Il giorno lun 30 gen 2023 alle ore 22:00 lbakely < lbakely@...> ha scritto: I’ve been a ham “forever”, but I’ve never done anything on 6 meters.? My FT-817 is the only radio I have with 6M capability, so I’m eyeing it as a way to try out 6M.
For the past few weeks I’ve been occasionally tuning around looking for CW or SSB signals between 50.0 – 50.3.? Other than a beacon, I’m not hearing anything.? I listen at various times during the day.? Maybe I’m looking in the wrong places, or maybe the band is dead (where are we in the sunspot cycle?).
Wait for the right season and you'll see! ? 73,
Simone IU3QEZ?
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Where to start… 6m is sporadic when it’s good it’s GOOD much of the time you would need to use low power digital modes to make contacts with. Summer is probably going to be very good - may on wards it will wake up - best to set up some skeds really - keep an eye on?
(You can change it to your region)?
It’s very much addictive once you’ve have conditions appear from nowhere and a lift happens then it’s goes back to nothing again.?
A beam or wire dipole is a good thing to have but vertical in a lift will get contacts. Ft817 - yes you should get contacts in a lift - best pre-organise contacts other times tho.
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On 30 Jan 2023, at 21:00, lbakely <lbakely@...> wrote:
? I’ve been a ham “forever”, but I’ve never done anything on 6 meters.? My FT-817 is the only radio I have with 6M capability, so I’m eyeing it as a way to try out 6M.
For the past few weeks I’ve been occasionally tuning around looking for CW or SSB signals between 50.0 – 50.3.? Other than a beacon, I’m not hearing anything.? I listen at various times during the day.? Maybe I’m looking in the wrong places, or maybe the band is dead (where are we in the sunspot cycle?).
Anyway, question:? Is anyone using their FT-817 on 6M?? What frequencies are you using?? What modes?? Are you having any success, or is it just unreasonable to expect to work anything on 6M using QRP?
Tnx,
Larry (WA2VKG)
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I’ve been a ham “forever”, but I’ve never done anything on 6 meters.? My FT-817 is the only radio I have with 6M capability, so I’m eyeing it as a way to try out 6M.
For the past few weeks I’ve been occasionally tuning around looking for CW or SSB signals between 50.0 – 50.3.? Other than a beacon, I’m not hearing anything.? I listen at various times during the day.? Maybe I’m looking in the wrong places, or maybe the band is dead (where are we in the sunspot cycle?).
Anyway, question:? Is anyone using their FT-817 on 6M?? What frequencies are you using?? What modes?? Are you having any success, or is it just unreasonable to expect to work anything on 6M using QRP?
Tnx,
Larry (WA2VKG)
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Re: Severe hum in RX and TX
G’day Ulf,
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You mention that you’re running from a lead acid battery, is there a
charger connected to it and running?
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Steve VK2ARS
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From: SM0FKI
Ulf
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2023 12:26 AM
Subject: [ft817] Severe hum in RX and TX
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Hello
I'm new to this group so excuse me if this topic can been up to discussion
earler.
I have a strong hum in my 817 TX and RX. It's very noticable on
the transmitted CW carrier and it sounds like a very bad power supply, but I'm
using pure DC from a led/acid battery..
Since it is noticable in alla modes
and both in the TX and RX my idea is that it's probably related to the
synthesizer.
Any hints or suggestions?
73? SM0FKI? Ulf
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Re: Severe hum in RX and TX
Ulf,
CW is generated by unbalancing a double-balanced mixer.
Presumably the hum is FM, rather than AM—are you able to check
with an oscilloscope or similar (an auxiliary SDR, for instance?)
Two things come to mind:
a) the FT-817 power supply arrangement is nasty, and the power
negative (-) lead does not connect to the chassis,
except via a choke, which can allow hum loops to appear,
especially if things have gone wrong in the DC power department.
[Even battery powered, there can be multiple sources of
so-called earth (ground) potential.]
b) if there is a strong magnetic field nearby, such as
from a mains transformer, that can induce voltages within the
phase locked loop (PLL) electronics [Try moving the 817 away
from all other radios or electronics—badly shielded kit can
produce local fields that are very hard to suppress. There may
be something the other side of a wall, for instance.]
c) 3 of 2: has anything changed recently, not necessarily with
the 817, but with something else?
For more diagnosis, is the behaviour the same on all bands? Is it
the same, on transmit, when connected to a dummy load?
Good luck, and I hope your 817 doesn't work Valhalla just yet!
Robin, G8DQX
On 23/01/2023 22:11, SM0FKI Ulf wrote:
Thanks for your
reply Al. I don't think the problem is audio related because it's
present in the in transmitted CW carrier.
As far as I know the TX CW is not audio generated in the 817.
I will try an "open heart surgery" and see if I can get a clue
what's happening inside. If not, it will end up in the junk bin
together with my smoked IC-7000. No hard feelings, it served me
well for many years..
SM0FKI? / Ulf
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Re: Severe hum in RX and TX
Thanks for your reply Al. I don't think the problem is audio related because it's present in the in transmitted CW carrier.
As far as I know the TX CW is not audio generated in the 817.
I will try an "open heart surgery" and see if I can get a clue what's happening inside. If not, it will end up in the junk bin together with my smoked IC-7000. No hard feelings, it served me well for many years..
SM0FKI? / Ulf
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Thanks Dave! I'm trying to connect ISS with a software modem (as I do with all digital mode, packet included) and my cable works on audio rear input. What does "packet cable" mean??This is the info I'm looking for...?
pietro I2OIM??
Il giorno lun 23 gen 2023 alle ore 15:28 Dave Tucker Nu4N < dwtucker19@...> ha scritto:
Well Pietro . Do u have the 817 packet
cable? I have one that I will never use. I don't have a use for
it. Would rather not advertise here.You can e-mail direct at
dwtucker19@... if you need it.
23/2023 12:16 AM, Pietro Molina wrote:
Dear Dave, also I worked iss in FM? and signal is very
strong. I worked others satellites, too, with 5 W. I never had
more then 10 W in my life (since 1974...) And I'm sure that
power is never a problem...
There is something I don't know about packet on ISS (I worked
packet on QO-100, btw with 2W only).
Pietro (via
Tablet)
Il dom 22 gen 2023, 22:17
Dave Tucker Nu4N < dwtucker19@...>
ha scritto:
Well Pietro I never
connected to packet but I have worked the ISS on low
power 5 watts worked great. I also used the LOS
sat's cross band 2/440 before. Could not believe I
work the sat's on 5 watts.
73's Dave NU4N
On 1/22/2023 10:32 AM, Pietro Molina wrote:
Has anyone had experience with packet QSOs on the
ISS? I work on the ISS in FM but I can't connect in
packet mode. I use UISS software with UZ7HO
soundmodem. I solved the PTT problem, but I decrypt
the packets I receive but I don't get any response
and none of my packets are listed on .
Pietro I2OIM
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73's de NU4N Dave
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73's de NU4N Dave
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Well Pietro . Do u have the 817 packet
cable? I have one that I will never use. I don't have a use for
it. Would rather not advertise here.You can e-mail direct at
dwtucker19@... if you need it.
23/2023 12:16 AM, Pietro Molina wrote:
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Dear Dave, also I worked iss in FM? and signal is very
strong. I worked others satellites, too, with 5 W. I never had
more then 10 W in my life (since 1974...) And I'm sure that
power is never a problem...
There is something I don't know about packet on ISS (I worked
packet on QO-100, btw with 2W only).
Pietro (via
Tablet)
Il dom 22 gen 2023, 22:17
Dave Tucker Nu4N < dwtucker19@...>
ha scritto:
Well Pietro I never
connected to packet but I have worked the ISS on low
power 5 watts worked great. I also used the LOS
sat's cross band 2/440 before. Could not believe I
work the sat's on 5 watts.
73's Dave NU4N
On 1/22/2023 10:32 AM, Pietro Molina wrote:
Has anyone had experience with packet QSOs on the
ISS? I work on the ISS in FM but I can't connect in
packet mode. I use UISS software with UZ7HO
soundmodem. I solved the PTT problem, but I decrypt
the packets I receive but I don't get any response
and none of my packets are listed on .
Pietro I2OIM
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73's de NU4N Dave
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73's de NU4N Dave
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Re: Severe hum in RX and TX
The audio circuits are sensitive to fields near the radio.? Do you have any transformer operated devices near the radio.? Is there line voltage cables running next to the radio, etc.?? Does the hum change if you move the radio?
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Al Skierkiewicz
WB9UVJ
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Hello I'm new to this group so excuse me if this topic have been up to discussion earler.
I have a strong hum in my 817 TX and RX. It's very noticable on the transmitted CW carrier and it sounds like a very bad power supply, but I'm using pure DC from a led/acid battery..
Since it is noticable in alla modes and both in the TX and RX my idea is that it's probably related to the synthesizer.
Any hints or suggestions?
73? SM0FKI? Ulf
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Dear Dave, also I worked iss in FM? and signal is very strong. I worked others satellites, too, with 5 W. I never had more then 10 W in my life (since 1974...) And I'm sure that power is never a problem...
There is something I don't know about packet on ISS (I worked packet on QO-100, btw with 2W only).
Il dom 22 gen 2023, 22:17 Dave Tucker Nu4N < dwtucker19@...> ha scritto:
Well Pietro I never connected to packet
but I have worked the ISS on low power 5 watts worked great. I
also used the LOS sat's cross band 2/440 before. Could not
believe I work the sat's on 5 watts.
73's Dave NU4N
On 1/22/2023 10:32 AM, Pietro Molina
wrote:
Has anyone had experience with packet QSOs on the ISS? I work
on the ISS in FM but I can't connect in packet mode. I use UISS
software with UZ7HO soundmodem. I solved the PTT problem, but I
decrypt the packets I receive but I don't get any response and
none of my packets are listed on .
Pietro I2OIM
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73's de NU4N Dave
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Yes if you look on the AMSAT or the ISS amateur radio page it will have a schedule of what is active and when
?
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John Earnshaw
M0JFE aka Beanpole or 26TM915
Tel:- 07940815659
“Ride the waves and make new friends”
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From: Douglas Richards
Sent: 22 January 2023 21:24
To: ft817
Subject: Re: [ft817] Iss Packet #712e #setup
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Pietro
Check your unproto path
Aprs via rs0iss,sgate,wide1-1,wide2-1
Douglas VE3FFR
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On Jan 22, 2023 at 4:17 p.m., Dave Tucker Nu4N <dwtucker19@...> wrote:
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Well Pietro I never connected to packet but I have worked the ISS on low power 5 watts worked great. I also used the LOS sat's cross band 2/440 before. Could not believe I work the sat's on 5 watts.
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73's Dave NU4N
On 1/22/2023 10:32 AM, Pietro Molina wrote:
Has anyone had experience with packet QSOs on the ISS? I work on the ISS in FM but I can't connect in packet mode. I use UISS software with UZ7HO soundmodem. I solved the PTT problem, but I decrypt the packets I receive but I don't get
any response and none of my packets are listed on ariss.net.
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Pietro I2OIM
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73's de NU4N Dave
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Pietro Check your unproto path Aprs via rs0iss,sgate,wide1-1,wide2-1 Douglas VE3FFR
On Jan 22, 2023 at 4:17 p.m., Dave Tucker Nu4N <dwtucker19@...> wrote:
Well Pietro I never connected to packet but I have worked the ISS on low power 5 watts worked great. I also used the LOS sat's cross band 2/440 before. Could not believe I work the sat's on 5 watts.
73's Dave NU4N On 1/22/2023 10:32 AM, Pietro Molina wrote: Has anyone had experience with packet QSOs on the ISS? I work on the ISS in FM but I can't connect in packet mode. I use UISS software with UZ7HO soundmodem. I solved the PTT problem, but I decrypt the packets I receive but I don't get any response and none of my packets are listed on ariss.net.
Pietro I2OIM
-- 73's de NU4N Dave
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Well Pietro I never connected to packet
but I have worked the ISS on low power 5 watts worked great. I
also used the LOS sat's cross band 2/440 before. Could not
believe I work the sat's on 5 watts.
73's Dave NU4N
On 1/22/2023 10:32 AM, Pietro Molina
wrote:
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Has anyone had experience with packet QSOs on the ISS? I work
on the ISS in FM but I can't connect in packet mode. I use UISS
software with UZ7HO soundmodem. I solved the PTT problem, but I
decrypt the packets I receive but I don't get any response and
none of my packets are listed on ariss.net.
Pietro I2OIM
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73's de NU4N Dave
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Has anyone had experience with packet QSOs on the ISS? I work on the ISS in FM but I can't connect in packet mode. I use UISS software with UZ7HO soundmodem. I solved the PTT problem, but I decrypt the packets I receive but I don't get any response and none of my packets are listed on ariss.net.
Pietro I2OIM
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Hi
A 817ND with first digit a 1 would be 2011 an original 817 with a
1 would be
2001. I have one of the latter.
Marty kd8bj
On 1/20/23 11:40, Ken N2VIP wrote:
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Either 2001 or 2011, if I read the magic decoder properly...
The model number may help you narrow it down better, certain
models were offered in certain years...
Ken, N2VIP
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WHat would be the full year it was made? Mine
starts with 1N...
73, Zack W9SZ
Hi Kev,
Mike, N1EVH posted this information to the list:
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Yaesu's serial number scheme is as follows...
1st digit is the year it was made.
2nd digit is the month it was made
3rd and 4th digits are the lot number
5th thru 8th digits is the unit number in that lot.
Now with the month... they start with the letter "C".
So the months would be...
C - January? ? ? ?I - July
D - February? ? ?J - August
E - March? ? ? ? ?K - September
F - April? ? ? ? ? ? L - October
G - May? ? ? ? ? ?M - November
H - June? ? ? ? ? ?N - December
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I hope that helps.
David, GM8XBZ
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From: [email protected]
<[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Kev Tatlow
Sent: 20 January 2023 08:51
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ft817] Information Needed!
Hi all - Ive just bought a Yaesu FT817ND and I wanted
to know how you can determine from the serial number
how old it is?
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The 1 indicates the fourth digit of the serial number, so 2001, 2011, or 2021 are the possibilities.
The FT-817 was released about 2000.
?The FT-817nd was released in 2004.
The FT-818 was released in 2018.
So your radio was apparently built in 2011.
Let me know if I can Google anything else for you... Ken, N2VIP
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On Jan 20, 2023, at 12:33, Zack Widup <w9sz.zack@...> wrote:
? It's an FT817ND.
Zack W9SZ
On Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 11:41 AM Ken N2VIP < ken@...> wrote: Either 2001 or 2011, if I read the magic decoder properly...
The model number may help you narrow it down better, certain models were offered in certain years... Ken, N2VIP ? WHat would be the full year it was made? Mine starts with 1N...
73, Zack W9SZ
Hi Kev,
Mike, N1EVH posted this information to the list:
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Yaesu's serial number scheme is as follows...
1st digit is the year it was made.
2nd digit is the month it was made
3rd and 4th digits are the lot number
5th thru 8th digits is the unit number in that lot.
Now with the month... they start with the letter "C". So the months would be...
C - January? ? ? ?I - July
D - February? ? ?J - August
E - March? ? ? ? ?K - September
F - April? ? ? ? ? ? L - October
G - May? ? ? ? ? ?M - November
H - June? ? ? ? ? ?N - December
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I hope that helps.
David, GM8XBZ
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Kev Tatlow
Sent: 20 January 2023 08:51
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ft817] Information Needed!
Hi all - Ive just bought a Yaesu FT817ND and I wanted to know how you can determine from the serial number how old it is?
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It's an FT817ND.
Zack W9SZ
On Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 11:41 AM Ken N2VIP < ken@...> wrote: Either 2001 or 2011, if I read the magic decoder properly...
The model number may help you narrow it down better, certain models were offered in certain years... Ken, N2VIP ? WHat would be the full year it was made? Mine starts with 1N...
73, Zack W9SZ
Hi Kev,
Mike, N1EVH posted this information to the list:
-----
Yaesu's serial number scheme is as follows...
1st digit is the year it was made.
2nd digit is the month it was made
3rd and 4th digits are the lot number
5th thru 8th digits is the unit number in that lot.
Now with the month... they start with the letter "C". So the months would be...
C - January? ? ? ?I - July
D - February? ? ?J - August
E - March? ? ? ? ?K - September
F - April? ? ? ? ? ? L - October
G - May? ? ? ? ? ?M - November
H - June? ? ? ? ? ?N - December
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I hope that helps.
David, GM8XBZ
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Kev Tatlow
Sent: 20 January 2023 08:51
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ft817] Information Needed!
Hi all - Ive just bought a Yaesu FT817ND and I wanted to know how you can determine from the serial number how old it is?
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Either 2001 or 2011, if I read the magic decoder properly...
The model number may help you narrow it down better, certain models were offered in certain years... Ken, N2VIP
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On Jan 20, 2023, at 08:59, Zack Widup <w9sz.zack@...> wrote:
? WHat would be the full year it was made? Mine starts with 1N...
73, Zack W9SZ
Hi Kev,
Mike, N1EVH posted this information to the list:
-----
Yaesu's serial number scheme is as follows...
1st digit is the year it was made.
2nd digit is the month it was made
3rd and 4th digits are the lot number
5th thru 8th digits is the unit number in that lot.
Now with the month... they start with the letter "C". So the months would be...
C - January? ? ? ?I - July
D - February? ? ?J - August
E - March? ? ? ? ?K - September
F - April? ? ? ? ? ? L - October
G - May? ? ? ? ? ?M - November
H - June? ? ? ? ? ?N - December
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I hope that helps.
David, GM8XBZ
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Kev Tatlow
Sent: 20 January 2023 08:51
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ft817] Information Needed!
Hi all - Ive just bought a Yaesu FT817ND and I wanted to know how you can determine from the serial number how old it is?
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WHat would be the full year it was made? Mine starts with 1N...
73, Zack W9SZ
Hi Kev,
Mike, N1EVH posted this information to the list:
-----
Yaesu's serial number scheme is as follows...
1st digit is the year it was made.
2nd digit is the month it was made
3rd and 4th digits are the lot number
5th thru 8th digits is the unit number in that lot.
Now with the month... they start with the letter "C". So the months would be...
C - January? ? ? ?I - July
D - February? ? ?J - August
E - March? ? ? ? ?K - September
F - April? ? ? ? ? ? L - October
G - May? ? ? ? ? ?M - November
H - June? ? ? ? ? ?N - December
------
I hope that helps.
David, GM8XBZ
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Kev Tatlow
Sent: 20 January 2023 08:51
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ft817] Information Needed!
Hi all - Ive just bought a Yaesu FT817ND and I wanted to know how you can determine from the serial number how old it is?
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Pietro Molina
Al WB9UVJ
