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Re: [Yaesu] FT-857D POWWER OUTPUT CONTROL

Subject: Re: [Yaesu] FT-857D POWWER OUTPUT CONTROL
From: DGB <blueheron@Bayland.net>
Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:31:27 -0500
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It is the expressed as the value in watts out.

Ralph Beverly wrote:
> After 35 years of hamming, I've decided to go mobile to appease the 
> condo-Nazis.  I purchased the 857D and installed it in one vehicle, with the 
> other one to follow soon.  Perhaps I'm just stuck on stupid here, but I can 
> not find a way to adjust the power output on a given band.  My FT890AT and my 
> FT847 both have concentric knobs, with the inner one labeled "Mic Gain" and 
> the outer ring labeled "RF Out".  The 857 has none.  I've been through the 
> menus and the closest thing I find is Menu 075, a Maximum Output, per Band 
> menu.  The manual makes no mention (that I can find) about adjusting power 
> output.
>
> It is a must for me to run the rig mobile at a lower power level without 
> frying the electronics on the automobiles.
>
> Also, does anyone know what the value represents the displayed number in Menu 
> Mode 075?  A value is displayed and is supposed to represent the maximum 
> power out for each band .  But is the value expressed as watts or a 
> percentage of maximum power?  Page 109 of the manual is of no help.  For 
> example, if I'm on 6M, and activate Menu 075, it displays "50".  Fifty what?
>
> Love the size and flexibility of the 857D, but methinks Yaesu has crammed a 
> few too many features into the limited space, some at the expense of others, 
> like Power Out knob. 
>
> de, Ralph W4REB        W4REB@arrl.net                             
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