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Dears,
I wish to all of you Happy Holidays and healthy year 2025!
73 de Petr OK1RP
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Petr Ourednik
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#20095
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Re: FT60 battery question
H.H.
This is great news! *Thank you so very much* for this idea. Can't wait to get started.
Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year holiday!
Vry 73 de Me
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CalFire
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#20094
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Re: FT60 battery question
Do a Google search for "3d print FT60" and "3d print FT-60" or similar.? You'll find printable STL files for the radio.
I didn't want to do my own printing (I don't need another hobby!), but our
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Hot Hopper
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#20093
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Re: One solution Re: [Yaesu-FT-60] FT60 battery question
To double battery longevity, improve your antenna with a Smiley 270A or Diamond SRH-320a, and turn TX power down to 2W. If you are not making it at 2W with a better antenna FM voice line-of-sight,
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Clint Bradford
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#20092
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Re: FT60 battery question
I don't remember if there is a temperature sensor in the battery pack, but if so, be sure to keep it in there to avoid overheating and a fire. Use as low a heat when soldering as possible to avoid
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John Eroh
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#20091
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Re: FT60 battery question
Hi Joe,
By searching posts in this forum, you can find many ways to repair, replace, or substitute batteries for your FT-60.? Long ago, I posted one about replacing the NiMH cells with 2 Li-ion
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HF
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#20090
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Re: One solution Re: [Yaesu-FT-60] FT60 battery question
Hi Marty,
Great idea. To this 70+ ham op, this looks like something I've read about called, "3-D Printing". Is this correct?
If so, how would I get something like this for myself, having no idea how
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CalFire
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#20089
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Re: One solution Re: [Yaesu-FT-60] FT60 battery question
OK, here is a follow up with the link to MY solution. If you are a hobbyist, There are many more options and each has an advantage and disadvantage.? Enjoy the hunt!Yaesu Battery Pack FT60R by
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Marty Maeding
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#20088
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Re: FT60 battery question
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003AKSYFU/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?pd_rd_i=B003AKSYFU&pd_rd_w=eX0dg&content-id=amzn1.sym.8c2f9165-8e93-42a1-8313-73d3809141a2&pf_rd_p=8c2f9165-8e93-42a1-8313-73d3809141a2&pf_rd_
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CalFire
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#20087
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Re: FT60 battery question
Time for new batteries.
Jardy Dawson WA7JRD
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JARDY DAWSON
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#20086
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Re: FT60 battery question
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FVpedqgY4s
This is one video I found that might help, Joe.
<lecontejoe@...> wrote:
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CalFire
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#20085
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One solution Re: [Yaesu-FT-60] FT60 battery question
I agree with the post on low voltage. Replacement needed.? There are alternatives if you are a hobbyist and want to "play" with the hardware.? I have put MY solution on Thingiverse. My solution
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Marty Maeding
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#20084
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Re: FT60 battery question
Hi Joe,
Somewhere on the Internet [Youtube?] I saw information which illustrated
how to cut the battery case in half[!]. It is hermetically sealed and can
be cut at the seam that holds the two halves
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CalFire
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#20083
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FT60 battery question
It's a loooong story but my FT60 has rarely been used for the past 8-10 years.? We are moving and I anticipate a good bit of operation with it after our move.
I have three Yaesu FNB-83 batteries
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Joe W4HH NAQCC #3938
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#20082
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Re: FT-60, FT-60R
Even simpler before AM, but there is no going back, thankfully.
Barry, WA9EQL
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Barry Meyer, WA9EQL
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#20081
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Re: FT-60, FT-60R
…and several different builds:
USA A2U, EXP A1, EXP A2, EXP A3, EU B1, EU B2, EXP B3, EU C1, EU C2, EXP C3, EU D1, EU D2, AUS H1, AUS H2.
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Petr Ourednik
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#20080
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Re: FT-60, FT-60R
…and FT-60T version with band allocation for Japan market. All is labeled just FT-60. It was spoken already here:
/g/Yaesu-FT-60/topic/97647101#msg19603
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Petr Ourednik
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#20079
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Re: FT-60, FT-60R
Thanks, that's what I thought.
The front panel of mine is marked FT-60 -- I thought maybe I had been struck blind, but, I checked, and sure enough, front panel is marked FT-60 -- HOWEVER -- when I
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Joe W4HH NAQCC #3938
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#20078
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Re: FT-60, FT-60R
There's no such thing as an FT 60. There's either an FT-60R meant for North America distribution, or the now-discontinued FT-60E for European distribution: ?batteries and accessories are all the
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Clint Bradford
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#20077
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FT-60, FT-60R
What's the difference between the FT-60 and FT-60R?
What's the difference in their batteries?
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Joe W4HH NAQCC #3938
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#20076
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