[Fox_Tango] FT-101EE 11M -> 12M
Davis_R
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Mon, 31 Mar 2003 08:41:58 -0500
Sorry Deon,
I have no experience with the 301.
Maybe someone else on the reflector can help???
Rick, WD8JJA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Deon Erwin" <[email protected]>
To: "R_Davis" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>;
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Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 8:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Fox_Tango] FT-101EE 11M -> 12M
> The FT-301 also has an 11m band. Is there a similar modification to use
it
> on 12m?
>
> Deon ZR1DQ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "R_Davis" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
> Cc: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 6:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fox_Tango] FT-101EE 11M -> 12M
>
>
> : Hi Pete,
> :
> : The very early FT-101s came from the factory with 11 meters enabled.
Later
> : ones were disabled a very high-tech method called a jumper wire. This
> short
> : brown jumper was wired between wafer 8 and wafer 9 of the band switch,
in
> : the 11 meter postion, and should be visible through the "window" in the
> : shield covering the bottom of the bandswitch. Access can be obtained by
> : turning the rig upside down and remove the bottom cover. The window is
a
> : little less than halfway from the front panel to the rear apron over the
> : bandswitch. In the manual, the illustration showing the bottom view
> refers
> : to the window as T-105. All that need be done is to cut the jumper.
> CBers
> : refered to this as "cutting the ambilical cord".
> : I suspect that you have a rather "rare" FT-101EE, as I have never
> personally
> : seen one that did not already have the jumper cut, Hi Hi, including
mine.
> : You shouldn't have to align anything except maybe to touch up TC-20 for
> the
> : 12 meter crystal.
> :
> : 73 and God Bless.
> : Rick, WD8JJA
> :
> : ----- Original Message -----
> : From: <[email protected]>
> : To: <[email protected]>
> : Cc: <[email protected]>
> : Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 2:00 PM
> : Subject: Re: [Fox_Tango] FT-101EE 11M -> 12M
> :
> :
> : > According to the manual, inside the front cover, the 11 meter position
> is
> : > receive only. I would ASSUME that if you wish to activate the
transmit
> : > function, you will have to make a circuit change. However, by looking
> at
> : > the schematic, I can't see anything that is specifically prohibiting
> : > transmit on this bandswitch position. I do see that the 11 meter
> : > position is common with the 10 meter adjustments for most of the
> : > bandswitch positions. This might be part of the problem, in that
moving
> : > to 12 meters puts the frequency of operation is closer to 15 meters
than
> : > 10. There might be a mod to change the bandswitch wiring to place the
> 11
> : > meter position with the 15 meter position instead of the 10 meter
> : > positions. You just might not be able to get enough drive with the 10
> : > meter coils/capacitors.
> : >
> : > Ed
> : > K1ZOK
> : >
> : >
> : > On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 10:59:07 -0500 "Pete Thompson"
> : > <[email protected]> writes:
> : > > Hi,
> : > >
> : > > I'm new to the group and have an FT101EE question...
> : > >
> : > > I recently obtained a crystal to substitute for the 11m crystal to
> : > > put
> : > > the rig on 12m. I saw a mod on one of the other FT101 related web
> : > > sites: http://www.printlife.co.nz/radiomods/yaesu/yaesuft101.html
> : > >
> : > > This mod implies that after simply switching the crystal, the user
> : > > was
> : > > able to TX and RX on 12m. My FT101EE does not seem to support TX on
> : > > the
> : > > 11m band switch position - is this normal. It seems to be
> : > > configured
> : > > like the WWV position - RX only.
> : > >
> : > > Does anyone know what the story is here?
> : > >
> : > > Also, I assume there is a simple mod to permit TX in this switch
> : > > position if other FT101's do it???
> : > >
> : > > Thanks
> : > >
> : > > Pete, N3EVL
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