[Yaesu] FT100D vs FT920

[Lee Noonan]

The FT920 is a beautiful LARGE QUIET Radio....
I recommend it to Everyone.... and so do other owner- Users.
Its also a Large-Good Looking- Very Heavy-Easy to Use- the BEST Readout -
Well, as You can See, I love Mine...
Its noise blanker works well - along with everything else.....

Lee VK2LEE


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Ogden" <na9d@speakeasy.net>
To: "John Geiger" <johngeig@yahoo.com>; <yaesu@mailman.qth.net>;
<ft100@yahoogroups.com>; <ft-100@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 4:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Yaesu] FT100D vs FT920


> on 11/8/02 1:59 PM, John Geiger at johngeig@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> > I am currently running a FT100D as my main (only) rig.
> > Part of the reason I went with the FT100D was the
> > reputation of its NB.  I have alot of line noise at my
> > QTH, and the power company has been useless so far in
> > doing anything about it (no surprise there).  THe NB
> > on the FT100D is very effective in removing most of
> > the noise.  It will take s6 noise and completely
> > remove it.
> >
>
> The FT-1000D's noise filter is amazing.  I have bad line noise
occasionally
> and it takes it right out.  I just got my power company to fix a problem.

> > Interested in a FT920, though.  Has anyone used both
> > radio and can tell me how they compare?  How is the NB
> > in the FT920 as compared to the NB in the FT100D?  Is
> > it as effective?  How do the receivers compare in each
> > radio?  I have found the receiver in the FT100D to do
> > surprisingly well in contest environments.  I
> > understand that the FT920 is much less menu driven,
> > with larger buttons.  I am more interested in
> > performance comments.
>
> The 920 isn't anywhere near the performer of the FT-1000D.  It's a
mid-tier
> radio and you can tell that in the price.  I think it's just a triple
> conversion RX while the 1000D is a quad conversion.  I think the 1000D has
> much better IMD and blocking performance.
>
> Go dig up some old QST reviews and compare performance between the two.
> When looking at specs, don't worry about sensitivity.  The bottom of the
> line rigs and the top of the line rigs all have the same sensitivity.
What
> is important is dynamic range and blocking dynamic range.  Also, if they
> publish any IP3 or RX intermod specs, that is critical too.  What
separates
> a top of the line from an entry level rig is not what it can receive in a
> quiet band, but what it can receive in a very crowded, noisy band.
>
> 73,
>
> Jon
> NA9D
> -------------------------------------
> Jon Ogden
> NA9D (ex: KE9NA)