Re: What Id do with mine Pres
Hello all,
I think I would take my FT-817 around with me, along with my FT-530 when I
am away from the house and car, like at the mall. I would take it on mini DX
hunts, going to any place there is
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Tom KD4WOV WQVQ879
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Re: hello again
Yeah, me too!
Pres Waterman W2PW
c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc.
Long Island Ford and Kia Dealer
GO BILLS!
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Pres Waterman <pres@...>
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(No subject)
I have been awaiting the arrival of the FT817 for years. I have enjoyed
the triplets(209/690/790) for years. I am in the US merchant navy and do
extensive travelling each year. For me the 817 will me
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Patrick J Benda <w3po@...>
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Re: hello again
Pres:
I'd rip it out of the box, get out my screwdriver and open it up for a
peak. Then I'd strap it to my back and walk all around town like a geek
and totally embarass my 16 year old daughter by
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Charles Scott <cscott@...>
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hello again
Hi. I just thought I would mention that there are over 90 of us now! How soon to a
hundred?
Anyone want to post/repost what they would do with this cool little rig when they get
one? I have heard
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Pres Waterman <pres@...>
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Re: FT817 internal pictures and battery details...
Wow! Great reporting!
I caution Americans thinking of pre-ordering from Japan though... Japanese units ONLY
TX from 144-146 and 430-440MHz. Unmodifyable... period.
This is probably not a concern for
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Pres Waterman <pres@...>
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Re: Nice glossy 817 pic
Good Job! But what I need is a high-quality scan of the BACK of the flyer, for
possible translation of some real specs.
Pres Waterman W2PW
c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc.
Long Island Ford and Kia
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Pres Waterman <pres@...>
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Re: FT817 internal pictures and battery details...
Hi Everyone,
courtesy of Kohei Nishiyama (JR0BAQ/ EI4VWT), here is a web
site of a Japanese dealer who is taking orders on the FT-817 (which will be
released in Japan on the 19th
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vtuff59795@...
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How I would prefer it to look
I would like to see an option of a removable front fascia to mount it
like I have done with my 706 .Used in a leather case qrp only.
Also to the guy who was wondering if he needs a car battery to lug
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g0vgz <g0vgz@...>
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Nice glossy 817 pic
Sorry guys I know this pic is clear but its all I received. no data
attached I have had a closer look at the other pic and noted.......
The Ni-cd pack (9.6v) will be 8 x 1.2v cells = 2w out
so if u
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g0vgz <g0vgz@...>
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Japanese sight search
I have searched for 3 nights for more info on 817 no japanese sight
seems to be showing anything yet. 1 sight had details but no pics and
the details were very sparse. does anyone know of a new flat
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g0vgz@...
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(No subject)
Looking still at the brochure , and at the options section one can see a
FNB 72 @9.6V. FNB has always been the prefix for Yaesu battery serie. Let
me know if someone has fiddle with the specs section
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Patrick J Benda <w3po@...>
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Battery pack?
Can you tell if there is an Internal Battery pack? There was a reference to
running it off AA batteries.
Or is there a external clip on pack ala FTx90R-II's.
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Gary Mitchelson <n3jpu@...>
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Re: uk pricing
John wrote
Well they would, conversion puts the price between 500 and 700,
new buy's (must have's) will be screwed as usual....Worked for the
soggy moggie co way back, 208 factory gate price ~75,
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Niel J. P. Fagan <nf@...>
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(No subject)
So far by enlarging the brochure on Word I could decipher a few new infos
First and foremost the rig has a built in keyer, a swr metre, some kind
of input for packet,RTTY, and PSK31, IPO,attenuator,
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Patrick J Benda <w3po@...>
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tx consumption
Just another thought the stated tx draw is 1.8amps this is i presume
for 5 watts out if in this case ur using batt pack (stated 2watts
out) the draw will be about 8-900ma giving an even longer time
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g0vgz@...
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FT-817 Brochure Scan
Finally, a scan of the entire brochure...
http://www.cq3.nl/standard-ft-817/
If only I could read Japanese!
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Rob Peebles, W8LX
Dublin, Ohio
W8LX@...
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Rob Peebles W8LX <w8lx@...>
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SORRY GROUP
Have been trying to send official pic to site but keep getting it
wrong for some reason ignore msgs 56 56 58 I cancelled
will try e-mailing has anyone got correct adress to e-mail pic to the
groups
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g0vgz@...
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New file uploaded to FT817
Hello,
This email message is a notification to let you know that
a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the FT817
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New file uploaded to FT817
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This email message is a notification to let you know that
a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the FT817
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