I think LDG is just as good as SGC and a little less expensive. Just a
thought.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 11:32 PM
Subject: Re: Yaesu Ft-450 with built in speech
> Can't be worse than what I've seen out of MFJ lately. I bought an auto
> tuner of theirs at the Rochester Hamfest on Friday, and took it back to
> the
> dealer on Saturday. It is the second bum auto tuner I've gotten from
> MFJ. The first one had a bad antenna relay on the A/B switch, and the
> second one just wouldn't tune for more than a second whether it found a
> good match or not in that time interval. I've reached the point where I'm
> washing my hands of that company and am buying nothing further from them
> because they just cannot get their quality control together. Guess if I
> want the antenna tuners that will tune a wide range of loads, I'll have to
> plunk down the big bucks and get an SGC. Sometimes the big bucks are
> worth
> it though if the cheaper guy is selling nothing but crap.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 12:49 PM 6/3/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>>Let's hope they stick to it, and the quality control improves over there a
>>lot before I try one.
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 12:40 PM
>>Subject: Re: Yaesu Ft-450 with built in speech
>>
>>
>> > Hi.
>> >
>> > Nice to see that Yaesu if finally coming around to doing the right
>> > thing. 73, de Lou K2LKK
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > At 04:14 PM 6/2/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>> >>Has anyone checked out the Yaesu Ft-450? I was just looking at it on
>> >>Universal Radio's site. I have included some features below.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>73, Ken -N5SWR
>> >>Your Price: $969.95
>> >>The Yaesu FT-450 provides world class performance in an easy to use,
>> >>compact package. It employs state of the art IF DSP technology
>> >>to bring an array of
>> >>advanced features to the operator. This radio covers all the HF bands
>> >>plus
>> >>6 meters.
>> >>
>> >>9 x 3.3 x 8.5 inches 7.9 lbs. The FT-450 comes with MH-67A8J hand mic,
>> >>mic
>> >>clip and DC power cord. It requires 13.8 VDC at 22 amps.
>> >>There is an optional,
>> >>internally mounted
>> >>ATU-450
>> >>automatic tuner available.
>> >>
>> >>Features
>> >>
>> >>* TX Frequency Coverage: 160-10 Meters, 50 MHz.
>> >>* RX Frequency Coverage: 30 kHz-56 MHz;
>> >>* Power Output: 100 watts HF-6M
>> >>* Operating Modes: USB, LSB, CW, AM, FM,
>> >>* 400 MHz built-in IF DSP
>> >>* Built-in Electronic Keyer.
>> >>* Multi-Color LCD Multi-function Display.
>> >>* Bar-Graph Metering
>> >>* AGC Fast-Slow-Auto-Off Selection.
>> >>* IF WIDTH & SHIFT, CONTOUR, Digital NR, Manual Notch Filter
>> >>* Dedicated Data Jack for FSK-RTTY
>> >>* Optional Internal Antenna Tuner (ATU-450)
>> >>* Optional Carry Handle.
>> >>* Built-in CTCSS
>> >>* Digital voice announcement of frequency, mode and S-meter
>> >>* Clarifier adjustment
>> >>* 500 Regular Memories
>> >>* Two voice memories
>> >>* CW Beacon function (up to 118 characters).
>> >>* 10 kHz Roofing Filter
>> >>
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>> >>11:22 AM
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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>> >>5:26 PM
>> >
>> > Louis Kim Kline
>> > A.R.S. K2LKK
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>>
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>>12:47 PM
>
> Louis Kim Kline
> A.R.S. K2LKK
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