Yesterday, I tried my 4m QRP transverter on TX with the FT817ND. It said "HI SWR" on the FT817ND. Not sure what was going on, but it is probably something simple, like a dry joint.
I was very pleased with the results yesterday on 4m FT8 RX with just the 40 MHz antenna.
If the fault really is trivial, I am undecided about the erection of a 4m halo. Such an antenna would give me access to 4m.
2 comments:
Roger,
The "HI SWR" you got from the FT817ND when using your transverter could this be down to there being no 5v on your FT-817ND connector and maybe you modified your orginial FT817 to provide 5v on the either BNC or SO-239 antenna?? Looking at you circuit diagram you marked RF + 5v ??
Just a thought?
Jason
M0NYW
Yes, you could well be right!!
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