Local Ham Signs With Yaesu
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A Ham Hijinks Staff Report
OWENSBURG, VIRGINIA — One local amateur radio operator is participating in National Signing Day activities by committing to Yaesu radios. The day is typically set aside for student athletes to formalize their intent to pursue a specific program. But Conner Bailey, a senior at Owensburg Technical School decided to lock in a deal with Yaesu.
“I like Yaesu’s proven record. Their commitment to success now and in the future and those frequent firmware updates really impressed me,” he says. “I had some initial talks with MFJ but I felt like my logbook was deeper than that.”
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Yaesu makes an excellent product! I own an 817, 897, and a VX-8DR. I’ve owned an FT-50R, and FT-100D… good sounding rigs!
The only good Yaesu at the moment is the FTDX3000.. the 5000 is outdated (no USB port!!) the 991 is junk – very mediocre on HF and very high phase noise on VHF/UHF – OK for FM/C4FM but junk for serious SSB users. 818- just a revamped 817.. still junk when compared with a KX3, they have some good HT’s They said there was not going to be a SDR.. but soon .. the overpriced 101 SDR rig will appear..
The FT-450d is like the workhorse of the HF radios. While it was not superior to others for filtering, it just goes and goes for a reasonable price.
Fine business