>"The FT-897 certainly is nothing to write home about when it comes to VHF/UHF
>operation, but I couldn?t bring myself to try to find and unbox the IC-275H
>for the amount of activity I was hearing. Signals from stations (on 2m) at
>175-200 miles were consistently very strong (S9+, whatever that means on an
>897), even on a simple turnstile, which made me think that I should be hearing
>many more weaker stations. - Alex KR1ST"
I use the FT-897 on 6 - 144 - 432. It hears very well on 6 as is and is
adequate for portable work on 2 meters without a pre-amp. I have worked W1, W2,
and VE3 on 2 meter tropo with it from Kansas and a single yagi. On 432 MHz the
FT-897 will definitely benefit with a pre-amp. I often work into the Chicago,
IL area during the summer on 70 cm with the stock FT-897 and a single quagi
from KS.
- Jon N0JK
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