Collan
Sorry it's a yaesue ft 7900 RE
Any comments?
Thanks and 73
Alonzo

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On Aug 9, 2011, at 1:55 PM, colin McDonald <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I think you made a typo since the Yaesu FT-2900 is a VHF only radio.
> as far as accessibility, well, the knobs are large and easy to feel.  The 
> radio has buttons on the front for the main user functions...vfo/memory, 
> power output, reverse, menu, wires etc.  The microphone has function buttons 
> on it as well for allot of stuff.
> tx tones and CTCSS tones are difficult to program as they are buried in a 
> menu tree like most of the other functions you might have to program.  You 
> can enter memory channel numbers manually via the microphone keypad as 
> well...and it has direct frequency entry via the mike keypad.
> 
> I don't know if the RT systems programming software is accessible or not.
> The ft2900 is rugged and fairly well built much like the rest of the same 
> family starting with the 2300M.  I used a 2800M for a while and managed to 
> get around the radio with help from an online manual and trial and error.
> I don't remember any of the programming steps, but I managed to program all 
> the channels I wanted, and used VFO, memory, and all the scan functions and 
> what not.
> The 2900R is the next radio in the line from the 2800M, so they are very 
> similar.
> Personally I wouldn't have bought the 2900 because the kenwood TM 271 has a 
> bit more accessibility built into it...like beeps and so on at menu start 
> and end points, and various pitched beeps when you change functions.  And, 
> that extra 10 watts doesn't make that much difference.
> However, the ft2900 sounds great on tx, has a pretty decent front end, and 
> like I said, is rugged.
> quite a few hams around here use them both mobile and at home.
> 
> 73
> Colin, V A6BS
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alonzo" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 11:11 AM
> Subject: Yaesu ft2900
> 
> 
>> Hello,
>> I purchased a yaesu ft2900 for a base station for UHF. Can anyone comment 
>> on=
>> the accessibility of the radio?
>> 
>> Alonzo
>> 
>> 
>> 
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