On 6/26/2021 12:23 PM, K9MA wrote:
I've only had the radio a week or so, but I'm disappointed in it in many
respects. Now, I'm a CW contester, and I'm fussy, so many others will
probably not mind what I see as shortcomings. On the other hand, a lot
of these issues would concern any serious CW contester. There's no
question that the basic performance of the radio, like receiver dynamic
range and transmitter IMD, is excellent.
How do you know that? Has someone competent measured these quantities?
Other recent (last 5 years) Yaesu products have been notorious for bad
splatter on SSB, and have been notorious for clicks for decades.
Here's my list:
1. Very loud relays in QSK with separate rx antenna (much quieter with
common tx/rx antenna)
2. Lack of per band power setting memory
3. AGC allows too much audio variation, no setting (this is strictly a
personal preference)
4. Clarifier with ring control far too sensitive, even with 5 Hz steps
What's a "clarifier?"
5. CW Sideband changes when changing bands (?)
6. Panadapter lacks averaging mode option
A spectrum display that can't do good averaging is next to useless, and
a marketing ploy.
73, Jim K9YC
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