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New FT-818
- Thread starter Mudfoot
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I'm not really a fan of these radios, the new one included. One thing they do have going for them is that it includes 2m & 440mhz, but pretty much everything else it does performs worse than the comparably priced Elecraft KX2. You could buy a KX2 and a cheap 2m/440 for about the same price.
Actually, a mobile device like the Yaesu FT-891 is not comparable to a portable radio. The main power consumption is much more due to the power amplifier and the increased circuit scale. The energy consumption of the displays is secondary. However, the difference between the Yaesu FT-818 and its predecessor is rather marginal and therefore at best a kind of product maintenance. The expectations of the consumers were unfortunately not fulfilled again. Under these circumstances, you can also buy the Yaesu FT-817ND with the required filters and the TCXO-9 at a package price.
Shadetree Mechanic
Delaware Base Station 808
Alot of companies will build an item with the goal to come in at a certain price point. No matter what the outcome is. Maybe that's what happened here?
I think that several factors play a role here, the existing parts are only a partial aspect. The managers at Yaesu know very well that there is currently no product on the Western market that offers all the frequencies in this performance class at a relatively low price. The last word is always the consumer, as long as the sales figures are moving at this altitude, Yaesu doesn't seem to need any action.
A portable SDR device with a controllable output power of up to 10 W (PEP) and all amateur radio bands from 160 m to 70 cm including all modes of operation, plus a sufficiently large display and plenty of accessories at a reasonable price does not exist until today. Most radio operators would like that, but neither Yaesu nor any other company has ever met this desire. This may be the main reason why there is no at least hypothetical "FT-827"!
