[Yaesu] Anyone with FT-100 impressions?

[Sean Warner K0XQ]

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From: Geos Major <hfshack@hotmail.com>
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Sent: 22 July, 1999 13:38
Subject: Re: [Yaesu] Anyone with FT-100 impressions?


>
> Consensus of ECars Ops running mobile:
>
> For mobile ops the ICOM 706MKIIG is the winner hands down. It has proven
to
> be much more reliable, stable, and the noise blanker really works. Also,
> little or no knob/menu fiddling is needed to use it while on the road.

Without breaking into a long winded dissertation.........


Well, having tried both, I thought both were reliable & stable. I thought
the Icom was a little more user friendly than the FT-100, but once I got the
hang of it, I found the FT-100 to be relatively simple to use, at least to
the extent that it didn't prove to be a distraction while on the road.

I do differ with the gentleman above in at least one respect-I think the
noise blanker on the FT-100 is vastly superior to the 706MKIIG. This also
holds true with the DSP, IMHO.

I ended up buying a FT-100, 3 months on the road, no problems, nothing but
good to say about it so far.

73 de K0XQ Sean


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