[Yaesu] FT857 or FT857D?

[Ronald KA4INM Youvan]

> Can someone please tell me why my new FT857D which I received today has only
> FT857 stamped on the ID plate on the back of the radio. The box and
> operators manual say FT857D . Are they all that way or did I get an older
> model that someone installed the DSP and is calling it "D" . Thank you,

  I don't know the rig, but is/was an INTERNAL AC power supply made for
it?  If so, the D or DC would mean it is a DC powered unit, the nameplate
never shows this, it is changeable by it's addition.
   The FT-990 is an example of this.
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