I don’t like linear amplifiers and I find my little Yaesu FT857D almost always puts out a hard, clean and clear signal that is good enough. I’ve never doubted the brave little radio would pull me through. Until Sunday. Earlier the day I worked the Unions End expedition organised by the Adventure Radio Club [click…
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CTCSS Tones For Older Radios
Jay my old Yaesu FT-480R is now operational on tone-protected repeaters! (Ed: Almost!) From my bad location deep in the pits of Sandton I can just reach the Sandton repeater (145.700) up on the water tower near Wm Nicol Drive if I look north, and if I look south I can definitely reach the ZS6TJ…
Yaesu Interfaces
OM Doug Defty ZS1DUG from the Cape asked me what software and hardware I use to interface my Yaesu FT-857D and this is the reply I sent him: Hello Doug, hows the Cape! Lets tackle the software first: I started using Ham Radio Deluxe as my main package this past weekend. The main reason is…
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Measurements Abound
My radio and antenna collection is finally getting some rest, and my focus for this month has been power. Yes, getting enough 12 volts into all the boxes. My original Yaesu FP-707 Power Supply (the one that originally came with my FT-707) went Missing-In-Action (yup we live in South Africa) during the moves from my…
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Sounds Better
Comparing my two rigs, I was under the impression that my older Yaesu FT-840 had much better sounding audio than the new Yaesu FT-857D. This is strange for me, and counter-intuitive, as I thought the newer radio would perform better. I also have to mention that I have a selecion of antennas to choose from,…
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My FT-840 is not resisting
I am out on a limb here. Most of my friends use Kenwood or Icom radios but I love Yaesu radios, they talk to me (pun not intended)! It might have something to do with the fact that my first rig many years ago was a Yaesu FT-707 with tuner and PSU and everything and…
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On The Roof
I picked up a nice sun tan on Saturday and it was unintentional. I just unpacked my radios after many years, I renewed my SARL membership, and I was ready to go! But … no antennas. So out of the house, survey the environment and check with the XYL about the limits of aesthetic encroachment…
