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Hi Keith,

Beware putting battery packs in parallel! Not a good idea.

Let me offer you a thought that I have put into practice. I put onto
the power cord to the FT-817 the mating Molex connector to the one
that the RS battery has on it. I cut the power cord to about 9" to
reduce the voltage drop over the cord. I also put the same Molex
connector that is on the battery pack on the output of my AC power
supply. You may now use a cable clamp mounted on the groud post to
keep any strain off of the power jack/plug. When I want to work using
the AC supply, I just plug it into the Molex connector. If the
internal battery dissipates, then I just plug in a RS pack into the
external Molex connector (but just a single pack). I keep the
internal battery pack and two extras in my travel kit.

Hope that made sense. :-)

72 de Barry - W4WB

--- In FT817@y..., krandino@s... wrote:

Sorry if this is in the faq. I looked and didn't see it. Has anyone
checked voltage out versus power out? At what voltage does the

power

start to drop off? The reason I ask is I am thinking of bundling a
group of 4 or 5 of the radio shack 9.6V 1600 maH battery packs
together in parallel to make a field battery pack. But my latest
experience with them makes me wonder if I would be better off with

a

12V battery. The power out (based upon signal reports) seemed to

drop

off rather quickly while using the battery packs.

Thanks in advance,
72,
Keith
N1XTK

Sorry if this is in the faq. I looked and didn't see it. Has anyone
checked voltage out versus power out? At what voltage does the power
start to drop off? The reason I ask is I am thinking of bundling a
group of 4 or 5 of the radio shack 9.6V 1600 maH battery packs
together in parallel to make a field battery pack. But my latest
experience with them makes me wonder if I would be better off with a
12V battery. The power out (based upon signal reports) seemed to drop
off rather quickly while using the battery packs.

Thanks in advance,
72,
Keith
N1XTK

So what did you do for a ground? I've only seen pictures of the Alpha
Delta tripod, and it looks as if the only ground coupling is three
pieces of metal that lay flat on the ground from the bottom of the
tripod legs.

Julian, G4ILO

--- In FT817@y..., Mike Tatum <miket@c...> wrote:

Hi all !

The first time I saw the outbacker's performance was when Steve

bought it over to my place with

his IC706MKIIG.

We setup the antenna on the tripod on the gravel in the back

garden, run about 15m of coax back to the

shack and connected the 706, within minutes we were working USA on

20m ...

I think the problem is that many people buy them and then do

nothing about a ground system for them,

like all short antennas, you got to do a fair bit of work on the

ground / counterpoises to get any results.

The Tripod from AlphaDelta makes it a lot easier to get good

results quickly but even it can be improved on !

Cheers!

MikeT ...

I vote for Palm interface. PSK with my Palm V to my FT817 I would
definitely be willing to spend money for!

Paul
KB8VWV

Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the
FT817 group:

To run memory management on a portable
computer, my choice of operating system
would be:

o Palm OS
o Windows CE
o Traditional Windows on a laptop
o Not interested in portable operation
o Not interested in memory management


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Thanks!

Hi Doug, I purchased a CT-26 (modular to 8 pin), computer headset and
located the pins for Mic/Ground/PTT. Wired up a cable to the CT-26
along with plugs for the headset and a PTT switch. Works fine and
told cost after getting new plugs from RS was less then $40.00. The
CT-26 is sold at AES under FT-100 Accessories but does work with the
FT-817 according to Yaesu, because I asked them before I tried it.
You can always get a cable with RJ45 connectors on each end and cut
one off and then located the wires and hookup your headset that way
also.
Best
Kurt
--- In FT817@y..., n6tqs@a... wrote:

Has anyone tried a telephone headset for the rig? They are small

and

light.

And in the same vein, does anyone know where right-angle boots for
8-pin modular connectors can be obtained? I'd like to make an
adapater that lays alongside the radio.

I've used my old Heil BM-5 with the unit on VHF FM, and am told it
sounds fine. But even that's a bit large.

73, doug

Sorry, that last post was for Bob!

-Gerry, W1VE

Hey Bob,

This is Gerry, W1VE/VE1RM... I just registered your app the other day.
I do software development in Visual Basic for a living.... and am a
MSDN Universal Member... So I have all the software... I don't have
a Pocket PC at the moment... Although I've been thinking of a good
excuse to get one; so maybe I will.

The question is... Do you want/need any help on the development side?
You can read about me at or
...

I'm not interested in $$$ -- just having fun w/my FT-817!

(I'm still trying to put together an interface cable -- don't want to
pay Yaesu the incredible $$$ for a simple cable.!)

73,

Gerry, W1VE/VE1RM
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Bob,

Yes, this would be an appropriate topic for a poll. Go ahead an
create one using the Polls feature of this site please. I suggest
that you make a post about 3 times over a week letting readers know
that the poll is there to take should they desire.

Your efforts are appreciated by many Bob.

72 de Barry - W4WB
FT817 Group Co-Moderator

The downside of all this is that the equipment to run it on does not
come cheap. I am already faced with finding $300.00 for some better
tools in developing on the traditional Windows platform. I can't

fund

all this from thin air, so there may have to be - as they say - a

few

dollars more! Perhaps I should ask eGroup what interest there would
be in a CE 3.0 version.
--------------------------------------------------------------------

So, is there much interest in a Windows CE version? From the
development point of view I guess it would be a lot quicker to
get going than using Palm kit.

Is this something suitable for a poll?

Bob G4HFQ

Can you provide a link to a Code Warrior Web Site?

K0FUN
Rich

Let me start...

I vote for a Palm interface rather then CE. If you have not already looked
at Code Warrior you may want too as it has a common interface for most all
of their tools.


--------------------------------------------------------------------
Perhaps I should ask eGroup what interest there would
be in a CE 3.0 version.
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Rich Clemens, KB8AOB
clemens@...

Oh well, never mind about it being a private email - and here's the
reply I sent as well!!

--------------------------------------------------------------------
Believe it or not, I have just ordered the Windows CE 3.0 development
pack from Microsoft. As your mail came in I was on the web looking at
Developing Applications for the Pocket PC with Microsoft? eMbedded
Visual Basic? 3.0!!

As they say - watch this space...

The downside of all this is that the equipment to run it on does not
come cheap. I am already faced with finding $300.00 for some better
tools in developing on the traditional Windows platform. I can't fund
all this from thin air, so there may have to be - as they say - a few
dollars more! Perhaps I should ask eGroup what interest there would
be in a CE 3.0 version.
--------------------------------------------------------------------

So, is there much interest in a Windows CE version? From the
development point of view I guess it would be a lot quicker to
get going than using Palm kit.

Is this something suitable for a poll?

Bob G4HFQ

Hi Bob,
I've been using a Windows CE device running a DOS emulator as a
portable controller for some time now and it works well. A dedicated CE
program would be great but I think it should be at least Ver. 2.01 compatible
as well as Pocket PC (ver 3.0) as the slightly older devices are quite cheap
on the second hand market.

73's

Vic Tuff
G7PYR
Tel: +44 (0) 7802 449658

Sorry about the inadvertent post, this was intended to be private.

K0FUN
Rich

The MFJ equalized mic (MFJ 299) works very well with the FT-817 and produces great audio reports. For those times when I use the little rig as a base station, a large external speaker and a good base mic make the ft-817 seem very grown-up.

If you plan on getting an MFJ 299, you'll have to either make your own cable or re-wire the enclosed MFJ cable provided for Yaesu radios. Still, it's a great mic!

Don Johnson

Is there any chance you will look at porting the memory management routines
in FT-Basic to a Windows CE Product (Ipaq) or a Palm Device?


K0FUN
Rich

I just bought the MFJ mast which is 30 feet I think. It works great.
I can put 5/8 wave vert on 10-15 meters and 1/4 on 40. I am working
on a G5RV. I have not seen the DK mast. It might be a bit stronger
and heavy.
Scotty

--- In FT817@y..., "Jeffrey Steinberg" <jeffreys@c...> wrote:

Gerry,

Very interesting. I saw the picture with the car on his website.

How do

you anchor this beast? Did you build a plate that you can drive

your car

over and insert it into the plate? Do you guy it? Just wondering.

Thanks for this great link.

--jeffrey



Jeffrey Steinberg, K2MIT
37 Lawrence Road
Scarsdale, NY 10583
(914) 722-1630



-----Original Message-----
From: Gerry Hull [mailto:windev@i...]
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 8:02 PM
To: FT817@y...
Subject: [FT817] DK9SQ 33' mast.


Hi,

I bought my mast @ Dayton... $99, and it is Great! The DK9SQ
mast:

I was on the beach in Wells, ME this weekend, running the 817 and
a vertical dipole... was a Blast!

colapsed, it is 3.8ft.

73,

Gerry, W1VE/VE1RM

> Where do you get a 33' figerglass mast? I assume it telescopes?
>
> --jeffrey
>
>
>
> Jeffrey Steinberg
> 37 Lawrence Road
> Scarsdale, NY 10583
> (914) 722-1630


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Or Windows CE 3.0 ?

Greetings Ronald
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Onderwerp: [FT817] Palm III to FT 817 interface


QRZ Group
Why not use a palm III or other PDA to program the 817. Better yet,
it could be a multimode terminal for packet, PSK32 or RTTY. Might
even be used for APERS. It would be small and usful in a field
environment. I just purchaced the FTbasic software. Perhaps there is
a way to include a subroutine for a Palm hotsync. Just brain
storming.
DE WB5TLA K


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QRZ Group
Why not use a palm III or other PDA to program the 817. Better yet,
it could be a multimode terminal for packet, PSK32 or RTTY. Might
even be used for APERS. It would be small and usful in a field
environment. I just purchaced the FTbasic software. Perhaps there is
a way to include a subroutine for a Palm hotsync. Just brain
storming.
DE WB5TLA K

Hi Guys (& Gals!):

I've been a member of this list almost from the start, and have been
reading the comments about the Outbacker & Outreach. I have had this
combination as my "portable - take anywhere" system since they first
came out. I have used it at our Radio Club's Field Day site for
several years first for the 6-Meter VHF station and then for the HF
Digital station. I even operated a 1B station one year with it. I
am not an '817 owner YET(Think I'll wait for the -D model!), but have
operated some QRP on it. I LOVE THIS ANTENNA!! Although you
probably wouldn't want to go take it hiking, it would work great for
a weekend trip to the beach, or to the park, etc. I put Hustler
Quick-Disconnects on mine, so I can also use my Perth-Plus for 6/2
meters. Yes, it is a little on the expensive side, but a well-made
quality product that will perform and will last. 'Nuff said...

73 de N4ZCG