[Yaesu] FT-ONE -

Fri Jun 3 11:47:49 EDT 2011

How long are we going to bad mouth a fine radio that is now 30 years old?
Technology in the 1980's was not what it is today.
in retrospect you can always find improvements after the cows get through
the gate.
The FT-one is what it was back in the 1980's.
A very fine and high tech radio for it's era.
It had more features and expansion capability than most appliance operators
understood.
Being critical of its design now will not change it. If you don't like the
radio
i would suggest selling it and move on.
No one radio is going to have all the features that each of us would desire,
so
we pay our money and take our chances with what seems to suit us at the
moment.
I have an FT-920. It lacks some of the more recent features, but when i
purchased
it many years ago, It fit my operating habits and budget. I have not
regretted
the decision. It proved a worthwhile investment.
After 10 years, it continues to satisfy my operating habits. I don't
complain about
it and don't compare it to the later model radios with improved technology.
My Tupence worth.
 73s de Jim
 W5IFP
 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: yaesu-bounces at mailman.qth.net
 > [mailto:yaesu-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Dr. David Kirkby
 > Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 9:52 AM
 > To: geraldj at weather.net; Yaesu
 > Subject: Re: [Yaesu] FT-ONE - memory board. Anyone got one, made one, or
 > want one?
 >
 >
 > On 06/ 3/11 02:52 PM, Dr. Gerald N. Johnson wrote:
 > >
 > >
 > > On 6/3/2011 5:37 AM, David Kirkby wrote:
 > >> I find the fact the FT-ONE will lose memories if powered off and
 > >> disconnected from the mains unless the optional memory unit is
 > >> installed is a bit annoying. I would have thought on a 3000ドル rig,
 > >> Yaesu should have added the memory (only 1024 bits of SRAM), and not
 > >> sold it as and option. But the fact is they did.
 > >
 > > When the rig was new, those chips probably cost 10ドル each, and
 > the option
 > > near 100ドル. The half GB modules for PCs that cost 20ドル aren't
 > really SRAM,
 > > they are DRAM with built in refresh. Which makes them easier
 > to make in
 > > large capacities.
 > >
 > > 73, Jerry, K0CQ
 >
 > In order to make this an option, Yaesu had to fit a couple of
 > connectors on the
 > PCB in the rig, and a couple more on the board. I think
 > including 20ドル's worth of
 > components on a rig selling for 3000ドル was not unreasonable.
 >
 > Had it been an economy rig, I could understand making a bit of
 > memory an option,
 > but not in a top of the line rig.
 >
 > Dave
 >
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