>Bill,
> One of the transceivers provided by Yaesu for the XZ1N DXpedition
>to Myanmar last fall was the FT-920.
> In brief, no member of the seasoned group of operators was
>impressed by the operation or of the FT-920.
> To start with, the unit does not have VOX.
Milt, my 920 has VOX on it and it works absolutely beautifully
with my Heil headset. You sure you had a 920???
> It does not have any extra filters or facility for adding extra
>filters. This lack was extremely evident during the CQ WW CW contest and
>the many times this radio was used on CW during the tree week stint in
Yangon.
You can add a 400hz or 250 hz CW filter, and has the narrow button right
up front....
>It was never used on 160, 80, or 40 Meters as it has no facility for a
>separate receive antenna input.
I really am beginning to think you guys did not have a 920. Not
only does it have a receive input with an RCA jack on the back,
but it also has a second SO-239 for antenna "B"........
> I would not recommend this transceiver as a serious DXpedition
>radio nor as a serious contest radio.
My 920 is in no way related to the one you guys had :)
Bob - KF9YH
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