Testing starts Again !
Hello All after long winter ! Yesterday I put my boat to sea and today goeing to summer cottage with FT897 and FC40.. If you dont know about me, just read some earlier messages from oh6bi in this
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oh6bi <oh6bi@...>
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FC-30 question
Have FC-30 which meets my needs with my mobile FT-857D. The tuner can be used for receive signals. Looking for commnents for the advantages of using this option. TNX Irv N0NOB
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Irvin <irvinf@...>
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Re: fc-40 and feeder?
Hi Colin, Exactly what I do when operating portable, 300 ohm transmit grade feeder about 15 metres long, feeding a longish doublet (60 metres total I think, I must measure it some day). I hang it in
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peterschrader2 <peter@...>
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Re: fc-40 and feeder?
ratio? Hi Colin, Yes, you can connect the FC-40 to your OCF with twin lead. However, I use 450 ladder line and have read that 300 sometimes is not the best because of the spacing between the leads
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wb0m <wb0m@...>
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fc-40 and feeder?
well i have got a Ft-40 that came with the bundle of radio's that i got a short while ago, i am wondering weather i could feed a "off center dipole" with some 300 ohm feeder, something like a 33/66Ft
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colin <kinggreene2003@...>
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lindy cables
O.K. I have the 5mts long lindy cables. I want to be able to use the tuner from a longer distance. How should I connect the cables? I believe the lindy cables are not 1 to 1, 2 to 2, 3 to 3, etc. Can
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carlos m rivera
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I am gettting
This is KE7GGV...Albany Oregon..I am getting a YAESU FT-707 and looking at the FC-707 Antenna Tuner....does anyone own one out there...I need any information,tips,ideas,quirks...any info will
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Gerald Gaule <ke7ggv@...>
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Re: Control Cable revisited
Hello Jurgen, Tnx fer taking the time to reply. I've decided to replace the CAT-5 cable I now use with 8 conductor rotor wire. I cut the cable that Yaesu gave me and will splice the wire in between.
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wb0m <wb0m@...>
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Re: Control Cable revisited
I made several control cables for me and my friends using CAT-5 cable, 20m long, all work fine. The shields were connected to the metal parts of the mini-DIN connectors. 73, Jurgen, DJ5HD
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dj5hd <jurgen@...>
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Control Cable revisited
Hi Everyone, I'm new to this group, but not with couplers like the AH-4. I'm replacing my Icom AH-4 with the FC-40 since I've upgraded to the Yaesu FT-950. I've looked through the previous posts, but
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wb0m <wb0m@...>
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Corroded 8-Pin Female DIN Connector
Hi all, my 8pin din pigtail on my FC-40 has become corroded, and I am dithering between trying to replace it with a homebrew pigtail; running the control cable from the radio straight to the connector
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David <fm114@...>
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Random Wire Antenna (Experiences, Performance Tips)????
Hi Folks... I have an FT-857 with a FT-40 antenna tuner... My home is located below the surrounding area and my property is heavily wooded... I installed a random wire antenna about 375 feet long
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agusta109amkii <narikawa@...>
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FC40 works funny
Hi All ! Last weekend I tried again OFC dipole. It didnt work as well as I was thinking, Maybe I have to change position of the antenna itself but here in Finland cold season is starting (on Sat
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oh6bi <oh6bi@...>
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Re: OFC Dipole and FC40 + CAT
Hi Sami, yes the mic works still in CAT mode, you just lose FST and UP / DOWN controls, but PTT is still good! cheers Clive - original message - Subject: [YaesuTuner] OFC Dipole and FC40 + CAT From:
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l81ker@...
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OFC Dipole and FC40 + CAT
Hi All ! In my last message I told to start new tests with OFC Dipole and FC40. Last weeks not enough time to testing but yesterday I made first test. Antenna was same as in VK2DQ writings, longer leg
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oh6bi <oh6bi@...>
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Re: Extended Control Cable
Had custom cable made to 125ft lenth and it works fine! of cable. can With ground vertical Gnd.
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nickcollova <collova@...>
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Re: 23m Project done, next OFC Dipole Project
Good information-- Thanks Rami! jp, w1jp <snip/>
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Jon Pellant <w1jp@...>
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23m Project done, next OFC Dipole Project
My 23m wire test is done, it took 6 weekends at cottage. ( HI, I didnt do that all the time..) I started with abt 40m length wire then abt 20m then abt 11m and 15m. Finally 23m which I found best for
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oh6bi <oh6bi@...>
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Photos of FC-40 with Fiberglass pole
Hi all, I added photos of my setup in Mauritius, 3B8 from February 2006. The antenna was a "Spiderbeam"-fiberglass pole, 12m tall, fixed at an old construction. The radial system consisted of about 8
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dj5hd <jurgen@...>
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NO problems anymore
Hi All ! It was my fault, there was one bad connection. I did new tests to day, here are the results: 1842 kHz OK 1873 kHZ OK 3520 kHZ +++++ 3785 kHz +++++ 7003 kHz OK 7098 kHz ++ 10116 kHz ++ 14030
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oh6bi <oh6bi@...>
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