I have noticed birdies on 70cm (432.625, 433.400, 434.175, 434.950, 435.725, 436.025 (strongest), 436.525, 437.300, 438.100, 438.900, 439.700) and so. They get weaker beyond 440 MHz. The ones on 436.025 MHz, 438.100 MHz and 438.900 MHz do open the squelch, all others are relatively weak. The 438.900 MHz is in particular annoying as it is a repeater output in Germany. The birdies are rather broad, resulting from the synthesizer and all occur with all antennas disconnected, PC switched off etc... I have noticed above birdies with 4 different units so far. I haven't checked VHF. It seems that we have to leave with these birdies so far or go back in time and carry the FT-290, FT-790, FT-690 and a K-2 over our shoulders.....Personally I prefer the FT-817, even with those birdies (and the other 29 on the shortwave bands...).
Tom DF2OO
Demetre Valaris - SV1UY wrote:
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Hello all,
Has anyone found a fix or cure to this problem? I get quite a few
birdies on both VHF and UHF bands on my FT-817 when I use the rubber
duck antenna, and some are also present when you use an external
antenna or no antenna at all. Same thing happens when I put a 50 OHM
terminator on the BNC connector.
Has YAESU acknowledged this problem yet?
Has anyone noticed this problem or is it just me?
73 de Demetre SV1UY
