Re: Nickel-Based Batteries
For everything you could possibly want to know about portable power, I have found
CADEX to be THE authoritative source ...
https://batteryuniversity.com
Their book, "Batteries in a Portable World,"
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Clint Bradford
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#18641
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Re: Nickel-Based Batteries
Sure, all that fancy stuff in the displays, especially with the newfangled color displays on some radios, suck up the battery juice a lot faster than what the FT60 has.
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Mark Lassman
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#18640
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Re: Nickel-Based Batteries
yep, good advice there.
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Chris Smart <csmart8@...>
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#18639
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Re: Nickel-Based Batteries
Want to DOUBLE that battery life between charges?
Turn TX power DOWN to 2W ... and improve your antenna with a Smile 270, or a COmet/Diamond 17" model.
If you are not making it at 2W with that
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Clint Bradford
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#18638
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Re: Nickel-Based Batteries
After having my FT-60R for a week or so, I'm amazed at the battery life. Yes the stock pack is fewer? MAh than a pack for a newer HT, but I get far more hours on the FT-60 before it needs charging.
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Chris Smart <csmart8@...>
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#18637
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Nickel-Based Batteries
Which is the best for your scanner. Learn about the differences in nickel-cadmium and nickel-metal-hydride.
https://prezhost.com/2020/05/04/nickel-based-batteries/
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richardayisi44@...
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#18636
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FT-60E vs FT-60R TX coverage (446MHz) question
I'm a new owner of FT-60E but I'm in need of expanding TX coverage. In my country there's allwoed to use also 8 channels PMR (public mobile radio) on 446MHz. I know that FT-60 is designed to use on 2m
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richardayisi44@...
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#18635
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Re: FT60 Headphones?
Oops. This group isn't set up to accept attachments. Sorry.
Rick
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Rick Levine
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#18634
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Re: FT60 Headphones?
Heh. And one more caveat - the Yaesu 3.5mm 4-ring plus isn¡¯t quite standard. It¡¯s about 1/2mm longer than an audio-standard plug, which means that an off-the-shelf plug most likely won¡¯t work,
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Rick Levine
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#18633
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Re: Screen protector?
I got a custom cut screen protector for my Alinco DJ-MD5 form Photodon: www.photodon.com ( http://www.photodon.com ) I don't remember the price but I believe it was under $10 a piece. The problem with
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Randolph Urick
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#18632
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Re: FT60 Headphones?
Hi Rick and thanks for the reply.? Others have me
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Gary K9GS
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#18631
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Re: FT60 Headphones?
There are several simple setups for the FT-60R: ones that? plug directly in to the radio, offering an earpiece, single-sided headset, or dual-sided headset. No adapters, no fuss.
Earbud model -
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Clint Bradford
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#18630
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Re: FT60 Headphones?
Unfortunately, the only solution I've found for the FT-60 has been to put a headset into an external speaker mic.
Also, the FT-60 has some nasty bias voltage (~3v!) on the audio output, which makes a
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Rick Levine
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#18629
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Re: What Are My Battery Options?
I just received several sets of 2600mAh *Powerex Low Self-Discharge Precharged AA Rechargeable Nimh Batteries (MH-8AAP-BH)* I ordered a few days ago.
Please note that this particular battery
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Marcelo Bornscheuer - W6EUH
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#18628
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Re: FT60 Headphones?
Just use a two-wire surveillance system. Or plug your earphone in the bottom of a MH-34 speaker-mic.
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Clint Bradford K6LCS
http//www.work-sat.com
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Clint Bradford
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#18627
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Re: FT60 Headphones?
I did something like that a while back.? I think you way also need a
stereo jack to mono plug adapter between the earbuds and the CT-44.? My
earbuds used a 3-conductor plug (no mic or volume
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Nick Rylatt
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#18626
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Re: FT60 Headphones?
I would get a cheap speaker mic that fits the radio off eBay. Make sure it has an earphone jack on it, then plug your mono headset into that.?
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JARDY DAWSON
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#18625
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Re: FT60 Headphones?
Thanks Kelly.? From what I've read about the CT-44 I think you are correct in that the internal mic is disabled. Perhaps someone that has one can confirm.?Shame as I just want to have something
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Gary K9GS
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#18624
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Re: FT60 Headphones?
CT-44 won't do it.? I don't think what you want is achievable.? I believe when you plug anything into the external speaker/microphone port it shuts off the built in speaker and microphone.? If you
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Kelly Bersch
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#18623
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Re: FT60 Headphones?
The Yaesu CT-44 will enable what you want to do, I believe.
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Clint Bradford K6LCS
http//www.work-sat.com
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Clint Bradford
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#18622
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