![]() ![]() There is a tendency for the frequency to drift 2-3kHz HF until things have warmed up (about half hour) which may be old components but interestingly a 1981 review in QST reported exactly the same occurence so its probably inherent with the rig. With careful juggling between the clarifier, IF width and RF gain its amazing just how much you can clean up reception on a crowded band – bear in mind this was produced 20 years before DSP and it still holds its own so to speak!įor an old radio there is not too much to really criticise. ![]() ![]() The receiver is amazingly sensitive, even more so than my much newer FT747 and the RF gain on a radio like this really comes into its own to attenuate strong signals as well as to minimise interference from adjacent frequencies. The rig in use is a pleasure to operate, this really is radio!! There is a chunky and very smooth to operate VFO knob controlling both a graduated scale and a digital display calibrated down to 0.1kHz, there is a switchable clarifier control and IF width control (very useful for tuning out QRM on difficult to hear stations), there is also VOX operation. A gripe when new was the lack of top band (1.8MHz) but amateurs are resourceful types and there is a very clever modification by G3TSO which can be found on the internet to install the band if you feel brave enough. The rig covered the amateur frequencies from 80m up to 10m (including the WARC bands on 10MHz, 18MHz and 24MHz) on AM, CW wide, CW narrow, USB and LSB (all switchable – no memory channels or automatic defaults or menus here!). Yaesu launched two versions of the radio, the low power (<10w) FT707S which lacked the rear mounted heat sink and cooling fan, and the high power (<100w) FT707. There was also a range of matched accessories for the unit including the choice of dedicated low or high output power supplies with integral speaker, antenna matcher and an external memory VFO. In retrospect the rig has built up quite a following being reliable, powerful (100w PEP on SSB) and with its classic looks still ‘cuts the mustard’ in my view. Reviews of the rig at the time varied but generally it was felt to be a good quality mobile radio but unsurprisingly better suited to mobile use than as a base station. As always, the host of QC Radio, King Hippo, shares his favourite recently released and recently re-released music.Flicking back through amateur radio publications of the time (circa 1981) the FT707 typically retailed for £569 which to be honest compares favourably with the FT857 now (particularly if you take into account 27 years of inflation). The set featured Eliel Sherman Storey (sax, clarinet), Jamal Moore (percussion, wood winds), Rollo Radford (electric bass), and David Boykin (drums). Eliel’s set was originally broadcast live on Worldwide FM on 28 August, 2019 from Transition East. In the second half of the show, we’ll head back to Chicago and hear a mix from John Daniel and we’ll pay tribute to Eliel Sherman Storey. Yotaro’s set is comprised of all-new and all-unreleased music, music that you’ll be able to get later this week. We’ll also hear live beat sets from Honey Records’ ILL-Sugi, Yotaro, and Budamunk. We’re showcasing the Japanese record label Honey Records and we’ll hear a mix from its founder, Yasu-Pacino. We’ll hear a live set from Masayuki Shikada, who just released ‘Spontaneous Fragments #1’ via Bandcamp. We’re taking a sonic journey today, one that begins in Japan and brings us back to Chicago going from ambient, to beats, to techno, to creative music, and beyond. ![]()
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