[Yaesu] Ft-847: Good Rig??

[John Geiger]

Hi Dennis,

Had a FT847, and it is a piece of junk!  It is
especially terrible on HF.  No selectivity at all in
the receiver-could easily hear stations 5 KHZ away
from the frequency I was on.  Also lacks very basic
things found in todays rigs like a SWR meter, and a
memory keyer.  For the price it is a complete rip off.
 I wouldn't pay more than $500 for one.  At the price
for a new one, you would do much better with a Kenwood
TS2000-much better receiver, with built in filters
(you will need them in the FT847, and they come at
$150 a pop), and more features.  For the price of a
used FT847 I would recommend a used Icom 756 or Icom
746.  Less menu driven, and much better on HF.  The
756 will also give you dual watch, if you are not
interested in 2 meters.  The Yaesu FT920 also gets
very high feedback, and it is in the same price range
as the FT847.  Saw a used one the other day for $700.

In my opinion, the FT847 was a total embarrassment as
a replacement for the FT736-now the FT736, that was a
VHF radio.  I am currently using a FT100D which runs
rings around the FT847, but as you mentioned with the
706, it is extremely menu driven.
--- Dennis DeMarco <dennisdm@earthlink.net> wrote:
> I 'm looking to replace my ICOM IC-706 MKII G with a
> rig that is not so 
> menu-driven and have been considering the Yaseu 847.
> 
> Is it worth the price? How easy is it to operate? I
> would mainly use it for 
> 20 meters through 10 meters and maybe 40.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Dennis KA3QOT
> 
> 
> 
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