... S- ... The Yaesu folks at the ARRL SW Division convention this weekend said they expected shipping to start in 8-10 weeks. Bill...
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nezbrun
Aug 20, 2002 7:15 am
... I see that the spec on 70cm has gone down to 10W when on internal batteries. Not really enough for what I wanted to use it for. I could just get away with...
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ORNurse362
Aug 21, 2002 1:28 am
I emailed Yaesu USA Customer Service with some questions about the FT897. Here are the paraphrased questions and the answers: (1) In the FT897 ad in the Sept...
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Michael W. McGinley
n0jvt
Aug 21, 2002 2:54 am
... From: ORNurse362 To: FT897@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 8:28 PM Subject: [FT897] Some Thoughts on the FT897 I emailed Yaesu USA Customer...
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Pres Waterman
cardealers
Aug 21, 2002 12:56 pm
Question for Wall Street: "What will the Dow-Jones Index be on my next birthday?" WOT? You can't tell me yet? The SHAME! Thanks Pres Waterman W2PW c/o...
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kyradio@...
kyradio101
Aug 21, 2002 1:29 pm
If you already own the 817 AND either FT 100, Ft 847 OR Icom 706-2G,746 why would you be interested in spending another $1400 or so on a radio ( FT 897 ) that...
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ORNurse362
Aug 21, 2002 2:02 pm
... next ... And your point being ... wot? Mebbe your attempt at logic is far too subtle for the likes of me. I fail to see the connection you strain to make...
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David Harris
wb1bpv
Aug 21, 2002 2:21 pm
Ain't duh english language grate(lol)!!! ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs ...
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mwbrooks42
Aug 21, 2002 5:46 pm
I, for one, don't have those other radios. I'm considering the 897 for my first multi-band rig because I like its degree of flexibility. It's small enough to...
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chipk7ja
Aug 21, 2002 6:11 pm
I am not able to respond to further postings regarding this thread, but due to the e-mail address security on this site, I regrettably am unable to reply...
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chipk7ja
Aug 21, 2002 6:12 pm
Wow. . .it still ate my e-mail address. With further apologies to the group for the bandwidth, Dan, it is c dot margelli at vxstdusa dot com Cordial 73 de...
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dell glennard
dellglen2000
Aug 21, 2002 8:38 pm
personally i think expression american english is a contradiction in terms...dell ... From: "David Harris" <wb1bpv@...> To: <FT897@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
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David Titus, KB7ILD
kb7ild
Aug 21, 2002 9:24 pm
read the fine print in the ad.. it tells you what the 'box' attached to the left side is ;) ..and i'll give you a clue.. the fine print says something like...
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Ed G.
mirage341ze
Aug 22, 2002 12:51 am
... Huh? Your email address was listed, both in the header info and at the end of the nice response you posted. Thanks, BTW. Ed WB6SAT [Non-text portions...
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David Harris
wb1bpv
Aug 22, 2002 6:42 pm
... That adds a really nice touch. ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs ...
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windsaloft2000
Aug 23, 2002 11:36 am
Has anyone heard if the 897 will have support for the neat ATAS-100 antenna? Apologies if the question has been answered before. W4CX...
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David Harris
wb1bpv
Aug 23, 2002 12:28 pm
The FT-897 is advertised on the back page of September's QST, however, after checking about 30 different Ham Radio store websites throughout the country, none...
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Siu Johnny
vr2xmc
Aug 23, 2002 1:52 pm
Hi, The specifications are now given in the website of Yaesu Japan. Apart from the standard specifications, please note the following: standby current 500ma...
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Emil E. Hrivnak
eeh16827
Aug 23, 2002 3:01 pm
The VX-7R was in the magazines 2-3 months before it hit the distributors. Be patient. N3EH...
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km4ba
Aug 23, 2002 4:46 pm
... Two large reasons: - Integral Battery packs - Clip on (compact) tuner The 897 with 2 batteries and tuner are far smaller and better packaged than the...
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w4wb
Aug 23, 2002 6:22 pm
... Yes, the 897 will operate with either the ATAS-100 or 120. 73 de Barry - W4WB...
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bbadger
Aug 23, 2002 9:35 pm
... Thats not bad at all. I wonder what receive current with headphones is? Probably around 550ma, which beats my HL50B + FT817 -- and has internal batteries....
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Jim Tittsler
jim7j1ajh
Aug 24, 2002 6:46 pm
Standard has several FT-897s at this weekend's Ham Fair in Tokyo, including one with the bottom panel removed so you could see the twin battery packs. ...
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theperryds@...
g4yvm
Aug 24, 2002 11:28 pm
subscribe [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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w4wb
Aug 25, 2002 3:06 am
This is a copy of Budd's posting on HFPack. Tnx Budd! 73 de Barry - W4WB From: W3FF@a... Date: Sat Aug 24, 2002 7:01 pm Subject: FT-897 Brochures ......
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kb1flr
Aug 25, 2002 1:14 pm
Hi All, I spoke at length with Chip, K7JA, at the Boxboro Regional convention about the 897 and he confirmed what Budd, W3FF, reports. They are in production,...
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Pres Waterman
cardealers
Aug 25, 2002 8:54 pm
... ... Great post, Budd. Laws, I wish I was there with you. I attended Ham-Fair '99 and hope to go to 2003. How fun it would have been if we had met there ...
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Ed G.
mirage341ze
Aug 25, 2002 9:37 pm
... Speaking of Chip, I emailed him with an FT-817 type non-technical question last week. Hadn't heard back from him. Is he an extremely busy guy or maybe...
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w4wb
Aug 26, 2002 12:09 am
... <snip> ... Hi Ed, Pres (just one "s" though) uses interesting spellings at times. Rest assured that "Attila" wasn't with him this weekend! After all, ...
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wb6mlc
Aug 26, 2002 5:03 am
... non-technical ... busy ... interesting to ... compact ... at the ... Hi Ed, I was also at SeaPac last June, and I guess I missed that lil' keyer Chip had....
