[Yaesu] Yaesu FT990 opinions wanted

[John Geiger]

I noticed the hiss also with the CW narrow filter, and
also noticed I could eliminate most of it with the
digital filter.  So far, I love the radio, although I
have only had it up and going for 12 hours now.  Wish
it had a XFC key.

73s John W5TD

--- "Kjell W. Strom" <strom.lime at xs4all.nl> wrote:

> Hardy,
> 
> Reduce the highs with the "Digital Filter".
> 
> 73,
> Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI
>  
>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: yaesu-bounces at contesting.com 
> > [mailto:yaesu-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Hardy
> Landskov
> > Sent: 31 March 2007 09:07
> > To: John Geiger; cq-contest at contesting.com; 
> > yaesu at contesting.com; yaesu at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: Re: [Yaesu] Yaesu FT990 opinions wanted
> > 
> > John,
> > I think the FT990 is a good radio all around. I
> did replace 
> > the switching diodes in the front end bandpass
> filters with 
> > PIN diodes and that helped eliminate a lot of
> cross 
> > modulation. My only other complaint is the radio
> has a lot of 
> > IF hiss which is annoying when on CW in a narrow
> filter mode.
> > 73 Hardy N7RT
> > 
> > At 01:05 PM 3/27/2007 -0700, John Geiger wrote:
> > >I have a Yaesu FT990 on the way (supposed to be
> here
> > >Friday) and am looking for any opinions, good or
> bad, about
> how this 
> > >rig does as a contesting and DXing rig.
> > >
> > >73s John W5TD
> > >
> > >
> > > 
> > 
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> 
> 



 
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