On 27 Jun 2022, at 21:00, Dave K?EKL <k0ekl@...> wrote:

I have an 847 that I use almost exclusively for VHF/UHF week signal work and for satellites but it got pressed into service for our local club's Field Day this last weekend.

It performed perfectly on 10, 15, 20, and 40 but when trying to transmit on 80 meters the display reads "ERROR". This happens whether the radio is set for CW, SSB, AM or FM and it doesn't seem to matter is PTT is asserted via the DATA IN or PKT connectors, the footswitch connector, or the front panel mic connector. Again, only 80m is effected.?

I know from reviewing the manual that the radio will display ERROR if one tries to transmit out of band but I was testing on 3.850 MHz.?

Has anyone seen this before and if so what's the resolution?

Thanks de K?EKL

I have an 847 that I use almost exclusively for VHF/UHF week signal work and for satellites but it got pressed into service for our local club's Field Day this last weekend.

It performed perfectly on 10, 15, 20, and 40 but when trying to transmit on 80 meters the display reads "ERROR". This happens whether the radio is set for CW, SSB, AM or FM and it doesn't seem to matter is PTT is asserted via the DATA IN or PKT connectors, the footswitch connector, or the front panel mic connector. Again, only 80m is effected.?

I know from reviewing the manual that the radio will display ERROR if one tries to transmit out of band but I was testing on 3.850 MHz.?

Has anyone seen this before and if so what's the resolution?

Thanks de K?EKL

Field Day really brings out the problems. I have 2 FT-847's. One belongs to the Club which I cloned to be the same as mine. For the ISS V/v frequencies, both do the same thing. Main vfo shows 145.850, sub vfo shows 144.490. Press the PTT and the sub vfo shows error on both rigs. All the other sat pairs are fine. So this problem in on my list of troubleshooting jobs.? 73 de VE3XC

You can use the sub on the same band. You have to use split a/b vfo.?

Satpc32 help file explains what to do for ISS etc.?

Vic?

On Monday, June 27, 2022, 5:03 PM, Dennis Surek via groups.io <dsurek@...> wrote:

Field Day really brings out the problems. I have 2 FT-847's. One belongs to the Club which I cloned to be the same as mine. For the ISS V/v frequencies, both do the same thing. Main vfo shows 145.850, sub vfo shows 144.490. Press the PTT and the sub vfo shows error on both rigs. All the other sat pairs are fine. So this problem in on my list of troubleshooting jobs.? 73 de VE3XC

Thanks for the replies. I have not yet fully unpacked the truck from Field Day. When I do bring the radio back into the shack I'll try a full reset, try transmitting on freqs across the 80m band and then perhaps try the out of band mod.

Hi Greg, check the Group Files section, there is a folder there - FT847 Mods - in there you will find a Yeasu datasheet on frequency mods, it extends the range of the set. i uploaded it quite a while ago to the original Yahoo Group.
Leighton. GW3FSP.