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memory power loss
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I have noticed that my FT-60 will NOT store the power setting for a repeater frequency. I can manually set the Tx power setting to LOW, and it will keep that setting. If I turn off the power or change batteries, the FT-60 changes to High power. On High power, after pushing the PTT switch then, it will not transmit, like it is being over powered.and shuts down. Any suggestions? Jim KQ6VP |
开云体育You have to save the new settings in the same memory slot. ?Also sounds like you need a new battery. ?You are not plugged into the wall wart, are you? ?The wall wart cannot provide enough oomph to transmit on high. Using a 12 volt adapter could be used as long as your power supply puts out over 3 amps.?Jardy Dawson WA7JRD Message sent by....Oh look!! Pretty lights!! On May 25, 2021, at 21:20, Jim Nordstrom <fbnoodleman@...> wrote:
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Thanks Hardy. I have several batteries and have charged them, but it does not seem to change anything. I set the power on low and hit the PTT. Works fine, but I'd I turn off the radio, and then turn back on, the power setting is lost. Maybe all the batteries are bad, they were purchased a few years ago. When I put them into the radio and start the power cycle, they show 8.3, 8.0, etc. But will not let the radio transmit, it shuts down, and goes to receive only. If I then go to the power setting, and set as low or mid range, all works fine. Like you suggested, maybe the batteries can't hold a charge. Any other suggestions? Jim kq6vp. On Tue, May 25, 2021, 10:05 PM JARDY DAWSON via <JARDY72=[email protected]> wrote:
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开云体育This is Jardy. If you want the power setting change to be permanent, make the change then SAVE the new settings in the same channel number. If you don’t save it, the changes will be temporary.?Jardy Dawson WA7JRD Message sent by....Oh look!! Pretty lights!! On May 26, 2021, at 07:12, Jim Nordstrom <fbnoodleman@...> wrote:
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Hardy, sorry about the mis spelling of your name, big fingers, and I did not proof read my email. The more I think about it, it must be a battery issue. Don't know how long No cad batteries last, I suspect? that I have had them I service for years. I just thought it was unusual for the radio to show over 7.5 volts and could not retain the memory for the power setting. I love my FT_60 and hope by changing the batteries it will solve my issue. Thanks, regards Jim KQ6VP On Wed, May 26, 2021, 7:30 AM JARDY DAWSON via <JARDY72=[email protected]> wrote:
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This cell phone did it again, Jardy, not Hardy. Thanks for your help. Jim On Wed, May 26, 2021, 7:30 AM JARDY DAWSON via <JARDY72=[email protected]> wrote:
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You are using NiCd packs?
Original packs for the FT-60R have been NiMH. Charged properly, they should last about 750 discharge-charge cycles. But the original AC wall wart that shipped with truen was not intelligent - just threw constant current into the packs. -- Clint Bradford K6LCS http//www.work-sat.com |
开云体育If you don’t re-save the new settings it won’t stick. Look up how to save to memory. Use the same channel number as the original channel. You have 2 totally separate issues here.?BTW, I think you have autocorrect on, and that’s changing my name from Jardy to Hardy.? Jardy Dawson WA7JRD Message sent by....Oh look!! Pretty lights!! On May 26, 2021, at 15:32, Jim Nordstrom <fbnoodleman@...> wrote:
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Clint I bought my first FT-60 back in circa 2012 or 2013. It was a novel package but it did not do as well as my old Kenwood 7800 as far as kicking off distant repeaters. Never could find the right antenna to work with distant machines beyond running a half wave dipole on it. Of course the 7800 did not have PL tone or I would have used it right on. A few years after buying the FT-60 my then wife got a mad on and tossed a lot of my gear one day. Fortunately she did not find the FT-60 but she did toss the Charging Stand and a back up FT-840 HF rig. Arrrrgh. So I allowed the FT-60 to languish a couple of years until finances settled down and the wife became the X. I was flying out of town on business and tossed the FT-60 in the luggage. When I arrived and unpacked in the hotel room, turned the knob to see the voltage indicate about 5.5 volts and then fade out. Next day after work I drove over to the burg's local amateur radio store and purchased a new battery and wall wart charger. A new charging stand was like$95.00. Whoa! Back in the hotel room I placed the new battery on the radio and then inserted the charger into the side plug.? The next morning upon checking the battery was still at about 7 volts. That seemed odd. Returned that evening and began investigating. It turned out there were some differing iterations of the FT 60 and the charging circuitry. Mine would not charge from the side plug, it required a charging stand. Not sue why the radios were changed but if you look at a later service manual you will find three different wiring lashups on the side plug. The only thing I found that worked on my side plug on the radio was a battery cable that plugged into the vehicle cigarette lighter plug, and it only powered the radio, it did not charge the battery when powered off. Faced with having to dole out $95.00 or the whole box purchase at $160.00 I just bought a new radio and used the stand to charge both radio's batteries. Later while looking on e-bay I spotted? Yaesu branded charging bases for the FT-60 being sold for $25.00 out of China plus around $3.00 for shipping via China Post. I figured it might be counterfeit but if nothing else, if the radio fit I could always replicate charging circuit in mine using a breadboard. Upon arrival I was surprised to find the base was pristine, just like my US purchased Yaesu, even the mold marks were crisp like my US purchased product. Lashing up a DVM and comparing the voltage on the charging stand pins when the radios were setting in the charger revealed the China source stand tracked the US purchased product within a few millivolts. I could find no difference.? So I lucked out sort of. Now I have two radios to track and keep charged. With my last auto purchase there is a 110 VAC outlet next to the cigarette lighter plug. So these days I keep one in the truck in the charger in a zipped canvas bag on the hump plugged into the 110 outlet. The charger seems to be ok with the pseudo sine wave of the inverter. Only problem I had was once when stopped for running down the road at Warp Speed and the police officer noticed the radio in the bag plugged into the outlet. He got all grades of spun up wanting to know what the radio was for and what it did. He was convinced I was a drug dealer monitoring police frequencies. It became apparent he knew as much about radio as I knew about Neurosurgery, zip, nada and big fat zero. Eventually I drove away but at least he knew hams existed after I explained it to him. I do miss knobs and thumbwheels but tech? marches forward. One day I will set down and build a PL tone generator for the Kenwood handheld. That is another retirement project. :-) Regards Chuck WD4HXG I had a quick QSO that evening and noticed the battery seemed to drop fairly fast. So I plugged it back into the wall wart On May 26, 2021 at 6:38 PM, "Clint Bradford via groups.io" <clintbradford@...> wrote:
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