[Yaesu] Ft-847: Good Rig??

Wed, 16 Oct 2002 10:46:07 EDT

I don't know about the complaints they have with it, especcially on HF.=20
But for the June and September VHF contest I used one side by side with a=20
706MkIIG and my Kenwood TR9000. I know through use, how the 706MkIIG and=20
TR9000 compare to FT100D's and some other radios, including some dedicated=20
monoband rigs.
    And I find the FT847 to be a GREAT VHF/UHF rig. From a location where I=20
was, I was picking a LOT of signals including several repeaters on the next=20
hill. I didn't notice any problems as far as swamping, etc. it was the best=20
VHF rig I've had out on the contests by far. I found it to be easy to use an=
d=20
that was before I got the manual to read.=20
    Using it to monitor HF and SW at home with a 20M hamstick, from a pretty=
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bad RF location, it works pretty good. I have to turn on the ATT a lot for=20
local signals.
    I admit, I haven't gotten used to using their filter system to really=20
narrow up the signal, but I can only guess that the people who don't like it=
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haven't either.
    I'll try to get the TS2000 for use in the contests next year and maybe a=
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side by side comparision and let you know.

73's and whatever rig you like to use, whatever mode, See you in the contest=
!

Tom Popp
KA=D8TP
Clackamas, Clackamas County, Oregon CN85
[email protected]

In a message dated 10/16/02 6:46:29 AM Pacific Daylight Time,=20
[email protected] writes:

<< Subj:     Re: [Yaesu] Ft-847: Good Rig??
 Date:  10/16/02 6:46:29 AM Pacific Daylight Time
 From:  [email protected] (W3CDE Jerry L.)
 Sender:    [email protected]
 Reply-to:  [email protected]
 To:    [email protected] (Gary R)
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 The replies on the subject seem to be the most convoluted that
 I have seen on the reflector in quite a while.  Non owners
 telling how bad the receiver is...  NO ONE has yet to said
 what their problem was!
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 For what is is worth, being an owner of one of the fine pieces
 of equipment, the only problem with the receiver is the broad=20
 (2.5 KC) filter supplied with the receiver.  However, if you
 know how to use the PBT and filters IN THE RECEIVER you can
 eliminate much of your problems. Being I usually do CW, I put
 in a 250 HZ CW filter and a 1.8 KC SSB filter.  The receiver
 is a quiet receiver with low noise generated internally in the
 IF.  Many people look at this as poor sensitivity.  The actual
 sensitivity when put on a good signal generator is very good.=20
 When attached to an antenna, you hear the antenna noise and
 what ever else may be there.
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 All you need to do is go to the ARRL web site and download teh
 QST eval and the full lab report to see where it stands.
=20
 Jerry
 W3CDE
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 Gary R wrote:
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 > It seems that the consensus on the 847 is that it has poor performance
 > on HF however, folks around me using them for 6m, 2m, 70cm can't speak
 > highly enough about the rig. I suspect edward is right, the 847 was
 > built mostly for SATCOMM and VHF/UHF use. From my experience it works
 > real well above 50Mhz and the current versions don't seem to suffer some
 > of the problems the early ones did. Also, side by side comparisons of
 > 847's to IC-746's (not pro's) here show the 847 hears much better on 6m
 > and 2m.
 > 73.
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 > John Geiger wrote:
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 > > I think he is saying the receiver sucks pretty bad (it
 > > does), but if you put their $150 filters in it (over
 > > priced), it only sucks.
 > >
 > > 73s John NE0P
 > >
 > > --- Gary R <[email protected]> wrote:
 > > > well I have no idea what he's saying here....
 > > >
 > > >
 > > > salers wrote:
 > > >
 > > > > I had ever a used  FT-847,Yes, it has a very bad
 > > > receiver,but if
 > > > > it replace the filter, it will much better then.
 > > > >         73! Xu
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Tom Popp
KA=D8TP
Clackamas, Clackamas County, Oregon CN85
[email protected]