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Chris

MFJ only sells one version of the walkabout antenna. I ran across a company
in the UK that carries 3 different versions an atx-wbn the BNC antenna and
the atx-w38 which has the 3/8 thread mount and the atx-wpl the PL259 version
ofthe antenna. The Antenna is not Made BY MFJ. The name of the company is
WATERS & STANTON and the URL is . When you get there do
a search for walkabout. This will show you all the different versions
including the monoband versions of this antenna. Good Luck and 73's

Ray N2MCY
n2mcy@...

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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:27:19 -0400
From: chris <mouse@...>
Subject: Re: Antennas

The orginal question was about the MFJ walkabout antenna, not the MFJ window
mount antenna.
I Too, wud like to know, if anyone has one and how they work. I have also
seen a version in our data folders on yahoo, and wud like more info then
just the photos.


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Hi Joe,

Let me know if you want the filed codes for this, great to see someone else
using Perl.

Simon Brown, Postfach 159, CH-7031 Laax
www.hb9drv.ch

Many thanks to everyone!

It appears that FTBasic is the only program currently available that
will import/export the FT-817's memory data to a "user-friendly"
file format such as a .csv file. I'll have to research the "Yaesu-
native" format of the file produced by FT-817 Commander and see if I
can write a Perl script to translate it.

If I learn of anything new and interesting, I'll post it.

Thanks again! Joe KB6WIJ

I believe the correct URL is --



Dennis W5KQF

The MFJ 1899 is the same as the ATX Walkabout sold by Waters
& Stanton in the UK, and both appear to be really badge-
engineered versions of the Sandpiper Plug-In.

There is also a non-telescopic version sold for mobile use as the
ATX Driveabout, which is what I have, but the Sandpiper Plug-in
come with both whips (telescopic and rigid) for only slightly more
money, so I wish I had bought that version instead! There may be
some other differences between versions sold under different
names, for example the power ratings may not be the same.

The URL for the real manufacturer is:



I have indeed broken many DX pile-ups using my FT-817 to my ATX
Driveabout whilst mobile. It takes patience, and it _is_ getting
harder as the sunspots are decliniing, but I hope to be receiving the
parts for my HF Packer linear soon!

I wouldn't expect performance using a counterpoise wire to match
what I get using the car roof as a groundplane (I use a 4-way
magmount). There again, I wouldn't advocate using the telescopic
version mobile either!
Alun, N3KIP (Ex-G8VUK, G0VUK)

The D-104 with the ceramic or crystal elements do not produce good audio
with the new digital radios unless you can shape or equalize the output, and
it's my understanding that Astatic has discontinued the production.

Geo W7LFD

I guess this post is a word of encouragement to all those 817 owners who are overly concerned about output - antennas and being heard in kilowatt alley, es[ecially when mobile.

I have just come back from 2 weeks up north travelling some 5000 kms and never failed to make scheduled contacts either on 40 or 20 metres.

Regular morning and evening scheds were arranged and on 40 metres I was still receiving reports of 5 & 8 from blokes who were running no more than dipoles at 20 feet and at distances up to 1500 km.

Each day contact was maintained with the VK travellers net on 14.116 - not once did the little rig fail to make a check in.

The 817 was run in a mobile situation using a Terlin outbacker mounted high up in the centre of the dual cab diesel - the only mod to the rig was the inclusion of the OBP in the factory supplied mike. Incidentally, I tried with the OBP on and off and the general reports supplied was that the OBP was worth two S points over the standard mike setting. I guess most manufacturers set their S meters to around 5 or 6 db per S point, so the OBP was certainly equal to a considerable gain in output power.

So, dont be concerned about going mobile with the 817 - it does the trick very well indeed.

And, for those who may be interested - the VK travellers net operates for about an hour each day commencing at 0300 UTC - it really is worth a listen if that sort of thing takes your fancy.

Happy with my 817? you betcha!

73's
Brian VK6ABY

--- In FT817@..., "benalamon" <kg4ino@c...> wrote:

I did the mod for the ft 817 and now I hear morse code on AM, SSB

and

CW on 2 meters and 440 mhz not just on one frequency but on all it
seems like it has to do with the if of the radio or something but

Its

there even when I listen to the aircraft band it's there. Anyone

has

the same problem like mine? let me know how to solve it.

thanks a bunch....
kg4ino

WHAT MOD DID YOU DO ?

Hi All,

Does anyone know if the VPL-1 and ADMS-1E interfaces will work with
the 817 for CAT control ??

73
Demetre - SV1ENS

I did the mod for the ft 817 and now I hear morse code on AM, SSB and
CW on 2 meters and 440 mhz not just on one frequency but on all it
seems like it has to do with the if of the radio or something but Its
there even when I listen to the aircraft band it's there. Anyone has
the same problem like mine? let me know how to solve it.

thanks a bunch....
kg4ino

Ive got two configured as a dipole. Check www.ngunn.net
They appear to work OK although not as well as a full sized antenna of course.
I've never compared it with any other similar sized antenna.
de Nigel G8IFF

Well--I have not seen any rave reviews on "Dave Edwards" tuners or other accessories!

All my MFJ stuff works as advertised, although I have had to do some tweaking here and there on occasion.
Rudy Marcelletti, K8SWD

I have the MFJ1899T 6-80 antenna and it works OK. You must have a counterpoise wire attached to the rig's ground lug appropriate for the band. A rule of thumb to follow with antennas--SIZE MATTERS! Bigger is better.

The MFJ-1899T antenna packs really well and is a great antenna to take along for SWL'ing or an occasional contact. I would not expect to bust any DX pile-ups with it nor would I rely on it for emergency communications, but in a pinch, it would work. This antenna (and counterpoise wire) always gets taken with my rig IF the rig is the only thing I am taking. I tried the counterpoise "kit" made of various lengths of wire and connectors--but had better luck using a 23' Sony SWL wind up antenna.

Remember, the sunspot cycle is going downhill, and this antenna does not cover the new 60 meter band.
Rudy Marcelletti, K8SWD

Hi All,

Following the tip of W4RT to reset the CPU, the keys sometimes worked
sometimes they didn't, finaly when I realized that the reset was no
solution I took the radio back to the dealer, what solved the problem
was a cleanup of the freq mod solders, the rasin that was left over
after the radio was modified created the problem !?!
The radio is now working nicely and makes a great pair with the Z-11
tuner and OTT (by W4RT)... Can't wait till I get time off from work
for some QRP work !

73
Demetre - SV1ENS

--- In FT817@..., "Demetre Koumanakos" <sv1ens@p...>
wrote:

Hi Tim,

About an hour after I posted the original "disappointment", I was
sent a direct e-mail (thanks OM for the tip) suggesting I try
the "service reset" which I did and now the radio works fine...
The "new rig" smile in now back on my face !!!

My rig was FRQ converted by the factory, I suppose they forgot to
reset the cpu afterwards...

This morning I received my Z-11 autotuner and I'm now ready to QRP
everywhere I go !!!

73
Demetre - SV1ENS


--- In FT817@..., "n9hmg" <n9hmg@y...> wrote:

--- In FT817@..., Demetre Koumanakos <sv1ens@p...>

wrote:

Hi all,

I picked up my new 817 this morning, but what a

disappointment !!!!

the "MODE, A, B, & C" buttons don't work...
The rest seem to work OK.
The rig needs to get back to the dealer !
God I hate having a malfunctioning radio right out the box...

73
Demetre - SV1ENS

That's the first one I've ever heard of that didn't work well

right

out of the box. Some people blow finals (mine havesurvived

terrible

abuse (and continue to do so)). I guess it was bound to happen to
somebody someday. Sorry it was you.

73,
tim

While Commander is one great piece of software(and FREE to boot), it
really isn't designed to import/export memory frequencies. If you
tale a look at Commander's memory files, they're in what I'd
call "Native FT-817" format. Not very human readable, or intuitive
as to what the actual frequency is. And there are other lines in the
file that shouldn't be changed.

Great program otherwise, but then as I said it wasn't designed to
allow import/export of frequencies(no such function in the
program). Maybe there'll be that option in Ham Radio Deluxe, the
next generation of rig control program Simo's working on now.


72 de N8PVZ
---bernie

The orginal question was about the MFJ walkabout antenna, not the MFJ window
mount antenna.
I Too, wud like to know, if anyone has one and how they work. I have also
seen a version in our data folders on yahoo, and wud like more info then
just the photos.

--- In FT817@..., "Joe" <kb6wij@s...> wrote:

Hi, all! While surfing the web, I've found programs to manage the
memories in various transceivers. Besides performing the usual
memory management functions (modify memory contents, clone them,
save them to disk and the like), some can be used to read and write
the data to a .csv file that can be manipulated by other programs.

Does anyone know of such a program for the FT-817? I'd really love
to be able to import and export my memory data to a spreadsheet!

Thanks, and 73! Joe KB6WIJ

Take a look at

Bob G4HFQ

In a message dated 7/15/03 9:17:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time, mouse@...
writes:

<<
The orginal question was about the MFJ walkabout antenna, not the MFJ window
mount antenna. >>
Yes very true but many hams have converted them just like I did mine.
Bob
AF2Q

Bob-

A number of folks use the FT-817 as a QTH radio, so they want a nice
"substantial" QTH mic. The D-104 has held a place of honor in the 11m
community as well for years now... the audio is just _That Good_.
Unfortunately they're catering more and more to the 11m market, with
things like echo boxes, etc....


For those curious to know what a D-104 looks like:
<>

And one in the wild:
<>

And Astatic's schematic for the D-104:
<>


-J, ex 11m, Amateur for many years now.

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Jason A. Mills phyxis@...
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