[Fourlanders] FW: [Mw] Panadapter for the FT-817 using the Funcube Dongle

Scott Spencer scott at nn4w.com
Mon Dec 12 20:19:09 PST 2011


Give it up Jim,

Just get an Elecraft K3 with the P3 Pan Adapter!

Scott
NN4W



On Dec 12, 2011, at 10:41 PM, Jim Worsham wrote:

> Compare it to the Pan adapters on the K2 and other rigs.  Look at what SDRs
> are doing today with color waterfall displays, etc.  Yaesu really screwed up
> on the DMU IMHO.  Too many gadgets like logbook, world map, etc. and not
> enough useful features like a color pan adapter with waterfall.  Anyway, I
> dumped the DMU (already sold it and got most of my money back out of it!) so
> I am now looking for something to replace it and this dongle thing is
> looking better and better.
> 
> 73
> Jim, W4KXY
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rogers, Ron [mailto:RR124640 at ncr.com] 
> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 6:09 PM
> To: wa4kxy at bellsouth.net; 'Fourlanders'
> Subject: RE: [Fourlanders] FW: [Mw] Panadapter for the FT-817 using the
> Funcube Dongle
> 
> What's wrong with your current DMU ?
> 
> 
> Ron 
> ________________________________________
> From: fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com
> [fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Worsham
> [wa4kxy at bellsouth.net]
> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 1:02 AM
> To: 'Fourlanders'
> Subject: [Fourlanders] FW: [Mw] Panadapter for the FT-817 using the Funcube
> Dongle
> 
> Check this out.  I am wondering if this might be the solution I have been
> looking for to add a pan adapter to the FT2000 replacing the POS DMU.  Any
> thoughts?
> 
> 73
> Jim, W4KXY
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: microwave-bounces at lists.eclectechs.com
> [mailto:microwave-bounces at lists.eclectechs.com] On Behalf Of Paul Wade
> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 1:14 PM
> To: microwave at lists.valinet.com; newsvhf at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Mw] Panadapter for the FT-817 using the Funcube Dongle
> 
> N1JEZ did a paper at Microwave Update 2011:
> "A Panadapter for the FT-817 using the Funcube Dongle"
> 
> 
> it works great for microwaves and weak signals.
> 
> the paper and my PC board may be found at:
> 
> http://www.w1ghz.org/small_proj/small_proj.htm
> 
> 73
> paul
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