Re: Blown final club? I think I have a membership
Average Ham does not mean much these days.? Most repair of Ham gear is not that hi-tech.? Yaesu hires high school drop outs to do it. And replacing the FT817 PA finals on the is not that
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Ron Wright
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#115174
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Re: Frequency programming keypad
What is the app? Assume it's Pocket RxTx https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ro.yo3ggx.rxtxpro&hl=en_US How does the app control the radio? Wired or wireless? Looks like the idea is to use a
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Ken N2VIP
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#115173
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Re: Frequency programming keypad
You could always use a android phone/tablet Ptxrx lite app,free of charge, Dave [email protected]> wrote:
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davebb123456
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#115172
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Re: Frequency programming keypad
Hi Dave BHI no longer manufacture that unit it was called a ¡°Radiomate¡± I have one but it is not working properly, no beeps. I bought it on eBay and I have seen another one come up recently. G4BLL
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Peter Burnett
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Re: Frequency programming keypad
I'm interested as well. Years ago there was a small company called Stone Mountain Engineering making them and I have to say that they're a wonderful device. A friend told me a long time ago it could
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Joseph Wonoski
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#115170
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Frequency programming keypad
Does anyone make a keypad for 817?? I think bhi did at one time but it's not shown on their website now.? Dave
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Dave Martin
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Re: Blown final club? I think I have a membership
The FT817/818 charge circuit would not really cause issues if "overcharging". The radio is built for NiCD / NiMH cells and the charging regime is 14 hours times 0.1C, so 14 hours times 10% of the
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Geert Jan de Groot
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#115168
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Re: Self destruct finals
I am pretty sure if you call Yaesu UK they will be able to sell you a FT818 output module that will fit your FT817 and it won't mortgage your house. The techs are pretty nice to work with.
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Geert Jan de Groot
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#115167
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Re: Self destruct finals
Thanks for highlighting the full extent of what¡¯s involved here Geert. I watched a video on UT which covered the physical aspects of replacing the finals but didn¡¯t go in to the re-setting
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Peter Burnett
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#115166
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Re: Self destruct finals
EDIT: I forgot to include the casing of these devices. Here it is.
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Geert Jan de Groot
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#115165
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Re: Self destruct finals
You may want to reflect on this one. For one, there have been a number of PA module revisions because the semiconductor devices have changed (the old device is out of production). Unfortunately, the
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Geert Jan de Groot
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#115164
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Re: Self destruct finals
G4BLL, What is the part number for the transistor in the FT817/8's PA.? I'd like to get some. I like dealing with Digi-Key for they do sell what they list, actual manufacture's parts. 73, ron, n9ee/r
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Ron Wright
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#115163
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Re: Self destruct finals
Peter, Pretty much everything you've said is correct, I think you've got a good handle on the situation, BUT I want to point out that our discussions so far have been about Yaesu America, your
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Ken N2VIP
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Re: Self destruct finals
Thanks for your input Ron. There has been a lot of useful stuff posted on this issue, some of it confusing (to me) and some contradictory. I wanted to ensure that my 818 was in no immediate danger but
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Peter Burnett
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#115161
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Re: Self destruct finals
The problem was not the internal battery running down to 0 volts, but rather like running down to around 5V or some low voltage.? The PA in the 817 and 818 are wired directly to the power input or
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Ron Wright
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#115160
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Re: Flight of the Bumblebees Pictures, Etc.
Correction : Congrats to *AB9CA* who is sitting at top of the Home Station List.
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Jody - K3JZD
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#115159
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Flight of the Bumblebees Pictures, Etc.
*Flight of the Bumblebees Pictures, Etc* 120 FOBB Results are listed on 3930scores.com 85 Bumblebees. 35 Home Stations. Congrats to *K0TTW* who is sitting at top of the Bumblebee List. Congrats to
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Jody - K3JZD
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Re: Blown final club? I think I have a membership
Which can result in an overcharge depending on what the charge circuit is. SMH. Joe?N1KHB? Sent from AOL on Android On Sun, Aug 11, 2024 at 10:40 AM, Mike Bryce<prosolar@...> wrote: joe and
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Joseph Wonoski
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Re: Self destruct finals
Thanks Ken. P Burnett
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Peter Burnett
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Re: Self destruct finals
The self-destruct finals feature is unique to the original, non-nd, FT-817. Your FT-818 should be fine, but I'd suggest pulling batteries out of the unit if you plan on storing it for an extended
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Ken N2VIP
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#115155
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