/g/ft817 Dedicated to owners and operators of the Yaesu FT-817 /FT-818 all-mode, all-band wonder rig Wed, 23 Aug 2000 09:17:44 -0700 /g/ft817/message/115860 <div>- Yaesu FT-817 Multi-Mode QRP Portable Transceiver with accessories including <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline">OD Green carrier and a strap. $565</span><br/>- Yaesu FT-817 Multi-Mode QRP Portable Transceiver with accessories<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline">. $518<br/></span>- LDG Z-817 20-Watt Automatic Ham Radio Antenna Tuner. $150<br/>- 817 escort with stand OD Green FT-817 FT-817ND frame rail protection with a strap, 5052 powder coated aluminum, Custom leather stand protection with stitching is included. $57<br/>- FingerDimple FT817 Kranker knob, no longer in production, replacement knob for the popular FT817 series radio. Made of CNC machined aluminum anodized black. Provides a true FT101 style spinner knob, exact replacement for the original. The outer ring is rubber. The small protruding handle rotates smoothly. It is really nice to use. $38<br/>- Yaesu YHA-63 Whip Antenna for 50/144/430 Mhz $48<br/>- 20 meter MFJ-1820T Whip BNC $43<br/>- 20 meter MFJ-1840T Whip BNC $43<br/>- FTDI USB CAT Programming Cable Yaesu $28<br/>- Econo Antenna Tuner MFJ-900 200W 1.8MHz to 30MHz $50<br/>- The original OEM print that came with the radio with nicely done black bookbinding cover which you can handle with wet or dirty hands and it wont damage it. It also adds extra rigidity protecting pages inside. $33<br/><br/>Pictures are here: <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/jn6m02yv4sen0euxwtcz7/AIsvbacMWokaSh6GyvJ87is?rlkey=bdaw8wjhahy2aui4p84zlmuhr&amp;st=bghoqnjr&amp;dl=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/jn6m02yv4sen0euxwtcz7/AIsvbacMWokaSh6GyvJ87is?rlkey=bdaw8wjhahy2aui4p84zlmuhr&amp;st=bghoqnjr&amp;dl=0</a></div> <div><br/>Shipping is $5 to $15 bases on the size of the item.</div> w0max@... (Peter W0MAX) Tue, 01 Apr 2025 23:56:48 -0700 /g/ft817/message/115859 <div dir="ltr">mine is the non nd model but you know i liked it and used it more than the nd model i used to have! jerry w5kaw</div> w5kaw.76@... (jerry buchanan) Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:39:54 -0700 /g/ft817/message/115858 You might try doing the pa install tuning. There are 2 pots on the pa board where using inline Amp meter with pa an聽adjust each pot for proper current. Must do separate for each pot.聽<div><br/></div><div>73 Ron n9ee<br/><br/><br/><div class="yahoo-signature" style=""><a style="font-size: 12px" href="https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&amp;c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_Internal_EmailSignature&amp;af_sub1=Acquisition&amp;af_sub2=Global_YMktg&amp;af_sub3=&amp;af_sub4=100000604&amp;af_sub5=EmailSignature__Static_" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" target="_blank"></a><br/></div><br/></div> lt_wright_flg@... (Ron Wright) Tue, 01 Apr 2025 11:53:47 -0700 /g/ft817/message/115857 <div>Hi Mike!<br/><br/>This is definitely a sign that something in the radio is getting worn out and likely will need to be replaced soon.聽 Based solely on the observations you&#39;ve had, my initial suspect is a capacitor that is wearing out.聽 There was a pretty big problem with them between the late 90&#39;s and about 2007.聽 You can google &#34;The capacitor plague&#34; to read up more on that.</div> <div>聽</div> <div>If you have someone in your local club who can do some basic radio repair, it would be probably be worth it to have them take a look.聽 Replacing capacitors is a pretty straightforward process but can be a bit difficult in a radio this small just because everything is close together.聽 However a package of capacitors will run you &lt;$30 and maybe a couple hours of your time compared to buying a new radio.</div> <div>聽</div> <div>Good luck with it!</div> <div>聽</div> <div>Ryan</div> <div>NE1AM</div> ryan.ruby@... (NE1AM - Ryan) Tue, 01 Apr 2025 11:04:14 -0700 /g/ft817/message/115856 <div>Hello,</div> <div>聽</div> <div>My FT-817ND (bought new in 2004) takes some time to reach 5 Watts after first powering on.聽</div> <div>聽</div> <div>Example: apply 12V external supply, power on rig, key down on 28.060 MHz CW.聽 Power is initially about 3.5-4 Watts, and current draw is about 1.6-1.7 Amps.聽 Keep keying down.聽 Current draw drifts up and power output drifts up.聽 After about 5-10 seconds, the rig reaches 5 Watts output at 2 Amps.聽 Thereafter, the rig puts out 5 Watts as long as the rig is kept powered on.</div> <div>聽</div> <div>I observe this more pronounced on a few bands, e.g. 30m and 10m.聽</div> <div>聽</div> <div>If I give the rig 13.8V, the time to reach the 5 Watts output after power-on is shorter.聽</div> <div>聽</div> <div>If I turn the rig on, leave it on in receive mode for a several minutes, and then key down on 28.060 CW, I get the 5 Watts at 2 Amps immediately.聽</div> <div>聽</div> <div>Is this normal behavior for this rig, or is it a sign that something is aging and should be replaced?聽</div> <div>聽</div> <div>73</div> <div>Mike N9OHW聽</div> mbmadden@... (Mike) Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:37:30 -0700 /g/ft817/message/115855 <p>Re: SWR. My FT817ND was purchased new in early 2006. The SWR readings don&#39;t match this table: <a href="https://www.ka7oei.com/ft817_vswr.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.ka7oei.com/ft817_vswr.html</a></p> <p>On mine there are no SWR bars on 145 MHz, but 2 to 3 bars on 435 MHz with a dummy load good to over 1GHz. The rear and front connectors don&#39;t make much difference.</p> <p>Note SWR due to higher apparent resistance rather than lower is less of a risk, the 2:1 could be 100 Ohms or 25 Ohms, but 25 Ohms is higher current. Most SWR meters don&#39;t tell you which it is. Also an open circuit on the end of a transmission line will look like a short circuit at specific lengths and frequencies. I have a 50 Ohm load that can be connected as &#34;through load&#34; and with a 50 Ohm on that and an electrically short cable you then have 100 Ohms = 2:1 (which is safe) to check your SWR meter(s).</p> <p>The service menu settings don&#39;t calibrate the SWR metering.</p> ei9feb@... (Mike EI9FEB) Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:56:04 -0700 /g/ft817/message/115854 <div><p dir="ltr">Rick,</p> <p dir="ltr">I was thinking something more simple (my electronics habilities goes as far as pressing the power button). I was wondering if a Digirig and the APRSDroid would work.</p><p dir="ltr">Daniel PY2TDB.</p></div><br/><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Em qui., 27 de mar. de 2025, 10:53, VE1RNM via <a href="http://groups.io" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">groups.io</a> &lt;rickmoskovits=<a href="mailto:gmail.com@groups.io" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">gmail.com@groups.io</a>&gt; escreveu:<br/></div></div> py2tdb@... (Daniel Vianna) Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:14:13 -0700 /g/ft817/message/115853 Why not use the keyer as a full keyer. 聽Let it control the timing. I often hear users I can tell using a bug bad dah timing is sloppy sending. The why we are called hams poor cw ops from early days of radio聽<div><br/></div><div>73 Ron n9ee<br/><br/><br/><div class="yahoo-signature" style=""><a style="font-size: 12px" href="https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&amp;c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_Internal_EmailSignature&amp;af_sub1=Acquisition&amp;af_sub2=Global_YMktg&amp;af_sub3=&amp;af_sub4=100000604&amp;af_sub5=EmailSignature__Static_" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" target="_blank"></a><br/></div><br/></div> lt_wright_flg@... (Ron Wright) Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:04:41 -0700 /g/ft817/message/115852 <div>How many hours did you spend resolving that issue? </div> <div>聽</div> <div>Yaesu charges $90/hr to repair Amateur Radios, and component-level repairs for a radio may not be cost-effective. They have to balance effort, cost, and time - with limited repair techs (they have been hiring techs for a while now), they may not be inclined to invest a few hours to identify a failed transistor when they could possibly repair a couple radios for other customers in the same time period.</div> <div>聽</div> <div>If I remember correctly, Yaesu diagnoses the problem for free, providing the owner with an estimate of cost. Short of investing an hour or two to diagnosing the issue, then putting it aside awaiting your approval doesn&#39;t make sense (for Yaesu). If you refuse the repair, they have to eat the time invested in diagnosing the problem.</div> <div>聽</div> <div>I sent Yaesu an FT-8800 that was given to me in a state that wouldn&#39;t power-up. They quoted me $395 for new main board, and when I declined, they returned the radio for free. An EE friend took the radio on as a project, he invested a couple hours before declaring it dead.</div> <div>聽</div> <div>Ken, N2VIP</div> ken@... (Ken N2VIP) Fri, 28 Mar 2025 08:05:01 -0700 /g/ft817/message/115851 <div>Didn&#39;t Yaesu announce they would no longer repair original (non-ND) FT-817 radios?</div> <div>聽</div> <div>Sending their FT-817 to Yaesu may not be an option for OP, depending on his specific radio...</div> <div>聽</div> <div>Ken, N2VIP</div> ken@... (Ken N2VIP) Fri, 28 Mar 2025 07:51:34 -0700 /g/ft817/message/115850 <html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type"/> </head><body> <p><font face="Courier New, Courier, monospace">Rob I have a guy that does a great job on my radios. Had him work on my 817,Kenwood 200, Kenwood 450SAT.</font></p> <p><font face="Courier New, Courier, monospace">His name is Tim Moes in South Dakota.</font></p> <p><font face="Courier New, Courier, monospace"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.midwest-technical.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.midwest-technical.com</a>聽 E-mail is <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:tommoes@..." rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">tommoes@...</a>.</font></p> <p><font face="Courier New, Courier, monospace">He does not accept bank cards. He is real reasonable. He does not charge you until you get your radio back.</font></p> <p><font face="Courier New, Courier, monospace">Dave<br/> </font></p> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/28/2025 7:30 AM, Rob VE3RXH via groups.io wrote:<br/> </div> <blockquote cite="mid:28798.1743165001469578824@groups.io"> <meta http-equiv="content-type"/> <div>I sent mine to Yaesu in California.聽 Very happy with the repair and I thought the cost was very fair.</div> <div>聽</div> <div>--</div> <div><br/> <br/> Rob<br/> VE3RXH</div> </blockquote> <pre class="moz-signature">-- 73&#39;s de NU4N </pre> <br/>-- <br/><div>Thanks Dave NU4N </div> <div>dwtucker19@...</div> nu4ndave@... (David Tucker) Fri, 28 Mar 2025 07:41:57 -0700 /g/ft817/message/115849 <div>John,</div> <div>I&#39;d second the recommendation for a single lever paddle.聽 A single lever is pretty much the same as using a bug.聽 If you accidentally manually key you dashes, the keyer will still accept the input (unless you like to send really long dashes with your bug!).聽 I use a 3D printed single lever paddle that was designed by Adam, K6ARK - actually, I printed a bunch of them and have one for each radio.</div> <div>聽</div> <div>73,</div> <div>Mike, KL7MJ</div> <div>聽</div> <div>聽</div> alaskamike@... (Mike, KL7MJ) Fri, 28 Mar 2025 07:41:10 -0700 /g/ft817/message/115848 <div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>I&#39;m curious what they did and what they charged. I sent an FT857D to Yaesu in California for repair a year ago. They told me they would need to replace the main board and it would cost over $650. This was more than I had paid for the radio. It gave me a clue, though, about where the trouble was. I had the radio returned to me.</div><div><br/></div><div>What had happened was that I was operating portable on 50 MHz in a contest one day and saw some smoke come from the radio and it stopped transmitting. I had been looking for problems on the PA board, not the main board. After I got the radio back, I found a transistor on the main board that was burnt. I was able to order a replacement part from RF Parts and replace it for $5. It has been working ever since. I was surprised they didn&#39;t do that repair themselves.</div><div><br/></div><div>Zack W9SZ <br/></div></div></div> w9sz.zack@... (Zack Widup) Fri, 28 Mar 2025 05:37:57 -0700 /g/ft817/message/115847 <div>I sent mine to Yaesu in California.聽 Very happy with the repair and I thought the cost was very fair.</div> <div>聽</div> <div>--</div> <div><br/><br/>Rob<br/>VE3RXH</div> rjhaddow@... (Rob VE3RXH) Fri, 28 Mar 2025 05:30:01 -0700 /g/ft817/message/115846 <div>Hi, when does not found an repair person, I have an address in Switzerland,</div> <div>Write me when you not found an repair center in our city.</div> <div>聽</div> <div>Vy 73 de Martin HB3YDM</div> hb3ydm@... (Martin HB3YDM) Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:59:30 -0700 /g/ft817/message/115845 <div><img src="/g/ft817/attachment/115845/0" loading="lazy" class="myimg-responsive"/></div> hb3ydm@... (Martin HB3YDM) Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:31:22 -0700 /g/ft817/message/115844 <div> <p style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; color: #000000"><span style="font-family: system-ui; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; background-color: #0070c9">Please</span><span style="font-family: system-ui; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal"> remember the original Winamp battery has 9-12.6 V normal voltage 12.1 V<span class="Apple-converted-space">聽</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; color: #000000"><span style="font-family: system-ui; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal">Normal capacity 3000mah/33.3Wh</span></p> </div> hb3ydm@... (Martin HB3YDM) Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:28:25 -0700 /g/ft817/message/115843 <html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type"/> </head><body> <p><font face="Courier New, Courier, monospace">Yes Jerry I use a great guy in South Dakota. He worked on my 817, Kenwood 2000, and Kenwood 450SAT. He does not take credit cards but the best thing is he will not charge you until you get the radio. Tell me some one else that will do that??!!</font></p> <p><font face="Courier New, Courier, monospace">Midwest Tech Services Tim Moes 605 881 2935</font></p> <p><font face="Courier New, Courier, monospace">E-mail <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:tcmmoes@..." rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">tcmmoes@...</a></font></p> <p><font face="Courier New, Courier, monospace">Check his website midwest-technical.com <br/> </font></p> <p><font face="Courier New, Courier, monospace">Great guy.</font></p> <p><font face="Courier New, Courier, monospace">Good luck Dave<br/> </font></p> <p></p> nu4ndave@... (David Tucker) Thu, 27 Mar 2025 15:47:58 -0700 /g/ft817/message/115842 <div>Or herre directly by Windcamp.</div> <div>聽</div> <div><br/>https://www.windcamp.cn/productinfo/375211.html</div> hb3ydm@... (Martin HB3YDM) Thu, 27 Mar 2025 15:37:02 -0700 /g/ft817/message/115841 <div>is there someone outhere who i could send my radio to so i can have it repaired? as i had it hooked up to a 2 meter amp and something wierd happened and it was backfeed with rf somehow and burned something up somewhere so i need my radio repaired? thanks, jerry w5kaw</div> w5kaw.76@... (jerry buchanan) Thu, 27 Mar 2025 15:16:10 -0700