Thanks, Mike. I am convinced that 5 watts will do the trick. My original intent was to include this in my go kit for emergencies to be sure that I can get out...
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st_scott1
Mar 31, 2012 4:26 am
Hi Barry - Did you store it with the internal battery in it? There are stories on here about folks that did just that - and found what you did. This isn't what...
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Bill Boyer
daweasel...
Mar 31, 2012 4:26 am
I've run my FT-450D and a laptop on batteries before -- but it was a 90 Ah sealed lead acid that weighs about 40 lbs. Other club guys run their 100 watt rigs...
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Paul Graham
cooldotwebde...
Mar 31, 2012 4:41 am
Hello Bob and Rick, The problem with the sled is it doesn't get near vertical, so we end up having to put up camp under the kite and keep moving the tether...
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Barry N1EU
N1EU
Mar 31, 2012 11:15 am
Thanks for the responses. As you can see from my message timestamp, there was a 2+ day delay in my message getting sent through to the reflector due to...
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Mike Olbrisch
kd9kc
Mar 31, 2012 1:58 pm
Good morning Bill. Those are some really tough friends, and you too. I cannot imagine either John or I putting a 35 or 90 ah battery in our packs and going...
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Mike Olbrisch
kd9kc
Mar 31, 2012 2:13 pm
Hey Barry - good luck with it. Many people have done the job, so if you have any questions get on here and ask away. The general consensus is that the newer...
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Tom Steadman
vk3tom
Mar 31, 2012 9:52 pm
are we sure its no last years aprlil fools joke, the tune function could be on a a-b-c buttons like the ft 857/897 not direcly acessable but could have ptt...
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Ron Schaffner
rwschaff
Mar 31, 2012 10:15 pm
Very cool! Thank for sharing. Love the call sign. Ron KD8AFH [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Barry N1EU
N1EU
Mar 31, 2012 10:34 pm
Agreed, very cool! I used to ride a recumbent racing trike (Windcheetah) - what a fun way to travel. Looks like you were having a blast, especially not...
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FT817@yahoogroups.com
Mar 31, 2012 11:29 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 :...
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Mike Ranweiler
uplinkpdx
Apr 1, 2012 3:16 am
Uh, anyone who's familiar with the ICOM IC-7000 will be familiar with that display. Someone is playing a joke on the Yaesu crowd. 73's...
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Andreas
andif62
Apr 1, 2012 9:07 am
The original is much older and came from G3XBM who speculated about a possible successor product (http://sites.google.com/site/g3xbmqrp/Home/ft817). So it´s...
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FT817@yahoogroups.com
Apr 1, 2012 10:36 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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FT817@yahoogroups.com
Apr 1, 2012 10:36 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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stuartr1953
Apr 1, 2012 6:03 pm
Ah...another case of Scrillage! Welcome back to the fold m8! I worked 6,466 kms using 1.5W of PSK31 into a wire dipole on my 817ND yesterday - and I was only...
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bbqhamtrike
Apr 2, 2012 4:28 am
Good to meet another bent rider. It is fun and having three wheels makes it possible for me to eat a burrito while pedaling....
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Ron Wright, N9EE
lt_wright_flg
Apr 2, 2012 2:39 pm
From another board, ... From: Mack McCormick <w4ax.mack@...> To: "nfarl@yahoogroups.com" <nfarl@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2012 8:57 PM ...
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Ron Wright, N9EE
lt_wright_flg
Apr 2, 2012 2:45 pm
Check out this new smart phone from gmail: http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/introducing-gmail-tap.html See, you should have learned your code. 73, ron,...
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g8uve
Apr 2, 2012 3:18 pm
Another one found by noted Hungarian Physicist Dr. Sloof Lirpa, LL.D., M.B.A., Ph. D., LIB, OMG. No Doubt IF YOU BELIEVE THIS CHECK OUT THE PYHSICIST'S NAME...
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Frank H
egcuk
Apr 2, 2012 3:37 pm
Thats a late April Fool one then. Frank ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Rudi
wa2nub
Apr 2, 2012 4:59 pm
I always knew that microwaves smelled bad! Sounds suspiciously like another April fool thingy. Rudi. wa2nub ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Rudi
wa2nub
Apr 2, 2012 5:07 pm
A few years ago (more than I like to admit) the good Dr. Loof did a thing on propellers for boats. He reckoned that the holes in Chinese Junk's rudders would...
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Jim
w8lgz
Apr 2, 2012 5:57 pm
Hi Dave (and group), The best thing you can do is to send the rig off to Yaesu or a certified repair tech and have it correctly aligned to factory spec....
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Mike va3mw
va3mw
Apr 3, 2012 12:35 am
If you want to send it to me, I can do it. I brought mine back from the dead. I have all the test equipment. Mike va3mw ... [Non-text portions of this message...
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rjy8960
Apr 3, 2012 9:58 am
One of my favourites was the Long Wave* deep-freezer which was said to work in the opposite way to a microwave oven - longer waves cooled food down rather than...
82838
N1EU
Apr 3, 2012 12:08 pm
The DYC-8x7 is now available at http://www.box73.de/product_info.php?products_id=945 I just ordered one - after listening to the soundclip at...
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n8miq
Apr 3, 2012 12:25 pm
It backwards is ti? Karl n8miq...
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Andreas
andif62
Apr 3, 2012 3:35 pm
Tested both of them and stayed with the RF speech compressor. It sounds more aggressive but you will get better through QRM. 73 Andy DC3AFA...
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Christmas Peter
ChristmasPeter
Apr 3, 2012 7:06 pm
LMFAO ROFPMP! Haha Cheers Doc W2MFT ... From: n8miq <n8miq@...> Subject: [FT817] Re: Chinese radios To: FT817@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, April 3,...