Thought on a Yaesu FT-100D?

[King Mudduck]

I picked up one last weekend from a local ham who bought the radio new. It does not have a single scratch on it,no mods and came in its original box with mike and paper work. He told me that he only used the radio on 2 meter and 440 and never turned the power up.....i guess that's a good thing?

No i'm not going to do the mod to use it on 11 meters so dont worry,i did not buy it with that in mind. As soon as a test comes up close to my home i'm going to get my ticket.

I would rather have a plug in the wall rig but since i was afraid to pick one up off of eBay ( never know what your going to get ) i could not pass this one up. Anyway. What are your thoughts on this radio good or bad?

 

[Hutch]

I've had one for years, great radio except for the fact that Yaesu really doesn't support it anymore. The VHF/UHF finals are weak and may go on you, it's a very common problem.

The radio is nice, I like it better than the FT 857. The only mobile HF that I like better is the Icom IC7000 which i think I might pick up next week.

 

[6 Meters Rules]

706mk2g, 7000, Beats the Yaesu's Every time At Least 100,100d,857,897 Wouldn't own 1