[LakelandARC] Re: external monitor for yaesu ft-897d

[George Gafford Sr]

Thanks Tom, I thought it might of been nice to had one if it was able to support it. I'm OK with the way the radio is or would not had bought it.
I was really trying to save another Ham from selling his that is 6 weeks old for only the fact he doesn't like the small display screen on it.
I for one am not selling mind. I like mind too much and I now use it as a back up for HF but is now my main VHF/UHF rig here in the shack.
I did use it once in the mobile back in May on the road trip to Charlotte, NC and then on to Dayton,OH. 
I was able to reach at anytime day or night back to Joy here in Auburndale. So the set up mobile worked great.
Now my FT-950 has a little brother (haha).
Only reason I didn't leave it in the mobile is really 2 reason. 1 it's still under warranty and 2 I had my 706mkIIg fixed ( Bad Relay on the PA) and returning that one back to mobile use as the 706mkIIg has the remote head.
Anyway thanks for your respond and reply.
73 George KI4NBE  




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 From: Tom <larc2 at evanszone.com>
To: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 9:26 AM
Subject: [LakelandARC] Re: external monitor for yaesu ft-897d
 


  
George,

The FT-897D does not support connecting a monitor per-se, only connecting an external FT Meter. Even the FT Meter will only display the single parameter (the one selected using the FT-897D's menu). The only way you could connect an "external monitor" would be to connect a computer/PC over the CAT cable and use PC software like HRD to display information on the screen, but I don't think this is what you are looking for. If you did decide to go the PC/CAT route, be aware that this also disables the ability to us the radio's internal antenna-tune capability, since the antenna-tuner connects via the CAT connection.

- Tom
KJ4WFS

--- In LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com, "George"  wrote:
>
> This is for those that use/have an Yaesu FT-897D
> 
> I know LGD Electronics makes the FT Meter for the FT-897D but I was wondering if there is a external monitor for Yaesu FT-897D like the one you can get for an Icom 7000?
> If there is please let me know I like to get one and I'm also trying to save a friend from selling his 6 week old FT-897D only for the fact he doesn't like the display on the radio it's self.
> Someone please direct me in the right direction.
> Thanks 73 George KI4NBE
>

 
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