I’ll look into that! Still using the same battery that came with it, the FNB-83, 1400’s. Had the radio for at least 8 years.
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On Jun 11, 2018, at 4:09 AM, Stephen Walls < swalls46@...> wrote:
I just bought some FNB-V94 batteries from Batteries America.
They are 1800 mwh.? ?They are identical size wise to the original 1400s.
They (I think) are for a commercial radio.??
Batteries America has several options for the FT-60.? ?I liked the idea of a factory battery with a bit more juice in it.
Steve K4ELI
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I just bought some FNB-V94 batteries from Batteries America.
They are 1800 mwh.? ?They are identical size wise to the original 1400s.
They (I think) are for a commercial radio.??
Batteries America has several options for the FT-60.? ?I liked the idea of a factory battery with a bit more juice in it.
Steve K4ELI
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The twin packs showing just 7.2v after charging are at the end of their life ...
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Clint Bradford K6LCS
http//www.work-sat.com
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New batteries usually show 8.4 volts fully charged. Older batteries will start to weaken after a while. Your batteries showing 7.2 volts will need to be replaced soon.? Jardy Dawson WA7JRD Message sent through sub space hailing frequencies?using the Universal Translator.?
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On Jun 10, 2018, at 15:36, Anon Anon < lecontejoe@...> wrote: I have three batteries, all genuine Yaesu FNB-83, 7.2 v 1400 mAh.? I charge them with a Yaesu CD-47 desktop charger.
When I turn on my FT-60, the display shows the battery voltage then goes to the frequency display.
One of the FNB83 batteries shows 8.2 volts on the display.?? This one lasts for 3-4 days before recharging.
The other two batteries show 7.2 volts on the display and last one day, almost two days at best.? One of them often doesn't even make it through the day -- most of my operation is listening.
Any idea why the differences?
Thanks,
Joe
W4HH
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I use mt FT60 as a scanner.
Using RT Systems programming software, I entered:
-- all 2-meter repeater freqs
-- all 432 repeater freqs
-- local repeater freqs
-- simplex freqs
-- local public service freqs (I'm an EMT with local volunteer rescue squad)
-- SO-50
-- A0-91
-- AO-92
Then, I assigned each of these groups to a separate bank.? When I want to listen to the local public service traffic, I set the FT-60 on Bank 5 and start scanning.? When I want to work AO-91, go to Bank 7, etc., etc.
As a scanner it works fine -- audio is a bit low if I'm using it in a big room or noisy area.
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I have three batteries, all genuine Yaesu FNB-83, 7.2 v 1400 mAh.? I charge them with a Yaesu CD-47 desktop charger.
When I turn on my FT-60, the display shows the battery voltage then goes to the frequency display.
One of the FNB83 batteries shows 8.2 volts on the display.?? This one lasts for 3-4 days before recharging.
The other two batteries show 7.2 volts on the display and last one day, almost two days at best.? One of them often doesn't even make it through the day -- most of my operation is listening.
Any idea why the differences?
Thanks,
Joe
W4HH
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Re: Membership in FT-60 groups.io
It looks like you already are because you are able to send messages.
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Membership in FT-60 groups.io
I was a member of the Yahoo group and would like to be a member of this group.
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Thanks for the referral.? I've got the feeling that everything on Yahoo is beginning to go south.? There is no way to easily express your needs and the news content, in particular, is filled with ads and multipage news stories.
On Wednesday, June 6, 2018 4:43 AM, Jim Quinn via Groups.Io <jimquinndallas@...> wrote:
Yahoo Groups has apparently failed to give much support to it's users.? Calendar reminders and other features have not worked for months on end, things that are quite useful to members.? Requests for support or application fixes have gone unanswered and this fact give the impression that Yahoo does not want to commit resources to the Groups section.
At least this has been my experience over the last couple of years.
I have encouraged my group members to migrate to groups.io after event reminders quit working, event times were often skewed after daylight and standard time changes, etc.
Jim Quinn
AJ1MQ
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Fred,
Dr. Boehner messaged on the FT-60 Yahoo list (05-28-2018) that he was in the process of getting ready to move the group over here to Groups.io ..
He said the e-mail announcement/advisory would be forthcoming and to be patient.
There is only one or two of the 12+ groups I follow that are still on the Yahoo system.
The Yahoo system has shaky legs and response time to admin items and even some posts is very bad anymore. Dunno how much support/effort Yahoo will continue to put into that Yahoo Groups element.
73 - Nolan K.
KI5IO
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Yahoo Groups has apparently failed to give much support to it's users.? Calendar reminders and other features have not worked for months on end, things that are quite useful to members.? Requests for support or application fixes have gone unanswered and this fact give the impression that Yahoo does not want to commit resources to the Groups section.
At least this has been my experience over the last couple of years.
I have encouraged my group members to migrate to groups.io after event reminders quit working, event times were often skewed after daylight and standard time changes, etc.
Jim Quinn
AJ1MQ
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A few of my groups are migrating from yahoo to . Just curious, is yahoo abandoning their groups or is this just a better 'experience'?
Thanks, Fred Jacobowitz
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TEST Message - 06/04/2018
Test message only.
73 - Nolan K.
KI5IO
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Hi There,
First congratulations on getting your FCC license, you are now entering a fun world of radio, electronics, public services and many other aspects of the amateur radio world.
I wanted to point out a couple of things first:
When you say “...guess I wasn't someone they knew so not worth talking to -but it's a start I guess”
Well that should not be your first thought. Amateur Radio prides itself with the Elmering concept. The knowledgeable members mentor the newbies. It’s just that maybe you found a time period where nothing was going on. I bet you if you tune in during commute hours then you will find any activity level.
Second look into the C.A.R.L.A. System. Check this??for details.
I hope you enjoy your new hobby and that you will make ALL efforts to participate in Field Day. Check this??out for more details. And while you are at the ARRL site make sure you join your hobby’s organization.
73
Wassim
WN6WJN
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Jim,
Excellent news and thank you very much.
Looking forward to the transition.
73 - Nolan K. KI5IO
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Thanks, several other yahoo groups I’m a member of have successfully made the transition to io.groups. From the perspective of a user the transition went smoothly and without issues. ? Steve in Colorado KB0SHF ? ?
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Sent: Monday, May 28, 2018 08:29
To: ft-60@...
Subject: [FT-60] Change to Groups.Io? ? To all, ? I’ve seen a number of requests to transfer to Groups.IO.? I have transferred all of my other active groups to Groups.IO, and the experience has been much better.? I realize no one likes change, but I think this will be for the better.? Everything is transferred automatically, so it should be seamless. ? The new group name will be: ? [email protected] ? Please wait a few days before trying to subscribe. All members, messages, links, photos, etc. will be automatically transferred. ?There will be a message sent when the transfer is complete.? Until then, this group will function the same as it always has. ? Should you not wish to make the change, it will be easy to unsubscribe from the new group. ? Seriously, the experience with groups.IO has been excellent.? Yahoogroups has become very flaky, and I worry that this yahoogroup will disappear, taking all the accumulated knowledge with it. ? ’73 de JIM N2ZZ Owner – ft60@... ?
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Re: Move to Groups.io ???
Just start a new group, if you want. I am not the moderator, but am fine with keeping this here. Jardy Dawson WA7JRD Ham Radio
Message sent by... Oh who the heck really cares?
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On May 28, 2018, at 06:54, 'Nolan Kienitz' Nolan@... [FT-60] < FT-60@...> wrote:
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Is the owner/moderator of this group considering a move from Yahoo to in the near future?
73 – Nolan Kienitz KI5IO
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To all, ? I’ve seen a number of requests to transfer to Groups.IO.? I have transferred all of my other active groups to Groups.IO, and the experience has been much better.? I realize no one likes change, but I think this will be for the better.? Everything is transferred automatically, so it should be seamless. ? The new group name will be: ? [email protected] ? Please wait a few days before trying to subscribe. All members, messages, links, photos, etc. will be automatically transferred. ?There will be a message sent when the transfer is complete.? Until then, this group will function the same as it always has. ? Should you not wish to make the change, it will be easy to unsubscribe from the new group. ? Seriously, the experience with groups.IO has been excellent.? Yahoogroups has become very flaky, and I worry that this yahoogroup will disappear, taking all the accumulated knowledge with it. ? ’73 de JIM N2ZZ Owner – ft60@... ?
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Is the owner/moderator of this group considering a move from Yahoo to Groups.io in the near future?
73 – Nolan Kienitz KI5IO
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Stephen Walls
Clint Bradford
James F. Boehner, MD