[Fox_Tango] Yaesu FT-101's

Zap [email protected]
Sun, 8 Sep 2002 01:54:12 -0400


Hello,
    I am new to the list here, so I'll introduce myself first.  I'm Chris,
N9WIV, a college student at the University of Cincinnati.  I have recently
acquired a FT-101B that needs a little bit of work.  I also may have the
opportunity to get a FT-101E inexpensively, but it has greater problems.  I
was curious if anyone might be able to help me diangose/explain the fix for
the problems.
    The FT-101B was given to me by a friend, who had rescued it from past CB
usage.  I was curious about acquiring the proper crystal(s) to bring all the
10m band segments back to normal.  I also was curious about the different
options available to me, if the rig has soft finals (lower output as you go
up the bands).
    The FT-101E seems to have a bit more severe problem.  The receiver seems
to work just fine, but when the heater is turned on the finals do not even
light (driver does however).  I made sure it wasn't the tubes, although
these finals seem soft as well.  Other than this, the radio seems to be in
excellent shape and has a SSB filter installed that the 101B does not have.
Given the pricing of the fix, I am curious to see if this radio is worth
buying to fix up.
    Any help with these radios is greatly appreciated.

73,
Chris, N9WIV