The FT-990 is really a nice radio. Besides a generally strong front end and robust transmitter, the built in SCAF filter is a real performer... and it does so without the sometimes excessive coloration of speech heard in many DSP filters. You can roll off irritating high frequency noise and hetrodynes with that thing very nicely. 73, Dennis N0SP > John Geiger wrote: >> I have a Yaesu FT990 on the way (supposed to be here >> Friday) and am looking for any opinions, good or bad, >> about how this rig does as a contesting and DXing rig. >>>> 73s John W5TD >>>>>>>> ____________________________________________________________________________________ >> Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. >> Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. >> http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html >> _______________________________________________ >> Yaesu mailing list >> Yaesu at mailman.qth.net >> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/yaesu >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > Yaesu mailing list > Yaesu at mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/yaesu >