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- Wed May 17, 2023 9:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: First QSO's
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3460
Re: First QSO's
Yes, ~18’ counterpoise into a ZM-2 tuner into FT-817
- Wed May 17, 2023 8:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: First QSO's
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3460
Re: First QSO's
I finished my first successful activation this afternoon! If you contacted me, thanks a lot! 18 contacts with 5w and some speaker wire!
- Fri May 05, 2023 2:16 am
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: Should I sell this FT-817?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2789
Re: Should I sell this FT-817?
So, the sotabeams filter arrived today and I sit down and open up my 817…… and there sits a 300hz Collins CW filter. Did I not know what I was looking at when I opened it the first time? Did I simply forget? Have I shifted into another parallel world line where, in this reality, the filter was alway...
- Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:04 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: Should I sell this FT-817?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2789
- Fri Apr 28, 2023 1:49 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: Should I sell this FT-817?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2789
Re: Should I sell this FT-817?
did you consider this filter ? https://www.sotabeams.co.uk/ft-817-filter-module-ssb-cw/ not the same as the collins, sure, but the price seems reasonable and the filter may help improving CW reception... and then maybe you'll find a collins filter in a future further infos https://kd0hbu.com/2022/0...
- Thu Apr 27, 2023 8:44 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: Should I sell this FT-817?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2789
Re: Should I sell this FT-817?
Right, I kind of love this thing. I don't have enough experience to know if the lack of a 500 or 300Hz filter is going to make my POTA life hell. Seems like in the last 5 or 6 months some Persons With Capital probably bought up all the remaining Collins filters for sale to hoard. I just got on the t...
- Thu Apr 27, 2023 2:19 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: Should I sell this FT-817?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2789
Should I sell this FT-817?
I am really digging this radio, really my first HF transceiver, and I like that I can use all-modes on VHF and UHF - however: I bought it used from an estate sale ebayer - It does not have a CW filter. The articles I've read about finding the Collins filters and making your own are all 6+ months old...
- Thu Apr 20, 2023 2:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: First QSO's
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3460
First QSO's
Hi I'm a little overly excited and wanted to tell yall I made my first couple of QSO's hunting parks yesterday - I worked two stations in three parks on SSB on 20 and 40m, and one station on two bands with cw and: 1. I did not catch on fire, 2. my radio, antenna, and home did not catch on fire, 3. n...
- Fri Mar 24, 2023 2:52 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: Hi I'm new - some QRP questions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1596
Re: Hi I'm new - some QRP questions
Makes perfect sense thank you
- Thu Mar 23, 2023 5:33 pm
- Forum: Questions & Advice
- Topic: Hi I'm new - some QRP questions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1596
Re: Hi I'm new - some QRP questions
Thank you Skip! This is all good info, especially the 2nd Sunday ARC meetups.