Radio backpack

A radio backpack based on Yaesu FT-857

Leszek Jakubowski

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Description

The goal of this project is to get a radio backpack with a tuner, panorama view, and digital modes. Among other features I'd like to have a tuner, panorama view, digi mode interface.

Components

1 × Yaesu FT-857 radio
1 × LDG AT-7000 tuner (any LDG tuner for icoms should work)
1 × an Arduino board

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Instructions on github
Leszek Jakubowski • 10/29/2017 at 19:18 • 0 comments

Cleaned up the code a bit. Published instructions on Github.
Tuning controller HW prototyping done
Leszek Jakubowski • 10/21/2017 at 18:56 • 0 comments
Prototype hardware works. One button push to:
1. change Tx power to 8W
2. start tuning
3. press PTT
4. restore original Tx power when the tuning cycle ends
Next up: code cleanup, hardware soldered together.