Re: Cooling Fan
"I hope the cooling fans on the FT-817 are quieter than
the
FT-100 and D. the fans on the FT-90 are some what better and you can
custom program them. Hopefully on the 817 RX there will be no fan,
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Paul Gerhardt
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#75
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Re: FT-817 Cool(ing)
Hi Mike,
I doubt that there will be any fans on this rig..... It only runs 5
watts and is meant to be portable NOT a mobile radio, but one you would carry
so a fan would be not only a big
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vtuff59795@...
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#74
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FT-817 Cool(ing)
I guess we know who is on the cutting edge of technology. I bet they read
our comments. I hope the cooling fans on the FT-817 are quieter than the
FT-100 and D. the fans on the FT-90 are some what
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Mike Newbold <newbold@...>
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#73
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Re: FT-817 Mods???
The message <000e01c0120b$792ff460$12212940@pavilion>
from "Cameron C.R. Bailey" <cbailey@...> contains these words:
Now I am intrigued! I've spent the last 10 years in disaster management
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Bob Sayers <bob.sayers@...>
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#72
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(No subject)
Looking at the product itself it seems to me that they are going the
FT290/609/790 road. Therefore we might expect a greatly reliable product.
Even though this time I would like to have Yaesu to
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Patrick J Benda <w3po@...>
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#71
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Re: Mods.
Just get one of the mil spec ones on which its based and see what
the different links do/program differences are.
Advice came from a y-sue man BTW.
Rgds Niel
Tele. 02380 592955 Fax. 02380
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Niel J. P. Fagan <nf@...>
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#70
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Re: FT-817 Mods???
Hi Cameron,
that was me! although what I said was I presumed it would go
'wideband' the same as the other 'rice boxes'! Most of them do with a simple
mod or some basic key
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vtuff59795@...
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#69
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Re: FT-817 Mods???
I did hear rumor from a G-land ham that it could be modified for their
service that is similar to our CAP, which uses frequencies just outside the
ham frequencies.
kt3a
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Cameron C.R. Bailey <cbailey@...>
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#67
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Re: FT-817 Mods???
yes, it is basically a transverter. most transverters will only handle 5
watts, but most only a few mW.
Think of it as a mixer you inject your base Freq. say 144 mHz and mix it and
double it and you
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Tom KD4WOV WQVQ879
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#68
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Re: FT-817 Mods???
Vic:
Not necessarily. If they do this rig right, they're not only packing a
lot into small radio, but also doing some considerable work to keep the
power consumption low. After all, it doesn't make
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Charles Scott <cscott@...>
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#64
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Re: FT-817 Mods???
The message
<Pine.LNX.4.04.10008291020350.15412-100000@...>
from Charles Scott <cscott@...> contains these words:
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Bob Sayers <bob.sayers@...>
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#63
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More Questions...
What is the best price you've found on the FT-817?
How do you access the "hidden" menu?
Does anyone know how to get the LCD to have a green background?
How can I tell if my 817 has all the latest
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Paul R. Valko <prvalko@...>
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#62
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Re: More Questions...
Hi Paul,
I think you may be jumping the gun a little here...... the rig hasn't
even been released in Japan yet!
What is the best price you've found on the FT-817? We think it should be
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vtuff59795@...
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#66
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Re: FT-817 Capabilities!
Hi Chuck (& the gang),
If YAESU are sensible they will make the 817 menu
driven to allow certain circuitry to be switched off i.e. display backlight,
speaker audio, syllabic
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vtuff59795@...
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#65
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Re: FT-817 Mods???
Another use that a friend of mine will use this new radio for is a Microwave base reference frequency.
Apparently, they take a very small (in power) precise signal and inject it into there homebrew
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Powerwerx <kjm@...>
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#61
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Re: FT-817 Mods???
Ok guys, my tongue was firmly planted in cheek on that last email.
However, I'm sure someone will figure out how to get 7 watts out of it
instead of 5. Big hootie power!!!!
Also, I'm sure someone
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Mike Maiorana <mikemo@...>
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#59
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Re: Avalibility of the FT-817
As for the USA I have received two email from Yaesu sales and Yaesu
customer service. This is the note I received from amateur sales this
week:
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Thank you for your e-mail.
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Mike Maiorana <mikemo@...>
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#58
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Re: FT-817 Mods???
I can't wait for the high power mod ;-)
Mike Maiorana, KU4QO
"Paul R. Valko" wrote:
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Mike Maiorana <mikemo@...>
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#55
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Re: FT-817 Mods???
Paul:
Well, then let me be the first to indignantly rant about how doing the
mods are going to void your warrantee, destroy your radio, land you in
jail and ruin your sex life.
Modifying your
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Charles Scott <cscott@...>
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#54
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FT-817 Mods???
Does anyone have a list of mods for the FT-817 yet??? I am interested in
out-of-band TX for MARS, CAP, CB, FRS, police/fire, etc.
Thought I'd be the first to ask.
Satirically yours,
Paul
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Paul R. Valko <prvalko@...>
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#53
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