--- In YaesuTuner@..., "mi5utc" <alpinecarni@...> wrote:

Hi Group

I have a 80ft delta loop however my tuner cant reach it as the

control

cable is only 16 ft long. Could I feed the corner of my delta loop
from the tuner using some ladderline ?

Any help / advice would be appreciated..

Syd

MI5UTC

Yes I tried ladder line (approx 17ft) from the tuner to one of the
lower corners and it worked a treat. Thanks for the advice.

Syd
MI5UTC

I know there is a formula for it, I do not know it. All I did was
use as long of a piece that I could keep vertical which ended up
being 25 foot. So do the same, run a piece of ladder line from your
tuner to your delta loop and try that, you may be suprised.

--- In YaesuTuner@..., Kyle N4NSS <n4nss@...> wrote:

How long of 450 ohm line?


ab9lx <ab9lx@...> wrote:
Hello

YES! I made a 540 foot loop for field day and fed with 450 ohm

ladder

line and it worked GREAT! Do it you will be pleased.


--- In YaesuTuner@..., ivorydawn <g7mns@> wrote:

mi5utc wrote:

Hi Group

I have a 80ft delta loop however my tuner cant reach it as the

control

cable is only 16 ft long. Could I feed the corner of my delta

loop

from the tuner using some ladderline ?

Any help / advice would be appreciated..

Syd

MI5UTC

Hi Syd,

They work fine with Ladder Line feed, just keep the ladder line

away

from conducting surfaces, from your description this should not

be

a

problem. Alternatively extend the control line, I would try the

ladder

line first though.

Regards

Andy - G7MNS


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YES! I made a 540 foot loop for field day and fed with 450 ohm ladder
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--- In YaesuTuner@..., ivorydawn wrote:
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> mi5utc wrote:
> > Hi Group
> >
> > I have a 80ft delta loop however my tuner cant reach it as the
control
> > cable is only 16 ft long. Could I feed the corner of my delta
loop
> > from the tuner using some ladderline ?
> >
> > Any help / advice would be appreciated..
> >
> > Syd
> >
> > MI5UTC
> Hi Syd,
>
> They work fine with Ladder Line feed, just keep the ladder line
away
> from conducting surfaces, from your description this should not be
a
> problem.? Alternatively extend the control line, I would try the
ladder
> line first though.
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mi5utc wrote:

Hi Group

I have a 80ft delta loop however my tuner cant reach it as the

control

cable is only 16 ft long. Could I feed the corner of my delta

loop

from the tuner using some ladderline ?

Any help / advice would be appreciated..

Syd

MI5UTC

Hi Syd,

They work fine with Ladder Line feed, just keep the ladder line

away

from conducting surfaces, from your description this should not be

a

problem. Alternatively extend the control line, I would try the

ladder

line first though.

Regards

Andy - G7MNS


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Hi Group

I have a 80ft delta loop however my tuner cant reach it as the control cable is only 16 ft long. Could I feed the corner of my delta loop from the tuner using some ladderline ?

Any help / advice would be appreciated..

Syd

MI5UTC

Hi Syd,

They work fine with Ladder Line feed, just keep the ladder line away from conducting surfaces, from your description this should not be a problem. Alternatively extend the control line, I would try the ladder line first though.

Regards

Andy - G7MNS


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Hi Group

I have a 80ft delta loop however my tuner cant reach it as the control
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Any help / advice would be appreciated..

Syd

MI5UTC

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I have a 80ft delta loop however my tuner cant reach it as the control
cable is only 16 ft long. Could I feed the corner of my delta loop
from the tuner using some ladderline ?

Any help / advice would be appreciated..

Syd

MI5UTC

?

Hi, the rusty connector diagnosis makes sense; I had a similar problem avec water in the control cable connector. I dried it out and then sealed the area with putty and then wrapped it with vulcanizing tape. No problems during a long wet, salty winter.

I would however recommend against WD-40 on the connector.

WD-40 has silicone in it that can interfere with conductivity, and it will trap dirt. Although I might get flamed, I always liked freon-12; it was cheap, it would clean almost anything and it was so volatile that if water was present, it would aggressively dry the area with no residue.
Check your local electronic store to see what they have. You might find a spray can of something that you can use.

73 de va3ae


NJ4F wrote:

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I had almost similar HVSWR and thought it was the rig.? Then I checked the tuner and later noticed that the control cable looked rusty.? I reinserted the cable and also reset the tuner.? All's well now.

Clive T wrote:

hi Dave, i've been using fc-40 over a year. no probs.

?

I'm assuming you've checked ground and the coax hasn't gone o/cct....to the tuner I mean, cos y'd have poor rx, and HSWR indications... so it could be a faulty control cable to the fc-40 (cn borrow one from a dealer to check?)

or try resetting both the 857D and the FC-40.. remember to set the CAT/LIN/TUNER back to "TUNER" after resets.

alternatively., does it run "off the veh" as a complete station with a longwire ant and a psu?

?

good luck!

Let us know what u discover!

?

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Subject: [YaesuTuner] FC-40 problem

Author: "davefuseler"

Date: 24th March 2006 11:17:33

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I installed the FC-40 in my truck after getting it at Orlando, the
857D had been in the truck for several months. Installation went OK,
tuner seemed to tune OK on all bands from 60M down. A few weeks ago
the radio suddenly quit transmitting, no bar indication. Receive was
OK. Checked 2M with wattmeter, no output, antenna analyzer said 2M
antenna was OK. Sent radio back to Yaesu, came back today. Hooked it
up, didn't work. Played with 2M antenna, it worked, then didn't work.
Discovered that when I unplugged the control cable from the back of
the radio, the radio would work. Plug it back in, the radio would not
work. Tried tuning up on 20M, had high SWR. Unplugged cable, radio
would work.
Has anyone else had this problem?
Dave, NJ4F

The local dealer finally got my money for a new one.
Now it's time to play with some wires.
Thanks to all,
Dave VA2DV

When are you going to learn not to get rid of anything?? Hee hee.

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I am looking for a clean,near-new condition FC-40 remote tuner.
I have sold mine in a recent trade-in and miss it a lot.
Maybe someone got one in the recent promotion and dont plan to use it ?
Let me know what you have.Can pay via Paypal.
Thanks for reading,
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I just found out my FC 30 tuner for my 857D will work with my FT100D
as well as the FC20.Any one know what other yaesu auto tuners will
work with these two radios other than the FC 40?

Clive,

an FT-857D is installed in my car and I used the FC-40 with it
stationary. I can not find any functional differences to the FT-897.

The FP-30 is very compact, installed into to the FT-897, one piece
less to carry when you travel. The US version of the FP-30 has a
voltage selector 115/230VAC. Due to stupid european regulations of CE
marking, this switch is not installed in the EU versions. I used an
old PC power supply voltage selector switch and built it into my
FP-30. It is a very easy job to do this.
I used the gear occasionally in W4 and Canada when I am on travel.

Getting the lis in 3B8 takes 2-3 months. Contact Jacky, 3B8CF, he will
help you with the procedure. After arrival, you have to visit the 3B8
officials, pay 1000 Rupies, abt. 30US$ and you get the documents.
Never go on the air or bring your rig into the country without permission!
My callsign from Feb 2nd to 15th was 3B8/JD5HD. You can not get a
native call unless you you visit the country regularely every year, I
was told.

Cheers,

Jurgen




--- In YaesuTuner@..., "Clive T" <l81ker@...> wrote:

hi Jurgen., i'm intrigued to hear more of your experiences with the

897 and to compare with 857D....

I guess you have a key advantage with that built-in power supply.,

does it work in the US (110v?)

Also., how did you get permission to operate in Mauritius? is there

a reciprocal licence? what was yr call there?

Cheers
Clive

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Subject: [YaesuTuner] On Vacation with a FC-40/FT-897 in 3B8
Author: "dj5hd" <jurgen@...>
Date: 20th February 2006 3:9:11

Hanno,

the control cable from the FC-40 to the FT-897 was a home made, 10m
long. I installed clap-on ferrites at both ends near the plugs, not
sure if they were necessary, but no problem with rf.
Plugs and ferrites were obtained from Reichelt electronic in DL.
My cable is shielded, the shield connected to GND at both ends.
Diameter, if I remeber right 0.14mm, that is the best you can fit into
the mini plugs.

Jurgen