????? SKCC - 9532C ??????????????? NAQCC - 6230 ??????????????? FISTS - 14948 ? ? |
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Re: unable to change frequencies
Jim K5JG
He said his friend had done a factory reset on the radio which would
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clear the keypad/dial lock. In fact, can a reset even be done if the keypad is locked? I don't know. 73, Jim K5JG On 8/5/2016 7:12 AM, radioranger44 radioranger44@... [FT-60] wrote:
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Re: unable to change frequencies
开云体育? Sounds like the keyboard lock is on.?
Press and hold the 6 key for 1 to 2 seconds to unlock.
Dave - WB6DHW On 8/5/2016 2:39 AM, godly_mistle@... [FT-60] wrote: ?
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Re: unable to change frequencies
It is most likely 'locked'. Press and hold the '6' key will /lock/unlock From: "godly_mistle@... [FT-60]" To: FT-60@... Sent: Friday, August 5, 2016 5:39 AM Subject: [FT-60] unable to change frequencies
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A friend of mine who is out in Spain paragliding is unable to change the frequency on his FT60 he says the buttons and the knob have no affect, after I gave him a few tips I then told him to do a full factory reset which he says he did the frequency changed to the default but he still can't operate the keys or the knob to change frequencies, any ideas? |
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Re: unable to change frequencies
Has he tried holding the #6 key which locks & unlocks the keypad &/or channel selector knob depending on how the lock menu item is set up. John N4SME On Friday, August 5, 2016 7:52 AM, "godly_mistle@... [FT-60]" wrote:
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A friend of mine who is out in Spain paragliding is unable to change the frequency on his FT60 he says the buttons and the knob have no affect, after I gave him a few tips I then told him to do a full factory reset which he says he did the frequency changed to the default but he still can't operate the keys or the knob to change frequencies, any ideas? |
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Re: unable to change frequencies
开云体育If the "6" keys is pressed and held, that locks the controls on the radio. To unlock the controls, just hold "6" key down again.
+++++ Jerry, kg7nor +++++
Live simple, love well, and take time to smell the flowers along the way. ~ Mark Twain
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Re: unable to change frequencies
开云体育keyboard locked,?? Or something like that ?? De W8KQ On 8/5/2016 5:39 AM,
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Re: unable to change frequencies
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From: "godly_mistle@... [FT-60]" <FT-60@...> Date: 05/08/2016 05:39 (GMT-05:00) To: FT-60@... Subject: [FT-60] unable to change frequencies ? A friend of mine who is out in Spain paragliding is unable to change the frequency on his FT60 he says the buttons and the knob have no affect, after I gave him a few tips I then told him to do a full factory reset which he says he did the frequency changed to the default but he still can't operate the keys or the knob to change frequencies, any ideas? |
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Re: unable to change frequencies
开云体育His radio is probably locked. Ask him if there is an icon of a lock on the screen. ?He can press and hold the 6 key to unlock. What is locked can be changed in the menu settings. ?He should look in his manual. Jardy Dawson WA7JRD Ham Radio On Aug 5, 2016, at 02:39, godly_mistle@... [FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote:
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A friend of mine who is out in Spain paragliding is unable to change the frequency on his FT60 he says the buttons and the knob have no affect, after I gave him a few tips I then told him to do a full factory reset which he says he did the frequency changed to the default but he still can't operate the keys or the knob to change frequencies, any ideas? |
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unable to change frequencies
A friend of mine who is out in Spain paragliding is unable to change the frequency on his FT60 he says the buttons and the knob have no affect, after I gave him a few tips I then told him to do a full factory reset which he says he did the frequency changed to the default but he still can't operate the keys or the knob to change frequencies, any ideas?
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Re: LI-ION battery issues ?
Jim K5JG
Nolan,
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I have Motorola, Yaesu, Icom, and Wouxun HT's that all came from the factory with Li-Ion batteries and have had no problems whatsoever. On another note, perhaps the problem is with your charger. 73, Jim K5JG On 8/3/2016 12:55 PM, Nolan@... [FT-60] wrote:
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LI-ION battery issues ?
Just curious if anyone has experienced problems using LI-ION batteries in their FT-60?
I bought one earlier this year and after charging with proper charging device used the HT a few times with no issues. Fast forward to the past two days and again made sure the battery was charged and tried to prep for a local club event and the HT shuts down after about 20-seconds of talk time.? Appears to be no power in the LI-ION battery.? I put the original battery back in the FT-60 and all is working fine. I'm doing some more trouble-shooting now to see if I can continue to repeat the failure. Site I bought the battery from is processing an RMA as there is a one-year warranty so I don't have any concerns there, but the location did mention that some HTs are not happy with the LI-ION chemistry. Thus the reason for my post.? I'm just looking for some data if anyone else has experienced similar. 73, Nolan K. KI5IO |
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Re: Best antenna for airband (108-137Mhz) reception?
Jim,
For base station use, I have good luck with a 300 ohm dipole hung vertically. I put mine about 30ft up in a big oak tree in my back yard, but attic deployment works OK as long as you dont have tile roof (tile normally has high metal content shielding out signals). You can build from scratch, or if you have an FM dipole laying around, just cut it down for resonance at mid band, say 123 MHz. Feed it with a 75:300 TV transformer you have lying around and run coax as far as you want. Terminate with cable TV connector and purchase adapter for SMA or BNC as you wish. Good luck and best 73's, Dave KG4MGB ============= Hello, What is a good recommendation for an antenna for the 108-137Mhz range? I currently have a Diamond SRH77CA on my FT-60r, but it's failing to pick up traffic whereas my CCrane with a short telescopic chrome antenna receives fine. Tia, -Jim P. ------------------------------------ Posted by: Jim Popovitch <jimpop@...> ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Yahoo Groups Links -- Dave Beadner |
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Re: Best antenna for airband (108-137Mhz) reception?
Jim K5JG
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Per the FT-60R specs in the back of the manual, Air Band sensitivity is .8uv which is much worse than the .2uv on 2m and 70cm. The reduced sensitivity coupled with an antenna not designed for the band makes for less than stellar performance. You might want to take look at the Comet SMA-503. It's specs say it covers down to 118 MHz, so it might work ok on the Air Band as well. 73, Jim K5JG On 7/20/2016 6:25 PM, Jim Popovitch jimpop@... [FT-60] wrote:
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Re: Best antenna for airband (108-137Mhz) reception?
You could build a discone antenna that should work well, pretty easily. I googled, and there were a lot of hits for it. From: "Jim Popovitch jimpop@... [FT-60]" To: FT-60@... Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 6:25 PM Subject: [FT-60] Best antenna for airband (108-137Mhz) reception?
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What is a good recommendation for an antenna for the 108-137Mhz range? I currently have a Diamond SRH77CA on my FT-60r, but it's failing to pick up traffic whereas my CCrane with a short telescopic chrome antenna receives fine. Tia, -Jim P. |
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Re: Best antenna for airband (108-137Mhz) reception?
I don't think you are going to get any s\mall antenna that will be a big inprovement over the stock antenna. It will tune down there but is not designed to be a airband receiver. ? K3CLT Chuck Tobias From: "Jim Popovitch jimpop@... [FT-60]" To: FT-60@... Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 7:25 PM Subject: [FT-60] Best antenna for airband (108-137Mhz) reception?
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Hello,
What is a good recommendation for an antenna for the 108-137Mhz range? I currently have a Diamond SRH77CA on my FT-60r, but it's failing to pick up traffic whereas my CCrane with a short telescopic chrome antenna receives fine. Tia, -Jim P. |
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Re: Best antenna for airband (108-137Mhz) reception?
开云体育I have been using a Comet SMA24 for some time and am very happy with its performance.?
+++++ Jerry, KG7NOR +++++
Live simple, love well, and take time to smell the flowers along the way. ~ Mark Twain
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