The VOX on my FT-920 works flawlessly.
I don't think, as the owner of a FT-920, that this radio is a serious enough
rig for contesting. On the other hand, it is a great radio for rag chewing
and a pleasure to use as a daily rig. It's the best compromise for budget
buyers.
Best 73!
de David Ho, AF4BH
davidho@one.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Milt Jensen, N5IA <miltj@aepnet.com>
To: Bill Aycock <baycock@hiwaay.net>; yaesu@contesting.com
<yaesu@contesting.com>; cq-contest@contesting.com
<cq-contest@contesting.com>
Subject: [Yaesu] Re: [CQ-Contest] FT-920 advice- Thanks
>
>Bill,
> One of the transceivers provided by Yaesu for the XZ1N DXpedition
>to Myanmar last fall was the FT-920.
> In brief, no member of the seasoned group of operators was
>impressed by the operation or of the FT-920.
> To start with, the unit does not have VOX. The only way to key the
>radio without the hand microphone is the front panel MOX button. We were
>using headsets with boom mikes so the hands would be free to computer
>keyboard log, etc. In order to get this radio on the air on SSB, we had to
>sandwich a J-38 hand key between two heavy pieces of cardboard and hold it
>together with duct tape to make a foot switch.
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