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Re: FT-818 group invitation
Picky,, either join it and find out, or dont, Mick SA4MDN
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Ditto.. Why? Chuck K4TZO
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Chuck Cole K4TZO <cncole@...>
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How is this new group different from the current group? ?There is minimal difference between the 817 and 818. ?Why would I want to join your group? Jeff K7AIL
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Jeffrey Benedict
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Re: Yaesu FT817
I checked with a friend of mine who has a FT-857 He also said that he can hear the same thing on 7,239.He said it is weak but still there. Guess that problem is the same with all the Yaesu radios of
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Robert Kovach
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Re: Yaesu FT817
Hi Robert, The birdie on about 7238 kHz is well documented, for instance this bit from KA7OEI¡¯s website at : http://www.ka7oei.com/ft817_oops.html. ¡°One thing to keep in mind about birdies on HF
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Eric van de Weyer
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Re: Yaesu FT817
Hi BrianThank you for the info. The signal is only on that one frequency and I can live with that. I hate to start digging into the radiomight do more harm than good.? ?Even if I did manage to
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Robert Kovach
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Frank Zavada <frankzavada@...>
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Re: Yaesu FT817
"Brian Morrison" <bdm@...> wrote: Scratch original calculation, brain fade. The receiver 1st IF is 68.33MHz, so for Rx at 7.24MHz the LO is at 75.57MHz. The 2nd LO used to mix down to 455kHz
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Brian Morrison
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Re: Yaesu FT817
"Robert Kovach" <r.kovach@...> wrote: The FT-817 has a reference oscillator at 22.625MHz. The receiver 1st IF is 68.33MHz, so at 7.24MHz the LO is at 75.57MHz or 61.09MHz. You also need another LO
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Brian Morrison
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Yaesu FT817
Hi All I have a Yaesu FT-817 no mods,? factory original that works fine except that it has a strong carrier on 7.240 MHZ The carrier never goes away even when removing all? the antennas. Also very
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Robert Kovach
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Re: Recommend me a battery pack
Bioenno John ve3ips
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John
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Re: Recommend me a battery pack
Mike, as others already said your battery looks to be in bad conditions and need to be replaced. Anyway do not expect so much from this batt even if its new. It is lasting quickly. The external
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Petr Ourednik
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Re: Recommend me a battery pack
Thanks everyone, that's given me plenty to think about. Mike G8GYW
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Mike
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Re: Recommend me a battery pack
Hi Mike, You probably need new batteries. If it switches off after 1hr RX it has 500mAh capacity. Quoting the Energizer NiMH Appnote ( https://data.energizer.com/pdfs/nickelmetalhydride_appman.pdf ) :
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simon
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Re: Recommend me a battery pack
The windcamp battery is designed to fit that bill. The 817's previous owner fitted it instead the original battery. Does a long way in Rx and about two hours, perhaps more, on TX at full power. Also
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Luis Miguel Casta?eda
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Re: Recommend me a battery pack
I really wouldn't bother. You won't get much more capacity out of NiMH within the size constraints of the battery compartment, and the FT-817ND does not support lithium batteries. My own solution has
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Marek Szuba <marek.szuba@...>
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Re: Recommend me a battery pack
I installed the Windcamp battery in another 817 a few years ago. It fits into the battery compartment. That radio is not working for other reasons so I can't really remember how well I liked it. I
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Mark Molberg
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Re: Recommend me a battery pack
I have carried the 817 up a bunch of SOTA summits. I have been using a 11.1 volt rc car battery. I attached velcro to the radio, and to my batteries. One battery in the picture is swollen and done
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Mark Molberg
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Recommend me a battery pack
My first /P session didn't go too well. I set up on a hillside overlooking the sea in North Devon with a JPC-12 vertical antenna. On 40m I coud hear plenty of stations around the UK, France and
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Mike
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FT-818 group invitation
Hello, sorry to bother here just I would like to kindly invite you to join our new Yaesu FT-818 users group here on Groups. Uncensored, unmoderated group for Yaesu FT-818 radio enthusiasts, fans,
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Petr Ourednik
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