Re: remote working 817
G'day Harry, OBP = One Big Punch produced by W4RT Electronics is a AF based speech compressor. Its small enough to wire straight into the standard MH-31 Mic and can be switched on/off with the back
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brian <brian.may@...>
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#30794
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Re: remote working 817
Hey Brian, What is OBP? Thanks, Harry Johnson NV7K Eureka, CA USA
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Harry and Joyce Johnson <panda@...>
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#30793
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Re: MFJ/W&S/Sandpiper Aerials
A: Thanks for the information. I think they make what I want (and seem to be incapable of building). B: The real url for the real manufacturer is http://www.sandpiperaerials.co.uk/ no "-".
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Tim Conway
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#30792
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Re: morse code interference?
Redo the mod, reheating all the shorted jumpers to ensure good soldering, then inspect the jumpers with a microscope. Binoculars backward works well. Look for microscopic filaments of solder bridging
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Tim Conway
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#30791
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Re: [allowed] 60mtr mod and Auto repeater offset?
coverage nothing. It sub-bands are, the radio You're exactly right, Didier. It no longer knows which way the offset should go. On all frequencies, the value is "0". Turn ars off, and at least it will
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Tim Conway
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#30790
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Re: Antennas
If we're going to live with the poor connectivity of slip-fit aluminum anyway, why not gently crush each section to a slight oval shape, such that they will slide within each other, but with a twist,
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Tim Conway
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#30789
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Re: Antennas
for an ...but if strength scales, that ant could lift 35 tons!
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Tim Conway
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#30788
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Re: Antennas
I don't think so. Short antennae are narrow-banded, unless they're very lossy. Hamsticks and others of that sort are pretty good, about the best they can be for their size. I suspect you'd get better
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Tim Conway
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#30787
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full transmit mod and ARS explained
I did the mod, and was annoyed that every time I changed frequency, I had to roll back to the "rpt rev ton" menu to turn the shift back on. Turning ars off for the band disables that behaviour, so
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Tim Conway
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#30786
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Re: [allowed] 60mtr mod and Auto repeater offset?
On my rig, the auto repeater offset just went away after the full coverage mod. I can turn it on and off in the advanced menu mode, but it does nothing. It is as though the radio lost information of
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Didier Juges <didier@...>
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#30783
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Re: 60mtr mod and Auto repeater offset?
It does not work either when the menu item is selected on/off on my radio. Don't really care because I know where it should be on all 3 bands. Good Luck Steve W4CNG happens
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w4cng <pdrcpa@...>
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#30781
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Re: Antennas
In a message dated 7/14/03 10:02:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, didier@... writes: << I have not tried them, but I don't think I will. I think they are too small, with too many traps to be
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IamSF5@...
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#30784
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Re: 60mtr mod and Auto repeater offset?
I am confused as to after making the mod, do you loose the Auto repeater I, too, had heard that you don't really "lose" the function, but that the ON/OFF menu feature reverses. I do not know this for
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Ed G. <spectrumhog@...>
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#30782
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60mtr mod and Auto repeater offset?
I am confused as to after making the mod, do you loose the Auto repeater offset feature or do you go into the menu to turn it off to turn it on. I have heard different stories. Wud someone who has
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chris <mouse@...>
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#30778
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Re: Sandpiper Aerials URL
And can I add that while I have no experience of that particular aerial, I have purchased various items from Sandpiper and found them to be an excellent company to do business with, straightforward,
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Peter Braidwood <peter@...>
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#30777
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Re: 817 CAT interface (re-posted)
Demetre The ADMS Cables do the TTL to RS232 needed for CAT Control, but they won't work without modification because they are designed to combine the Transmit and Receive signals onto one wire. They
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Mike Richter <m.richter@...>
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#30776
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Re: Digest Number 1742
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
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Ray <n2mcy@...>
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#30780
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Re: Memory management software?
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
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Simon Brown <simon.brown@...>
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#30775
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Re: Memory management software?
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
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kb6wij5
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#30774
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Sandpiper Aerials URL
I believe the correct URL is -- http://www.sandpiperaerials.co.uk/ Dennis W5KQF
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Dennis E. Murphy <dmurphy@...>
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#30773
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