[VHFcontesting] [VHF] Yaesu FT991 upgrade

[Bob K0NR - email list]

In case you missed it, the "old" FT-991 is still for sale at a 
discounted price.

Gigaparts (and others) have it for $959
http://www.gigaparts.com/Product-Lines/HF-6M-VHF-UHF-Radios/Yaesu_FT-991.html

73, Bob K0NR

On 8/25/2016 4:19 AM, Ron Klimas WZ1V wrote:
> 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>
>>
>> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] [VHF] Yaesu FT991 upgrade
>>
>> Message-ID: <3B40D1D0-C7BD-4704-A9F2-F5BA15C9F5C7 at bellsouth.net>
>>
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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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