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Yaesu FT-817 QRP UK to USA

Myself and friends were experimenting QRP in Sussex when we had a nice suprise on 5 watts.

June 12, 2012/18 Comments/by

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G4MOF says:
June 13, 2012 at 3:04 AM

Nice contact!
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honigmonster says:
June 13, 2012 at 2:41 AM

Congrats Ian,

Bet it was worth the burnt sausages mate hi hi

Nice copy, there’s nothing as exhilirating as working QRP. It’s a real adrenaline punch.

73s de Steve DL1YAL
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G0POI says:
June 13, 2012 at 2:13 AM

Thankyou for the nice comments, I will try and post up another short vid of the FT-817 in action…

73s and good luck..

Ian.
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frankie7200 says:
June 13, 2012 at 2:10 AM

Hi , nice video.
how to connect your ant??
cable or others??
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pspbarry says:
June 13, 2012 at 1:39 AM

VERY GOOD i love QRP Barry M6PEC
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damianmcsorley says:
June 13, 2012 at 1:21 AM

Would have liked to see the antenna Cheers Damian
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damianmcsorley says:
June 13, 2012 at 12:24 AM

Would have liked to see the antenna, bit of a QRP boy myself
Cheers Damian de 2e0sfx
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oz1ttt says:
June 12, 2012 at 11:36 PM

the ft 817 does a very good job, i have worked many USA stations and also japan with only 5 watts into a inverted dipole for 20m
so far 77 countries worked qrp with my ft 817 Nd

it really works !
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gogalicio says:
June 12, 2012 at 11:03 PM

QRP stateside with SSB man! Champion!
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radio1ban says:
June 12, 2012 at 10:21 PM

Oh! Very nice QSO UK, USA.
Good luck.
JE3MLV
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QRPisFun says:
June 12, 2012 at 9:33 PM

Nice QSO Ian!
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G0IFI says:
June 12, 2012 at 9:32 PM

Bet you do even better this year, now old Sol’s perked up a bit. I’ll be out bike portable on 10 metres this summer Es season, hopefully.

I remember my little girl hassling me mid-qso like that! You sort of miss it when it ends.

73
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kc8ntp says:
June 12, 2012 at 8:44 PM

Nice contact. With the SWR you had, I would bet that the little ft-817 had folded-back to a lot less than 5W — that makes it even more impressive! FT-817 and FT-857/97 is notorious for a very aggressive protection circuit.
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Denny692k7 says:
June 12, 2012 at 7:44 PM

Hi Ian,

Just wondering how high you had the antenna up…? I’m looking to get an 817 and this video just makes me want one even more…!!

Cheers

M3HSJ
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DirkChesterfieldEsq says:
June 12, 2012 at 7:37 PM

Impressive.
I want one now.

Cheers,
KE4VVF
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kieranreeves says:
June 12, 2012 at 7:32 PM

wow impressive and he has high swr might want a bit of tuning done
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Hannah Jackson says:
June 12, 2012 at 7:19 PM

i have 817 superb radio……. hilarious middle of the calling asking for sausages
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ottyflyer1 says:
June 12, 2012 at 7:03 PM

Gotta get myself an ft 817 now.
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