Just designed and built a band decoder
interface for my FT-991 to add that capability.
4 band-dependent TX ground keying and
4 control outputs for coax relays. Article
forthcoming in September NEWS-Letter.
-73 Ron WZ1V
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allen Oldfield" <aoldfiel@stny.rr.com>
To: <VHFcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2016 17:17:03 -0400
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] [VHF] Yaesu FT991 upgrade
> It's too bad Yaesu didn't decide to make the FT-991 more like the FT-847
> (and its predecessor) and include:
>
> a) Four separate outputs (one each for HF, 6M, 2M and 432MHz) and
>
> b) Four separate "keying" functions for each output
>
>
>
> Adding those two features to the FT-991A would make it the ideal radio for
> me. Including the ability to add a Panadapter to the would be.astounding.
>
>
>
> 73,
>
> Al - W9KXI
>
> FN12ne
>
>
>
> Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2016 23:58:41 -0400
>
> From: Jim Worsham <w4kxy@bellsouth.net>
>
> To: John Geiger <af5cc2@gmail.com>
>
> Cc: yaesu reflector <yaesu@mailman.qth.net>, VHF reflector
>
> <vhf@w6yx.stanford.edu>, vhf contesting
> <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
>
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] [VHF] Yaesu FT991 upgrade
>
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>
>
> Yeah, I looked at this at the Huntsville hamfest this past weekend. Very
> nice. I just wish there was a way to put that screen on a larger external
> monitor. There is a lot of stuff on that small screen.
>
>
>
> 73
>
> Jim, W4KXY
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>
>
> > On Aug 23, 2016, at 2:27 PM, John Geiger via VHF <vhf@w6yx.stanford.edu>
> wrote:
>
> >
>
> > Yaesu has just upgraded the FT991 to the FT991A which features a real
>
> > time bandscope/waterfall-like on the Icom 756 series where the audio
>
> > is not muted while the bandscope is going. So far I think it is the
>
> > only HF/VHF/UHF rig to have one. Certainly makes it more attractive in
my
> mind.
>
> >
>
> > See: http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/4991.html
>
> >
>
> > 73 John AF5CC
>
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