Hi Bonnie, I will start adding to the list again, the other 2 guys
are correct the bnc is pre-programmed to use on 6m 2m & 70cm and the
SO239 (rear) for hf, however you can via the menu facility program
the bnc to cover all bands and or the SO239 to do the same. There is
also a company called Mizuho who manufacturer seperate bnc base
loaded telescopic whip antennas for 80m, 40m & 20m bands fold down to
10" and extend to 56" an outlet in the UK is www.wsplc.com sell
approx 39 (english pounds) each and are excellent plus you can
resonate them over a wide frequency range by extracting/retracting
the telescoping section (look back in the archives on this e-group
message 68) hope this help's de John
Just a note to other John K6ZZZ de is a cw abbreviation but I'm sure
you will learn as you go along........de John.
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--- In FT817@..., xtalradio@a... wrote:
It seems Yaesu designed the FT-817 to be used
for VHF/UHF transceive in the over-the-shoulder
walking mode. Hence the BNC on the face pointing
upwards, compatible with VHF/UHF duckies.
There is no provision for mounting an efficient
HF whip antenna on the FT-817 directly.
So, those of us who desire to use it effectively
in a "walking HF" configuration will require
an additional structure.
The concept/design for such a structure might include:
1)ergonomic backpack for radio mounting
2)standard thread whip mount
3)manual or semi-auto antenna tuner
4)auxiliary battery pack
Such a concept could form the basis for some
entrepreneurial aftermarket product activity.
The "Worldpack (tm)" backpack is a good
start, but the existing model ,designed
for ICOM-706, is not optimum for the tiny FT-817.
73---Bonnie KQ6XA
