[VHFcontesting] 100D vs 857D

[Eric Smith]

And, that real cool built in "beacon" feature... the three
preprogrammable CW messages, recalled at the touch of a
button... At least the "big brother portable" FT897 has
that...
Eric
KB7DQH

On Tue, 4 Jul 2006 15:04:51 -0600
 Nate Duehr <nate at natetech.com> wrote:
> 
> On Jul 2, 2006, at 7:53 PM, Richard Cook wrote:
> 
> > I am thinking about one or the other.
> >     100D or 857D
> >     For 6-2-440 SSB mobile.
> >
> >     Other than the known 100d final issues, what would
> be your choice?
> 
> The FT-857 has the ability to set the SSB and FM audio
> levels  
> separately, which is a plus for multiple-ops without
> having audio  
> that is way overdriven on FM, etc.
> 
> Also the FT-857 does have a "transverter" mode that will
> assist with  
> tuning, although I've never used it.
> 
> Finally it has a mode the other poster may not be aware
> of that you  
> can "stretch" the frequency display out so it's covering
> the whole  
> screen, so the size of screen issues really aren't a big
> deal.
> 
> Great filters are available for the FT-857 as add-on
> features, as  
> well as the TXCO option for frequency stability.
> 
> There are some reported issues with oscillation on 6m on
> the FT-857  
> YahooGroups list - not an "epidemic" but the early non
> "D" models  
> seem to have the most reports.
> 
> In all, it's a nice "evolutionary" upgrade from the
> FT-100D.
> 
> --
> Nate Duehr
> nate at natetech.com
> 
> 
> 
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