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My KR-400RC has issues also. most of the time turning clockwise it gets to about 30 degrees north then the needles takes off anticlockwise till it hits south and wont turn no further. I can stop it sometimes by hitting the CW button rapidly until it turns back. Anyone come across this and found a fi...

Yes. What it is the UDO4YA will do digital on FM and AM modes. Ssb is done via the data socket using a stereo plug. Its simple to make using the mic and speaker outputs from your pc. On the speaker line i put a 1k ohm resistor because a direct connection is too much audio therefor the radio will not...

Thanks heaps Joe. will email him and go from there.

Wasnt too keen to put my fingers inside with all the smd in there. Trying to find the guy gordon mentioned but only found RF Solutions at Albany Creek. That the party your thinking of Baz?

I am wondering if any body knows of a good radio repairer in the brisbane area. What has happened is i was programing my handheld which was plugged into my pc and the handheld went into tx which was abot 2 feet from my Yeasy FT847. Earlier i was using 70cm and working fine but now no tx or rx on 70c...

Ok thanks. Ill look at both you mentioned and go with one of those. Appreciate all you help. Let you know how i go. Thanks.

Hi Dave. After trying a few things i found that the setup with the 6 pin plug will do oacket rtty etc on any band so as you mentioned about the stereo plug for HF wsjt its also the same on all bands including vhf and uhf. The sereo plug is used for any mode using ssb or cw mode and the 6 pin plug is...

I might buy a 6 pin socket from jaycar and use the mic for starters and if all is well maybe find a way to test the 6 oin socket on the radio.

Will be for 2 and 70 meteor scatter / ae.

Yes it is connected with the 6 pin plug into the pkt socket. Frustrating. I been through the menus and tried all i can think of and even send the cable back to uk for replacement thinking thats where the problem was but the new cable is the same. Be unlikely to get 2 faulty cables.

Tried volume on the pc from zero and slowly adjusted to full and nothing. Definately have sound out of the pc i plugged a speaker into the same socket and had sound so something im missing maybe

I cant find any setting like that John VK2MUS. Do you know if there is a setting to do that?

Hi. I have a Yaesu FT847 i want to use with WSJT. I have the settings in the software ok as it recieves and switches the radio into tx and i can see in windows vista that there is audio at the speaker jack on the pc. But the problem is no audio seems to be getting transmitted. Am i missing a setting...

I have one of those in the shed. Used it for years turning 4 element on 15mtrs 8element on 2 and 20 element on 70cm and never died. Still works great so its a spare for any future antenna additions. Great rotator.

Hi Wayne. I have HS-5 Kenwood headphones. Had mine for about 20 years. They work fine on cw feel pretty comfortable to wear. I have tried padded ones over the years but always pick up the HS-5 whenever I want headphones. Just feel better all round. Cheers.

Thanks Barry. I remember Brian very well. Was a very active ham that helped many. I think from memory he also done a stint with DSE for a time. Cheers

In the next week or so ill be on 52 mhz with a 4 element yagi calling regularly on 52.100 so anyone looking for a contact on 52 mhz ill be there often and hopefully more will join me. Cheers Wayne VK4NWH.

I think that $75 for the amount of entertainment and fun communicating with fellow hams local and around the world in many different way and the fun of experimenting with new ideas and technology is really not asking too much. $75 for a tank of fuel lasts you maybe 1 week, $75 for your licence last ...

Hi Tony. I replaced mine in the sm20 and I bought them from jaycar for about 1.25 each. Cheers. Wayne.