On Fri, 20 Mar 1998, Russian Internet Network wrote:
> At 08:13 AM 3/20/98 GMT, >Allan W. Schlaugat Albertville, WI
> USA wrote:
> >I hope to purchase a FT-920 soon. I have heard comments from locals
> >who have the 920 experiencing problems with the radio. These are:
> >
> >>1. Not full 100 watts out on all bands.( about 90 to 100)
>
> Never have experienced anything like that, always measures right at 100w
Not a problem to me. Mine is running 110 watts right out of the box. I
don't know if it is the meter, just a few watts different won't bother me.
> >>
> >>2. Antenna tuner when tuned, there is less power out than out of the
> circuit.
>
> I have noticed this , but only on one band, 12 meters--I have emailed Yaesu
> about this, they have said a fix is being looked at. In any case, it drops
> to around 90-95w on 12m, is fine on the rest of the bands. It is a minor
> problem that I myself am not real concerned about--others, of course, may
> look at this differently.
> >>
I noticed that too. But again, it's just a slight different. I think
many other brands will do similar things too. The main different is --
how much the loss is?
> >>3. The display comes up a bit dim and takes about 5 minutes to full.
> Never seen this either--I use an Astron SS-25 power suppy, have never had a
> problem like this.
Mine does that, too! Just a very slight dimmer, but gets normal in a
minute or so. It doesn't seem to be problem. The display doesn't flicker
or do anything funky to bother my operation. Just a little dimmer
initially when first power up.
> >>
> >>4. The audio on the digital voice recorder sucks.
> I have never had a 'you're audio sucks' report when using the DVR--although
> I will admit that the audio on the DVR & the rig in general sounds a lot
> better when using the mic eq presets 3 & 4. I use both a Heil headset with
> the HC-5 element & the Yaesu MD-100 desk mic, feedback is generally the
> same but the audiophiles out that have listened to me on the 920 generally
> prefer the sound of the MD-100. When using the DVR, although the record
> level is not adjustable, you CAN experiment with the sound by changing the
> 4 eq presets, or no eq at all.
It does present a little different when compare to real voice. I don't
use often enough to get myself too concern about it. I am using the
MD-100 and it seems to be quite sufficient, unless you need a very high
level of replication of your voice in your application.
> >
> >Can anyone confirm whether these problems have been fixed in later
> >production runs of the FT-920? The hams who are experiencing these
> >problems purchased the radio in October 97 and can be verified in more
> >than one radio. The QST reviews made no mention of these problems
> >(with the exception of IMD products).
>
> My serial # is 7F020298.
>
Mine is 7J070189
I might be the one who is not critical about my rig. But I tend to
forgive some of the not-so-perfect features. Some will call them bugs.
Best 73!
de David Ho, AF4BH
Covington, KY USA
E-Mail: davidho@one.net
URL: http://w3.one.net/~davidho Always, always under construction
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