[Yaesu] Re: [CQ-Contest] FT-920 advice- Thanks

[David Ho AF4BH]

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 at one.net

-----Original Message-----
From: Milt Jensen, N5IA <miltj at aepnet.com>
To: Bill Aycock <baycock at hiwaay.net>; yaesu at contesting.com
<yaesu at contesting.com>; cq-contest at contesting.com
<cq-contest at contesting.com>
Date: Thursday, March 18, 1999 10:58 PM
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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