At 3/16/2007 12:10 PM, aa4zz@aol.com wrote:
>Bill W4GRW put the INRAD filter in his 847 and it made it a much better radio
>as far as stong signal performance is concerned.
I put the Collins filter in mine. I still sold the radio at the first
opportunity I had. Unless you were into satellites, I didn't feel that the
radio was anywhere near contest grade. It lacked things like VOX and an SWR
meter. Close in performance was lousy. My memory is not that great, but I
didn't think that the Collins filter helped much. Inrad might and probably was
better.
>73 Paul AA4ZZ
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: n5ten@yahoo.com
>To: jarritt@vt.edu; vhfcontesting@contesting.com
>Sent: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 9:56 AM
>Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] 847 comments
>
>
>The QST review of the FT847 specifically mentioned how
>poor the receiver was under contest conditions.
>
>73s John W5TD
>
>--- "Joshua M. Arritt" <jarritt@vt.edu> wrote:
>
>> al goss wrote:
>> > I totally disagree with you comments. My 847 was
>> a great rig--used in
>> > many CW contests, a few SSB Tests...no problems
>> from adjacent STRONG
>> > stations.
>> > Was a 847 blast "in your opinion", every radio
>> coming off the line is
>> > different.
>> FB Al. Glad your 847 is a good one. Yep, it's true
>> that there are
>> differences between same-model rigs as they roll off
>> the line. Perhaps
>> the one we used was a bit flaky.
>>
>> And I certainly don't claim my comments on the radio
>> as gospel -- in
>> fact, I will gladly disclaim them as petty nit-picky
>> opinion, yes!
>> Despite my report of a poor contest experience with
>> the rig, I really
>> like the 847. It's a very versatile and capable
>> radio for the price.
>> If I was in the market for such a rig, I wouldn't
>> dismiss it despite my
>> comments.
>>
>> > .....
>> > Same for 706's ; lots of bad one's with all sorts
>> of problems but
>> > most the guys have nothing to compare it to.
>> I'd make the same poor selectivity comments about
>> the '706. But again,
>> versatility to price, it's a handy rig. Certainly
>> not the most ideal
>> contest radio.
>>
>>
>> > Won't go into what I am using...makes no
>> difference. Perhaps you
>> > should state "in my opinion" in future. My rig is
>> "in demand" but I
>> > find lots of problems with it...some may be due my
>> location in the city.
>> > 73 k2erg FN13
>> >
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