[VHFcontesting] [VHF] Yaesu FT991 upgrade

[Allen Oldfield]

It's too bad Yaesu didn't decide to make the FT-991 more like the FT-847
(and its predecessor) and include: 

a) Four separate outputs (one each for HF, 6M, 2M and 432MHz) and 

b) Four separate "keying" functions for each output

 

Adding those two features to the FT-991A would make it the ideal radio for
me.  Including the ability to add a Panadapter to the would be.astounding.

 

73,

Al - W9KXI

FN12ne

 

Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2016 23:58:41 -0400

From: Jim Worsham <w4kxy at bellsouth.net>

To: John Geiger <af5cc2 at gmail.com>

Cc: yaesu reflector <yaesu at mailman.qth.net>,      VHF reflector

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Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] [VHF] Yaesu FT991 upgrade

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Yeah, I looked at this at the Huntsville hamfest this past weekend.  Very
nice.  I just wish there was a way to put that screen on a larger external
monitor.  There is a lot of stuff on that small screen.

 

73

Jim, W4KXY

 

Sent from my iPad

 

> On Aug 23, 2016, at 2:27 PM, John Geiger via VHF <vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu>
wrote:

> 

> Yaesu has just upgraded the FT991 to the FT991A which features a real 

> time bandscope/waterfall-like on the Icom 756 series where the audio 

> is not muted while the bandscope is going.  So far I think it is the 

> only HF/VHF/UHF rig to have one. Certainly makes it more attractive in my
mind.

> 

> See:  http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/4991.html

> 

> 73 John AF5CC

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