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Re: New Version of the RATS FT-817 GUI Available - It Has A New Look
John O. Newell
Am I the only person who thinks that it's amazing that users
of software sold for the FT-817 are being asked to learn the physical interface (in plain English, the front panel) of another rig? I guess it's OK if you already owned an FT-847, but I don't, and I sure don't need how to operate radios I don't own or operate. Heck, there's barely enough room in the gray matter to remember how to operate the rigs I _do_ own. %-) 73 John Newell KB1FPM |
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Re: Frequency Calibration
I'm a new FT-817 owner. I picked up mine at The Dayton Hamvention
last week. Once I got it hame and got it fired up I noticed it was about 260-300 cycles off frequency. I concated HRO and they are shipping me a new one. --- In FT817@y..., fxk47@h... wrote: I just received my FT817 - The radio came in excellent conditionand turned on properly, but there were several problems on startup -any fixes for this, aside from sending back?the radio display read LOWER than the actual frequency on both transmitScout frequency counter, I found the followig:the meter to read Power Output, the meter behaves as expected, i.e.more bars for higher power and the battery voltage on my gel cellv to 9.0 volts at high power). HOWEVER on both LSB and USB, thePower meter never shows any bars despite my ramping the power output upand down. Furthermore, the battery voltage only comes down to 11.4volts implying minimal current draw and minimal power output. I CAN hearI NEVER see any bar despite varying the gain from 0 to 100. I DOhear the effect of increasing and decreasing gain when I monitor my |
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Re: Frequency Calibration
Woodrick, Ed
Inline. (Although I would suggest that in the future, you include
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different problems in different messages) -----Original Message-----
From: fxk47@... [mailto:fxk47@...] Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 7:45 AM To: FT817@... Subject: [FT817] Frequency Calibration I just received my FT817 - The radio came in excellent condition and turned on properly, but there were several problems on startup - any fixes for this, aside from sending back? Problem Number 1: On transmitting and receiving I noticed a frequency dependent error in the displayed received, and transmitting frequency. Basically the radio display read LOWER than the actual frequency on both transmit and receive. Using an AOR AR7030, VX5-R and an Optoelectronics Scout frequency counter, I found the followig: 440 Mhz: transmits and receives 15 kHz low (e.g.. to xmit on my local 443.4 rpt, I must enter 443.415) 2 meter: 5 kHz low 10 meter: 0.650 kHz low 21 meter: 0.450 kHz low etc. It's possible that the FT817 is off frequency. Probably time to send it back. But before you do, you need to make sure that you measurement methods are calibrated correctly (although 15kHz is a lot of error). Have you tried listening to WWV and determining the error from a known reliable source? Have you validated the frequency measurement on the frequency counter? Problem Number 2: There is something wrong with the power output on SSB compared to AM and CW. When I transmit on AM and CW and set the meter to read Power Output, the meter behaves as expected, i.e. more bars for higher power and the battery voltage on my gel cell decreases appropriately for high current draw (e.g. goes from 11.9 v to 9.0 volts at high power). HOWEVER on both LSB and USB, the Power meter never shows any bars despite my ramping the power output up and down. Furthermore, the battery voltage only comes down to 11.4 volts implying minimal current draw and minimal power output. I CAN hear myself transmitting (off frequency) on the AR7030, so it does transmit. Are you injecting tone or noise for SSB? Has the mic gain been reduced? SSB without any audio has no output power. Problem Number 3: This may not be a problem - I might just be doing something wrong - in adjusting the microphone the manual tells you to dial up the MIC GAIN menu, then speak and look for increasing and decreasing bars - I NEVER see any bar despite varying the gain from 0 to 100. I DO hear the effect of increasing and decreasing gain when I monitor my transmission, but the radio just does not show it. The mic gain controls are shown in numbers, not bars. Reset all of the mic gains to their default 50. Actually I'd suggest thinking about doing a complete reset on the radio (as indicated in the back of the manual) For not having power out on SSB and being 15 kHz off, that's not what I would call "excellent condition" thanks, Fred Kelcz N9SLR Yahoo! Groups Sponsor < 8:N/A=620880/R=2/*http:/store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/clink?ydomains+merchant- ad:dmad/M=201621.1431180.3015684.2/D=egroupmail/S=1700063108:N/A=620880/ R=3/990963931+> < 8:N/A=620880/R=4/*http:/store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/clink?ydomains+merchant- ad:dmad/M=201621.1431180.3015684.2/D=egroupmail/S=1700063108:N/A=620880/ R=5/990963931+> www. < S=1700063108:N/A=620880/rand=583696626> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: FT817-unsubscribe@... and for a great FAQ ( Frequently Asked Questions ) see Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <> . |
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Frequency Calibration
I just received my FT817 - The radio came in excellent condition and
turned on properly, but there were several problems on startup - any fixes for this, aside from sending back? Problem Number 1: On transmitting and receiving I noticed a frequency dependent error in the displayed received, and transmitting frequency. Basically the radio display read LOWER than the actual frequency on both transmit and receive. Using an AOR AR7030, VX5-R and an Optoelectronics Scout frequency counter, I found the followig: 440 Mhz: transmits and receives 15 kHz low (e.g.. to xmit on my local 443.4 rpt, I must enter 443.415) 2 meter: 5 kHz low 10 meter: 0.650 kHz low 21 meter: 0.450 kHz low etc. Problem Number 2: There is something wrong with the power output on SSB compared to AM and CW. When I transmit on AM and CW and set the meter to read Power Output, the meter behaves as expected, i.e. more bars for higher power and the battery voltage on my gel cell decreases appropriately for high current draw (e.g. goes from 11.9 v to 9.0 volts at high power). HOWEVER on both LSB and USB, the Power meter never shows any bars despite my ramping the power output up and down. Furthermore, the battery voltage only comes down to 11.4 volts implying minimal current draw and minimal power output. I CAN hear myself transmitting (off frequency) on the AR7030, so it does transmit. Problem Number 3: This may not be a problem - I might just be doing something wrong - in adjusting the microphone the manual tells you to dial up the MIC GAIN menu, then speak and look for increasing and decreasing bars - I NEVER see any bar despite varying the gain from 0 to 100. I DO hear the effect of increasing and decreasing gain when I monitor my transmission, but the radio just does not show it. thanks, Fred Kelcz N9SLR |
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Re: ADSP and sidetone problems
Cortland
--- In FT817@e..., "Woodrick, Ed" <ewoodrick@e...> wrote:
Bill,Two things. Receiver tuning and CW sidetone. Cortland |
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Re: ADSP and sidetone problems
Cortland
--- In FT817@e..., baranger1@a... wrote:
Wow!with DSP gear is latency. 125ms delay is very,very poor.The SGC processor has some effective algorithms in it and no doubt the long delay is due to the computation needed. It includes de-noising, of course, and for voice, formant filtering, whjihc is rathe reffective. Ther are voice, CW and data presents, and it is also possible to adjust the stopband edges normally with front panel controls. All in all, I have no complaint with how it works. And as I mentioend, I may be able to stop it processing during trnamsissions by hooking it up to the PTT line. Now, in the SGC-2000 CLear Speech option (the same circuit) I believe the DSP is bypoassed for 1. CW and 2. tuning. Obviously this is more difficult when using a unit externally. Incidentally, it's not available separately any more, and the lack of FCC Part 15 certification may be part of that. Also, other effective audio DPS boxes are being sold now that are less costly to build (new technolgy) and -- more important - cost us less to buy. I have several Radio Shack DSP boxes, which are an interesting design. I was at Tandy (doing EMI) when these were conceived and designed, and the initial design had an 8-bit processor, which almost made de-noising moot, as they had a higher noise floor than the receiver. De-noising was never implemented in the RS DSP. But at theprice it is a useful accessory anyway. I bought two of them for about $40 each (half price sale) and the last one for $15! Cortland |
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Re: WX converter
Pres Waterman
Didn't MFJ sell something like this several years ago? Seems it was sounds familiar Pres Waterman W2PW c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc. Long Island Ford and Kia dealer GO BILLS! |
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Re: Enough guessing, lets hear from some owners..
Pres Waterman
--- In FT817@y..., g0vgz@i... wrote:I know everyones on about snipping wires to charge in the AA holder No, no. The rig will not overcharge NiCds in the alkaline holder when the green wire is snipped. On trickle it only puts in 18ma or so. Pres Waterman W2PW c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc. Long Island Ford and Kia Dealer GO BILLS! |
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Re: Got mine at Dayton for $639 at HRO
Pres Waterman
I had not planned on buying anything, but thirty minutes after IOh yeah, oh yeah You are one of US! Pres Waterman W2PW c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc. Long Island Ford and Kia Dealer GO BILLS! |
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Re: ADSP and sidetone problems
--- In FT817@y..., baranger1@a... wrote:
--- In FT817@y..., "Woodrick, Ed" <ewoodrick@e...> wrote:Ed,Bill, I forgot to mention I make my living playing music in the studio and I deal with DSP latency day in and day out. I play on between 400 and 500 recording sessions a year and now days 85% of recording is digital and 100% of my effects rack is digital. I pray every night when I go to bed that DSP processor speeds will increase so when I play thru them everything will feel and sound natural. As you can see the latency thing is a bug in my bonnet, Hi Hi. Sorry if I seem like maniac. Someday things will be perfect! 73, Bill W9WCR |
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Re: Enough guessing, lets hear from some owners..
--- In FT817@y..., g0vgz@i... wrote:
I know everyones on about snipping wires to charge in the AA holderother than Alkaline, in the case . This has always been a sales pun fromput in the battery I got from yaesu din't cut green wire works just fine |
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Re: Got mine at Dayton for $639 at HRO
I made it to Dayton on Friday afternoon and had to return home that
evening, a short visit to say the least. I got very very wet walking from the nearest parking lot to the "event". The outdoor stuff was shut down and my spirits were "dampened". I had not planned on buying anything, but thirty minutes after I arrived I got stuck in the crowd around the HRO booth. Next thing I know I'm at the front of a line, and noticed that they were selling '817's for $639, and there were just two '817's left in a stack behind the counter. The guy in front bought one of them and I immediately lost control, gave them my credit card and took the last one. Obviously this wasn't the last '817, but at this price it could have been. My only regret is that I've only had enough free time to manage an hour of operation on 15M since last weekend. But, I've worked two stations in Cuba and two in Jamaica on SSB from PA, with 2.5W. All four contacts were 56 or better. What a great little rig! Everyone should have one! 73, Jim Over, K3RK --- In FT817@y..., "John Woika" <jwoika@r...> wrote: Good morning group. Well after reading the threads and studying allHe didn't believe I was using 2 1/2 watts. Then on 17 meters I worked |
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Re: RT Systems Cat software is out!
Brian Frobisher
I paid the $25.00 and the $5.00 shipping.
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Wanna know what I got? BUGGY BETAWARE that does NOT work! And the fact that this company does not have any ftp site to download the fixes, they have to email it to you (HOW LAME is that?) ----- Original Message -----
From: thomas4174@... To: FT817@... Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 7:49 PM Subject: [FT817] RT Systems Cat software is out! RT Systems have just posted their computer control software for the FT-817. I have the software for the Icom IC-Q7A and it works pretty well. Has anyone tried the FT-817 software yet? It seems the company wants $25 with $5 shipping up front, with no chance to see what you're getting. Comments??? Yahoo! Groups Sponsor www. ***____FLASH_____** FT-817 users GET TOGETHER at Dayton Hamvention Saturday at 3PM. Meet at the food court nearest to the Yaesu booth. 439.125 simplex. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: FT817-unsubscribe@... and for a great FAQ ( Frequently Asked Questions ) see Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. |
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Re: New Version of the RATS FT-817 GUI Available - It Has A New Look
Pres Waterman
--- In FT817@y..., "Pres Waterman" <pres@1...> wrote:software.OOPS, here are the links for easy access to the new RATS FT-817software.com/FT817_picture.htm Ah. Thanks David. THAT's the difference. So many people don't realize that URLs are case-sensitive. And I didn't catch the upper-lower thing. That explains why navigation worked... the internal link is correct. Pres Waterman W2PW c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc. Long Island Ford and Kia Dealer GO BILLS! |
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Re: New Version of the RATS FT-817 GUI Available - It Has A New Look
--- In FT817@y..., "Pres Waterman" <pres@1...> wrote:
software.OOPS, here are the links for easy access to the new RATS FT-817 software.com/FT817_picture.htm Hi Pres, Interesting.. If you go to there home page, you can navigate to the picture.. The page seems to have the same url you listed..!! only the FT is ft..!! Rgds David |
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Re: New Version of the RATS FT-817 GUI Available - It Has A New Look
Pres Waterman
Subject: Re: [FT817] New Version of the RATS FT-817 GUI Available - It Has A
New Look OOPS, here are the links for easy access to the new RATS FT-817 software. OOPS... can't get the page: The page cannot be found The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Pres Waterman W2PW c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc. Long Island Ford and Kia Dealer GO BILLS! |
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Re: ADSP and sidetone problems
--- In FT817@y..., "Woodrick, Ed" <ewoodrick@e...> wrote:
Bill,Well its a problem because he has to listen to his sidetone thur the DSP delay. Try sending with that kind of delay, it will make you crazy. I do see your point on a noise burst needing time to be heard but 125ms seems like a lot to me. Bill W9WCR |
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Re: what battery system to buy
John,
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Check out the One Plug Power battery system from W4RT Electronics. You can see it on their website www.w4rt.com This battery pack has a flush-mounted jack on the battery compartment door (they use Yaesu doors) which totally isolates the pack and allows charging in 3 hours. You can even run the rig from the rear deck external power jack with another power supply (or battery) while you're fast charging the internal pack. 72, Bill W4RK Nashville, TN USA ----- Original Message -----
From: <jgrow@...> To: <FT817@...> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2001 10:37 AM Subject: [FT817] what battery system to buy I have never used the internal battery option, always from 12 volts.Questions ) see
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