Comments on: Yaesu FT-950

By: Pete

Pete — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:29:03 +0000

Problem with EQ..After setting up the EQ parameters and holding the menu button for + 2 sec. all is well..audio is great on ssb and am..I now turn the rig off then turn it back on..In AM, the audio is very “tinnie” but if I switch to ssb and hit the ptt switch momentarily then back to AM the audio is where I had set it for, sounding really great !! A very strange problem !

Thanks Pete

By: Joe F

Joe F — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:05:34 +0000

I just got my 950 and I had been using a MFJ-297 mic with Kenwood. I got the adapter cable MFJ said should work but it doesn’t. So now which one can I use? Any su

By: Z

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 22:06:13 +0000

Thanks for the good info in the filter settings people. I had no idea about the APF. I’m loving the FT-950 on CW.

PS: I wish drooling imbecile Joe would stop trolling all of the sites that provide FT-950 information and go purchase his Icomwood and be done with it.

By: joe

joe — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 21:04:23 +0000

my yaesu ft 950 in the shop got the techtrying to figgure out the problem it wont do it for him but he think the realy are bad my ft 950 does all kind of stuff other never herd of how come i got the brand new one bad from the factory it was sold to me a defects i hope yaesu take pride in there custmers and make it write with me if not i become a kenwood or icom freak and drop the yaesu line of radio

By: joe

joe — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 05:22:58 +0000

how come nobody write a review on a new model radio every 3 month for the first year this way every one can read that it had no problems or any intermiting problem or the radio has parts inside by a cheap qc mfg just rember the most no quality radio you ever saw and that company parts are the new rigs built today the 2 new radio kenwwod ts 990 and the yaesu ft 3000 they will fight it out but i say i bet on kenwwod because they did not build manny new radio like other company one company always said the radio stop working because of light and one brand new radio out of the boxs did not work at all they said lightning dammage if the mfg was proud of the radio they have one on display with a glass top you can see the qc in parts and i say go kenwood go been more happy with radio then yaesu no bug,s in the kenwood

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:46:08 +0000

I was thinking about buying the AC0C NS Roofing Filter. I am still thinking about it. Why? The internal “roofing filter” options are garbage compared to the NS roofing filter. Just go to http://www.ac0c.com and read about the night-and-day differences yourself.

I love my FT-950. I won’t be buying a contest calibur radio any time soon. The NS roofing filter would make a tremendous difference in receive performance in crowded band conditions.

Mike

By: joe

joe — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:31:45 +0000

i have read some body was think on buying a roofing filter for the 950 why is that the radio has them and other stuff built in from the factory if your not happy with the setting try to reset the radio back to factory specs then re do the menu settings

By: joe

joe — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:02:59 +0000

my yeasu ft 950 has a intermiting problem some times no tx audio this one problema 7 month old radio should not have i wait a secound then i have tx ausio

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 03:14:50 +0000

Hi Jerry,

Yes, sorry for not making that clear. Yes, IF-Width set at 400 Hz.

You know, I have never adjusted Contour-Q. So I can’t really advise you as to which is more narrow. I’ll try to hop on the radio tomorrow and play with “Contour-Q” and see what the differences are from 1 to 10.

Mike

By: Jerry-km3k

Jerry-km3k — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:49:39 +0000

Hello Mike,
“…400 Hz on the filter”; you mean the IF-width set at 400 Hz, right?
For menu#70 (Contour-Q), do you think Q=1 or Q=10 is the narrower? Yaesu’s manual really does not say (that I could find).
73 Jerry km3k