MY FT-920 has VOX right next to the MOX switch! Use my rig mostly for
M.A.R.S. ops and I wouldn't part with it! also inrad DOES have filters
for this rig. (digital voice/cw recorder is nice too!)
On Thu, 18 Mar 1999 20:50:38 -0700 "Milt Jensen, N5IA" <miltj@aepnet.com>
writes:
>
>Bill,
> One of the transceivers provided by Yaesu for the XZ1N
>DXpedition
>to Myanmar last fall was the FT-920.
> In brief, no member of the seasoned group of operators was
>impressed by the operation or of the FT-920.
> To start with, the unit does not have VOX. The only way to
>key the
>radio without the hand microphone is the front panel MOX button. We
>were
>using headsets with boom mikes so the hands would be free to computer
>keyboard log, etc. In order to get this radio on the air on SSB, we
>had to
>sandwich a J-38 hand key between two heavy pieces of cardboard and
>hold it
>together with duct tape to make a foot switch.
> It does not have any extra filters or facility for adding
>extra
>filters. This lack was extremely evident during the CQ WW CW contest
>and
>the many times this radio was used on CW during the tree week stint in
>Yangon.
> Don't read this wrong. It is a decent, all in one radio. We
>made
>over 300 6 meter contacts with it, both SSB and CW. And it made
>perhaps
>6,000 SSB contacts and 4,000 CW contacts on 20, 17, 15, 12, & 10
>Meters.
>It was never used on 160, 80, or 40 Meters as it has no facility for
>a
>separate receive antenna input.
> I would not recommend this transceiver as a serious
>DXpedition
>radio nor as a serious contest radio.
> If you would like a deeper analysis of various other
>deficiencies
>and shortcomings, E-mail me and I will put you in touch with the
>individual
>that did the in depth wring out of the radio. This includes the CW
>and
>computer interface, the receiver analysis, and the amplifier
>interface.
> 73, es GL de Milt, N5IA
>
>At 07:38 PM 3/18/99 -0600, Bill Aycock wrote:
>>
>>Many of you answered me query about the FT-920, some on the list-
>some off.
>> I am answering them, but a summary is in order.
>>
>>Except for one person, the most negative thing was "it isnt as good
>as an
>>FT1000". One person said I should forget it- go ahead and bite the
>bullet-
>>get a 1000.
>>
>>Two people recommended a web site that was very helpful- gave
>specifics of
>>the manual faults, and the radios quirks.
>>
>>Most answers were quit positive. I am reinforced in my choice- I
>thank you
>>all.
>>
>>Bill- W4BSG
>>-
>>Bill Aycock --- Persimmon Hill
>> Woodville, Alabama, US 35776
>> (in the N.E. corner of the State)
>> W4BSG -- Grid EM64vr
>> baycock@HiWAAY.net
>>
>>
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