<div dir="ltr">I've been researching these kinds of radios for my base unit as I am short on space.  I'm a big Yaesu fan<br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jul 19, 2019 at 9:44 AM jack bates <<a href="mailto:k5frt33@gmail.com">k5frt33@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br clear="all"></div><div><span style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;display:inline;white-space:normal;float:none;background-color:transparent">The </span><b style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent">Yaesu FT-857</b><span style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;display:inline;white-space:normal;float:none;background-color:transparent"> is the worlds's smallest HF/VHF/UHF multimode amateur transceiver.  But don't let the diminutive size fool you.  The FT-857 is loaded with features, high power output and a receiver that blends the renowned performance of the FT-897 and FT-1000 Mark V. It provides coverage of the 160 to 6 meter bands plus the 144 MHz </span><i style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:16px;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent">and</i><span style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;display:inline;white-space:normal;float:none;background-color:transparent"> 430 MHz bands!  The </span><a style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,102,204);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent" href="https://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/0857ergo.html" target="_blank">ergonomic layout</a><span style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;display:inline;white-space:normal;float:none;background-color:transparent"> and large tuning knob insure safe mobile operation. And look at the receive coverage: 0.1-56, 76-108, 118-164 and 420-470 MHz. The </span><a style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,102,204);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:transparent" href="https://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/0857frt.html" target="_blank">front panel</a><span style="text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;display:inline;white-space:normal;float:none;background-color:transparent"> is removable and it is remotable with the optional YSK-857 separation kit. Refinements include: spectrum display, 32 color display, beacon mode, keyer, 200 alphanumeric memories and CTCSS. </span><img alt="image.png" src="cid:ii_jya7phb10" width="446" height="285"><br></div><br>-- <br><div class="gmail-m_-3854583652266486670gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><br></font></div><div>Jack  K5FRT</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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