[Yaesu] FT-847 question

Mon Oct 17 11:36:44 EDT 2005

I've had in my possession two FT-847s in the last week. Both were 
purchased used from a major ham radio dealer. The first I sent back 
because it's cosmetic condition was misrepresented. Now the second is 
DOA. The power on/off switch is defective. I will most likely be sending 
it back. What I noticed on both radios is that the VFO knob does not 
rotate concentrically. I attributed the first to shipping damage since 
it wasn't packed well. The second was packed marginally better and it 
did not have quite as much wobble. I was just wondering if this was 
common with this radio? I'm thinking I better switch vendors and that it 
is all in the poor packing of these two radios.
Paul, N5PS
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