total.pardo

;)  i can has ft-857d?

fta @ http://w4ti.net/ft857.html

The Yaesu FT-857 is a little marvel. Crammed into the enclosure is an MF, HF, VHF and UHF transceiver with most of the modern bells and whistles that anyone could want, and which can supply 100 watts on 160-6 meters, 50 watts on 2 meters, and 20 watts on the 440 MHz band. It is capable of operating in the CW, AM, SSB, FM, and digital modes. The engineers have built what seems to be intended as a mobile transceiver, suitable for installation in a vehicle, with a removable face plate which can be mounted separately from the electronics package.

my reasons for wanting this marvel are the mobile options, a replacement for my only solid state uhf/vhf rig, and the expanded capabilities of taking a rig into the woods to try qrp.   i have a 5 year old ft-8800 that is on the auction block.

time to kill a few birds with the same stone.  pardo has begun his ft-857d fund!

when that’s full – a trip to HRO newark is in order.