Date: Sat, 5 Nov 94 04:30:32 PST From: Ham-Equip Mailing List and Newsgroup Errors-To: Ham-Equip-Errors@UCSD.Edu Reply-To: Ham-Equip@UCSD.Edu Precedence: List Subject: Ham-Equip Digest V94 #403 To: Ham-Equip Ham-Equip Digest Sat, 5 Nov 94 Volume 94 : Issue 403 Today's Topics: Alinco 6 Meter rig $$$ FT530 Intermod Problem? Send Replies or notes for publication to: Send subscription requests to: Problems you can't solve otherwise to brian@ucsd.edu. Archives of past issues of the Ham-Equip Digest are available (by FTP only) from UCSD.Edu in directory "mailarchives/ham-equip". We trust that readers are intelligent enough to realize that all text herein consists of personal comments and does not represent the official policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 31 Oct 1994 18:18:01 -0500 From: rbellville@aol.com (RBellville) Subject: Alinco 6 Meter rig $$$ When I was at the NE ARRL flea in Boxboro, MA I talked with the Alinco rep. He told me to expect this radio on the shelves by Thanksgiving with a price tag of $350 to $400. Its a REAL small rig. I think it'll look great in my truck! - Rob, N1NTE ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Nov 1994 19:12:00 GMT From: rjw@cup.hp.com (Richard Webber) Subject: FT530 Intermod Problem? Rafael Solis (rafaels@zimmer.CSUFresno.EDU) wrote: : After careful research and many nights of reading this group I decided : to purchase a Yaesu FT530. The radio hasn't arrive yet and I'm : expecting it someday this week. Last weekend in one of the local 2m : nets one of the regulars mentioned that the FT530 has bad : intermod, in particular when used with an external antenna. This : person also mentioned that Yaesu is aware of this and that it will : perform a modification free of charge is the unit is under warranty : (otherwise this mod is about $190). I never heard anyone in this : group mentioning this. Is this true? How bad is it? Is it worth to : send the unit to Yaesu with the risk that they screw-up other things? : Need advise from FT530 owners and/or Yaesu people reading this. : Thanks, : Rafael, KE6JSR : PS: Post your comments here so others benefit from your experience. I have a 530 and just bought a Larsen Dual Band Mag Mount antenna for the car. I have noticed quite bad intermod on the UHF side of the HT when connected to the antenna. I have not noticed much with the rubber duckie that comes with the radio. I have had the 530 for about 18 months and I compared it to a friend's that he purchased less than 6 months ago. His radio seemed much less susceptible to intermod when connected to my antenna. Perhaps they have improved it in the later models. Since the 440 repeater I frequent has a PL, I can use Tone Squelch to cut out most of the intermod. Richard KD6ELB ------------------------------ End of Ham-Equip Digest V94 #403 ******************************