Mailbag September 2024 -Part2- DVI video connection for the FT710

This Mailbag September 2024 part-2- blogpost is a combination of a mailbag video and info about the FT710 video output. (Yes i know i published this 7th of October, i have little backlog in my mailbag postings.)
The Yaesu FT710 has a small touchscreen. One of the nice features of the FT710 is that also a monitor can be connected using DVI-D cable to display this screen. There are also report from FT710 users that use an DVI-D to other video format cable. However this is not recommended by Yaesu as it can damage the FT710 (Also a mouse can be connected via USB)
I already use a monitor (via HDMI and a HDMI switch) for my laptop a Raspberry PI and other devices that also has an (unused) DVI-D input.

	In a local shop i found a DIV cable for 2.50 euros/ So i did buy it. However... This was not the right DVI cable. The four pins next to the horizontal pin should not be there .........
	DVI-D cable from china (AliExpress)
	This is the correct DVI-D connection (AliExpress cable above)
	For my FT710 a cheap  simple computer USB mouse (less than 2 Euro at the Action in The Netherlands).

And the result...
I can (also) display the Yaesu FT710 screen on my monitor screen.

Using the Monitor input selector switch (on my monitor) and a small HDMI switch i can select between different devices that can be shown on the monitor:

Monitor Input Selector	HDMI switch	Device selected
VGA	-	(currently) nothing connected
DVI	-	Yaesu FT710
HDMI	Input 1	Laptop
HDMI	Input 2	Raspberry Pi

When the laptop is not selected i can still see the screen of my laptop itself that i normally use as my secondary screen (when on my desk connected to the monitor). The screen of the Yaesu FT710 is always visible on the Yaesu FT710 device itself and big on my monitor screen when selected.
(For the mouse on the Yaesu FT710 i use a separate second mouse.)

Mailbag September 2024 -Part1- Yaesu FT710

Almost end of September. Time for my September mailbag posts, that will be divided in several parts. (and some will come in October) This is Part1 about the Yaesu FT710 Radio - Tranceiver.

	FT710 AESS Tranceiver Only the packaging will be shown in this blogpost.  For those who want to see the device itself, there are many pictures and YouTube videos on the internet.  I expect i will make other blogpost whowing more of this device.
	Some additional items for the Yaesu FT710
	The power supply that i did buy for the Yaesu FT710
	Antenna switch. Not really needed to use this device. However i liked it very much as this switch allows to select between multiple antenna's and multiple tranceivers. (Also a dummy load , VNA or (SDR)radios can be easy selected when connected.
	A monitor ( With DVI-D connector) can also be connected to the Yaesu FT710 . I already had a monitor with this input. More about this in the next mailbag blogpost.

Mailbag August 2024

August 2024 has not finished yet and i am still expecting some items!
However i already want to publish this mailbag post.
This time the items came from Amazon, (not from Aliexpress )

	Book SDR Software Defined Radio
	Book radiotoday guide to the  Yaesu FT710
s s	Screenprotectors for a Yaesu FT710 radio

Testing Outdoor 2 meter Antenna

This is a 2 meter antenna i have temporary mounted outside for testing purposes. It is connected to long thin coax cable. With the coax-cable i can reach the vna connected to my computer. So i included it in the series of quick antenna tests.

See below the result:

Testing RH770 Antenna

 Also from AliExpress i got this RH770 Antenna

The length is adjustable so it is possible to do some tuning.

I did test it on full length.

Testing Abree AR771 Antenna

I also have 2 Abree AR771 Antenna's from AliExpress

They both look the same. See picture above. (Perhaps it are fake clones). Below the results of these two antenna's.

Testing another Aliexpress Antenna

Below the results of the measurement of another Antenna. 

I did buy this antenna some time ago on AliExpress.

Testing Quansheng Antenna

When testing the gate fence antenna (see a previous post) i also wanted to compare the measured result with some other antenna's. This is the result of a quick measurement of an antenna that came with of one of my Quansheng 2m/70cm radio's.