[Yaesu] FT-920 Production Bugs?

[Allan W. Schlaugat]

On Fri, 20 Mar 1998 08:13:12 GMT, allanws@werewolf.net (Allan W.
Schlaugat) wrote:

>I hope to purchase a FT-920 soon. I have heard comments from locals
>who have the 920 experiencing problems with the radio. These are:
>
>>1. Not full 100 watts out on all bands.( about 90 to 100)
>>
>>2. Antenna tuner when tuned, there is less power out than out of the circuit.
>>
>>3. The display comes up a bit dim and takes about 5 minutes to full.
>>
>>4. The audio on the digital voice recorder sucks.

(snip)

Thanks to everyone who posted and E-mailed opinions and thoughts on
the 'bugs' with the FT-920. I got many responses and most of them told
me that the 'problems' aren't serious enough to worry about.
I especially enjoyed the http://www.wm7d.net/hamradio/ft920.html web
site! Excellent resources if you are considering buying the 920.

It looks like my only concerns are the CW keyer and the SSB IF filter.
This looks like something that may be solved with the third-party 1.8
Khz filter from INRAD. As for the CW problems, hopefully they are
taken care of in the latest production runs.

I pick up the new 920 this week. :-))  Again, thanks to all who
responded.

73    Al


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Allan W. Schlaugat            Albertville, WI  USA
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Amateur Radio: N9ISN            APS: #186089
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