Fw: [Fox_Tango] Yaesu FT-101's

[nino]

----- Original Message -----
From: "nino" <nino.paglialonga@tin.it>
To: "Zap" <zap@columbus.rr.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Fox_Tango] Yaesu FT-101's


> Hallo Chris,if you need to update your obsolete rig and to make it
> compettitive with modern rig (except synth and LCD display) you can make a
> lot of mods an add-ons,such as RF notch, PBT,IF shift ,no--loss cw extra
> filtering,panoramic adapter and so on, visit www.qsl.net/iz7djr.
> Best 73,Nino,iz7djr
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Zap" <zap@columbus.rr.com>
> To: <fox_tango@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 7:54 AM
> Subject: [Fox_Tango] Yaesu FT-101's
>
>
> > 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
> >
> >
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