News, Updates and Other Minutiae
Help wanted Can anyone help identify a piece of music from the 70's? See the home page for the details
November 2021 A desk lamp mod (well, more of a bodge) - halogen to LED conversion using LED strip. Find it under the 'Misc' category.
August 2021 The Simple DDS VFO has been updated to add band change functionality. It is on it's own page in the homebrew menu.
June 2021 Battery Monitor project updated and finalised.
May 2021 Added another Rant about the scabby manuals that come with stuff these days. Added page and files for a 3d printed box for the Noise Canceller courtesy of Gary VK6GS
January 2021 Paypal button added to Noise Canceller page. Updated the PK3 programming adapter - some spare pcb's available.
Privacy Policy uploaded. It may be viewed at the Privacy Policy link in the footer. As of October 2017, I will be asking for a donation in exchange for providing custom modified code for my projects to help keep this site available. GPDR and all that stuff In accordance with various bits of legislation around the world, either currently in force, about to come into force or proposed, you will now find that annoying "We use cookies" notice at the top of this website. The full Privacy Policy is available at the Privacy Policy link in the footer at the bottom of the page. (If you don't know what GPDR is, Google it. Real scary shit for ANYBODY with a web presence.)
FT757 Battery Replacement
Replacing the battery in an FT757 in pictures
While hunting around the internet, I came across a document in French by Denis F4ANN about replacing the battery in an FT757 rig.
While maybe not homebrew strictly speaking, we are taking something apart, doing some soldering and putting it back together again (OK, technically it is 'repair work'). As I have an FT757 sitting on the shelf awaiting it's turn on the bench, I decided to translate it into English and put it into the 'information depository' for later. I also asked Denis's permission to put it on my website, which he agreed to. Rather than write it up as a web page, it is available to download as a pdf below. I figure others may want to store a copy locally rather than having to keep refering to a website they may forget where they saw it. One thing Denis did, was to replace the original battery:-
with this type:-
He also moved it to a more convenient location, should it ever need replacing again. This information may also be useful to anybody disassembling an FT757 for other repairs. Download the PDF file here (you will need to right click and "save link as" or what ever is required by your browser): FT757 Battery Replacement
