Mobile HF antenna question
 

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

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

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"Joe S." wrote in message
...
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.


W4HH


I bought a 857 last friday it is a super radio I use an ATAS 120 it works
very well and I have worked Australia and the US from the UK no problems
before that I had an FT100D but the 857 is a much better radio I have yet to
try any other antennas

"Joe S." wrote in message
...
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


Joe,

Your best bet is the screwdriver antenna for mobile work. In addition to its
ability to cover ALL frequencies, it is more efficient than most all others.
A tuner is a bad choice because it doesn't "tune" the antenna. No matter
what you do, you will still have a non-resonant radiator sticking up there.
The tuner will probably do fine from 10M down to 20M, but it will fall flat
on its face on 40 and 80M. JMHO, but if I'm going to spend $200+ for an
antenna system, I would want the best-performing antenna system I can get
for the money. Tuner/whip combos fall near the bottom of the heap; even the
dreaded hamstick (dummy load on a stick) outperforms a tuner on 40/80
Meters.

73

Jerry
K4KWH