[VHFcontesting] [VHF] Yaesu FT991 upgrade

[Ron Klimas WZ1V]

Just designed and built a band decoder 
interface for my FT-991 to add that capability. 
4 band-dependent TX ground keying and 
4 control outputs for coax relays. Article 
forthcoming in September NEWS-Letter. 
-73 Ron WZ1V

----- Original Message -----
From: "Allen Oldfield" <aoldfiel at stny.rr.com>
To: <VHFcontesting at contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2016 17:17:03 -0400
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] [VHF] Yaesu FT991 upgrade

> 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
> 
>       <vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu>,    vhf contesting
> <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
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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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