[Yaesu] Another FT857 mystery

[Jim Gerke]

FT100D comes standard with:
 500 Hz CW filter ($149 option for FT857)
 High stability oscillator ($89 option for FT857)
 DSP ($59 option for the FT857)
 Wide-band receive (n/a for FT857)

Adding those three options would add $297 to the price of the FT857, making its
"normal" cost nearly $1100 (ignoring the free DSP and mail-in rebate) compared
to the FT100D's $899.

Hope this helps.

73, Jim, K5QL


Mike Clarson wrote:
> 
> I started looking at the FT-100D right around when the 857 was coming out.
> So I waited--maybe the 100D would go on closeout. Stopped thinking of it for
> a while--keep my trailing edge stuff going a while longer. Looking again.
> The 100D is now on closeout, but at $150 more than the 857. I cannot
> understand. OK, CW filter and wide range rcvr, but that does not seem like a
> $150 difference. Any ideas? --Mike, WV2ZOW
> 
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