Hi Bill and Group, Some good food for thought there Bill, it might make a good homebrew project for the Winter. Happy New Year to all John G6KJK...
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Jan, LA2BBA
jan_t_p
Jan 1, 2011 9:31 am
"Pronto. (Military)" <portdoverbells@...>, Fri, 31 Dec 2010 22:12:33 -0000 ... LA is Norway, and neither Argentina nor Netherlands. -- 73 de Jan,...
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Jan, LA2BBA
jan_t_p
Jan 1, 2011 9:37 am
Don Thomas <satranger1@...>, Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:35:43 -0800 (PST) ... I don't think that LA4OUA is issued yet. The call in question could be either...
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FT817@yahoogroups.com
Jan 1, 2011 10:55 am
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...
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Bill Boyer
daweasel...
Jan 1, 2011 3:24 pm
Here is the dummy load kit. Not a bad price. http://www.qrpkits.com/dummyload.html...
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Jim F.
jim_w1fmr
Jan 1, 2011 4:56 pm
Great little book and Great service from Ralph at W4RT. I do not have a manual so ordered the Pack-It book from W4RT and like it very much. Also first...
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W3FIS
deadgoose38
Jan 1, 2011 5:27 pm
You shouldn't have been in such a rush to get rid of it! I have used it for field operations... very good for 2 meters and 70 cm, also I have picked up a...
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Amir Findling K9CHP
amir_chip_radar
Jan 1, 2011 5:33 pm
If you have an iPod Touch/iPhone or smartphone, you can download the manual as PDF file to your device and read it on that device. The advantage is that the...
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Roger
kc0ndr
Jan 1, 2011 5:46 pm
Monday Yaesu will receive my FT-817ND for repair. Talked to people who repair radios and the best place to send the radio was back to Yaesu. The main reason...
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Mike Olbrisch
kd9kc
Jan 1, 2011 5:56 pm
I like it - thanks. Looks like a GREAT solution. http://www.qrpkits.com/dummyload.html To date I have not worried about my FT-817 output - I have been too...
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Jim F.
jim_w1fmr
Jan 1, 2011 6:06 pm
Hah ! I am an older dude (71) and pay ~ $120 per year for a "Pay as You Go" phone although close family membersĀ have modern phones and cannot do without them...
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Geoff Blake
melecerties
Jan 1, 2011 8:31 pm
... Just a small point, if done properly, and I am sure that it is, the (calibration) measurement is to check that the amplitude response at 250MHz is less...
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zl1po@...
zl1po...
Jan 2, 2011 9:09 am
This question is directed to those who have used either a Miracle Whip or Wonder Wand antenna. If using the supplied (electrically short)telescopic whip...
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Ron Schaffner
rwschaff
Jan 2, 2011 12:02 pm
I have a lot of fun with my MW when I use it. Yes, its great for 2 meters, as I can hit most of the repeaters from my bedroom in an apartment. Its great for...
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Billy
m0jha
Jan 2, 2011 12:14 pm
Hi John, i use a single 30 foot counterpoise with my MW. Without a counterpoise it doesn't tune that great anyway. On the higher bands i can't hear any...
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Trevor Jones
trevorjj
Jan 2, 2011 12:17 pm
Hi Amir, Can you please point me to where I can find/purchase the PDF or ebook edition of this book? I've googled for all I'm worth and can only find the paper...
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Amir K9CHP
amir_chip_radar
Jan 2, 2011 12:29 pm
All I have is the regular Yaesu manual which is available free on their site. Look for the ft817, then in the files tab. Sent from my iPod Amir K9CHP ... ...
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John
john6kjk
Jan 2, 2011 2:04 pm
Thanks Bill, That looks like a very nice inexpensive kit, I'm sure it could form the basis of a reasonably accurate Amateur QRP RF Power Measurement System. 73...
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Mike Olbrisch
kd9kc
Jan 2, 2011 2:54 pm
All that wire on the ground kinda defeats the purpose of the little antenna in the first place - doesn't it? I have considered an antenna like that - useful...
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Pronto. (Military)
bambazonke01
Jan 2, 2011 5:55 pm
Hi Guys, I would ust betcha that the counterpoise radiates more energy than the whip so you have to reckon which part is the radiator. Jim VE3DDY...
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Bil Paul
bingo2cu
Jan 2, 2011 6:44 pm
Let's not exaggerate. For bands below 10 meters, the Miracle Whip is a severely underperforming antenna. To get a contact at distance using low power and...
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Billy
m0jha
Jan 2, 2011 7:15 pm
It takes 30 seconds to throw the counterpoise down.. without the counterpoise i cant get a flat vswr on 30/40m .. Don't get me wrong im not trying to sell this...
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voip10
Jan 3, 2011 11:44 am
Miracles do happen :-) I've worked Stateside from the UK on 20m SSB using just the FT-817 and Miracle whip on the car roof, internal battery pack, and the...
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Stewart Bryant
g3ysx
Jan 3, 2011 1:34 pm
There are some quite good free reference sheets that can be downloaded: http://n0usr.com/817/cheats.htm http://members.cruzio.com/~k6xx/ft817/ft817cs.pdf ...
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N2GJ_AMSAT
n2gj
Jan 3, 2011 2:17 pm
I agree it's a good field antenna. I had one. My best contact was NJ-to-Siberia on 20m cw with the rig sitting on the car roof in a parking lot! I only got 539...
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MAXXOUT2@...
pileupjunkie
Jan 3, 2011 2:42 pm
Any antenna will get DX on 20 meters. I've worked Germany with 2 watts from my SST,14 062 with a 13 inch high microvert antenna...
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Pronto. (Military)
bambazonke01
Jan 3, 2011 2:42 pm
There is a way to make the miracle Whip perform a lot better but then I suppose it wouldn't be a miracle whip any more. The change is done by adding more turns...
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Billy
m0jha
Jan 3, 2011 3:59 pm
thats about as far away from the original design as it can get .. you may as well throw a wire up a tree and use a tuner. adding more turns to the coil would...
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Jack Neal
w8aqjack
Jan 3, 2011 4:27 pm
It seems as if the Miracle Whip has entered the realm of religion and politics on these sites. Any discussion of it brings out a rash of negative comments. As...
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mchenryproj
Jan 3, 2011 6:17 pm
OK, I didn't want to ask but I think I should now. Anyone not using their 6m longer duck extension? I picked up a cheap broken FT-817 that had been slowly...
