Lack of NOAA weather is one of my sticking points as well on purchase. If some people have suggestions on where to start making a Rx down converter it be willing to try and report. If other people want to try or conspire in such a thing lets start a new thread on this list.
Dave-
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At 01:24 PM 5/24/01 -0500, you wrote:
I too would appreciate NWS capability on 162 MHz. However, from the Dayton
buzz, I understand that this radio was designed for the Japanese market with
no thought that it would ever be sold in the USA. In fact, it was also
stated that it was only through the concerted pleadings of Yaesu America
staffers that this rig was even considered for the US market as an
afterthought. As they say, the rest is history. Apparently Yaesu Japan was
the most surprised of everyone about the success of this radio. If we would
have had to wait for a re-engineering to get 162 MHz, I would rather have
the 817 sooner than later. My workaround is my small HT which does a good
job on all the 162 MHz freqs.
72,
Bill
W4RK
Nashville, TN
USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Curtis, Tony" <acurtis@...>
To: <FT817@...>
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 11:54 AM
Subject: [FT817] RE: receive above 154 mHZ
I never would trash this lovely little radio, but my initial reaction to
working with it was incredulity that someone would design a perfect rig
for
backpacking in wilderness areas and leave out the highly-necessary 162 MHz
NOAA wx stations. Truly an odd omission in this bandspread plan.
--Tony K3RXK
k3rxk@... <mailto:k3rxk@...>
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