Re: Hello
Hi Nick.? It is hoped that this is becoming and will be the place for FT-301 owners so welcome.? You are probably aware the D version has the digital dial and the standard version like yours has the
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Hello,
I just finish making one good FT-301D from 2 junkers and learned a lot about the beast. See my photos. I strongly recommend you install the Elcon VFO stabilizer in yours. They drift 400-500
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Randy W7CPA
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Re: Hello
Randy your FT-301D sure looks nice in the photos!? Thanks for posting them and for your expertise to the so far smallish group.? I am sure more hams will join as time goes on.? Thanks for the tip
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Re: Hello
I glanced at your pics – beautiful work!
Mine does indeed have the option voice processor, though how effective it is in practice I have yet to determine. I spend 95% of my air time on CW, so I
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Re: Hello
It might be time to re-calibrate the SSB set points. Do you have an audio OSC?
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Not yet – I’m a tinkerer more than an engineer of any sort. That’s a better starting point than replacing the sideband filters, though.
Seventy-Three,
Nick (N1CCK)
FN31RS – CT
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Re: Hello
OK, I can walk you thru SSB OSC adjust but you have to have an audio OSC to feed into the MIC jack. It is simple but without audio OSC, you can only play with the trimmers and have to know what to
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LSB Issue
Nick,
It sounds like your LSB crystal has drifted way off, the trimmer capacitor needs cleaning or someone tweaked it sans knowledge.
You could do the following without test gear.
1. With an antenna
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Re: FT-301D Restoration Complete
I finished restoring the pretty pretty almost new one - my keeper.
I just cleaned all board edges and re calibrated.
Only one big problem.
The 100 watt BOOSTER was only half power and 2SC2100s are not
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Hi Nick and all others, today my FT-301 arrived (indeed the anlogue version)_ which fits to my FT-221R (and that is the reason why I bought this radio).
For HF I've only 'oldies' (FT-7, FT-7B and the
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Kees Taverne <pa1cjt@...>
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Re: Hello
That is the REJECTION tuning knob.. It needs to live at 9 o'clock to be off.
They typically are stuck there due to no use.
I had to use DeOxit and many days to free mine up.
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FP-301D ID PROM
Hello,
The FP301D power supply had speaker, clock and CW Morse ID system
The dealer would program an olde school PROM for your call.
Does anyone have any info on the PROM programming format?
Thanks
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Randy W7CPA
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Re: FP-301D ID PROM
A wonderful FoxTango member just sent me the FP-301D manual in Japanese.
It has the ID PROM programing data in ENGLISH.
Eureka.
I am uploading to Files.
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Welcome Friends
Welcome to the new members of the 301 group!? This is the place; all things Yaesu 301.? You might want to take a minute to introduce yourselves.? This is Rex, K0KP located at Fish Lake about 15
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Re: Welcome Friends
Well just lets follow the the request from Rex, I'm Kees (in a call pronounce it as a case in a court of law), PA1CJT, located in a small town near The Hague in the western part of the Netherlands. I
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Re: Welcome Friends
Hi Kees and welcome!? It is great to hear from you and your setup.? I think the knob you are referring to is the Reject knob.? The knob controls a small variable capacitor, when the control is
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FT-301 Messages
Rex,
Are you the group owner? I posted an intro message to the group last week and haven't seen that it made the list - awaiting moderator approval.
Thanks - 73
Fred, N8YX
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Re: Welcome Friends
I'm Fred, N8YX. Owner of a couple complete and several "project" FT-301s (both analog and digital versions), along with all the station peripherals, an FT-221 and related accessories.
Vintage gear is
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Re: FT-301 Messages
Sorry Fred, you are good to go!? I will see if there is a setting to avoid this.? I think it is for first time posting by a user.? 73
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Rex K0KP
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Re: FP-301D ID PROM
My PROMS from Bulgaria and Jameco arrived. Need to buil;d package to sedn to Canada to get programmed with "de W7CPA ar".
TELSA and National proms same as TI allegedly, we'll see.
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Randy W7CPA
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