| KB9FMV |
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2023-04-01 | |
| NOT FAIR TO LUMP 2 RIGS TOGETHER |
Time Owned: more than 12 months. |
I own the FT 991 not A model don't understand why this site cant get it straight ! 2different radios but anyway bet digital rig I have owned plus HF is outstanding ! Tuner is flawless and receiver is OUTSTANDING ! Had to roll back DNR setting but other than that WOW great rig and GREAT DIGITAL FOR FUSION/C4FM PLUS WIRES X and FM DIGITAL NARROW!
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Earlier 5-star review posted by KB9FMV on 2018-12-01
Well after just about a year with this rig must say GREAT ALL AROUND RIG! It pulls out the HF weak signals and once you learn how to set it up thru the menus great receiver and NO DOUBT GREAT TRANSMITTER! I worked this rig through the paces working DX for 3 day straight and no problems also used it so much on FUSION AMAZING RESULTS! This rig is the 991 that went back to Yaesu to set the bias correctly ! I bought it from MTC with a 2 year warranty would highly recommend them good staff! I would say if you could get either the A model or just the plain 991 for all around shack in the box this is it! I had the Kenwood TS 2000 and the receive on HF was not as good as the Yaesu course the Yaesu is newer technology!
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Earlier 5-star review posted by KB9FMV on 2018-03-12
Well after posting in January still going strong and what a delight ! HF OUTSTANDING AND FUSION OUTSTANDING HIGHLY RECOMMENED! AAAAAA ++++++++ GREAT RIG !
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Earlier 5-star review posted by KB9FMV on 2018-01-10
I just bought this rig from MTC Radio in Paris Tx and a great bargin! Its a refurb unit from Yaesu with 90 day and 3 year warranty! I must say a great performer all modes and all bands ! I have not experience any problems and the tuner will tune a coat hanger! I must say I thought the receive was going to be somewhat less desirable than my other rigs (Yaesu FT 1000 MKV 200WATTS and Icom IC7410 but almost as good on hf !The noise blanker and receiver on the ICOM 7410 is better than all of them! Now lest look at digital this rig with C4FM and Fusion is a HANDS DOWN THE BEST MODE I have experienced! The C4FM Wires is like no other mode I have ever experienced with the exception of PCM ON a TRC 24 when I was in the US Army! Well if you get the chance try FUSION THIS IS LIKE speaking to someone on the telephone! I spoke to people in the Philippines , Japan, Germany and what an amazing experience ! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! GREAT RIG GREAT PRICE !
BEST RADIO I HAVE EVER OWNED SO FAR ! GREAT SUPPORT FROM YAESU TOO! |
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| WJ1Q |
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2023-03-31 | |
| Wouldn't Purchase Again |
Time Owned: more than 12 months. |
| My finals have blown out twice in the four years I have owned the rig. When it works, it's great. However, both repairs were at my expense. It takes almost two months to get a repair estimate and Yaesu isn't pro-active, never commits to anything. My experience has been poor at best and I would not purchase this rig, again, unless the manufacturer has made major changes. |
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| KI5BMK |
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2023-03-22 | |
| Rock Star |
Time Owned: more than 12 months. |
Absolutely fantastic radio. Built like a tank. Way better receiver than my Icom 7300 and a solid VHF/UHF radio.
It will need an update soon for the older screen.
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| N7JS |
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2023-03-21 | |
| FT-991 Beware |
Time Owned: 3 to 6 months. |
| This review is for the 991. These radios blow finals just looking at them. Mine did so 2X even after Yaesu supposedly repaired it. I've been a ham for several decades and it was not operator error. I ended up getting rid of it as a parts radio. Just do a Google search on 991 blown finals. Yaesu really should have compensated (or offered a free upgrade to) the original purchasers of this radio. There's a big reason why they rushed out the 991A and it wasn't just for the real time display. Hopefully Yaesu learned from this radio. Long story short, stay away from the non A version. |
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| K9POW |
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2023-03-14 | |
| A really good radio, but not an ICOM-7300 |
Time Owned: 0 to 3 months. |
| I recently purchased a Yaesu 991a and I really love the radio. A truly "shack in a box" which is the reason I decided on the 991a. If the ICOM-7300 had VHF I would have gotten the ICOM. I'm very disappointed in the C4FM and digital mode on the radio. I thought that digital would be crisp, clean audio, but the digital mode sounds like a computer generated voice. I'm just glad I didn't purchase the radio for the digital modes--I would have sent it back. I wanted to be able to do 2 meter SSB 'cause we have a Wed. net here in TN, on 2 meter sideband. I do enjoy the HF, 6 meter and VHF/UHF, just not the digital. Do not use the YouTube settings for your parametric equalizer. They will make your radio sound very bad. Instead, go to 3985KHz.com and pull up the audio settings for the parametric equalizer. It will make it 2000% better. |
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| EI7II |
Rating:      |
2022-12-25 | |
| Why I love my 991A |
Time Owned: more than 12 months. |
Hold on I hear you say. We all love our own gear ?!?
Allow me to put it this way: EHAM reviews mean a lot to me and before I buy something... I almost always check out the reviews here.
My FT991A has been in use for over a year and rather than going into details of the "Good, the Bad.. and the Ugly" I will answer just one simple question: IF YOU COULD, would you buy this radio again ? Knowing what you know about it now?
The answer: a resounding YES, I WOULD. If money is tight and you want a radio that does most of what you require and you bear the price in mind, you have just found it.
Several times I forgot to switch antennas, and she took it without dying on me. For me that means that this is a well designed radio. Enough Said ? |
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| RADIO_RANDY |
Rating:      |
2022-03-20 | |
| Outstanding "Shack In A Box" for the price |
Time Owned: 0 to 3 months. |
Was using my faithful old FT-897D, for the 10 Meter Contest, when a friend brought by his FT-991A to try out...WOW!!!
Within a couple of weeks, I had my own FT-991A, and am in the process of selling my FT-897D, my Tigertronics SignaLink AND my Timewave Navigator. This new radio does it all, soundcard interface and rig control, with a single USB connection to my laptop!
Since the first of this year, I've made 840 QSOs on this radio. Most have been on FT8, at 30 watts, but several were made on RTTY and 'phone, during contests, all with Hamstick whips on my pickup. I live in an HOA and the 991A's receiver does a far better job of dealing with local RFI than the 897D. The spectrum scope also makes finding other stations a treat.
Because of its small form factor, the FT-991A will also be my new mountain topping station for VHF contesting. No doubt, the waterfall display will come in very valuable for that function, as well.
Unless I run into some catastrophic issue with my new "partner", I'll be singing its praises to anyone who'll listen. |
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| KE4WBS |
Rating:      |
2021-12-24 | |
| Good All arounder |
Time Owned: more than 12 months. |
| I have the 991 non a model its been a joy to use it holds its own a lot of guys might not like the menus but it looks like all radios are headed for SDR variants and the color displays. If you get one enjoy it to the fullest I am.. by the looks of it it might be the last of the conventional analog receiver these work well and hears very well. |
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| W4AMP |
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2021-10-14 | |
| Fantastic value! |
Time Owned: 0 to 3 months. |
| Best value in radio today! Small footprint with large radio features. Great receiver, autotuner, and display. Makes a fantastic night stand radio. I am amazed at how much they fit into such a small rig. Love mine and highly recommend. |
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| F6FLT |
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2021-09-28 | |
| For vintage traffic |
Time Owned: more than 12 months. |
I needed a compact TRX with all bands up to UHF. The FT991A seemed to fit the bill, with a good value for money, and with extensive receive coverage in V/UHF.
My disappointment came from the fact that despite its wide reception coverage and its SDR-like spectrum display, despite the multitude of options and menus, the device remains a ham radio device that cannot be used in a practical way for anything other than classical traffic on an amateur band.
For example, why offer the "air" band without the 8.333 KHz frequency step which is the standard today?
Why propose to listen to wide bands like 420 to 470 MHz, and limit the tuning to a much too slow speed, even in fast mode, only proportional to the knob rotation speed?
Why the scanning based on the chosen frequency step, should it be done not with the tuning knob but with the "multi" knob, not adapted to this use and very badly placed for a right-handed person since one also systematically touches the tuning knob ?
Why is only C4FM offered in digital voice mode, while professional traffic in the V/UHF bands, received by the FT991A, use mostly DMR, and radio amateurs too? (in fact, we know it, and we are guilty, we ham radio, to accept devices with proprietary technology).
The radio qualities are excellent, but today on this point all the devices are almost equal. And what could make the difference, like a practical ergonomics adapted to a broadband receiver, regular firmware improvements, SDR features related to the internal electronics (the FT991A has a 1 MHz spectrum, so couldn't we have it on an intermediate frequency output), is missing.
Yaesu has never struck me as very innovative. I think it is aimed at the traditional ham radio and the radio traffic on a single frequency, not at the ham radio "switcher" interested also in general spectrum reception.
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