Can someone please measure between the socket and the whip on the 120 Ant and tell me if there should be a DC path. Thankyou. Peter....
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KW7DSP Steve Pickering
kw7dsp
Mar 1, 2006 9:34 am
Have you looked to see if you still have an antenna in the sky? Steve D. Stephen Pickering Independence, Polk County, Oregon. USA 97351 KW7DSP and WPSL211...
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Mark Vaughan
dr_mark_vaughan
Mar 1, 2006 10:44 am
Hi Ken It's starting to sound like a watchdog circuit resetting all. 73 Mark _____ From: FT897@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FT897@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ...
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Mark Vaughan
dr_mark_vaughan
Mar 1, 2006 10:58 am
You have to hold the button for quite a while to power it by the fast button. That long time is probably to stop false glitches. Also if noise entered by that...
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Ken Bandy
kbandy
Mar 1, 2006 11:58 am
What does the SWR measure? Ken KC9GLQ ... From: FT897@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FT897@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of mkuziv@... Sent: Monday, February...
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Charles Scott
n8dnx
Mar 1, 2006 1:23 pm
Ken: A quick search on Google returns a number of good links such as... http://www.wenzel.com/documents/swr.html Basically, it's a measurement of how well your...
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Ken Bandy
kbandy
Mar 1, 2006 5:11 pm
Thanks for the explanation of what SWR is, Chuck. Obviously, I was not clear in my reply to the original message. I was asking the original poster (sorry...
13894
MAXXOUT2@...
Mar 1, 2006 7:02 pm
GET A DUMMY LOAD THEIR CHEAP AND AT LEAST YOU KNOW YOUR GOING INTO A LOAD THE RIG WANTS TO SEE Maybe your UHF/VHF coax has a problem? Need more specific info....
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larrywiles
Mar 1, 2006 7:03 pm
One more data point. My 897D does what sounds like the same thing when I turn the AF gain too far to the right. It's repeatable (does it all the time). The...
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Rich McCane
sixdavid75
Mar 1, 2006 7:11 pm
Greetings All! I have been following this thread with some interest as mine has begun doing this as well. HOWEVER, it only started doing it AFTER hooking up a...
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LEANDRO SUCET
lsucet
Mar 1, 2006 7:57 pm
Maybe that's the problem, cause I go up and down on mine and I don't get the shut-down that you are talking about. Most of the people use the HRD software...
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K.Greenough
g0wbm
Mar 1, 2006 8:13 pm
Mine is not connected up to anything but the psu, the mic and the aerial. 73 Ken g8beq...
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Charles Scott
n8dnx
Mar 1, 2006 8:48 pm
Ken: Damn language! You just can't count on the the intended meaning to be apparent. :) Chuck - N8DNX...
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FT897@yahoogroups.com
Mar 2, 2006 3:48 am
The FT897 Group averages around 320 (+/-100 one-sigma) messages per month. Because the volume of messages is rather large, I would like to remind everyone of...
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bobmayerau
Mar 3, 2006 5:38 am
Having owned a FT-897D for nearly two years and a FT-857D for 5 months, I just discovered that you can scan all memory groups by pressing and holding the SCN...
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vk3yb
Mar 3, 2006 5:16 pm
Greetings all! For some reason I no longer get any power to my AT897 auto-atu (light doesn't go on when push tune). I have verified that the problem is with...
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DAN KERNAN
k3xr
Mar 4, 2006 3:52 am
Just received an ft897D. After about an hour of reading the manual and playing with the radio, can't seem to find the pre-programed 60 meter channels. Know I...
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Meade
bqr4ak
Mar 4, 2006 3:53 am
... Neither is mine, which I just purchased two weeks ago with a serial number that denotes a build date of December 2005. I've tried fast- tuning the dial and...
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larrywiles
Mar 4, 2006 3:53 am
Same here. No computer interface connected to mine. Larry WB5ORN...
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bty863644
Mar 4, 2006 3:54 am
Hello all. I very recently purchased a used Ft897 which I am pleased with. In fact I prefer it to the FT857 I once had. Is there a way of assigning buttons...
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mgl0a
Mar 4, 2006 4:10 am
Hi Charles, Yes, thankfully there is capability to assign a row of your own choice. Check menu selections 065,066,067 and note page 17 in the manual concerning...
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Ken Bandy
kbandy
Mar 4, 2006 4:13 am
Press the "V/M" button (VFO/Memory). The 60 meter channels are in locations 601 through 605. 73, Ken KC9GLQ ... From: FT897@yahoogroups.com...
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Ken Bandy
kbandy
Mar 4, 2006 4:13 am
Hi Charles. Go to page 61 of the manual. Menu mode 65 thru 67 will program the A through C buttons in Multi-Function row q. It sounds complicated, but it's...
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kd6taq
Mar 4, 2006 6:46 am
I just got a used 897(d?) and I can't seem to find the 60 mtr frequencies. Yes I have read on page 23 how to find them and they are just not there... I also...
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Roger J. Buffington
w6vzv
Mar 4, 2006 7:14 am
... It sounds like it is the non-d version which will not have 60M. de Roger W6VZV...
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g4hfq
Mar 4, 2006 10:01 am
Paul, Maybe you have a D model that has been modded. This could have been with either a soldering iron or software (such as Widebander). If you want to return...
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LEANDRO SUCET
lsucet
Mar 4, 2006 5:00 pm
All I can tell you is, do the master reset on the radio and everything should be OK. sometimes if you press those button by accident when you setting up...
13914
bty863644
Mar 4, 2006 5:47 pm
Thanks to you all for that, managed to fathom it out. Rgds Charles G4WIE ... will program ... complicated, but ... Behalf Of ... pleased...
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arthur swain
f0euk
Mar 4, 2006 6:01 pm
Roger, I have a none D version ft897 made for the US market. It has the 60m band on it 73 Art G3KWY __________________________________________________ Do You...
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k3xr@...
k3xr
Mar 4, 2006 6:49 pm
Did a master reset, still could not find memory 601-602. By using the regular memory write function, wrote them into the first 5 memories, checked it all out...
