Mobile Installation of Yaesu FT-857D & ATAS-120A Active Tuning System on 2006 New Beetle TDI

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This is a video of my Yaesu FT-857D and ATAS-120A installed on a 2006 New Beetle TDI. It's purpose is to show you some of the capabilities of the Yaesu FT-857D and ATAS-120A Active Tuning Antenna System also made by Yaesu. I have installed the radio using the Separation Kit from Yaesu for FT-857D and it has been working like no other. I am so pleased with this system that I may get a second set for field operations such as portable or during when I am hiking. If you have any question about my setup, or if you're having problem with the ATAS, drop me a note, and I will do my best to give you some pointers. I spent many weeks perfecting the installation and right now, I have zero issues with ATAS.
There are lots of information out there on the Internet but the important ones I found by experimenting. If you're on the fence about this setup, don't because it works really well. RF grounding braids are very important - I think they are the most important than any other types of grouding for the ATAS. Fortunately, I have a unibody vehicle which makes grouding a bit easier. However, if you have a body on frame vehicle like SUV or pickup truck, I would really ground multiple points underneath the vehicle.
73 from Pete KC2ZXL

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@kc2zxl 13 лет назад

@GunFanactic Control head is mounted on a bracket that's part of the Separation Kit. Separation bracket is mounted on a alumnum bracket that's been cut from a longer "L" shape piece bought from a hardware store. Basically, the separation kit comes with small nuts and bolts which I used to mount the plastic bracket onto the aluminum by drilling two holes. Then the control head slides onto that bracket. Hope that answers your question.

@nr3rful 12 лет назад

You really really helped me. I had trouble tuning on some bands. Everyone was telling me it must be the ground. I did not know about the service menu values. I changed them according to your info and it works beautiful now. Can't thank you enough. I was pulling my hair out. 73

@kc2zxl 13 лет назад

Thank you for the comment Phil. When I had issue with ATAS, I scoured the Internet for answers as well as calling Yaesu numerous times without a real good answer. I was able to address my issue therefore thought I share it with our HAM community. Pete KC2ZXL

@kc2zxl 12 лет назад

I use a ATAS-120A which is made by Yaesu (Vertex Standards); have been pretty much trouble-free for the last two years. Lately, I have been having issue with picking up alternator noise due to corrosion on the Diamond mount which was resolved by adding a short 1" grounding braid from the base of the mount onto the set screws (behind the rear of the bracket).

@ROB-M0LOL-VK2OMG 11 лет назад

hi mike,the reason your display is saying init, is becouse you have just told it in the menu that you have a antenna and you want it to tune all hf and 50hhz, so when you first push tune the antenna goes all the way to the top then to the bottom and after that the radio will bleep and you can push tune once more and from then on it should tune to every band, hope this helps mate,

@andrewlord2592 10 лет назад

Learnt something new about swr values, hopefully 20m will tune up ok once i have experimenting

@wayne487msc 10 лет назад

Bob, what microphone did you use to make this video? Very distinct and crisp audio. Thanks, Wayne, K4VSI

@JohnGuillorykf5qeo 11 лет назад

I got the FT-857 with a Little Tarheel-2.

@KOVintageTech 8 лет назад

Peter, Thank you for this video. I am ready to order the set up similar to yours. I have a mini cooper and I THINK my antenna set up will be similar to yours. I have a hatchback like your beetle. I had planned to use the ATAS 120. What kind of duplexer did you use? And did you need to tie your hatchback to the car boy using ground webbing? Any advice you can give me now that you have had this setup for a while (5 years??) Did you have to order the separation kit separately?

@43bobbyg 6 лет назад

This is very well done an great video job as well as narrative. This is very pertinent an relevant today again great video an sound presentation.

@frankgaravito1671 2 года назад

Do you use a plastic washer between the antenna and bracket?

@robertfernandez4516 8 лет назад

Hi Peter, can you elaborate on that duplexer pls? I have the same rig and ATAS 120 for my Tacoma truck. Does the duplexer allow you to tx/rx 2m/440 on the ATAS or do you need another antenna? I am also having some issues with grounding. I've used a couple of those grounding straps you show on my hood. Where else should I apply them? I am mounting the ATAS on the left rear tail light with a custom steel bracket that comes out between the tail gate and the stop light. Recommendations are welcome. Thanks!!

@javierpolendok5mhc 6 месяцев назад

NICE SET UP AND GREAT VIDEO

@kenocon1 13 лет назад

hi good work Bob great video thanks for posting.Ken EI4IU

@quadrant2005 11 лет назад

Hope this is helpful to someone Duplexer in the video is the DIAMOND MX-62M HF & 6m/2m/70cm Duplexer

@rrt08 11 лет назад

Very nice setup.

@TJackSurvival 10 лет назад

This video is incredibly helpful. Will this radio Tune to another antenna like an external Auto Tuner does? Anyone? Thank you!

@ruybermejo 9 лет назад

No, auto tuner only w/ATAS, with othres screwdriver antennas you neer an antenna matcher, like MFJ-910 or manually. :/

@GunFanactic 13 лет назад

How did you mount the head in your vehicle?

@kc2zxl 13 лет назад

Thanks Bob!

@buzzingadventures1980 8 лет назад

Nice setup

@m6bob 13 лет назад

Great video M6BOB

@patrickslevin6424 9 лет назад

How about some squelch!

@RobBob555 8 лет назад

squelch on HF SSB ?? lol you are an idiot !

@patrickslevin6424 8 лет назад

Yes, learn to love the hissssssssssssss

@RobBob555 8 лет назад

Patrick Slevin you don't use squelch on SSB you plumb ..

@M70ACARRY 5 лет назад

@@RobBob555 duh! you can if you want.

@olechuga2 6 лет назад

Sir, respectfully, what you have is a very expensive amateur radio, hooked up to a very expensive screwdriver-type antenna. The radio's antenna can go up, or down, from the radio because that YASEU ATAS antenna was made especially for the YASEU FT-857D. So what? I can still hear alot of noise coming in thru your radio, even after you were playing with the antenna by use of your radio. What you should've done was to "cutoff" the background noise with your squelch rotary dial. Don't feel too bad ---> I've got the same YASEU FT-857D. I am waiting for a different antenna system with a TRAM unit. I surely hope I didn't go "off the reservation" too much in purchasing that YAESU. Friends have advised me that I would have been lightyears ahead with an ICOM with D-STAR programming. I'll have to wait and see. My $1,000.00 + radio is pristine new, but if I can't make it work properly, I will have to sell it as "used"! What an extremely expensive lesson to learn the hard way!