Re: FT-817 Replacement
Well said, Ken.
The FT-817 is a 25 years old design, based on a much older architecture. The FT-818 was a bit of industrial CPR to keep a very useful radio going as long as possible, because lots of
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G8DQX list
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#115253
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Re: FT-817 Replacement
I once went on a training course. The last 21 pages of the pre-read
document were definitions of all the acronyms used on the course. By day 4
of the course, the letters of the new acronyms we learned
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John
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Re: FT-817 Replacement
“If NOTHING ELSE, the new field radio should appeal to all those so-called
FT-1634 owners who strapped two FT-817s together to have a great satellite
radio. (but of course, they complain they can't
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Paul R. Stoetzer
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Re: FT-817 Replacement
Hi Mike,
PLEASE, if you’re going to use acronyms, spell them out the first time you use them unless they are obvious such as SSB, FM or DSP etc.
For instance, what is ASIC? To me, it’s the
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Eric van de Weyer
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Re: FT-817 Replacement
Surely it was mainly for new hams, new owners?
My query is.
Is it an ASIC based DSP set (low power receive, but design fixed in silicon and high NRE? Or an FPGA based DSP which is much higher power
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Mike EI9FEB
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#115249
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Re: FT-817 Replacement
What FT-817 owners wanted was something different, yet the same - size, weight, features, etc. Yaesu instead added a few more years to the life of the FT-817 ecosystem with the very slightly
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Ken N2VIP
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#115248
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Re: FT-817 Replacement
This rumor of a new 817 updated replacement has been going around for a decade or more. Thats why the ft818 was such a disappointment, it didn't look like the 'dream' replacement at all.Wa2nub
Yahoo
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Rudi
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#115247
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Re: FT-817 Replacement
It's all you're gonna get, I wouldn't expect an FT-891 form-factor QR radio from Yaesu anytime soon.
Ken, N2VIP
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Ken N2VIP
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#115246
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Re: FT-817 Replacement
Hardly an FT817/8 replacement.
The form factor is all wrong, it sucks.
73 de Andy G0FTD
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G0FTD
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Re: Recent final board price / availability?
Thanks. I had watched that video as well. It may be time to check with RF Parts about replacement transistors. I have done some surface mount and hot air rework. I might sell it as is on ebay as is. I
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Tech Guy
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#115244
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Re: Recent final board price / availability?
This video shows the finals board being replaced:
https://youtu.be/kIitA1-49FA
In the above video he refers to and supplies a link for a video where a German tech does a component-level
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Ken N2VIP
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#115243
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Re: Recent final board price / availability?
Just a thought here, but there are non Yaesu affiliated ham equipment repair services around. Most likely ham ops themselves. Depending on the resourcefulness and skill of these individuals there
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Joseph Wonoski
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Re: Recent final board price / availability?
Availability of the boards in the U.S. is up for debate:
Yaesu has said you can order them, but they also say they have none in stock and no plans to order any.
There is also a statement from Yaesu
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Ken N2VIP
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#115241
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Recent final board price / availability?
Has anyone ordered a final board recently? I picked up an 817 with very low output at a hamfest and wondered if the board is still available and price.
Thanks
John N4HNO
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Tech Guy
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#115240
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Re: 60dbm Neptune Amplifier + or -
I didn't find a manual from the manufacturer, but I did find a source on Github where a guy posted a 'fix' to some SSB issue he was having.? I am not quite sure what the nature of the issue
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Greg, K3RW
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Re: Digital input sensitivity
Yes, you can set different audio input levels between HF and VHF and modes for USB/LSB, and DIG/PKT.
However, the radio user interface design is 25 years old, and reflects an era where AX.25 pkt on
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Jeff
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#115238
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Re: Digital input sensitivity
I haven't found it necessary to change audio levels between HF bands. I
have found it necessary to adjust audio levels between HD/DIGI and VHF/PKT
But your mileage may
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Don Rolph
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#115237
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Re: Digital input sensitivity
What I would like to know is if there is a way to adjust a different audio sensitivity (in digi) for each band, possibly by adjusting that of the microphone.
Pietro I2OIM
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Pietro Molina
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#115236
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Re: Digital input sensitivity
I find that using pkt on VHF/UHF has different sound levels than using DIGI
on HF. I haven't found a difference in sound levels among the various HF
bands.
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Don Rolph
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#115235
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Digital input sensitivity
Hi all, a little help.
Is the digital input sensitivity always the same for all bands?
Or I can have a different input volume for a specific band (VHF, in my case).
Tnx in advance
pietro I2OIM
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Pietro Molina
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#115234
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