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I believe that it is necessary to do a micoprocessor reset after changing the frequency pads to properly initialize the 817 to its
new configuration?!

Elliott WA6TLA

"Gregory W. Ratcliff" wrote:

I have this same problem with one of their filters that I purchased at Dayton last year for my Ten-Tec Omni 6+. One of the reasons I did not purchase one of their 817 SSB filters at Dayton.

Duffy - WB8NUT

--- In FT817@y..., "Bill Gerth" <bgerth@a...> wrote:

Still trying to catch up after the week-end at the Dayton

Hamvention. Several antenna items have already been covered so I
won't repeat.

Here are the items that I purchased at Dayton for use with my 817:

W4RT Electronics ONE TOUCH TUNE - Really neat device. Small, light,

super low battery consumption. I just wrote a review of this and
posted on the eham.net website under the QRP ACCESSORIES section of
Product Reviews. I'd invite others who bought the OTT at Dayton to
add reviews of their own. Lots of data and pricing on the W4RT
Electronics website: www.w4rt.com

Heil HM-1 Hand Mike and RJ-45 Adapter - I have had outstanding

results with my Heil HM-10 Dual on my Yaesu FT-1000D. The HC-4
cartridge really seems to cut thru the QRM and help in DX pileups.
The Hand Mike features the HC-4 cartridge plus a broader cartridge
similar to the HC-5, switch selectable. The Yaesu adapter cable sold
by Heil makes this a plug and play situation with the 817. Initial
results seem quite favorable but I need more experience to be sure.
Although the mike is a bit larger than the Yaesu mike, it is very
lightweight, probably lighter than the stock mike.

FT-817 Pack-It Reference - This little yellow book is a jewel. Very

easy for aging eyes to read but smaller than the stock Yaesu manual.
The index is outstanding and makes honing in on the subject of
interest an easy task. You can bet this one will be in my pack on my
next field outing with my 817. The author's prior experience in
writing similar manuals for other Yaesu products really shows.

72,

Bill
W4RK
Nashville, TN
USA

Bill..Please keep us informed on how the HM-1 is working out. I'm
very interesrted in picking one up. What dis you pay in Daytom for
this Mic?

Thanks.

:harry

--- In FT817@y..., "Stephen M. King" <frastephen@h...> wrote:

Hi Jacques,
Two things, Jacques.

Hello Jaques & Stephen,

Unfortunately I don't have my 817 or manual with me,,
But If I remember correctly the steps are Band and Mode dependant..

So you could sent 5Khz steps for FM on 6M and 2.5Khz for FM on 2M.

I maybe wrong.. Just a thought.

Rgds
David

I just got back from Dayton and jumpered the first four
jumpers, closed five, and left the others alone. In my
case the radio is not able to TX on any new frequencies.

Is there a chance the software has been updated?

Thanks,

Greg
nz8r

Hi,
look at what you said:

Does any one know which of the frequency mod.s works best?
Is it the "solder the first four pins and leave the 5th. open" or
bridge the "first four jumpers".

They both describe the same modification, just different phraseology!

Not necessarily, because IIRC the US unit has the third, fourth and fifth
jumper present. If the second phrase were to be followed it would add the
first and second but not necessarily delete the fifth.

So I have found different interpretations, but unlimited TX capability has
been achieved at least in mine, by having only the first 4 jumpers
installed.

Thanks

Pres Waterman W2PW
c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc.
Long Island Ford and Kia dealer

GO BILLS!

I agree..... loft openings in the United Kingdom are pretty small!

Karl K - W8TIF
McKinney, Texas

I need aid in for a strange occurence. My 817 so far works great in
all manners except that I can't tune in 5 hz segments on 2M FM! It
will tune with 10 hz and more in the various settings offered in the
setup menu. Problem is that even if I choose 5 or 2.5 and save that
option, the radio will only do 10 hz as the smallest increments with

It has been answered recently but I will reiterate: The FST button will
double every step, and takes a bit of noticing to figure it out

Thanks

Pres Waterman W2PW
c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc.
Long Island Ford and Kia dealer

GO BILLS!

Yes, this sounds interesting. I am increasingly coming to the opinion
that instead of spending $100's on compact whip antennas, we would
all be better off looking for an equally small lightweight telescopic
mast and spend $5 on a couple of bits of wire. Only those who insist
on being able to walk around while transmitting would find that
solution impractical. Those who can operate from forests won't even
need the mast...

Julian, G4ILO

--- In FT817@y..., Michael Babineau <michael.babineau@s...> wrote:

Julian :
What actually works very well is a 44 ft doublet fed with open wire

or 300

ohm ribbon. This particular length works well as a multi-band

antenna

because from 10-40m the lobes are all oriented in the same

direction.

I use one of these made out of 22 AWG wire along with a DK9SQ mast

and an

LDG QRP autotuner as my vacation setup and it works like a charm.

It is also

possible to operate 80 meters by shorting the ends of the ribbon

cable and

working it against a counterpoise. You may need to play with the

length of

the feedline to get a good match on all bands (80ft reportedly

works well).

The Norcal Doublet was essentially the same thing except the whole

antenna

feedline and all is made from computer ribbon cable (very light).

L.B. Cebik, W4RNL has some more information on this antenna on his

website

at www.cebik.com.

cheers
Michael VE3WMB

I use a 125pf air spaced tuning cap. with twelve thousandths of an inch spacing which at 5 watts seems to be enough. The capacitor I use is probably a little lossy but it works ok for my use. The only real transmitting cap I have in my junk box is way to large to waste on a little QRP loop.
I wondered if anyone had ever tried that. How would such a design be adjusted?
I've thought about trying two copper plates with a nylon bolt to either pull them together or push them apart.

At 07:07 5/22/01 -0400, you wrote:

On the loop you use, what do you use for the high voltage capacitor? On some
designs the spacing between the loops (on double loops) can be made to act
as a capacitor.

Bill Walker - KD7JZB

You might find it hard to load on 20m because the legs will be a half
wave long, which gives a very high impedance. Equally, a 20m dipole
would probably be hard to load on 10.

Julian, G4ILO

--- In FT817@y..., "David Perry" <david.perry3@v...> wrote:

Yes, I understand that much, it was just that people said use a 20m

dipole

with ribbon. I have a 40m dipole and just wondered. I might try

it though

because, as you rightly say, much more versatile.

Anyway, if you don't try you dont learn.

david G4YVM

You should be able to model it using the free demo version of EZNEC
for Windows (www.eznec.com). I downloaded this to try to model the
loop I am going to put in the loft at my new QTH and it's quite fun
to play with.

Julian, G4ILO

If it's low loss and short, it should be OK. The only reason for
suggesting ribbon is that it should have a lower loss than co-ax if
there is a high SWR, which is why in fixed stations users of non-
resonant antennas use open wire feeder.

Julian, G4ILO

Hi Jacques,

First, I was a little confused by your "scale" In your Subject you say you
can't tune in "5Hz" on 2m FM. Did you really mean 5 kHz? I assume that is
what you meant since I can't think of a reason why you would want that fine
a tuning scale, plus the FT-817 only displays frequencies down to 10 Hz.

The SEL knob tuning steps for various modes are set with MENU # 06 (AM -
default 5 kHz), 30 (FM - default 5 kHz), and 47 (SSB - default 2.5 kHz).
CW step is controlled by MENU #47 (SSB).

Two things, Jacques.

1) In AM or FM the default is that you cannot tune with the DIAL, you can
only tune with the SEL knob. If you want to change that use MENU #04 and
ENABLE the DIAL for those modes. Mine tunes in 100 Hz steps with the DIAL
in FM mode.

2) Make sure the LOCK is not on if you want to tune with the DIAL. If it is
then just press the LOCK key to turn it off.

3) If you have the FST button pressed on the microphone then all the SEL
tuning steps are doubled. You can tell if it is in FST mode by the little
running man on the display.

My guess is that you have the FST on and the DIAL locked....

Good Luck and 73,
Stephen
W3SMK

Greetings. Does any one know which of the frequency mod.s works best?
Is it the "solder the first four pins and leave the 5th. open" or
bridge the "first four jumpers". I've seen both on the internet.

Still trying to catch up after the week-end at the Dayton Hamvention. Several antenna items have already been covered so I won't repeat.

Here are the items that I purchased at Dayton for use with my 817:

W4RT Electronics ONE TOUCH TUNE - Really neat device. Small, light, super low battery consumption. I just wrote a review of this and posted on the eham.net website under the QRP ACCESSORIES section of Product Reviews. I'd invite others who bought the OTT at Dayton to add reviews of their own. Lots of data and pricing on the W4RT Electronics website: www.w4rt.com

Heil HM-1 Hand Mike and RJ-45 Adapter - I have had outstanding results with my Heil HM-10 Dual on my Yaesu FT-1000D. The HC-4 cartridge really seems to cut thru the QRM and help in DX pileups. The Hand Mike features the HC-4 cartridge plus a broader cartridge similar to the HC-5, switch selectable. The Yaesu adapter cable sold by Heil makes this a plug and play situation with the 817. Initial results seem quite favorable but I need more experience to be sure. Although the mike is a bit larger than the Yaesu mike, it is very lightweight, probably lighter than the stock mike.

FT-817 Pack-It Reference - This little yellow book is a jewel. Very easy for aging eyes to read but smaller than the stock Yaesu manual. The index is outstanding and makes honing in on the subject of interest an easy task. You can bet this one will be in my pack on my next field outing with my 817. The author's prior experience in writing similar manuals for other Yaesu products really shows.


72,

Bill
W4RK
Nashville, TN
USA

From: "Kevin Danks" <kevin_g0dbi@...>

This is exactly the antenna I use. It is cut for 20 metres and tunes
from 40 to 6, although I have yet to hear anything with it on 6. It
is hung as an inverted-V from a short mast on the chimney and over
the last couple of weeks I have worked all continents except Africa
with it and my 817.

I use a 20m dipole with 400 ohm window-pane feed. With my MFJ 941E tuner I
can tune it everywhere from 40 - 6. It even tunes on 80m and I have made
some contacts there with just 5w with the FT-817.
Mine (out of necessity) is mounted as a sloper .. the high end is about 30
feet up and it is only about 8 ft high on the low end. I have not noticed
much in the way of directivity.

I also have tested the Maldol antennas, which work with a counterpoise or
whatever we are calling it this week ;-)

The bottom line seems to be that if you can get a dipole up it will probably
outperform any of these small verticals. But if you can't get a wire up
then these short verticals will make QSO's -- just be aware of the
shortcomings and realistic in your expectations.

73,
Stephen
W3SMK

Julian :
What actually works very well is a 44 ft doublet fed with open wire or 300
ohm ribbon. This particular length works well as a multi-band antenna
because from 10-40m the lobes are all oriented in the same direction.
I use one of these made out of 22 AWG wire along with a DK9SQ mast and an
LDG QRP autotuner as my vacation setup and it works like a charm. It is also
possible to operate 80 meters by shorting the ends of the ribbon cable and
working it against a counterpoise. You may need to play with the length of
the feedline to get a good match on all bands (80ft reportedly works well).

The Norcal Doublet was essentially the same thing except the whole antenna
feedline and all is made from computer ribbon cable (very light).

L.B. Cebik, W4RNL has some more information on this antenna on his website
at www.cebik.com.

cheers
Michael VE3WMB

Are you certain it happens on SSB? There is a setting (Menu item #4)
that (by default) disables the VFO dial on AM & FM -- use the SEL
knob instead.

P.S. -- I'm hoping you meant kilohertz; I can't imagine that 5Hz
would make much difference on AM or FM! ;)




--- In FT817@y..., jacques1@m... wrote:

I need aid in for a strange occurence. My 817 so far works great in
all manners except that I can't tune in 5 hz segments on 2M FM! It
will tune with 10 hz and more in the various settings offered in

the

setup menu. Problem is that even if I choose 5 or 2.5 and save that
option, the radio will only do 10 hz as the smallest increments

with

the SEL knob. The VFO is disabled and after looking thru the manual
several times, nothing appears to help out. Am I missing another
setting to have it work below 10 hz tunig steps? This event
happens in any mode (SSB, AM, etc) Any advice much appreciated.

Thank you,
Jacques VE3TSC

I would recommend getting a used laptop computer p.s. I picked up
one at Dayton for $10. Compaq Armada 3500 (I think), 15V @ 4.5 or so
amps. It already had a "honkin' big" ferrite bead on it & I stuck a
small capacitor across the leads. No ripple, no RF noise.

Also picked up a 2.3Ah Yuasa gel-cell for $3. Can't beat that with a
stick!


--- In FT817@y..., baranger1@a... wrote:

Has anybody found a 2 amp wallwart style supply that works with the

817?

I am going crazy looking for a "NON- SWITCHING" supply that is in

the style of a wallwart.

Thanks everybody,

Bill W9WCR