Its the dual band rig with out dual receive. It's 50 wats pep. It has some good features, but who know whats like.

73
Alonzo

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On Aug 9, 2011, at 2:11 PM, colin McDonald <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I've never heard or used one of those.
> I don't know anyone locally who has one, so I can't comment.
> Is that the dual bander without dual receive?  or am I thinking of the 7800?
> 
> 
> 73
> Colin, V A6BS
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alonzo" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 1:04 PM
> Subject: Ft 7900RERe: Yaesu ft2900
> 
> 
>> Collan
>> Sorry it's a yaesue ft 7900 RE
>> Any comments?
>> Thanks and 73
>> Alonzo
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> 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. 
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>>> radio has buttons on the front for the main user 
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>>> power output, reverse, menu, wires etc.  The microphone has function 
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>>> on it as well for allot of stuff.
>>> tx tones and CTCSS tones are difficult to program as they are buried in 
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>>> menu tree like most of the other functions you might have to program. 
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>>> can enter memory channel numbers manually via the microphone keypad as=20
>>> well...and it has direct frequency entry via the mike keypad.
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>>> 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 
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>>> family starting with the 2300M.  I used a 2800M for a while and managed 
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>>> 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 
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>>> the channels I wanted, and used VFO, memory, and all the scan functions 
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>>> what not.
>>> The 2900R is the next radio in the line from the 2800M, so they are 
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>>> similar.
>>> Personally I wouldn't have bought the 2900 because the kenwood TM 271 has 
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>>> bit more accessibility built into it...like beeps and so on at menu 
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>>> and end points, and various pitched beeps when you change functions. 
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>>> that extra 10 watts doesn't make that much difference.
>>> However, the ft2900 sounds great on tx, has a pretty decent front end, 
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>>> like I said, is rugged.
>>> quite a few hams around here use them both mobile and at home.
>>> =20
>>> 73
>>> Colin, V A6BS
>>> ----- Original Message -----=20
>>> From: "Alonzo" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 11:11 AM
>>> Subject: Yaesu ft2900
>>> =20
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>>>> Hello,
>>>> I purchased a yaesu ft2900 for a base station for UHF. Can anyone 
>>>> comment=
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>>>> the accessibility of the radio?
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>>>> Alonzo
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>>>> Sent from my iPhone=3D=20