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Got one! You guys are right, its a fabulous rig. Also turns out I dont have to do the MARS mod, I thought you had to do that to receive outside of amateur bands. So I guess its general coverage out of the box. Cool! Now all I have to do is spend the next 4 years learning the manual!

It depend on the stage. You need to know what you have. If you have a single stage amp with 4X "XXXX" transistors then it is what we call a high drive. 5 watts per transistor. So, for intance you could push it on max power with a Ranger 2950. However, if it has 2 stages, like a single 2sc2290...

YEAH QRN! Thank you kind sir. I most certainly owe you beer. Got email back from Yaesu today. They would not answer my question.

Thank you. Thanks JK_RUBICON. I joined the group, I appreciate it. Im going to sit back and hope someone answers my question about the MARS MOD Voiding the warranty issue.

Progress That is so true, I am a firm believer in RTFM! Put your rig to a dummy load and play with it, learn it where you dont have to get the book out just to turn it on. I have heard many complaints about the folding of the Finals in the 857D. I for one like that idea, if it is folding...

Yeah I certainly hope your right, but I got burned on a rig in the past and I simply don't want to go through that again! (long story, not worth telling). Ill just say poo poo on Kenwood. I am sure someone has the answer, as much as I have read in the past few days, the FT-597D does seem to...

Excellent! Thank you very much JK_RUBICON! This is exactly the kind of information that I am looking for. To me, its good that it got deleted. Why, I don't know. But perhaps it was inaccurate. It was passed on to me as being the actual mod distributed by Yaesu. I read on another forum...

Wow thanks! I really appreciate the input everyone! Now I have another question! IF I do the MARS mod will it void the warranty on a NEW RIG? So now, based on this information, I have to decide new or used. This is the one thing has has kept me from placing my order so far!

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I think I might have a solution for you. One of the common mods floating around is to change R78 (2.2Kohm) to a 6.8 kohm resistor. When I did this my receiver did the exact same thing that yours is doing. There are two ways to check for this. One way is to decrease your RF gain, if the...