I guess it hasn't been a secret but I didn't realize until
I read this page that the 817 does NOT cover 6 meters.
This will be a bummer to those VHF ops planning to take it
hilltoping during contests, and assumed, as I did, that it
was like a QRP FT-100.
Well, this page was written unofficially by a well-known Yaesu guy. Perhaps
his "pre"-review missed something, because I am rather sure it does cover 6.
Also, Japanese specs often differ from US in esoteric ways. For example,
they mention the receive range goes to 154MHz. Naturally, we usually get up
to 174MHz. So maybe the US bandplan will allow up to 174.
Again, Yaesu USA has not released the US specs. And as I mentioned
previously, a US user purchasing a Japanese model WILL miss the upper,
populated halfs of 2 and 70cm.
Pres Waterman W2PW
c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc.
Long Island Ford and Kia dealer
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