[Yaesu] Re: new member with a ft-101

[R_Davis]

Hi Jeff, There are 4 lamps. The 3 bayonets for the fuse, meter, and dial
then the wire leaded one for the indicator.
I have no experience with Radio101 or getting parts.  Perhaps someone else
on the reflector has.  The accessories are pretty widely available at
hamfests, EBay, etc.

I have never seen a green FT101.  Maybe it was repainted? I have both the
regular matching speaker and the speaker/phone patch.  They and my FL-2100B
match my FT-101E and FR-101D. Even the original microphone (I think the # is
YD-844, it isn't marked) is gray.

Maybe someone else  on the list can shed some light on the color of the
original FT-101.

73's
WD8JJA

> From: "Jeff Crilly" <jlc@myrealbox.com>
> To: <yaesu@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [Yaesu] new member with a ft-101... (Jeff Crilly)
> Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 19:00:07 -0800
>
> Thanks for the info!...
>
> >
> > 2. Can't tell you much about the lamps, I haven't had to replace any
yet.
> > (Where is that block of wood I knock on?) I know the one over the VFO is
> > supposed to be a bear to get to.  I is a 14V, 40 mA wire lead type.  You
> > have to remove the main tuning knob and the escutcheon which is held by
2
> > screws. The other 3 are indeed 16V bayonet types.  I would would check
with
> > Radio Shack.  You might get lucky (R.S. doesn't seem to have much
anymore).
> > Yes I said 3 - There is one for the meter, one for the dial, and one in
the
> > rear near the RF jack which is used as an RF fuse to protect the front
end
> > from damage in the presence of too strong of a nearby signal.
>
> Fyi.. I put in lamps from radio shack .. the radio shack ones were
14v/200ma.
> They also had some that were 240ma.  Seems to work just great.
> (http://pages.sbcglobal.net/jlc/ft-101.html shows them (but please ignore
the
> work-in-progress vistor counter.)
>
> I was able to put the meter and vfo lamps in from the top cover.  The RF
> "fuse" lamp was ok.  I think the schematic calls out four lamps.. I dunno
where
> the other one is.
>
> More questions...
>
> Is "Radio101" in WA history?  Their email on
http://www.qth.com/examples/ft101/ doesnt work.
> (and no phone number listed)
>
> Is there a decent place to get parts?  (e.g. like the square knob tabs
> for the carrier and rfgain pots.)
>
> Also... I notice the FT-101 has a bare aluminum front panel trim ring,
with a
> greenish front panel.  The -B model has a gray panel with painted trim
ring.
> I was able to get the early matching speaker, and I'm wondering about the
> other accessories.. like the YO-100... were these available in the early
trim?
> All the ones I've seen look to be in the later "B" trim.  (ok.. getting
too obsessive with this.)
>
> jeff
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