Dug out my 817 today and discovered there's no TX power Wouldn't have minded as much if i had been using it at the time but was only using it for RX, It spends most of its time packed away and is only used for the odd camping trip, Its an early model (Not an ND) Version) Apparently early versions had a habit of blowing finals if batteries were left in, Something to do with the final self oscillating, Mine doesn't have batteries in it, Not a clue how the final blew when it was sat in a cupboard not being used.
Getting a low carrier on a nearby radio, So certainly looks like the final has checked out
My yaesu FT-817 it go pop
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Re: My yaesu FT-817 it go pop
hf, uhf, vhf? Everywhere?
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Yup all bands and modes, Also tried a factory reset thinking i'd accidentally adjusted one of the settings
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Re: My yaesu FT-817 it go pop
Just remembered i heard some distant lightening crashes on HF Lastnight so i unplugged the antenna, But worst case lightening would take out the front end not the final,
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Re: My yaesu FT-817 it go pop
Read this thread earlier .
Just looking on knights used list and the only HF set they have is ,,, yes a ft-817.
Quick Google and wiki mentions the pre hd needing batteries removed too .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaesu_FT-817
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Just looking on knights used list and the only HF set they have is ,,, yes a ft-817.
Quick Google and wiki mentions the pre hd needing batteries removed too .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaesu_FT-817
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