Re: FTX-1 Pricing Announced
I am not going to spend anywhere near that amount for a radio now. I have been perfectly happy with the FT817ND, mainly used as a 144 and 432 MHz IF rig for microwave transverters. There are a few bells and whistles it lacks, but in my usage I don't need them. I added the W1GHZ Panadapter mod and now I have figured out how to use a Raspberry Pi for the spectrum monitor using an RTL-SDR dongle. It's small and draws about 1/10 the current that my laptop does. That's important during portable operations using batteries.
I also have an FT857D, which does have the DSP functions that the FT817 lacks.
Zack W9SZ
MSRP US looks like $1,700 for QRP 'Field' radio, $2,400 for 100 watt 'Optima' radio w/amp.
Ken, N2VIP
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Re: FTX-1 Pricing Announced
Here they have "reservation" at $35 but no price.
I can't see how it's an FT817/FT817ND/FT818 replacement just because it's 6W on battery and 10W external power.
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Re: FTX-1 Pricing Announced
Some web sites selling it
but not on shop yet
Lots of detail here:
€1,848.00 incl. VAT, plus shipping
€1,552.94 ex VAT.
Available 2026-06-13 (13th June).
IMO more a low power (6W to 10W) replacement of the FT897 than the FT817/FT817ND/FT818
Not here yet (my fav supplier for last 20 years).
The FT-991A "nearly all band" has been out for a while, but not exactly as portable as an FT897 (or an FT857 with an LiFePO4 battery pack).
I might fit a buffer and filter in front of 68MHz IF and SMA socket for a portable panadapter using a cheap spectrum analyser on my FT817ND. I can test first with my real Rigol spectrum analyser and the FTDX10. If done cunningly with option to disable mixer it can drive a transverter for other bands.
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Re: FTX-1 Pricing Announced
Yaesu web sites seem down. Maybe updating.
$1,700 seems expensive.
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Re: FTX-1 Pricing Announced
Warning: Info stealing muskrat link.
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MSRP US looks like $1,700 for QRP 'Field' radio, $2,400 for 100 watt 'Optima' radio w/amp.
Brochure:?https://x.com/VE6LK/status/1918109615260340710
Price list:?https://x.com/VE6LK/status/1918109197637673090 Ken, N2VIP
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Or maybe contact the person you bought it from and ask them? ? ?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Ken N2VIP
Sent: Saturday, 26 April 2025 07:09
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [ft817] Strane SMA on REAR.? Without any additional information we can only guess. It would be good if you could open the radio and see where the wire from the connector goes.? The most likely explanation is to send an IF signal out to an SDR dongle (like an RTL-SDR or SDRPlay) to give you a band-scope for the radio, but that's only a guess. ?
On Apr 25, 2025, at 14:11, zio.rick via groups.io <zio.rick@...> wrote:
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[Reason: Wrong title... Strange not Strane] I have a great FT817ND... bought used, replaced the internal battery and all run well. I replaced the "light" power connector with a coupler that provide two Anderson connector from Windcamp. I noticed about a small SMA connector on rear... I don't know why it is here... Some friends told me that it can be a wide-spectrum signal from IF (???). Someone know something?
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I mounted a small SMA on the rear of my FT817ND. It is used as the output of the IF (68,33 MHz) to watch as a spectrum display on an SDR module. I use the FUNCube dongle, as recommended. See photo. W1GHZ described the circuit:
Zack W9SZ
Hi to all!
I have a great FT817ND... bought used, replaced the internal battery and all run well. I replaced the "light" power connector with a coupler that provide two Anderson connector from Windcamp.
I noticed about a small SMA connector on rear... I don't know why it is here... Some friends told me that it can be a wide-spectrum signal from IF (???). Someone know something?
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Thanks to all,
IU0MJE, Riccardo.
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Tomorrow I'll have to open to see what they did to this great radio!
Today I have played with the 817 and SVXLINK and RIGCTL... My voice mail run well... It could be interesting configure the SVXLINK like an audio streamer like Echolink.
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Without any additional information we can only guess. It would be good if you could open the radio and see where the wire from the connector goes.?
The most likely explanation is to send an IF signal out to an SDR dongle (like an RTL-SDR or SDRPlay) to give you a band-scope for the radio, but that's only a guess.
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On Apr 25, 2025, at 14:11, zio.rick via groups.io <zio.rick@...> wrote:
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[Reason: Wrong title... Strange not Strane]
Hi to all!
I have a great FT817ND... bought used, replaced the internal battery and all run well. I replaced the "light" power connector with a coupler that provide two Anderson connector from Windcamp.
I noticed about a small SMA connector on rear... I don't know why it is here... Some friends told me that it can be a wide-spectrum signal from IF (???). Someone know something?
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Thanks to all,
IU0MJE, Riccardo.
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Hi to all!
I have a great FT817ND... bought used, replaced the internal battery and all run well. I replaced the "light" power connector with a coupler that provide two Anderson connector from Windcamp.
I noticed about a small SMA connector on rear... I don't know why it is here... Some friends told me that it can be a wide-spectrum signal from IF (???). Someone know something?
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Thanks to all,
IU0MJE, Riccardo.
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The BNC is too light for my huge hands... I prefer use the SO-239 on the rear. To avoid dangerous situations put a 50 Ohm or 75 Ohm impedance on the BNC.
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Re: Collins Mechanical Filter
All of the menu settings were correct. I took the filter out of the radio where everything seems to work OK and put that filter into the ¡°problem¡± radio. It did not work. My assumption is that the radio has an issue so I mailed it back to Yaesu today for an evaluation. I sent them the filter as well. Thanks to all for the advise. Very helpful. 73 to all.?
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Re: Rig Control SW with FT817
I use the Digirig with my 857D which is similar.? You will find that the cables used from the Digirig to the radio are generic Ft-8XX
?I find they have a forum and often cover such questions.
Try :
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Technical Details: Yaesu FT-817, DigiRig (COM3) WinLink Packet P2P using Soundmodem Having a tough time getting WinLink configured to use the DigiRig and the FT817. I can get the setup to receive, but it will not transmit. I am certain it is a simple matter,
but after hours of reading over the last three months, I have not come across the information that would get me running. Working with ...
forum.digirig.net
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I don't know if this will answer all your questions.? It should give you a good start.
Dave?
AE7EF
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I am interested in the Digirig interface. I want to interface with N3FJP logger and Winlink Express using Windows 10. How do I go about that with the Digirig Mobile device and FT817?
Emmett - WA5EWN
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Re: Collins Mechanical Filter
Sorry, I meant to type SSB on menu 38
Jerry Ki4ps
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On Apr 22, 2025, at 2:24?AM, Robert Watson via groups.io <wa7son@...> wrote:
Have you enabled the filter in the 818 settings? It gives a choice between SSB and CW. I do not know the menu number, as I own the FT-817ND, not a FT-818ND.
Hope this helps.
Robert Watson || WA7SON wa7son@...
On Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 01:55:29 AM EDT, Eric van de Weyer <groups.io@...> wrote:
Hi Paul, ?
Did you try putting the filter from the good radio into the other to see if it works in there or putting the new filter into the radio with the known good filter to see if it works there or not. That would be the first obvious thing I would be trying before sending it back as faulty. When you ave two radios it is easy to swap things to see if the other radio has the same symptoms. ?
73¡.Eric VK2VE. ?
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Can any of you give me a suggestion on what might be going on with one of my FT-818nd radio. I have two 818nd Radios but only one has a Collins Mechanical 500Hz CW Filter. I wanted to add one to the other radio so I bought one on eBay. It¡¯s the same as the other which is the XF-115C. It¡¯s my understanding that this filter is compatible with the ND versions of the 818/817. It says Collins Mechanical and Yaesu on the Filter. It was said to have been tested and ¾±³Ù¡¯²õ 500 Hz. The same filter works perfectly on my other radio. After installing the filter (all the menu settings are correct) I did not hear the distinct change in sound when turning on the filter (NAR). I assumed the filter was bad and returned it. I bought another from a different vendor. Same XF-115C Filter. Same problem. This radio is virtually literally brand new. I bought it from HRO when Yaesu announced the end of the 817/818 and am just now getting around to using it. It seems unlikely that both filters could be bad and also unlikely to be the radio as ¾±³Ù¡¯²õ brand new. When I turn on the filter (press NAR) I hear the click, no error messages but the sound doesn¡¯t change in the way ¾±³Ù¡¯²õ supposed to and as it does on the other radio. Sorry for the long question. Anyone have any ideas on what might be wrong?
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Re: Collins Mechanical Filter
You have to select the filter on the 818 in menu 38. ?It gives you the option of cw or sub.
Jerry
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On Apr 22, 2025, at 2:24?AM, Robert Watson via groups.io <wa7son@...> wrote:
Have you enabled the filter in the 818 settings? It gives a choice between SSB and CW. I do not know the menu number, as I own the FT-817ND, not a FT-818ND.
Hope this helps.
Robert Watson || WA7SON wa7son@...
On Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 01:55:29 AM EDT, Eric van de Weyer <groups.io@...> wrote:
Hi Paul, ?
Did you try putting the filter from the good radio into the other to see if it works in there or putting the new filter into the radio with the known good filter to see if it works there or not. That would be the first obvious thing I would be trying before sending it back as faulty. When you ave two radios it is easy to swap things to see if the other radio has the same symptoms. ?
73¡.Eric VK2VE. ?
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Can any of you give me a suggestion on what might be going on with one of my FT-818nd radio. I have two 818nd Radios but only one has a Collins Mechanical 500Hz CW Filter. I wanted to add one to the other radio so I bought one on eBay. It¡¯s the same as the other which is the XF-115C. It¡¯s my understanding that this filter is compatible with the ND versions of the 818/817. It says Collins Mechanical and Yaesu on the Filter. It was said to have been tested and ¾±³Ù¡¯²õ 500 Hz. The same filter works perfectly on my other radio. After installing the filter (all the menu settings are correct) I did not hear the distinct change in sound when turning on the filter (NAR). I assumed the filter was bad and returned it. I bought another from a different vendor. Same XF-115C Filter. Same problem. This radio is virtually literally brand new. I bought it from HRO when Yaesu announced the end of the 817/818 and am just now getting around to using it. It seems unlikely that both filters could be bad and also unlikely to be the radio as ¾±³Ù¡¯²õ brand new. When I turn on the filter (press NAR) I hear the click, no error messages but the sound doesn¡¯t change in the way ¾±³Ù¡¯²õ supposed to and as it does on the other radio. Sorry for the long question. Anyone have any ideas on what might be wrong?
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Re: Collins Mechanical Filter
Have you enabled the filter in the 818 settings? It gives a choice between SSB and CW. I do not know the menu number, as I own the FT-817ND, not a FT-818ND.
Hope this helps.
Robert Watson || WA7SON wa7son@...
On Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 01:55:29 AM EDT, Eric van de Weyer <groups.io@...> wrote:
Hi Paul, ? Did you try putting the filter from the good radio into the other to see if it works in there or putting the new filter into the radio with the known good filter to see if it works there or not. That would be the first obvious thing I would be trying before sending it back as faulty. When you ave two radios it is easy to swap things to see if the other radio has the same symptoms. ? 73¡.Eric VK2VE. ?
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of C. Paul Patsis via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, 22 April 2025 15:37
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ft817] Collins Mechanical Filter ? Can any of you give me a suggestion on what might be going on with one of my FT-818nd radio. I have two 818nd Radios but only one has a Collins Mechanical 500Hz CW Filter. I wanted to add one to the other radio so I bought one on eBay. It¡¯s the same as the other which is the XF-115C. It¡¯s my understanding that this filter is compatible with the ND versions of the 818/817. It says Collins Mechanical and Yaesu on the Filter. It was said to have been tested and ¾±³Ù¡¯²õ 500 Hz. The same filter works perfectly on my other radio. After installing the filter (all the menu settings are correct) I did not hear the distinct change in sound when turning on the filter (NAR). I assumed the filter was bad and returned it. I bought another from a different vendor. Same XF-115C Filter. Same problem. This radio is virtually literally brand new. I bought it from HRO when Yaesu announced the end of the 817/818 and am just now getting around to using it. It seems unlikely that both filters could be bad and also unlikely to be the radio as ¾±³Ù¡¯²õ brand new. When I turn on the filter (press NAR) I hear the click, no error messages but the sound doesn¡¯t change in the way ¾±³Ù¡¯²õ supposed to and as it does on the other radio. Sorry for the long question. Anyone have any ideas on what might be wrong?
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Re: Collins Mechanical Filter
Hi Paul, ? Did you try putting the filter from the good radio into the other to see if it works in there or putting the new filter into the radio with the known good filter to see if it works there or not. That would be the first obvious thing I would be trying before sending it back as faulty. When you ave two radios it is easy to swap things to see if the other radio has the same symptoms. ? 73¡.Eric VK2VE. ?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of C. Paul Patsis via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, 22 April 2025 15:37
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ft817] Collins Mechanical Filter? Can any of you give me a suggestion on what might be going on with one of my FT-818nd radio. I have two 818nd Radios but only one has a Collins Mechanical 500Hz CW Filter. I wanted to add one to the other radio so I bought one on eBay. It¡¯s the same as the other which is the XF-115C. It¡¯s my understanding that this filter is compatible with the ND versions of the 818/817. It says Collins Mechanical and Yaesu on the Filter. It was said to have been tested and ¾±³Ù¡¯²õ 500 Hz. The same filter works perfectly on my other radio. After installing the filter (all the menu settings are correct) I did not hear the distinct change in sound when turning on the filter (NAR). I assumed the filter was bad and returned it. I bought another from a different vendor. Same XF-115C Filter. Same problem. This radio is virtually literally brand new. I bought it from HRO when Yaesu announced the end of the 817/818 and am just now getting around to using it. It seems unlikely that both filters could be bad and also unlikely to be the radio as ¾±³Ù¡¯²õ brand new. When I turn on the filter (press NAR) I hear the click, no error messages but the sound doesn¡¯t change in the way ¾±³Ù¡¯²õ supposed to and as it does on the other radio. Sorry for the long question. Anyone have any ideas on what might be wrong?
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Collins Mechanical Filter
Can any of you give me a suggestion on what might be going on with one of my FT-818nd radio. I have two 818nd Radios but only one has a Collins Mechanical 500Hz CW Filter. I wanted to add one to the other radio so I bought one on eBay. It¡¯s the same as the other which is the XF-115C. It¡¯s my understanding that this filter is compatible with the ND versions of the 818/817. It says Collins Mechanical and Yaesu on the Filter. It was said to have been tested and ¾±³Ù¡¯²õ 500 Hz. The same filter works perfectly on my other radio. After installing the filter (all the menu settings are correct) I did not hear the distinct change in sound when turning on the filter (NAR). I assumed the filter was bad and returned it. I bought another from a different vendor. Same XF-115C Filter. Same problem. This radio is virtually literally brand new. I bought it from HRO when Yaesu announced the end of the 817/818 and am just now getting around to using it. It seems unlikely that both filters could be bad and also unlikely to be the radio as ¾±³Ù¡¯²õ brand new. When I turn on the filter (press NAR) I hear the click, no error messages but the sound doesn¡¯t change in the way ¾±³Ù¡¯²õ supposed to and as it does on the other radio. Sorry for the long question. Anyone have any ideas on what might be wrong?
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Re: Operating CW without Microphone- how to add FST button?
Even easier!
I keep a few of these RJ45 breakout boards around -
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Jeff, KN8A
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Mike EI9FEB
Dave Barnard
