The FT817 Group averages over 500 (+/-130 one-sigma) messages per month. Because the volume of messages is rather large, I would like to remind everyone of a...
I have to say that reading your accounts of your radio expediations to the mountains adds a new dimension to ham radio for me. I'm always thinking that I need...
I think we ALL have goat envy!!! But seriously folks, taking a small QRP rig into the field is such a great way to enjoy a great hobby. The FT 817 has made me...
Hi All On the subject of CAT cables, i bought one from ebay too and found issues with connecting to the 817 with HRD.. it turns out that it will not work on ...
Hey Peter, Perhaps you and I can disappear up a hill with out 817's and do some DX'ing ... Nice to see you on here.. Thanks, Chris - M0DQO ... From: "Peter...
I find it interesting when I hear complaints that a DX, or any other, contest prevents QRP'ers from operating. If rag chewing is the only form of operation one...
I had the same problem with my CAT cable and 817nd and W Vista. I checked and double checked all setting with no luck. Eventually, I pulled the cable and...
Hi All from Australia Parts for the FT-817 and FT-817ND are hard to get here so I am looking for a dead or faulty FT-817 and FT-817ND for parts If you have one...
Evenin' folks, Here's an odd question: Why is is that when I visit the IC-703 list, it seems to be filled with IC-703 owners, and this list seems to be filled...
I posted this message yesterday but apparently didn't make it on to the board, but on tuneing the rig, it shutdown a couple of times on its own. Seems OK now,...
My 817ND would shut down whenever I had the external antenna plugged into the bnc connector and the dc power cord connected to a power supply and I was on 440...
Thanks. I was tuning with the battery on a low band and whistling, forgot that I could generate an am carrier, it seemed either like an SWR shutdown or a power...
That sounds like a power supply problem. If the current being drawn exceeded the power sources ability to maintain at least 8.0 volts during the tune cycle,...
To K6XR, your radio is in need of the "Phase Reversal Modification!" Blowing the finals as you described is a sure-fire indication of the feedback that causes...
Hi all, Not to put a downer on things, on my new purchase, but I have been looking in the file area and can see that the 817 has some faults/problems like ...
Hi all, I am very new to the 817 and have never used HF, I am mainly a vhf/uhf/sat user so have no idea of where to start. I would like to sit on top of a hill...
... The first time I used mine I plugged the wonder wand antenna in the back, tuned it by ear as they suggest, and had a go just using the built in SWR meter....
Hi Chris, Though they might be a bit pricey, the Sandpiper ATX-II might fit the bill for you if you want to buy "off the rack". As far as tuning goes, its a...
Chris, Any mobile antenna with a 2 foot rod under it,a counterpoise wire and clamped to a picnic table will get you contacts world wide on 20,17 meters. You...
... Same here. The two connectors on the back of the 817 look very similar and without too much effort, the cable will plug into either of them. But if you...
Hi Pete, I bought my '817 about 6 years ago. (I've had it so long it's hard to remember exactly when I got it.) I don't know when Icom first released the...
HI CHRIS, Well i have a FT817ND and at first i used a a Miracle Whip it really received very well and i made many contacts, it cost me 50 pounds from a friend,...
I agree. I was only stating to use the auto detect feature to help get into the program and from there he could change the speed. Scott,ki4msj Paul Goelz...
HI CHRIS, I read those horror stories myself b4 i bought my 817 but as i understand it the 817ND should be ok it was the earlier versions that had problems i...
... <snip> ... Agree. I didn't know how good life on 160m as a QRP station could be until I participated in the VK/trans-Tasman 160m Phone Contest last year....
HI PETE. I think the fans of the 817 like it because of the internal batteries maybe as the 703 needs an external battery Just a thought from a 817 owner ...
All, I like to rag chew, but also enjoy weak signal work. Sometimes that means having to develop the DSP between the ears. But whether it is contest time or a...
