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of the Yaesu FT-897.
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AE5EH
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 19, 2008 18:48
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Talking straight.
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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Sans corny colloquialisms. Not talking about, bells, whistles, apples, (or any other kind of fruit). Not boiling anything down. Talking about radio transceivers made for use on the amateur radio frequencies.
That is all.
Lots of good ones out there. The FT897, and FT857 are among those. I have had both of these and have nothing bad to say about them.
Fact-All mfrs have produced a crappy radio or two.
Fact-Nothing is perfect. Notice the number system when you do a eham review. Notice that "5 - Great!" It does not read "perfect". Is that too obvious?
Fact-It is impossible for anyone to produce anything over and over and over that is 100 percent free of defects 100 percent of the time.
Fact-At least some (some, not all) of the bad reviews made by people were the result of a single experience. The whole world does not revolve around any one person, or special interest group. Just because you got a lemon (haven't we all?) does not provide a realistic basis to condemn all previous and subsequently produced models of your lemon. Take some responsibility for your decision. Don't be a cry baby. Learn from the mistake and move on. If it hurts when you poke yourself in the eye with a sharp stick, don't do it.
Sorry, maybe I'm trying to be too pragmatic.
I'm down to only one Yaesu radio. I've got a bunch of those "other radios". We won't talk about those here. I'll stick to the FT897.
Great display. Too small? Get some glasses, or another radio with A LARGE DISPLAY WITH LARGE CHARACTERS. 1 inch maybe. Mine was great in bright sunlight. Unlike those "other radios".
I have those "other radios" with IF level DSP. Yeah, they work well enough when you know how to use them. But so do the mechanical filters. Last couple of FD's I went to, there were 857's and 897's in force. The ops were happy campers, and making the contacts. Plenty of folks that have those "other radios" with IF level DSP, don't have a clue how to use them or what they do. I know some of those folks personally, and had to show them how to use them. Imagine that?
Too many people go looking for radios, but they don't define to themselves what they want to begin with. Or, much less how radios work to begin with.
The 897 is a decent radio for the price. I miss mine from time to time.
Don't believe everything you read in these reviews. Do your own research, and try to find one of whatever it is you are thinking about buying to try out, before you buy.
If you can.
Good luck!
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