[1000mp] Re: [Yaesu] A phone call to Yaesu

[Art Searle W2NRA]

I had an FT107M too.  I loved that Tan colored rig.  One of my favorite 
rigs.

73,
Art
W2NRA

William Diamond wrote:
> Comparing an FT107M (great rig) to a modern day reduced performance for a
> smaller size is about like 88 blazer to a 2005 blazer, it just ain't the
> same and never can be.
> 
> Very few of the Tech people at the big 3 are hams nowadays and only know
> basics and are only permitted to say what their management programs them to
> respond with.
> 
> Any other statement would be a breach of implied performance.
> 
> Lawyer, so sue me talk.
> 
> My opinion only
> 
>   William J. Diamond
>  Rogers, Arkansas USA
> Ham Radio Operator WRØT
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: 1000mp-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:1000mp-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of n3drk
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 3:25 PM
> To: John Geiger; 1000mp at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [1000mp] Re: [Yaesu] A phone call to Yaesu
> 
> John,
>      the problem is not you but the attitude with Yaesu. This is why they
> are losing business. You like others have taken the time and expense to call
> Yaesu and ask a simple question before your purchase and it is quite
> humiliating to be treated in such a manner. Makes you feel real good doesn't
> it John! After all you were speaking with a "technical" person and you are
> just a lowly ham radio operator.
>      I purchased a Yaesu Mark V almost two years ago and in the manual it
> states that the rig will load up at full power into an antenna with a 3:1
> swr. Above that the rig will reduce the power. The person you spoke to just
> may not be that knowledable. If you know the persons name you spoke to refer
> him to the manual and then see what he says. He may know as much as he
> thinks he knows; consequently him putting you to shame. Perhaps he is not a
> ham operator and does not know as much as we know!
> 73s
> n3drk-john
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Geiger" <johngeig at yahoo.com>
> To: <yaesu at mailman.qth.net>; <yaesu at contesting.con>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 1:54 PM
> Subject: [Yaesu] A phone call to Yaesu
> 
> 
> 
>>I just got off of the phone with Yaesu Tech support,
>>and am some discouraged.  I also think they just lost
>>a sale.  I have been considering getting a yaesu
>>FT857D to use for VHF/UHF and some mobile work.  I was
>>a little wary of this model as I know that the FT857
>>and FT897 had problems with the audio clipping if the
>>SWR got above 1.5:1 or so, as the power is rolled
>>back.  I thought that maybe this problem was fixed in
>>the FT857D model.
>>
>>The gentleman I spoke with in tech support made it
>>sound like it isn't a problem at all (although my ears
>>say different) and made it sound like I must be crazy
>>to even consider running a radio into a 2:1 SWR.  He
>>said that is what antenna tuners are for, but that
>>isn't always practical in a mobile setup.
>>
>>So, are we becoming a bit too SWR phobic?  I used to
>>run my FT100D into a 2:1 SWR with no audio problems.
>>It would roll back the power a bit, but the audio
>>wouldn't cut in and out.
>>
>>And is there a new radio that I can get that will
>>actually work with a less than flat SWR? I know now
>>that the FT857D isn't for me because some of my mobile
>>antenna have a **GASP** less than flat SWR.  Heck, the
>>Yaesu FT107M used to say in their ads that it would do
>>75% power out into a 3:1 SWR.
>>
>>73s John NE0P
>>
>>
>>
>>
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