Re: my ft 817 flashes unstable
Seems to me the radio is trying to TX out of band with the TX error flashing on the screen
Mick SA4MDN
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Michael Newbury SA4MDN
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#114942
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Re: my ft 817 flashes unstable
Could it be that there's a transmit offset that puts the frequency out of
band?
John G4EDX
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John Fletcher
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John
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Re: my ft 817 flashes unstable
Dear Al
transmiting only on amateur radio frequencies, yes the display flashes, on 11 in the menu i have batt=volt, and pressing F after rotate i can see on the left the voltage 13.1 volts the mode on
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Rami Finge <ramifinge@...>
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Re: Measuring the output power
Interesting..
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on3plz
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#114939
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Re: Measuring the output power
I designed a QRP SWR and power meter:
https://g8gyw.github.io/
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Mike G8GYW
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Mike
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Re: my ft 817 flashes unstable
Rami,
I still don't understand "bands flashing".?? Are you saying that the display for frequency flashes?? That occurs when you are trying to transmit on a frequency the radio is not programmed to
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Al WB9UVJ
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Re: Measuring the output power
To the original poster (on3plz ?):
I've been following this thread, and maybe I've missed something, but I
have a question that I don't see any answers to-? particularly since
this is a ft817 group-
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Mike Dinolfo
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Re: Measuring the output power
Fred.
Can you ?try the link ?again?
I deleted the original post because I did not hyperlink the URL. Send me a DM if you still have an issue as the reposted message does work for me.
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Ham Radio
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Re: Measuring the output power
No multimeters do not measure power.? Nor will they respond to voltage at frequencies? the FT818 will work at.
IMHO all Ham should have a SWR meter and one that is calibrated for power.? It can be
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Ron Wright
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Re: Measuring the output power
Bernard,
The website you provided does not work. Could it be a typo? The call is not
good on QRZ. Maybe the website is no longer around?
Fred/N7PN
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Fred-N7PN
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Re: Measuring the output power
You can build a simple RF probe but you need to calibrate it. ?A simple SWR meter does not measure power over a wide range of frequencies. ?If possible, borrow a Bird 43 wattmeter from a local
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Re: my ft 817 flashes unstable
It sounds like you need to look at the radios reference frequency/tcxo if
it has it fitted,
Or the std module,
Dave 2E0DMB
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davebb123456
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Re: my ft 817 flashes unstable
the battery not installed
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Rami Finge <ramifinge@...>
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Re: my ft 817 flashes unstable
thanks for you reply
i have everything on display but the bands flashing dont work? only when i put voltage up to 14 volts some bands about 4 only become stable
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Rami Finge <ramifinge@...>
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Re: my ft 817 flashes unstable
Flashes?? Does it indicate anything on the display?? HSWR, or something else?? Do you have a battery installed?
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Al Skierkiewicz
WB9UVJ
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Al WB9UVJ
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Re: Measuring the output power
Multimeters rarely will measure above a couple of hundred Hz.? You could use an RF probe and a dummy load.? I bought a Surecom power meter on Amazon a few months back for UHF and VHF.? They also
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Re: Measuring the output power
And with a good dummy load.
Or use a terminating wattmeter such as the Bird 6104 Which has scales down to 2W FSD.
73¡.Eric VK2VE.
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 1:55 AM
To:
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Eric van de Weyer
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Re: Measuring the output power
The best way is with an accurate wattmeter. I have a Bird 43 with an
assortment of slugs, including 5 and 10 watt slugs for HF, VHF and UHF
bands.
Zack W9SZ
[email protected]>
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Zack Widup
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my ft 817 flashes unstable
Hello ,
Have you encountered this problem? my ft 817 worked very well for 2 years in digital mode, now it flashes on all bands if I increase the voltage towards 14 volts it stabilizes on a few
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Rami Finge <ramifinge@...>
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Re: Measuring the output power
And don't forget to check the rf output on the 6 bands mentioned in the service manual in case a golden screwdriver has been in the alignment menus, there are 24 outputs in total that can be
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M0RON
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