I think in fairness it should be pointed out that the owner of the
FT817 that smoked had been inside the radio, and had retweaked the
transmit chain for much higher power than the radio is designed to
operate at. No flames intended here, but could it be that the
meltdown of the choke wire was caused by "Operator" adjustment or
misadjustment??
Also, we have a sample of one here so far guys. Any news on when the
radios are supposed to hit the US??
I must also say that I am thrilled to see a major manufacturer do an
all mode all band rig designed for QRP!! If this radio is as big a
hit as I think it will be, we will probably see the others fall in
line. That means choices guys, and we all benefit. I remember when
you could not buy a superhet transceiver kit. NorCal changed that
with the NorCal 40, and look at what we have now. Competition is
great, and it encourages innovation and progress. This is gonna be
fun.
72, Doug, KI6DS
