Re: Four ways to use the AlexLoop
Me too.
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In a message dated 11/12/2016 3:19:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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Ian,
Worked correct for me.
Rudi
wa2nub
From: " 'Ian MacQuillan'
ian.macquillan@... [FT817]"
To: FT817@...
Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2016 1:52
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Subject: [FT817] Re: Four
ways to use the AlexLoop
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I have tried
that link Alex but end up with a you tube in Dutch on other topics but not the
Alex Loop. Maybe you could re paste it and send again
Thanks
IanZL2AIM
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Hello group has anyone had this problem. That the power button falls off ?
KD6HNN
Ken
CM97
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Re: Four ways to use the AlexLoop
Ian, Worked correct for me. Rudi wa2nub
From: "'Ian MacQuillan' ian.macquillan@... [FT817]"
To: FT817@...
Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2016 1:52 PM
Subject: [FT817] Re: Four ways to use the AlexLoop
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I have tried that link Alex but end up with a you tube in Dutch on other topics but not the Alex Loop. Maybe you could re paste it and send again Thanks IanZL2AIM
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Re: Four ways to use the AlexLoop
Hi Ian,
I have checked out a minute ago and it have worked to me.
Please try again and tell me the results.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnfbS-z-QRc
73
PY1AHD ALEX
Alexandre Grimberg
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Em 12/11/2016 16:52, 'Ian MacQuillan' ian.macquillan@... [FT817] escreveu:
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I have tried that link Alex but end up with a you tube in Dutch on other topics but not the Alex Loop. Maybe you could re paste it and send again
Thanks
IanZL2AIM
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Re: Four ways to use the AlexLoop
I have tried that link Alex but end up with a you tube in Dutch on other topics but not the Alex Loop. Maybe you could re paste it and send again Thanks IanZL2AIM
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IIRC, there is a tx inhibit on the CAT or audio port on the back.?
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On Nov 12, 2016, at 10:11, g4edr@... [FT817] < FT817@...> wrote:
I want to connect a receive only loop antenna and don't want to risk killing it if the 817 goes into transmit. Is there a way to inhibit the TX output. I could remove the mic so that the PTT is not available but I'd like something a bit more sure than that. Wellbrook loops are very expensive to replace!
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I want to connect a receive only loop antenna and don't want to risk killing it if the 817 goes into transmit. Is there a way to inhibit the TX output. I could remove the mic so that the PTT is not available but I'd like something a bit more sure than that. Wellbrook loops are very expensive to replace!
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Four ways to use the AlexLoop
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I have just posted a Youtube video showing four ways to use the AlexLoop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnfbS-z-QRc
1) Using the VIVITAR VIV-VPT-1250, the ?lightest ?and cheapest tripod on the market that ?goes inside the AlexLoop bag
with enough room for the YAESU FT817 resulting on a field and portable?complete HF station that can goes on a small handbag.
2) A picnic table?temporary?fixing solution to use??the AlexLoop on tables that can be made at home spending almost nothing.
3) A simple, quick ?and?efficient?low cost?solution?to use the AlexLoop on balconies and windows.
4) And how to use the AlexLoop on pedestrian operations, walking and talking holding the AlexLoop?
in the hand and?tuning?with the thumb.
Thank you very much.
PY1AHD ALEX
Alexandre Grimberg
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Re: OT: Visitor Friendly VHF/UHF repeaters in Santa Cruz, CA
On 11/11/2016 12:43 PM, Timothy-Allen Albertson kd0oia@... [FT817] wrote:
I miss 6-Land especially in the winter. But to be honest the firearms laws
would keep me from living there.
The left wing liberals here in California are doing everything they can to grind the 2nd amendment into the ground. ===================== Bill Jones – KD7S <>< Sanger, California =====================
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Re: OT: Visitor Friendly VHF/UHF repeaters in Santa Cruz, CA
I miss 6-Land especially in the winter.? But to be honest the firearms laws
would keep me from living there.
On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 12:36 PM, Bill Jones kd7s@... [FT817] <FT817@...> wrote:
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Hello Dr. Tim,
Thank you for your response. Nowadays there are quite a few repeaters
in the Santa Cruz area. I doubt I will have any difficulty finding one
or more when I arrive.
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Bill Jones – KD7S <><
Sanger, California
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On 11/11/2016 10:24 AM, Timothy-Allen Albertson kd0oia@... [FT817]
wrote:
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> I moved out of the bay area 11 years ago. I know there is a santa cruz
> repeater on 5150 buti
> i cant recall its specs. It used to tropo onto the 5150 repeater in SF.
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> 72/73 DR TIMOTHY-ALLEN ALBERTSON
> KD?OIA/(ex KG6IRH)
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Re: OT: Visitor Friendly VHF/UHF repeaters in Santa Cruz, CA
Hello Dr. Tim,
Thank you for your response. Nowadays there are quite a few repeaters in the Santa Cruz area. I doubt I will have any difficulty finding one or more when I arrive.
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Bill Jones – KD7S <><
Sanger, California
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On 11/11/2016 10:24 AM, Timothy-Allen Albertson kd0oia@... [FT817] wrote:
I moved out of the bay area 11 years ago. I know there is a santa cruz
repeater on 5150 buti
i cant recall its specs. It used to tropo onto the 5150 repeater in SF.
72/73 DR TIMOTHY-ALLEN ALBERTSON
KD?OIA/(ex KG6IRH)
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Re: OT: Visitor Friendly VHF/UHF repeaters in Santa Cruz, CA
I moved out of the bay area 11 years ago.? I know there is a santa cruz repeater on 5150 buti
i cant recall its specs.? It used to tropo onto the 5150 repeater in SF.
On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 7:33 AM, Bill Jones kd7s@... [FT817] <FT817@...> wrote:
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I will be taking the maiden voyage in my new (used) motorhome to the
Santa Cruz area next week. I would like to use my FT-817ND on 2-meters
and 70cm. Are there any locals in the Santa Cruz/Felton area who could
suggest a visitor friendly repeater or two?
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Bill Jones – KD7S <><
Sanger, California
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Re: Problem with Bluetooth Unit and FT817ND
Absolutely. The key point is how little current, 79mA or less, may be drawn from the CAT interface before the possibility, or likelihood, of a difficult and/or expensive repair. [Annoyingly, Yaesu/Vertex do not seem to quote a maximum current rating for the 13.8V supply on the FT-817 CAT interface.]
In violent agreement,
Robin, G8DQX
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On 11/11/16 12:14, 'Ken Greenough' g8beq@... [FT817] wrote: The resistor rating has probably been chosen to act as
a fuse,
so uprate it at your peril
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OT: Visitor Friendly VHF/UHF repeaters in Santa Cruz, CA
I will be taking the maiden voyage in my new (used) motorhome to the Santa Cruz area next week. I would like to use my FT-817ND on 2-meters and 70cm. Are there any locals in the Santa Cruz/Felton area who could suggest a visitor friendly repeater or two?
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Bill Jones – KD7S <><
Sanger, California
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Re: Problem with Bluetooth Unit and FT817ND
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Hello Robin,
The resistor rating has probably been chosen to act as
a fuse, ie to burn up before anything else does, especially
thin PCB traces, so uprate it at your peril.
73 Ken g8beq
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G’day Eric, that’s what I thought – but the old brain just isn’t as reliable as it used to be
Didn’t even think of looking at the schematic...
73 Steve VK2ARS
From: 'Eric van de Weyer' evdw@... [FT817]
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2016 4:15 PM
To: FT817@...
Subject: RE: [FT817] MH-36E8J Mic
Hi Steve,
I think you’ll find that the P2 doesn’t do anything.
On the FT817, there are just the three specific lines on the mic socket being Up, Down and Fast so those are the only three functions available.
73....Eric VK2VE.
From: FT817@... [mailto:FT817@...]
Sent: Friday, 11 November 2016 3:11 PM
To: FT817@...
Subject: [FT817] MH-36E8J Mic
G’day, I have the above mic on my 817 (the DTMF is handy).
The RJ45 locking tab on the mic lead broke, so I replaced it this morning and all is good EXCEPT I am having a brain fade on what functions P1 and P2 buttons have.
P1 enables Fast tuning (and still does after the repair) but P2 doesn’t seem to do anything – I cannot for the life of me remember if it did in fact have any function or have I dot a crook connection in my replacement RJ45?
Anyone else with this mic can refresh my memory regarding any function of the P2?
73 Steve VK2ARS
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Hi Steve, ? I think you’ll find that the P2 doesn’t do anything. ? On the FT817, there are just the three specific lines on the mic socket being Up, Down and Fast so those are the only three functions available. ? 73....Eric VK2VE.
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Sent: Friday, 11 November 2016 3:11 PM
To: FT817@...
Subject: [FT817] MH-36E8J Mic? ? G’day, I have the above mic on my 817 (the DTMF is handy). The RJ45 locking tab on the mic lead broke, so I replaced it this morning and all is good EXCEPT I am having a brain fade on what functions P1 and P2 buttons have. P1 enables Fast tuning (and still does after the repair) but P2 doesn’t seem to do anything – I cannot for the life of me remember if it did in fact have any function or have I dot a crook connection in my replacement RJ45? Anyone else with this mic can refresh my memory regarding any function of the P2?
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G’day, I have the above mic on my 817 (the DTMF is handy).
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The RJ45 locking tab on the mic lead broke, so I replaced it this morning
and all is good EXCEPT I am having a brain fade on what functions P1 and P2
buttons have.
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P1 enables Fast tuning (and still does after the repair) but P2 doesn’t
seem to do anything – I cannot for the life of me remember if it did in fact
have any function or have I dot a crook connection in my replacement RJ45?
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Anyone else with this mic can refresh my memory regarding any function of
the P2?
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73 Steve VK2ARS
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Re: Problem with Bluetooth Unit and FT817ND
Adding to Dan's note, the resistor R1235 is rated at 1/16W,
10Ω, thus offering a maximum rated current of 79mA
before the resistor is overloaded. (Say 200Ω load max, more if the
supply goes above 13.8V.) A wirewound resistor, polyswitch or
semiconductor protection device might have been rather more
robust!
73,
Robin, G8DQX
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Hi,
You need to check if the resistor providing +13.8V power on the
FT817 connector is not burned out. This is a very common issue
with FT817.
It is about R1235.
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Re: Problem with Bluetooth Unit and FT817ND
Hi Jon,
If the LED flashes, then the module is waiting for pairing. You
need first to pair the Bluetooth module with your Android Device.
You can do this from the Android System Settings or directly from
my Pocket RxTx Android app.
If you have Android >=6, the Play Store version does not work
as Google changed the way Bluetooth pairing is done in Android
>= 6.0, requiring Location Services rights for that.
I have an experimental version with a lot of new features and bug
fixes available on my web site here:
Hope this helps.
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On 10-Nov-16 5:12 AM, frostgfx@... [FT817] wrote:
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I purchased a bluetooth adapter that is supposed to
work specifically with the 817ND... and guess what... It
doesn't work with any of the software packages for QRP.
The unit I bought was made by a gentleman in his
off hours. He advertises on Ebay. For some reason his
unit won't work with 817Companion, DroidPSK, Droid RTTY,
Droid APRS... etc.
Has anyone else had similar problems? The unit has
a blue heat shrink material covering the whole circuit
board and is meant to connect to the ACCessory connector
on the rear of the radio. It blinks constantly which
means that the unit is trying and failing to connect the
radio to my Samsung TABLET E.
I have conversed with the maker of the BT board and
he doesn't seem to have much knowledge about his own
item or the software made specifically for QRP comms.
Would like to know if anyone else has the same
problems???
73,
Jon Frost - KB!TAC
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