[Lowfer] Yaesu FT-897

[KD7JYK DM09]

THe only problem I have with my 570 is attenuation from the co-ax, which is
common, co-ax is pretty much an RF short at LF, what's this about a mod,
never had problems with the 570.  Connect the center pin of your feedline
only to the 570 and stations down to the low 30 KHz range come blasting in.

Kurt

----- Original Message -----
From: "PAUL DAULTON" <k5wms at aristotle.net>
To: <w4jbm at bellsouth.net>; <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 16:14
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Yaesu FT-897


: I wonder if your Kenwood 570 requires modification like other Kenwood
:  models.
: To remove the attenuator on BC band and below?
: Some one mybe Andy described those mods.
: Paul k5wms
: -----Original Message-----
: From: Jim <w4jbm at bellsouth.net>
: Sent: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:12:07 -0400
: To: "Discussion of the Lowfer \(US, European, &UK\) and MedFer bands"
:  <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
: Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Yaesu FT-897
:
:
: > A while back someone (I lost the e-mail) posted some positive comments
: > about the Yaesu FT-897 on LF receive. Does anyone have any experience
: > with the FT-897 in the presence of strong AM BC stations?
:
: I use the FT-857. I live West of Atlanta and there are two nearby AM
:  towers
: that cause intermod when I use my simple MOSFET converter or my MOSFET
:  active
: antenna. But with a PA0RDT mini-whip I haven't had any problems with
:  intermod
: or desensing.
:
: One thing I would probably do different (and will probably do at some
:  point)
: is use a low-pass filter on the active antenna. I'd really like to limit
:  my
: active antenna's frequency response to something like 60-500 kHz or so.
:  Right
: now it's usable up to above 10 MHz, so it lets everything in.
:
: But the bottom line is that I'm very happy with the 857. It works better
:  than
: the Kenwood 570 I was using before and better than any of my other
:  receivers
: with a converter in front of them. Very stable and accurate. User
:  interface
: on the 857 leaves a lot to be desired, but I use computer control most of
:  the
: time.
:
: 73 de
: Jim W4JBM
:
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:
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: other, and a puzzled look on his face..."
:
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