Review of the Yaesu FT-1900R by KB1THM. Sorry about the somewhat poor video quality.
Video Rating: 5 / 5
This a review of a Yaesu FT-817 Solar Powered Go Pack. I built this solar powered case for my FT-817 radio so it can be used portable without the worry of power and keeping it self contained. It’s all contained in the case so it can easily be taken to a picnic, on holiday or attached to the backpack for a QRP adventure. Total cost for all the bits excluding the radio is about 0-0 (most bought off Amazon). solar powered ham radio
Video Rating: 4 / 5
@bugattifan1001 true true 🙂 have you used the pack out in the field yet ?
@jjbravesfan depending on what you want.
the rig’s are almost the same, the ft-817 is very small, 5w internal battery. and the ft-857 a little bit bigger, AF dsp, 100w no internal battery. other wise they are identical.
the 897 is pretty much identical to the 857 but it can have an internal power supply and a battery or two batteries. and is a bit bigger also. all three nice little radios. 🙂
Hey OM…
This is an awesome idea. I have been entertaining the idea of purchasing one of these little wonders and after watching this vid; i have made up my mind. I still dont understand how the solar panel and batt charger work, i still need to do some more reading on the subject but WOW.
Are you selling these kits? Let me know id def purchase one. Of course i am referring to the case, panel and all minus radio. Did you think of adding a Z100 tuner?
73 de Frank
@tsunamiortega Thanks for you comment. I don’t sell them I just put this together as a project for myself. If you look through earlier comments you’ll come across a parts list that may help you.
I did not consider using a tuner as I have a tuned end fed 40m dipole antenna.
Feel free to ask any more questions if you have any.
Cheers,
Martin.
That is top class you have done a fantastic job well done – now watch the manufacturers ripp off ur ideas and make all the money from them – How many volts is the battery ? tnx.
@RIDDICKorigional Many thanks, the battery is an SLA 12v.
Cheers, Martin.
Excellent Job, Well done. Obviously allot of thought and preparation was put into the project
73s from the States,
Ron
KB3VEW
@ThePauperPrepper Many thanks for your comments Ron. 73s from Cape Town, South Africa.
Nice work!
Great job,will start on mine soon
@n8zee Thanks, please post when you are finished.
Very meticulately done, wow, it looks better than something you would by from a store (if someone did make it commercially).
Peter
KC2ZXL, USA
Thanks Peter.
@DJChakzilla Thanks!
WOW, well thought out and executed! You obviousy spent a good amount of time on this. Well done sir!
Cheers!
K9EZ
@THEBossSound Many thanks for your comment.
Cool)))
Nice work.
@MrM2hb Thanks for the feedback.
OH！ great！ from JO7TYU
Thank you for the video! Congratulations on the backpack, it looks like you’ve thought of everything. Well presented, too. 73 from VE3TWM.
@ikebukurosunshine60 Thanks for your feedback.
@twmckim Many thanks, appreciate your feedback.
Nice work and good video presentation to… tnx
@jimawhitaker Thanks for you comment and watching.
Yeah just about any 2 meter radio is going to get hot after talking for a while, doesn’t matter what brand you have. I actually found your video informative because I was trying to see how much of a heat sink this model has, looks pretty sufficient.
Maybe U Can answer this question for me I bought an FT-1900r after I put in PL TONE and i turned off my Power Supply I lose the pl tone to keep the pl tone in radio do I have to leave the power supply turned on or am i doing something wrong to save pl tone if i need to leave the power supply on wil it hurt power supply
@beast6228
i have had mine for almost a year. the hottest i have seen it get is about 149F. i added a fan and it never gets above 105F.
good radio and good price.