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Anyone know where I can get a data cable for the? 817 to the Z-817 auto tuner? I have the assoc. cable but not the data cable.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks Dave NU4N
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Re: Power plug for WindCamp battery
Thanks for the information guys, I¡¯m ordering a replacement charger from Amazon today.?
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On Sat, Nov 12, 2022 at 09:51 PM, Petr Ourednik wrote:
It is cheap
I really wouldn't call that cheap at well over ?100, second-hand!? Still, nice to know they're compatible.
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Yes,
the XF-115C is fully compatible not only with Inrad #705 board but also with SP6AB filter board. It is cheap and fully working solution for our 817/817ND/818ND¡
73 - Petr, OK1RP
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Hi everybody
Just to let you know that according to the reply I received from Inrad, the XF-115C is fully compatible with their #705 pcb filter board.
72/73 de Vicen?, EA3ADV
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hello, I have since a problem with one of my 2 FT817. in FM mode under 13.8 Volt I have 5 watts. in SSB I have a carrier when I use the microphone, as if I were on FM ... and the station comes out between 8 and 10 watts ... I've never done any manipulation for that! Has anyone had this problem? My 2 FT 817s are only used on 2m and 70cm Satellites. thank you for your help and comments. 73's F5RRO Olivier
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Re: Power plug for WindCamp battery
This is the one I'm using:
I thought I bought mine from a US seller, though. Might want to check further listings on eBay.
I can't use the rectangular Windcamp adaptor because it gets in the way of an SMA connector I have mounted on the rear of the radio. See photo.
73, Zack W9SZ
On Fri, Nov 11, 2022 at 9:17 AM Jim Sanford < wb4gcs@...> wrote:
Where did you get that powerpole?? Sounds like a real improvement
over those "coaxial" connectors.
Thanks & 73,
Jim
wb4gcs@...
On 11/11/2022 09:36, Zack Widup wrote:
I cannot use one of these on my rig. A year ago a chip
cap on the pc board power line by the power jack blew up and
wiped out the trace. I believe it was a 0.1 uF, 16V cap. 16
volts seems dicey on a 13.8 volt line, Anyway, I repaired
the trace but it weakened the mount for the DC jack.? It
wobbles a little. So I had to get one of the Powerpole plugs
that mounts with a screw onto the radio. It is very stable.
I have not had problems with it.
73, Zack W9SZ
Here is the exact replacement from Amazon.? I have purchased
two over the years and they both work fine.? Somehow I
misplaced the first one so that's why I bought two.??
randy.ab9go@...
--
Thanks,
Randy.
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Re: Power plug for WindCamp battery
TNX!!
Jim
On 11/11/2022 11:03, Dave Tucker Nu4N
wrote:
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Jim you can get the power pole and
other things at POWERWERX.COM.
On 11/11/2022 9:16 AM, Jim Sanford
wrote:
Where did you get that powerpole?? Sounds like a real
improvement over those "coaxial" connectors.
Thanks & 73,
Jim
wb4gcs@...
On 11/11/2022 09:36, Zack Widup
wrote:
I cannot use one of these on my rig. A year ago a
chip cap on the pc board power line by the power jack
blew up and wiped out the trace. I believe it was a 0.1
uF, 16V cap. 16 volts seems dicey on a 13.8 volt line,
Anyway, I repaired the trace but it weakened the mount
for the DC jack.? It wobbles a little. So I had to get
one of the Powerpole plugs that mounts with a screw onto
the radio. It is very stable. I have not had problems
with it.
73, Zack W9SZ
Here is the exact replacement from Amazon.? I have
purchased two over the years and they both work fine.?
Somehow I misplaced the first one so that's why I bought
two.??
randy.ab9go@...
--
Thanks,
Randy.
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73's Dave NU4N
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Re: Power plug for WindCamp battery
Jim you can get the power pole and other
things at POWERWERX.COM.
On 11/11/2022 9:16 AM, Jim Sanford
wrote:
Where did you get that powerpole?? Sounds like a real
improvement over those "coaxial" connectors.
Thanks & 73,
Jim
wb4gcs@...
On 11/11/2022 09:36, Zack Widup
wrote:
I cannot use one of these on my rig. A year ago a chip
cap on the pc board power line by the power jack blew up
and wiped out the trace. I believe it was a 0.1 uF, 16V
cap. 16 volts seems dicey on a 13.8 volt line, Anyway, I
repaired the trace but it weakened the mount for the DC
jack.? It wobbles a little. So I had to get one of the
Powerpole plugs that mounts with a screw onto the radio.
It is very stable. I have not had problems with it.
73, Zack W9SZ
Here is the exact replacement from Amazon.? I have
purchased two over the years and they both work fine.?
Somehow I misplaced the first one so that's why I bought
two.??
randy.ab9go@...
--
Thanks,
Randy.
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73's Dave NU4N
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Re: Power plug for WindCamp battery
I have the SOTABeams version.? Works perfectly.? Haven't had to take it off since I put it on.
Take care,
Mark AA3K
On Friday, November 11, 2022 at 10:36:21 AM EST, Ken N2VIP <ken@...> wrote:
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No personal experience with either.
Ken, N2VIP
On Nov 11, 2022, at 09:17, Jim Sanford <wb4gcs@...> wrote:
?
Where did you get that powerpole?? Sounds like a real improvement
over those "coaxial" connectors.
Thanks & 73,
Jim
wb4gcs@...
On 11/11/2022 09:36, Zack Widup wrote:
I cannot use one of these on my rig. A year ago a chip
cap on the pc board power line by the power jack blew up and
wiped out the trace. I believe it was a 0.1 uF, 16V cap. 16
volts seems dicey on a 13.8 volt line, Anyway, I repaired
the trace but it weakened the mount for the DC jack.? It
wobbles a little. So I had to get one of the Powerpole plugs
that mounts with a screw onto the radio. It is very stable.
I have not had problems with it.
73, Zack W9SZ
<Screenshot_20221111-085347.png>
Here is the exact replacement from Amazon.? I have purchased
two over the years and they both work fine.? Somehow I
misplaced the first one so that's why I bought two.??
randy.ab9go@...
--
Thanks,
Randy.
Re: Power plug for WindCamp battery
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No personal experience with either.
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
On Nov 11, 2022, at 09:17, Jim Sanford <wb4gcs@...> wrote:
?
Where did you get that powerpole?? Sounds like a real improvement
over those "coaxial" connectors.
Thanks & 73,
Jim
wb4gcs@...
On 11/11/2022 09:36, Zack Widup wrote:
I cannot use one of these on my rig. A year ago a chip
cap on the pc board power line by the power jack blew up and
wiped out the trace. I believe it was a 0.1 uF, 16V cap. 16
volts seems dicey on a 13.8 volt line, Anyway, I repaired
the trace but it weakened the mount for the DC jack.? It
wobbles a little. So I had to get one of the Powerpole plugs
that mounts with a screw onto the radio. It is very stable.
I have not had problems with it.
73, Zack W9SZ
<Screenshot_20221111-085347.png>
Here is the exact replacement from Amazon.? I have purchased
two over the years and they both work fine.? Somehow I
misplaced the first one so that's why I bought two.??
randy.ab9go@...
--
Thanks,
Randy.
Re: Power plug for WindCamp battery
Where did you get that powerpole?? Sounds like a real improvement
over those "coaxial" connectors.
Thanks & 73,
Jim
wb4gcs@...
On 11/11/2022 09:36, Zack Widup wrote:
I cannot use one of these on my rig. A year ago a chip
cap on the pc board power line by the power jack blew up and
wiped out the trace. I believe it was a 0.1 uF, 16V cap. 16
volts seems dicey on a 13.8 volt line, Anyway, I repaired
the trace but it weakened the mount for the DC jack.? It
wobbles a little. So I had to get one of the Powerpole plugs
that mounts with a screw onto the radio. It is very stable.
I have not had problems with it.
73, Zack W9SZ
Here is the exact replacement from Amazon.? I have purchased
two over the years and they both work fine.? Somehow I
misplaced the first one so that's why I bought two.??
randy.ab9go@...
--
Thanks,
Randy.
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Re: Power plug for WindCamp battery
I cannot use one of these on my rig. A year ago a chip cap on the pc board power line by the power jack blew up and wiped out the trace. I believe it was a 0.1 uF, 16V cap. 16 volts seems dicey on a 13.8 volt line, Anyway, I repaired the trace but it weakened the mount for the DC jack.? It wobbles a little. So I had to get one of the Powerpole plugs that mounts with a screw onto the radio. It is very stable. I have not had problems with it.
73, Zack W9SZ
Here is the exact replacement from Amazon.? I have purchased two over the years and they both work fine.? Somehow I misplaced the first one so that's why I bought two.??
randy.ab9go@...
--
Thanks,
Randy.
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Re: Power plug for WindCamp battery
 Here is the exact replacement from Amazon.? I have purchased two over the years and they both work fine.? Somehow I misplaced the first one so that's why I bought two.?? randy.ab9go@... --
Thanks,
Randy.
randy.ab9go@...
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Re: 3rd harmonic on 2M. Any fixes?
First of all I would like to thank everyone for their feedback and suggestions. It has been very helpful.
The signal is real, and it is coming in the antenna on the 705. I used the RF Gain and ATT on the 705 (with the preamp off, thanks!) to get the received signal down in a useful range, then I compare with and without the BLP-300+ LPF on the 817 and it is definitely having an effect on the spur. That's good. For evaluation purposes I also put the LPF on the input of the 705 and it knocks it down almost completely, which is another good sign (filter working, RF coming in the front door). I am going to set up for a mock sat pass and see how it plays, but I feel a lot better about the situation. As I said (I think) it hasn't stopped me from working V/U mode into RS-44, but it is annoying. I have a BLP-200+ coming and that should be an upgrade.?
This rig is the fourth FT-817 unit I have owned, and it has been about 5 years since my last one. I had forgotten what a fun rig it is!?
72, Pete N1QDQ
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Hello everybody
I joined the group just a few days ago after a good friend of mine handed over a FT817 as a gift.
I would appreciate if someone on the group could advice if the case type and pinout of the Collins mechanical filter 526-8693-010 (the one recommended by Inrad to match their 705 pcb) is the same of that of reference 526-8686-030 (the one of the YF-122C under reference XF-115C). I have located a XF-115C but before buying it I would like to be sure that it will match the Inrad pcb. I am very sorry but I have been unable to find this information in the web and even in te list of Collins mechanical filters provided by a good friend.
Many thanks in advance for your assustance and help.
72/73 de Vicen?, EA3ADV
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Re: 3rd harmonic on 2M. Any fixes?
Hi,
please? can you test without "Preamp" on the IC705? 73 Parice.
Le?ven. 11 nov. 2022 ¨¤?01:24, Barry VE4MA < barryve4ma@...> a ¨¦crit?: HI Pete,
Do you have any HP? or BPF?filtering in the input of the 705?? I am wondering if the 705 is doing some mixing with out of band signals? The spectrum seen on the 705 is certainly not clean, just like there is some intermodulation going on ?
73 Barry VE4MA?
On Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 3:25 PM N1QDQ < n1qdq@...> wrote: I might have transcribed those number incorrectly. I took some notes and had to leave the project for a few hours. I just got back home and put it on the bench, into a good dummy load, and used my IC705 as the test receiver. Transmitting on 145.950, seeing a clear signal on 437.850 (the calculated third harmonic). Put in a Micro-Circuits BLP-300+ which should have -30dB attenuation at 450MHZ and not much of a difference at all. Certainly not 30dB. I'll keep working on it. Thanks for the reply. N1QDQ
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Re: 3rd harmonic on 2M. Any fixes?
HI Pete,
Do you have any HP? or BPF?filtering in the input of the 705?? I am wondering if the 705 is doing some mixing with out of band signals? The spectrum seen on the 705 is certainly not clean, just like there is some intermodulation going on ?
73 Barry VE4MA?
On Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 3:25 PM N1QDQ < n1qdq@...> wrote: I might have transcribed those number incorrectly. I took some notes and had to leave the project for a few hours. I just got back home and put it on the bench, into a good dummy load, and used my IC705 as the test receiver. Transmitting on 145.950, seeing a clear signal on 437.850 (the calculated third harmonic). Put in a Micro-Circuits BLP-300+ which should have -30dB attenuation at 450MHZ and not much of a difference at all. Certainly not 30dB. I'll keep working on it. Thanks for the reply. N1QDQ
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Re: 3rd harmonic on 2M. Any fixes?
Usually when doing harmonic test with a spectrum analyzer or spectrum scope in the IC705 if one adds attenuation to the signal and it does not change means one is overloading the scope and the harmonic is being generated inside the scope.
to get a good test keep adding attenuation until if add a xdb then the signal on the scope changes by xdb.? But for the IC705 the scope is not exactly calibrated.
73, ron, n9ee/r Ron Wright, N9EE/R Hernando Co ARES EC
Spring Hill, Florida also n9ee55@...
On Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 04:25:03 PM EST, N1QDQ <n1qdq@...> wrote:
I might have transcribed those number incorrectly. I took some notes and had to leave the project for a few hours. I just got back home and put it on the bench, into a good dummy load, and used my IC705 as the test receiver. Transmitting on 145.950, seeing a clear signal on 437.850 (the calculated third harmonic). Put in a Micro-Circuits BLP-300+ which should have -30dB attenuation at 450MHZ and not much of a difference at all. Certainly not 30dB. I'll keep working on it. Thanks for the reply. N1QDQ
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Re: 3rd harmonic on 2M. Any fixes?
Glenn, Thanks for the assistance. I just tried that again to make sure I was covering my bases and with the 817 transmitting a tone in FM at 1/2 watt I can walk around the house with the 705 and a rubber duck and the 437 signal stays strong. Not as strong as when they are in the bag together, but what you would expect in "walkie talkie" mode.
73 Pete N1QDQ
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On Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 05:04 PM, Glenn Little wrote:
You are in the near field and possibly picking up radiation from within the radio.
What does the harmonic look like in the far field?
73
Glenn
WB4UIV
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Don L
Vicenc Llario, EA3ADV
Randy.AB9GO
N1QDQ