Has anyone used the Yaesu FT991A on the satellites? Does the bandscope really help to find people in the downlink passband? Also, how does it do on the FM satellites? The QST review made it look like it is kind of deaf on FM.
73 John W5TD (ex AF5CC)
I use a pair of 991A on sideband and FM, and I’ve had pretty good luck with them. It is -not- full duplex, sadly.
My only other experience was with a borrowed 9100, and I didn’t notice any difference between it and the 991.
As far as the band scope goes, it seems to work best on 2m. I sometimes wish the display was larger.
Best,
- Eli Caul
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Has anyone used the Yaesu FT991A on the satellites? Does the bandscope really help to find people in the downlink passband? Also, how does it do on the FM satellites? The QST review made it look like it is kind of deaf on FM.
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