I purchased a Yaesu FT-857D transceiver about a month ago and am highly
disappointed with it. I would like to describe my problems and see if anyone
has
had the same experiences. If someone does have and have resolved the
problems I would appreciate knowing what was done. My basis of comparison is
a
Yaesu FT-747 which I have had for a long time and was previously using as a
mobile rig in my Saturn automobile. It did not have the problems I am about to
describe when the NB was turned on. By the way, the FT-857D has the SSB filter
mod. The preamplifier in the FT-857 is turned off and the unit so far has
only been used on 20 and 40 meters.
Problem 1: Significant degradation of a desired signal by an S8 or above
signal 3 to 3.5
Khz above or below the desired signal.
Problem 2: The Noise Blanker in the FT-747 removes all the ignition
noise. With the FT-
857 Noise Blanker set at maximum ( or any lower level)
the ignition noise level
is unacceptable and during acceleration an S6 level
signal is masked by the
noise. As stated this does not occur at all with the
FT-747.
I plan to present my complaints to Yaesu but before I do I would like to
know if anyone has discussed these problems with Yaesu and what was the
results. I would really appreciate hearing from someone.
Thanks, Cecil Easley KC6L
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