I have a FT690RII and a FT690RI...as well as a FT857D and FT100D...the later rigs have a better front end and there were mods (preamps I think) for the 690 series...given the 680 was before the 690 (in number as well as design though the 690RI had 2.5watts and the 680 did 25 iirc), the front end would be about the same...but the 690Rs are not that deaf compared to my 857D or 100D....they can hear ok...just not as good...(maybe 5-6db down)... Chris WB5ITT -----Original Message----- From: 50mhz-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:50mhz-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Michael - VE3MKX Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 8:00 PM To: yaesu at mailman.qth.net Cc: 50mhz at mailman.qth.net Subject: [50mhz] Yaesu FT-680r Hi All... Any Yaesu FT-680r 6m owners out there ? Has anyone ever compared the rig to another 6m unit ?? Does the 680 have a good receiver in it ?? I compared the 680 to my FT-817... the 680 seems deaf on rx compared to the 817. I thought the 680 would have been a hot rig... Any thoughts ? 73 Mike ______________________________________________________________ 50mhz mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/50mhz Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:50mhz at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html