Nov212017
Yaesu FT-990 HF ham transceiver
Here is a nice Yaesu FT-990 HF transceiver (AC power supply built-in) I received from the estate of a recent silent key. This transceiver has the built in AC supply so it is self contained and no external power supply is necessary. This came out of a ham shack that had three Yaesu transceivers (FT-221, FT-950, and FT-900) in addition to this FT-990. So far all the others worked perfectly. This one however has a flaw in that it does not put out full power (100+ watts) on the higher frequency bands. I ran tests on the bench here at Sacramento Radio Expo and found that on 160m, 80m, and 40m the output was 100+ watts on CW. However, on 20m, 15m, and 10m I was only able to read about 50-60W output on CW. I have approximately 30 transceivers in my shop awaiting service so I do not need another one. If you know what the issue may be, then this transceiver might be for you. The receiver section (triple conversion) seemed to work perfectly on all bands. Overall, it is a really nice rig with an issue that I described above. The item “Yaesu FT-990 HF ham transceiver” is in sale since Thursday, November 16, 2017. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Radio Communication\Ham, Amateur Radio\Ham Radio Transceivers”. The seller is “ee-maestro” and is located in Sacramento, California. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Taiwan, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Russian federation, Israel, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Qatar, Croatia.