Mark Conrad wrote in :
In article , Geoffrey S.
Mendelson wrote:
Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
They put out 2-3 watts which is more than enough for CW, and will "work
the world" on SSB if the band is open and uncrowded. Forcing a signal
through a "closed" band or the middle of a pileup requires 1kw output radio,
if you hope for success and that is not going to run off a battery.
Just as a comment here is a YouTube video which adds some information.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbz9yv9VQVc
He has several videos of his working stations during contests using his
Argo 509 (4 watts SSB on a good day). This is one of my favorite rigs,
although I really prefer the Triton 4 digital, which is a very similar
rig with 100 watt output (if you need it), and a digital readout instead
of the dial string.
Geoff.
Thanks very much for that follow-up report.
In a weak moment, I fell victim to my emotions and
ordered a brand-new 100 watt Yaesu 857D.
I suspect that you will be disappointed by something in that radio, but not
much disappointed, and that you will be delighted by lots of things in it.
Hey, nobody is perfect! - I blame it all on the stress I am
presently suffering from studying for
my extra-class license.
If *I* can get an Extra ticket, then _ANYONE_ can get an Extra ticket.
(We mathematicians call this "proof by assertion".)
I bought the "look-alike" (Collins) 300Hz CW filter on a
seperate order from WART electronics, because there were
no articles on the web about any narrower CW filters
being available.
(ones that do not "ring" excessively, that is)
I hope the passband of the Yaesu's last IF stage can be shifted to
one side, as I forgot to examine the spec's of the Yaesu in detail.
I seem to recall that the passband can be moved on the 857D and 897D
(and, of course, on the 857 and 897, as well).
If I can cock the IF passband to one side, that might reduce the
interference from another CW station somewhat, I hope.
That's what I've used it for -- and to get rid of the het squeal from
SWBC stations on 40m.
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