Hi All,
You might find this website helps with replacing the pa module.
73 Peter M1BCV
On 04/08/2024 00:09, Dean, N2TNN wrote:
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Rick,
Thank you for the response and I will be on the phone Monday. I
just pulled the old girl out of the case and pulled the battery
pack out. Guess I have to do some testing and get her on the air
for the NAQCC word challenge.
This rig and a QRP+ if you remember are the start to my CW
experience. Don't know what I would do with out them. Just like
the old pup listening to the cw music and tail tapping her on
the floor.
BTW, how do you determine the FT-817 serial number?
72, Dean
Hi Dean, an email or phone call to yaesu in
Cerritos California and ask for the parts department. Then ask
for the PA board for finals replacement in the FT 817, but you
need to contact yaesu directly. With the ft818nd just being
discontinued there should still be parts. Let us know how you
make out. 72/73 Rick
Rick,
Can you explain in detail how the get the new boards.
Google does not reveal any lead to obtaining a new PA
board.
I have an original FT817 and need a backup plan.
72, Dean/ N2TNN
Hi Mike, sorry to hear about the potential
final loss but replacement boards are very
inexpensive,(I bought 2 for $60+ total a year or so
ago from yaesu USA. Regardless I would buy a couple of
spares for your 817s. The boards fit all 817-817nd
-818nd families. By 73 Rick VE1RNM
On Sat., Aug. 3, 2024, 6:41 p.m. mike
bryce via , <prosolar=
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wrote:
Okay everyone, I think I may have joined the blown
final club.
I was listening to the maritime mobile net on 14.300
and thought, what the hell? See if 2W might get the
net control’s attention.
The 817 reported ‘highswr’ on the rear antenna port,
so I went to the front and the highswr went away.
However in both cases, the power meter only had on
bar lite even though power for set for four bars.
Highswr into a dummy load on rear port.
That’s not right! So, even though the power jack is
fubar, I can squirt in DC and at 13V input, I still
get from 1 to 0 bars and the radio is only drawing
530ish mA.
That sure sounds like a pop PA board.
Makes no difference if I’m on HF or VHF, no bars or
1 flickers a bit. I can hear myself on another radio
i.e. 146.52 rx and while tx on the 817.
This is an older 817, I don’t know the vintage, so
this being the weekend, does any one know the
approximate cost of a new PA board from Yaesu? Can
you still get ‘em? Is the PA even bad?
Mike wb8vge
FYI…. I put my other 817 on line and the net control
gave me a s9 report. I am in ohio, he was on the
west coast. That Yaesu 817 is an amazing little rig!
