[Yaesu] Re: Yaesu Digest V1 #322

[Chris Victor]

Hi Ray, Congrats on your new investment!!

What was the 'total' shipped to your door price ended up to be?

Chris K6SUY.



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>
> Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 20:54:34 -0500
> From: Ray Dabkowski <rayd@en.com>
> Subject: [Yaesu] FT-847 CAT Woes...
>
> Got home today to find the long-awaited FT-847 in a UPS carton on the front
> step.  Before even pulling off the styrofoam blocks, I decided to read the
> manual over dinner.  I was enjoying the excellent documentation until I got
> to the CAT page.  Get this... there is NO OPCODE TO RETRIEVE OPERATING
> FREQUENCY! or to load/save memories, or even to return current mode!  What
> gives?
>
> The manual mentions using the rig with 3rd party software for contesting
> and logging -- obviously not with this major oversight!
>
> I'm hoping it's one of 3 scenarios:
>
>    (1) The documentation is wrong (acceptable scenario)
>    (2) The opcodes are hidden (fair scenario)
>    (3) A ROM upgrade is planned (poor scenario).
>
> If it's none of the above, it will be shipped back.  Please, Yaesu, tell me
> is isn't so! I hope a rep from Yaesu can jump on here and tell me I'm
> wrong.  I don't want to start false rumors about what has been, until now,
> a dream rig.
>
> 73 de W8RD - Ray (rayd@en.com)
>
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