Just an invite (this is Ham related and I hope Ok to post) Anyone that might be interested that uses digital modes and has a multiband/mode HF/VHF/UHF...
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greg3000gt <n6rde@...
greg3000gt
Jan 6, 2003 2:58 pm
Happy New Year to all: Communication Outfitters, www.communication- outfitters.com will soon release a small daypack backpack style carrying case for the 897....
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Mike <Mike00201@.....
Mike_201
Jan 6, 2003 11:15 pm
Hi Group! I saw (or thought I saw) in the manual for the 897 that an analog meter could be hooked up to the FT-897 (by an exisiting connector on the radio)....
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David Schornak
chipbandit99
Jan 7, 2003 12:09 am
true ... From: Mike <Mike00201@...> To: FT897@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 6:15 PM Subject: [FT897] analog meter output? Hi Group! I...
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S. J. Shestokes
xbullworker
Jan 7, 2003 2:42 am
It seems like the price of a FT-897 is dropping as fast as the price of gasoline is rising...... How low will it go? Just checked Gigaparts and the Ft 897 is...
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Tim Holmes
kc8pea
Jan 7, 2003 3:07 am
And the real question is, what will it be at dayton? TIM ... From: S. J. Shestokes [mailto:xbullworker@...] Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 9:43 PM ...
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Norm, W3IZ
w3iz
Jan 7, 2003 3:19 am
I'm sure that you will see a huge deal at Dayton. I got mine at the $1049 price a few months ago but I'm not sorry. I have had the time to play with it and...
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w4wb <w4wb@...>
w4wb
Jan 7, 2003 4:54 am
... Compare it to the price path of the FT-817 and I predict it will get as low as $799 by Saturday at Dayton! Barry - W4WB...
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Pres Waterman
cardealers
Jan 7, 2003 1:10 pm
... gasoline is rising...... ... shipping. where will it end? Looks like Yaesu maybe didnt sell as many as they hoped over the holidays. ... have the money)...
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David Harris
wb1bpv
Jan 7, 2003 2:15 pm
Lets start a poll.I say about $650 by August of this year...... Tim Holmes <kc8pea@...> wrote:And the real question is, what will it be at...
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David Harris
wb1bpv
Jan 7, 2003 2:31 pm
Lets start a poll.I say about $650 by August of this year...... Tim Holmes <kc8pea@...> wrote: And the real question is, what will it be at...
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Brian Badger <bbad...
bbadger
Jan 7, 2003 3:23 pm
I bought mine for $1015 expecting that the price would soon probably be about $850. $150 isn't too much to spend to have it sooner than later, particularly if...
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Bruce Shrader
n4ado
Jan 7, 2003 9:41 pm
I believe that if you check, the price which is below $1,000.00 is because Yaesu has a $65.00 coupon which is supposed to expire on January 12th. I went to one...
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S. J. Shestokes
xbullworker
Jan 7, 2003 11:36 pm
I deserved that............. Still laughing Stan K9IUQ ... From: Pres Waterman To: FT897@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 7:10 AM Subject: Re:...
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David Schornak
chipbandit99
Jan 7, 2003 11:45 pm
does anyone know where and what type of meter to get to plug into the meter port btw the meter port is on the bottom front edge. ... From: Mike...
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w4cng <w4cng@...>
w4cng
Jan 8, 2003 12:55 am
... the meter port btw the meter port is on the bottom front edge. ... The meter output is 0-5VDC. Selections on what is sees are menu 61 and 62. Full...
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Dan Dowell
danomann75230
Jan 8, 2003 5:11 am
I say $799 Dan kd5som...
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w4wb <w4wb@...>
w4wb
Jan 8, 2003 5:19 am
When you reply to a post, please take a few moments an delete the junk trailing material and any unneeded content in the message to which you are replying....
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doublescan <rune.a...
doublescan
Jan 8, 2003 8:43 am
Hi all. There are some unclear points in the manual that I'm wondering about. The S-meter goes from 0 to 9++. I'm wondering ++ what? Is it +20dB and ++40dB,...
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Norm, W3IZ
w3iz
Jan 8, 2003 1:27 pm
It's all relative. If sigs ar over 9 then waht does it matter? You can hear them. The SWR function is just a guage to let you know if things are OK and if...
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w4wb <w4wb@...>
w4wb
Jan 8, 2003 2:30 pm
... about. ... or ... The ++ just means the signal is strong (above 50 uV). Unlike the FT- 817, no one has reported making extensive measurements of the...
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scottmann <scottws...
scottmann
Jan 8, 2003 8:44 pm
I'm new to the list. Thanks for indulging me. Call is N8VCL, name is Scott. I have never owned my own HF rig. I had a borrowed rig in the early 80's, but...
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AlAllum <n8aro@......
AlAllum
Jan 8, 2003 9:52 pm
Hi, I got the ATAS120 to operate as a portable on all bands except 15 meters. I put 3 photos of the set up, which consisted of a 2 foot in diameter disk with...
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w4wb <w4wb@...>
w4wb
Jan 9, 2003 12:29 am
Al, Did you do the tuning by letting the 897 do the tuning? Do you try to do the tuning manually? In some cases, it has been observed that one needs to...
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AlAllum <n8aro@......
AlAllum
Jan 9, 2003 12:48 am
Hi Berry, I let the Radio do the auto tune and in all cases, except 15 meters, it got the SWR to nothing showing on the SWR scale. On 15 meters I did auto and...
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Bob Camp
bobcamp2000us
Jan 9, 2003 1:59 am
Hi, A lot depends on how important mobile operation is. If that is the main application then the 100D. If you are mainly looking at base station type stuff...
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Ke4oal@...
Jan 9, 2003 2:11 am
I am using the FT-897 mainly on mobile and will use this spring and summer as a portable unit for camping. I find this radio works quit well on mobile when ...
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kg6mwh <kg6mwh@......
kg6mwh
Jan 9, 2003 2:39 am
Today I ordered an FT-897 from Gigaparts. It will be delivered in a couple of days. Question: The PDF manual file I have is vague on exactly what comes with...
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Ke4oal@...
Jan 9, 2003 2:45 am
It comes with the standard HF power cord used by Icom and Yaesu. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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w4wb <w4wb@...>
w4wb
Jan 9, 2003 4:06 am
... meters, ... FB Al, sounds like you have a counterpoise issue. Can you change the radial length a few feet and give it another try? Barry - W4WB...
