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Old January 31st 06, 10:33 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.equipment
Joe S.
 
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Default Yaesu FT-857D question

I just completed the installation of an FT-857 in my truck. My previous 857
and truck were lost in Hurricane Katrina.

This installation went along just fine but something is not happening.

I set up the antenna menu for the rig to use the ATAS-120 on HF and 6; I
use two antennas -- the ATAS-120 on HF and 6, and a dual-bander on UHF-VHF.
I went through all the setup steps according to the manual.

As I recall, when I changed bands, or when I moved more than approx 10khz on
HF, when I hit the PTT button, the display said WAIT until the ATAS-120
tuned itself then the rig transmitted. It's not doing that -- I can copy
signals and the ATAS-120 seems to be tuning, but, when I try to transmit,
the display says SWR and I don't see any power output -- and, I don't see
the WAIT indicating it's telling me that it's tuning the antenna.

Can someone help me out here?

Thanks.