[bars] Opinion of FT-857?

[Juan Jiménez]

I'll be darned. Just found out what I bought is an FT-857*D* with the DSP,
60 meters and all the other bells and whistles that come with the D model.
Surprise surprise. This one is definitely a keeper . 🤣🤣

On Tue, Mar 5, 2024, 12:46 PM Juan Jiménez <k1cpr at bd5.com> wrote:

> Picked up the radio in Portland last weekend (pleasant ride on the Amtrak
> Downeaster). Came with the radio w/mike, mounting bracket, detached head
> mount cable and an MFJ-925 antenna tuner that can interface to the radio.
> $450 for the lot. Radio works fine, and was pleasantly surprised to find
> that it's one of the serial numbers Yaesu shipped with the DSP-2 chip
> already on the circuit board. I cleaned it up and I think it's going to be
> a replacement for my FT-840.
>
> 73,
> K1CPR
> Juan
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 8:43 PM Juan Jiménez <k1cpr at bd5.com> wrote:
>
>> Any personal opinions of the Yaesu FT-857 (not the D model, the plain
>> 857) that any of you would like to share. Owners on eHam.net speak highly
>> of it, most are five star reviews. I like the idea of an HF/VHF/UHF/6M
>> all-mode in a portable package. I know there are always tradeoffs in
>> products like this, but I think it would likely make for a rockin',
>> foot-stompin' A-Go-Go Box.
>>
>> 73,
>> K1CPR
>> Juan
>>
>
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