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KB7XU
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 8, 2008 08:43
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Good, solid performer
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I owned this for about 5 years and had a lot of enjoyment out of it. The radio never disappointed me (not something I can say about all the ham stuff I own). I thought it was sized just right.
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KE5MOJ
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 30, 2008 09:30
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Solid hand held.
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I traded for this radio from a friend back in 1994. He had bought it, but found it to be low power (1.5 Watt). At the time I drove a truck and it bounced around in the truck for 3 years. I used to listen to the radio, as I was not a licensed ham. It saw alot of wear as being in a semi truck does that to alot of equipment. When the battery died, I placed the radio in storage. In 2007 I finally took the test as I was no longer a truck driver and had the time. I was able to dust off the radio, add a new battery. It works great, even on low power. I had had many contacts since I received my license. One thing I did notice, was that I was able to increase the power of the radio by modifiying the dead battery with a direct power connection to my car. The power jumped to 5 watts and I was able to make contacts with repeaters 20-30 miles away. Very impressive for a hand held, especially one that old.
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KC4GMY
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 20, 2006 17:25
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One of the best HTs ever made!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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A small, lightweight, and featured packed transceiver. Very reliable!
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N8QID
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 21, 2005 13:48
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Great little 2M handheld!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I purchased an FT-11r back in 1993, and I still own it today. Compared to the other radios that were available at the time, this one beat them hands down. The 2 meter receiver is sensitive yet rejects intermod better than the other radios that I was used to (Alinco DJ-160, Icom u2AT).
Even today, it is an excellent 2 meter radio and still has most of the features that current 2 meter handhelds have.
You can't expect a radio that was released in 1993 to have all of the features of today's rigs. General coverage receive in a handheld was unheard of.
If you see one of these around for a good price, grab it. You won't be disappointed. You will probably have to get some replacement battery packs for it, but they are still easily available.
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AB9DT
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Rating: 4/5
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Jan 27, 2004 20:41
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Good solid HT
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I won't give it a full 5 because the mobile charger is only a 3. The FT-11 was my very first radio back in 1995 when I got my first ticket.
I still use it today, and as far as I know my brother-in-law, who got one for his first radio is still using his.
My FT-11 has carried me through many storm watches and trips on family vacation. While my wife doesn't like because of the more compact size, I still use mine today.
2 meter is nearly dead in my area, but the radio is far from it. If you are looking for a good starter HT with the ability to last, then I would higly recommend this radio.
While I have long since burned up the mobile charger, and went through several hand mics, the rig itself is still pretty reliable. The only drawback is the size of the programming buttons. They could be a little larger. Also the squelch control could be seperate instead of blended in with the volume control buttons. You have to push the F button to set the squelch. Other than that It's a great little radio. But, then I said that already didn't I?
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NJ696
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Rating: 4/5
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Mar 14, 2003 13:32
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good with defects
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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although i am not a ham, i use this radio for fire/ems use and also when in my boat... its an awsome radio except..... i did drop it a few times and the back BNC mount cracked, i had to order a new backing plate for it.... yaesu had to get it from japan witch took 2 MONTHS!!! but finially after that repair and a new knob its working again except i screwed up the RF ajustments and cant figure out how to fix the sql on it
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N8DXN
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Rating: 4/5
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Mar 5, 2002 16:17
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Durable and Reliable
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I think this is a workhorse of a radio. Great feeling in the hand, great audio, and easy to use. No need to carry around the instructions with you. Takes a licking and keeps on ticking. In bad RF places (likes at malls and at the work place, this radio receives better than my IQ-q7 and Yaesu vx-1r by a longshot. The battery holder (4xAA) works and fits very well with the radio. Like so many other radios, if not all, the supplied trickle charger should have been a 100ma rate with an auto shut0ff. This is an excellent radio to pick up for two meters, simple straight forward controls, and great profromance for what it does.
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SM8XXX
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Rating: 4/5
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Dec 31, 2001 09:29
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itīs a lovely fellow!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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i bought mine used, gosh, if it had 70cms built in, i would have ranked this fellow a 5, slightly deaf on airband rx, but on vhf it performs well, thereīs nothing really extremely good or bad about it.
After building an adms-1 interface and started programming it with my computer, i realise that iīll never going to sell this radio, i really like it!
i strongly recommend it if you can buy it used in good shape for, say, 80-90$
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TA2MGW
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Rating: 4/5
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Jul 3, 2001 05:49
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A nice small radio
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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After breaking my old FT-23R, I was hesitated to buy a new handheld, trying to focus on base and mobile systems. But this one was a bargain and I just couldn't stop myself buying it.
it is very small and if you are used to some old handhelds like me, it is very light too. After a couple of seconds playing it, I managed to use it with repeaters more than 20 miles away just by using 0.3W. I only have FNB-31 so my output is limited to 1.5W max but still I found this is more than enough for portable repeater use.
It also has airband so if you are into it, you might like it.
After playing with it for some time, I found there are some nagging `features`. For example if you switch to air-band reception mode and then back to amateur-only reception, all settings you recorded get erased. Also in air-band reception mode, the low and high scan limiters don't work.
Using with a 5/8 antenna, I found the receiver is sensitive enough to compete with my mobile set but with various rubber duck antennas including the one comes with it, reception quality was relatively poor.
One `feature` is it switches to AM automatically once it is in air-band frequencies and you can't switch between AM and FM manually. It isn't that critical, and definitely a plus when you are scanning within a wide range, it is nagging if you want to switch to AM on other frequencies.
Again, it doesn't support wide band FM and the frequencies available is very limited. Altough it's not on the manual, I found that in air-scanning mode, the following frequency ranges are obtainable:
-110-180MHz,
-300-400MHz
and you can't do a continuous scan between these frequencies, i.e., once you arrive at 180Mhz, it switches back to 110Mhz.
It has two VFO's, and altough the manual mentions of VOX microphone usage, I couldn't find any VOX settings on the manual.
I have to admit, the firmware is much inferior to a dual-band Icom handheld I experimented with but this kit was about half the price. For example, locking can be modified to cover more than one feature but finding the right combination is just pure luck, you just keep pressing the up and down keys, if there was a logic, it missed me.
You can DTMF paging etc. but I can't see much use in it but maybe you can.
Overall, for a cheap and small handheld, I find it a good product. It is plastic so better not to drop it. The belt clip is small so accidents can happen.
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KC7MMI
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Rating: 4/5
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Apr 12, 2001 23:06
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Great 2M HT For The Beginner
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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As my first radio, I bought the FT-11R right after I had learned that I passed my Technician test. Since that day in August of 1995, the monoband HT has served me well.
The first thing that I liked about it was its small size (small back then). I also liked the full 5 watts out and the alphanumeric display. Those were the only things that mattered to me back then because I didn't know very much about radios and the features they should have. I sure made a good decision with buying this radio.
Unfortunately, this radio doesn't handle falls very well. I dropped my radio on several occasions. After a while the BNC connector broke and I had to send it in for repairs. Last year my radio was working but the front panel was cracked, the antenna connector was loose (the back panel that held the connector was also broken), and the PTT switch had lost its bounce. Instead of paying Yaesu at least $50 in labor fees I ordered the parts from Yaesu and fixed it myself.
What I'm trying to say here is that the radio is an excellent radio, and if you take care of it, it will take care of you.
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