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Re: Will you upgrade to the FTX-1F? #poll-notice

 

Ok Glenn...I'll have you know that I built a QMX, however, i haven't gotten past loading the firmware,? but i will someday...what skills are needed to be a ham anyway?


On Mon, Oct 28, 2024, 8:52?PM Glenn Little via <glennmaillist=[email protected]> wrote:
Build your own radio.
It will be basic but will work if you properly apply the skills you need to be a ham.

Glenn
WB4UIV

On 10/28/2024 2:20 PM, KM4JHK paul wrote:

I can't afford to be a ham as it is, much less go off buying a new radio!? Maybe someone will give me one to try.


On Mon, Oct 28, 2024, 2:10?PM Ken N2VIP via <ken=[email protected]> wrote:
I think you're right, MSRP/Early Adopter price will likely be right around $1,500 I figure

Ken, N2VIP

On Oct 28, 2024, at 12:55, James Todd <toddjam@...> wrote:

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Hard to know without a price. Right now it’s a brochure photo with a $35 reservation fee. I suspect it’ll be in the vicinity of the competing ICOM and Elecraft, so probably $2,000+ with all the options.?

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Glenn Little                ARRL Technical Specialist   QCWA  LM 28417
Amateur Callsign:  WB4UIV            wb4uiv@...    AMSAT LM 2178
QTH:  Goose Creek, SC USA (EM92xx)  USSVI, FRA, NRA-LM    ARRL TAPR
"It is not the class of license that the Amateur holds but the class
of the Amateur that holds the license"
Re: Keeping this group on the web

 

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Hi William,

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On the home page of the group there is a green button in the Group information section.

That takes you to the sponsorship page where you enter the amount you want to sponsor and then hit the green Continue button.

That opens the payment options which include entering a credit card or using PayPal using the big PayPal banner at the bottom of the page.

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That’s how I did it a few minutes ago.

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73….Eric VK2VE.

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of William, KR8L via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, 29 October 2024 23:23
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [ft817] Keeping this group on the web

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Thanks for the replies, but I still don't see a "sponsor" option or a PayPal option, only a place to enter a dollar amount and a credit card number.??


Virus-free.
Re: Keeping this group on the web

 

On Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 06:48 PM, Linden Allen wrote:
link to contribute via Paypal please I really seem to missing something and neither do I want to pay by card.....
me too
Re: Power output instable

KA6PSD
 

I just put in my order for 2 modules and expected to be in stock mid November?
Re: Power output instable

 

I had similar odd readings on my 817N...twice...
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High SWR, odd power and swr readings...turned out it was the finals on their way out.
Thankfully they are relatively cheap and quite easy to replace...but be warned, i replaced mine, all was working perfectly, until i plugged the battery pack back in, then it started all over again...
Yes the finals had blown again...!
I ordered a new power board, but before fitting it i checked the battery pack and one cell had died, seems it dumped the current straight into the mosfets..what a crazy "Undocumented Feature", but since replacing them for a second time, and buying a new battery pack all has been good for the past 2 years or so..
So check your battery pack and don't leave it in there constantly is my advice.
And use some high quality, non conductive thermal paste, mine was very dry which doesn't help moving that heat into the sink.
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Hope that helps
Re: Keeping this group on the web

 

Can I have a link to contribute via Paypal please I really seem to missing something and neither do I want to pay by card.....
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Tnx Lin
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M0-TCF
Re: Keeping this group on the web

 

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I only see a $ amount and CC line also. I want to use PayPal too. Maybe on a PC vs iPad will show another option. I’ll look
Mike Davis WA1MAD

On Oct 29, 2024, at 8:43?AM, Kelly Fergason via groups.io <kfergason@...> wrote:

?if you see that, you have already clicked on the sponsor link.



On Oct 29, 2024, at 7:22?AM, William, KR8L via groups.io <wpe9fon@...> wrote:

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Thanks for the replies, but I still don't see a "sponsor" option or a PayPal option, only a place to enter a dollar amount and a credit card number.??
Re: Keeping this group on the web

 

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if you see that, you have already clicked on the sponsor link.



On Oct 29, 2024, at 7:22?AM, William, KR8L via groups.io <wpe9fon@...> wrote:

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Thanks for the replies, but I still don't see a "sponsor" option or a PayPal option, only a place to enter a dollar amount and a credit card number.??
Re: Keeping this group on the web

 

Thanks for the replies, but I still don't see a "sponsor" option or a PayPal option, only a place to enter a dollar amount and a credit card number.??
Re: Will you upgrade to the FTX-1F? #poll-notice

 

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Build your own radio.
It will be basic but will work if you properly apply the skills you need to be a ham.

Glenn
WB4UIV

On 10/28/2024 2:20 PM, KM4JHK paul wrote:

I can't afford to be a ham as it is, much less go off buying a new radio!? Maybe someone will give me one to try.


On Mon, Oct 28, 2024, 2:10?PM Ken N2VIP via <ken=[email protected]> wrote:
I think you're right, MSRP/Early Adopter price will likely be right around $1,500 I figure

Ken, N2VIP

On Oct 28, 2024, at 12:55, James Todd <toddjam@...> wrote:

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Hard to know without a price. Right now it’s a brochure photo with a $35 reservation fee. I suspect it’ll be in the vicinity of the competing ICOM and Elecraft, so probably $2,000+ with all the options.?

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Glenn Little                ARRL Technical Specialist   QCWA  LM 28417
Amateur Callsign:  WB4UIV            wb4uiv@...    AMSAT LM 2178
QTH:  Goose Creek, SC USA (EM92xx)  USSVI, FRA, NRA-LM    ARRL TAPR
"It is not the class of license that the Amateur holds but the class
of the Amateur that holds the license"
Re: Will you upgrade to the FTX-1F? #poll-notice

 

I bought an IC-705 - my one and only radio bought new and not second-hand. It is an expensive affair, but also extremely capable. At one point I was planning on using it as my main base-station rig, supplemented with an amplifier.
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I do tend to take the IC-705 portable more often than the FT-817, especially when I am using the Chameleon MPAS 2.0 antenna. Being a multi-band antenna the SDR on the IC-705 makes it very easy to tell which bands are open. Before the IC-705 I had a KX3 which I sold because I couldn't get on with the volume of the speaker, and I really don't like having to wear headphones on a SOTA summit, for example, where I need to be mobile.
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Having said that, for a simpler dipole setup, and pure ruggedness, the FT-817 is hard to beat. It is a different radio to the IC-705, less capable functionally, yes, but also with its' own merits. Sound quality out of such a small box is amazing, and for the most part they transmit beautiful punchy audio too.
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Regards, Mark.
Re: Will you upgrade to the FTX-1F? #poll-notice

 

On Oct 28, 2024, at 13:36, John <ve3ips@...> wrote:

Off to watch YouTube reviews off a brochure
I know, isn't it amazing? YouTube "influencers" (?) reviewing a future item from a pre-release brochure (where everything is subject to change, BTW)...

Enjoy your video,

Ken, N2VIP
Re: Will you upgrade to the FTX-1F? #poll-notice

 

I was never told how the expensive the hobby is but try digital cameras and Nikon

I moved my stamp collecting money into ham radio but saved some coins for stocks which now offers me retirement and travel

Think about it.....which gives you more fun?I

CBers are !lucky a radio , a kicker amp, an echo mic and 5/8 wave.....
John







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John VE3IPS
Radio is a Lifestyle not a Hobby
Oprah added the ARRL Handbook to her list
Re: Will you upgrade to the FTX-1F? #poll-notice

 

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Since I’ve got 2 817s and 1 818, it will be a while.?

Doug?

W4DBL?

D: +1-321-415-2191

M:?+1-478-318-2655

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E: Doug@...?


Port Orange, FL




On Oct 28, 2024, at 14:36, John via groups.io <ve3ips@...> wrote:

?I am on the wait list

For $1599 it will be a great radio for portable operators

Off to watch YouTube reviews off a brochure

The haters will trash it as they can't afford it so the toxicity will come out like the haters did on the 705

John

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John VE3IPS
Radio is a Lifestyle not a Hobby
Oprah added the ARRL Handbook to her list
Re: Will you upgrade to the FTX-1F? #poll-notice

 

I am on the wait list

For $1599 it will be a great radio for portable operators

Off to watch YouTube reviews off a brochure

The haters will trash it as they can't afford it so the toxicity will come out like the haters did on the 705

John

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John VE3IPS
Radio is a Lifestyle not a Hobby
Oprah added the ARRL Handbook to her list
Re: Keeping this group on the web

 

Supporting this group using the Sponsor PayPal option. Thank you for contributions throughout the year. 72, Sandip EI7IJB
Re: Will you upgrade to the FTX-1F? #poll-notice

 

I can't afford to be a ham as it is, much less go off buying a new radio!? Maybe someone will give me one to try.


On Mon, Oct 28, 2024, 2:10?PM Ken N2VIP via <ken=[email protected]> wrote:
I think you're right, MSRP/Early Adopter price will likely be right around $1,500 I figure

Ken, N2VIP

On Oct 28, 2024, at 12:55, James Todd <toddjam@...> wrote:

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Hard to know without a price. Right now it’s a brochure photo with a $35 reservation fee. I suspect it’ll be in the vicinity of the competing ICOM and Elecraft, so probably $2,000+ with all the options.?
Re: Will you upgrade to the FTX-1F? #poll-notice

 

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I think you're right, MSRP/Early Adopter price will likely be right around $1,500 I figure

Ken, N2VIP

On Oct 28, 2024, at 12:55, James Todd <toddjam@...> wrote:

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Hard to know without a price. Right now it’s a brochure photo with a $35 reservation fee. I suspect it’ll be in the vicinity of the competing ICOM and Elecraft, so probably $2,000+ with all the options.?
Re: Will you upgrade to the FTX-1F? #poll-notice

 

Hard to know without a price. Right now it’s a brochure photo with a $35 reservation fee. I suspect it’ll be in the vicinity of the competing ICOM and Elecraft, so probably $2,000+ with all the options.?
Re: Will you upgrade to the FTX-1F? #poll-notice

 

Good afternoon,

One question, has the FTX-1F fullduplex capability?

Cordially. Max. EA7FGJ - DL7FGJ.


El lun, oct 28, 2024 a 18:03, John Kirby
<n3aaz_qrp_1@...> escribió:
Maybe depending on $$.$$ es CW performance?
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Recently replaced IC7300 with FT710 710 far better CW xcvr
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72 73
John
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