Well the 857 is pretty much the same rig as the 897 inside,
except the 897 has the battery compartment. I am pretty happy with my 897.
It does everything I want to do. I have an FT-817 and I love it, it has done
two field days with me now. I think the "800 series" of tranceivers from
Yaesu has been pretty sucessful.

WB7FFI


"Joe S." wrote in message
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I am considering purchasing a Yaseu FT-857 with the associated FC-40
antenna
tuner and YA-007 8-ft whip for HF mobile use.

What is your experience with:
-- the FT-857
-- the FC-40 and YA-007 combination
-- other mobile antennas

Thanks.


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Joe
W4HH