[VHFcontesting] 847 comments

[Ed Parish K1EP]

At 3/16/2007 12:10 PM, aa4zz at aol.com wrote:
>Bill W4GRW put the INRAD filter in his 847 and it made it a much better radio as far as stong signal performance is concerned.


I put the Collins filter in mine.  I still sold the radio at the first opportunity I had.  Unless you were into satellites, I didn't feel that the radio was anywhere near contest grade.   It lacked things like VOX and an SWR meter.  Close in performance was lousy.  My memory is not that great, but I didn't think that the Collins filter helped much.  Inrad might and probably was better.


>73 Paul AA4ZZ
> 
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>Sent: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 9:56 AM
>Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] 847 comments
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>The QST review of the FT847 specifically mentioned how
>poor the receiver was under contest conditions.
>
>73s John W5TD
>
>--- "Joshua M. Arritt" <jarritt at vt.edu> wrote:
>
>> al goss wrote:
>> > I totally disagree with you comments.  My 847 was
>> a great rig--used in 
>> > many CW contests, a few SSB Tests...no problems
>> from adjacent STRONG 
>> > stations.
>> > Was a 847 blast "in your opinion",  every radio
>> coming off the line is 
>> > different.
>> FB Al.  Glad your 847 is a good one.  Yep, it's true
>> that there are 
>> differences between same-model rigs as they roll off
>> the line.  Perhaps 
>> the one we used was a bit flaky. 
>> 
>> And I certainly don't claim my comments on the radio
>> as gospel -- in 
>> fact, I will gladly disclaim them as petty nit-picky
>> opinion, yes!  
>> Despite my report of a poor contest experience with
>> the rig, I really 
>> like the 847.  It's a very versatile and capable
>> radio for the price.  
>> If I was in the market for such a rig, I wouldn't
>> dismiss it despite my 
>> comments. 
>> 
>> > .....
>> > Same for 706's ;  lots of bad one's with all sorts
>> of problems but 
>> > most the guys have nothing to compare it to.
>> I'd make the same poor selectivity comments about
>> the '706.  But again, 
>> versatility to price, it's a handy rig.  Certainly
>> not the most ideal 
>> contest radio. 
>> 
>> 
>> > Won't go into what I am using...makes no
>> difference.  Perhaps you 
>> > should state "in my opinion" in future.  My rig is
>> "in demand" but I 
>> > find lots of problems with it...some may be due my
>> location in the city.
>> > 73 k2erg FN13
>> >
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