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Re: FC 40 controll cable
The original FT-897 CAT/Tuner control cable pins are 1-1, 2-2, etc also the metal shield or metal ring on the connector has continuity end to end. 73, Pat KD1XX original straight? 1:1; Im wrote: try
By kd1xx · #25 ·
Re: FC 40 controll cable
I have checked the site and the cable is available at $8.99 for a 10ft cable.............Roger
By Roger Baines <g3ybo@...> · #24 ·
Re: FC 40 controll cable
This eight-pin "Mini-DIN" control cable appears to be similar to the Apple Macintosh serial printer cable for their ImageWriter printer but, like most bi-directional printer cables, one or two wires
By Roger Baines <g3ybo@...> · #23 ·
Re: FC 40 controll cable
Whow... thank you for the "bad" news just in time. Do you have your original cable still available? Can you check if the original cable is straight? 1:1; 2:2 etc. My cable... the short one... is
By Hanno Vogels <dg8jz@...> · #22 ·
Re: FC 40 controll cable
to cable. from a Im
By g3ybo <g3ybo@...> · #21 ·
FC 40 and FT 897
Any info on the use of the FC 40 withe a FT 897 and portable antennas. I go away and find the antenna is always a problem in Hotels......Any length of wire found to be good for 40 and 20m.......
By g3ybo <g3ybo@...> · #20 ·
Re: FC 40 controll cable
Good Morning, I have similar plan to do. Will buy such a spare cable and will try to expand it with some other cables. I do not want to cut the original cable. Will keep you informed as soon as I get
By Hanno Vogels <dg8jz@...> · #19 ·
YAESU ATAS 120
Hi all. Newbie here. Just got the FT 857 and the ATAS 120 with a Comet CF530 Duplexer. Just wondering if anyone had any experience with the ATAS 120? It auto-tunes on most bands however a little
By Tony <bigyun2000@...> · #18 ·
Re: FC 40 controll cable
I am wondering the same information, I would like to buy an extension cable and then , how long can the cale be? I plan on mounting the FC- 40 on my 60 foot tower and running a sloper wire.
By happy_hamer2001 <happy_hamer2001@...> · #17 ·
FC 40 controll cable
Dar friends, I am using the FC40 with my 857 and 897 under several circumstances. In mobile I tested the FC 40 with 1 3m whip against the ATAS 120. my opinion is: Atas on 20-10m better, FC40 /whip
By dg8jz <dg8jz@...> · #16 ·
Question re: FC-40 and portable antenna
Good morning, I am going off to visit my parents in Alberta next month and thinking of bringing my FT-857 and FC-40 with me. I am planning on using one of the electric fences as an antenna. (The fence
By gkulin <kulin@...> · #15 ·
Re: Digest Number 5
Chuck, With a 102" whip, you get 6 meters through 40 meters. You really want the wire from the tuner to the mount as short as possible, although it will work with just about any lenght. Just remember
By Decossas, Michael <mike@...> · #14 ·
tuner installation
I am thinking of buying a FC-40 for my pickup truck installation and had a few questions. 1.Will the tuner with a 102" whip tune 10 to 80 meters? 2. How long a wire can be used to connect the tuner to
By Chuck Tobias <cltoby600@...> · #13 ·
Re: Can I use a coax from tuner to whip?
Greg: Don't use coax to connect your tuner to the antenna - the grounded shield acts like a capacitor to ground and your tuner won't 'tuner'. You need to make the wire from the lug to the whip as
By JayDoucet · #12 ·
Can I use a coax from tuner to whip?
Hey all, I sold my truck with the 102 inch whip....I had the fc-40 about 3 inchis away from the inside lug of the ball mount so it was perfect for 10 gauge wire from the fc-40 lugs to the ant. Now I
By r0de_runr <r0de_runr@...> · #11 ·
Jeep Wrangler TJ - FT-857D & FC-40
Greeting FC-40 users! I have uploaded some pictures of the setup in my XYL's Jeep Wrangler TJ in the folder "W6SH Jeep Wrangler TJ - FT-857D & FC-40". Although my XYL would probably tolerate me
By JayDoucet · #10 ·
Re: FC-40
I have used the LDG tuner before and it has a much larger span of tuning. You can "make" the LDG tune a non resonant antenna easier than with the Yaesu. The LDG Tuner is capable of a Antenna
By kc9anq <kc9anq@...> · #9 ·
Re: FC-40
--- I just bought a FT-897D- (still in the opened box) being brand new to the Ham World since a novice license in 1967 - I also bought the FC-30 Tuner -(still in the sealed box) A ham from a large
By redhusky69 <MJKalik@...> · #8 ·
Opinions for dockside operation
Hi, Looking for some opinions on operating a FT-857 with the FC-40 dockside portable. After reading the June issue of QST and reading 'A Portable Inverted V Antenna' article, I am thinking of
By kulin@... · #7 ·
FC-40 mobile installation
Well, right now I am using a standard 102" whip. I am still in a testing phase. I have had some problems using a coupler in the Dakota. With the current setup though, the FC-40/FT-857 was receiving
By Decossas, Michael <mike@...> · #6 ·