A little birdie tweeted: Here is some preliminary information about the new transceiver. Keep in mind that this list will grow as more information becomes...
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Gary Mitchelson
n3jpu@...
Aug 23, 2000 4:53 pm
2 questions: The 2 battery packs, Internal or External, if External are the clip on ala the x90R II's? I saw the list price might be 110,000 yen. Anyone know...
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Pres Waterman
pres@...
Aug 23, 2000 6:50 pm
Well! In 15 hours we have over 20 people on the list... including some "dignitaries" who can introduce themselves if they wish. Speaking of introductions, to...
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Gary Mitchelson
n3jpu@...
Aug 23, 2000 6:56 pm
I found the answer to my second question on pricing. One reports lists the expected Japanese price to be 110,000 Yen I found the following list prices...
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Niel J. P. Fagan
nf@...
Aug 24, 2000 8:21 am
As requested an Intro. Niel, 40, vhf and up licenced (no ability with the key, but thats another story). Primary interests UHF and antenna design, 4x4 driver...
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Jack Bilow
jbilow01@...
Aug 24, 2000 1:20 pm
Hi Everyone! SOunds like a neat rig...alpha-numeric too? I just hope they extend receive, but, I know the FCC is clamping down. I will sit back, wait and...
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Christian Buenger
c.buenger@...
Aug 24, 2000 2:56 pm
Hi FT-817er's ... Does anybody know if the FT-817 includes a portable HF antenna? I saw a picture with a looooooooooong ;) rubber duck antenna... Is this one...
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Mike Maiorana
mikemo@...
Aug 24, 2000 3:12 pm
Just FYI, a copy of an email from Yaesu. ... Dear Mike, Ft-817 HF/VHF/UHF 5-WATT BACKPACK TRANSCEIVER will be introduced in the market soon. Thanks and best...
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Bob Sayers
bob.sayers@...
Aug 24, 2000 8:06 pm
The message <200008241457.PAA16470@...> ... Can't answer your question, Christian, but where did you find the picture? I've just been searching...
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Pres Waterman
pres@...
Aug 24, 2000 8:17 pm
... Does anyone have handy the web address of the Mexican ham who saw one at Yokohama, or the Yaesu "experts" page? If not, I may have the info at home. By the...
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dg8jz@...
Aug 24, 2000 8:22 pm
Hi from Germany....and the first german web page is also uploaded.... http://www.telcom-gmbh.com/Ham-Radio/YA-HAM/YA-hf/FT_817/ft_817.html ... Hanno Vogels,...
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FT817@egroups.com
Aug 24, 2000 8:31 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the FT817 group. File : /817-3.jpg ...
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Pres Waterman
pres@...
Aug 24, 2000 8:38 pm
... more pictures in the files area Pres Waterman W2PW c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc. Long Island Ford and Kia dealer GO BILLS!...
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Charles Scott
cscott@...
Aug 24, 2000 8:50 pm
Another interesting feature of the images on that web site is this one. If you look closely, you can see that the antenna connected to the jack on the back of...
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Christian Buenger
c.buenger@...
Aug 24, 2000 10:10 pm
... found it on www.xe1kk.net . He had a picture with a longer rubber duck in a back pack on his page. 73 Christian -- mailto:c.buenger@... fax2mail: +49 25...
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Christian Buenger
c.buenger@...
Aug 24, 2000 10:13 pm
... hmm... that's good point... A tuner for five watts is really small... YOu would just need a few coils and capacities... But I don't think that it contains...
Hello to the List. Keith here in the Depths of the Great Bergen Swamps of WNY... If I read properly "between the lines", the long duckie was the 6- Meter...
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Paul Gerhardt
pgerhardt@...
Aug 25, 2000 12:54 pm
Hello from the Eastern Shore of MD I just heard about the 817 a few days ago and have seen the pix and the spec sheet. Let me say that I am very excited about...
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Victor Tuff
vtuff59795@...
Aug 25, 2000 9:34 pm
Hi Gang, I just found this reflector and thought I'd share a few interesting threads. I was one of the early Field Testers for the now infamous ELECRAFT K2 QRP...
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Paul R. Valko
prvalko@...
Aug 26, 2000 1:07 am
... That's 'famous39; not 'infamous39;! As my dear ol' gray haired mum from Blackpool says, "Why can't the English teach their children how to speak?" :-) I want...
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W7TRX
w7trx@...
Aug 26, 2000 4:39 pm
If this hasn't been posted yet, here is the Yaesu link http://www.yaesu.co.jp/experts/4206-1.htm 73, TR W7TRX...
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Mike Naselroad
n1evh@...
Aug 27, 2000 3:04 pm
Went to the ARRL New England Convention in Boxboro, MA yesterday. The people at the Yaesu booth had a prototype of the FT-817 with them. It was a nice looking...
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vtuff59795@...
Aug 28, 2000 10:21 am
Here is the reply I got from YAESU Japan when I enquired about purchasing direct form Japan. 73's Vic G7PYR YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD. 4-8-8 NAKAMEGURO MEGURO-KU,...
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Erik Schmidt
erik.schmidt@...
Aug 29, 2000 12:03 pm
Anybody got a glue of when Yaesu will introduce this rig in Europe ? Regards, Erik OZ1GIY...
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Paul R. Valko
prvalko@...
Aug 29, 2000 12:59 pm
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...
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Charles Scott
cscott@...
Aug 29, 2000 2:28 pm
... 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...
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Mike Maiorana
mikemo@...
Aug 29, 2000 2:31 pm
I can't wait for the high power mod ;-) Mike Maiorana, KU4QO...
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vtuff59795@...
Aug 29, 2000 2:41 pm
Gentlemen, just got this e-mail from YAESU UK (so I guess it is relevant to the rest of Europe), << Dear Mr Tuff, Thank you for your e-mail. I had received the...
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vtuff59795@...
Aug 29, 2000 2:44 pm
You Guys Crack Me Up! A nice new QRP rig and you want to crank up the Tx power! OK, OK I want the 'out of band Tx' for official use and I guess it will be ...