The Yaesu FT-897 has been around since about 2002…they’ve sold thousands of them and they are still popular today. The FT-897 is pretty much a ‘shack in a box’ covering all the HF bands plus 6,2 and 70. Yaesu, at the time of writing, still have all the details on their website here…so I won’t […]
LSASS at 50% CPU or more in Windows 7
Are you still running Windows 7, like me, but find your computer unbearably slow? If so, it might be an intermittent problem but is likely to be present for a few minutes after booting up. First of all, make sure no programs or applications are running…especially Google Chrome. Make sure you have a list of […]
Kenwood / Trio TS-900 Extender Card
If you have one of the older classic transceivers, servicing and repairing them can be a real pain without the service manual…and the necessary extender cards, to lift your desired board clear of the others. Service manuals are normally easy to find on line, but the extender cards are rare. I’ve managed to assemble sets […]
Peerless K040MRF Midrange Speaker Repair
These units were actually repaired before I did the UHER Elite Series car speakers. Again these are from the late 1970s…maybe the early 1980s. At the time, the Peerless K040MRF and the doped version, were thought to be some of the best sealed midrange units on the market. I built a pair of speakers using […]
UHER Elite Series Car Speaker Repair
Way back in the mists of time, the late 1970’s to be precise, yours truly used to drive a Tahiti Blue Austin Allegro Mark 2, 1300 4 door saloon with boot (reg EWL 481S). Built in stereo systems and speakers were far from normal then; most cars had a hole you could use for your […]