It took a bit of fine tuning but in the end, the on-screen display was a fair representation of what was being sent. With the rig on 20m CW, I had fun trying out the Morse decoder (you can decode PSK and RTTY as well). That’s pretty subjective of course, as the shop antenna is one that I’m not used to, but the rig seemed quiet and signals stood above the noise well.
Another first impression was that the receiver was quiet. Changing mode between SSB and CW is easy enough – just press the appropriate button, but to find the other modes, you long press the mode button and then a more extensive mode menu is displayed on the touch screen. To change bands, there’s a series of buttons along the top right-hand side, quick to find even at first glance. The front panel is dominated by the multifunction display. It’s substantial (revealed by a quick heft off the desk) at 12kg.
I should also mention that the sample model had the transmit capability disabled.Ī first impression is of a solid, nicely-built piece of kit. However, we agreed that readers might be interested in some first impressions, so I set to, exploring the rig. I didn’t have to go far before I found something to grab my attention – a sample model of the FTdx101D transceiver! Of course, I’d read plenty in the press about how widely it is anticipated, so I settled down (taking up another kind offer, this time of a chair) to have a play.īefore I go any further, both Martin and Yaesu want me to make very clear that this is a pre-release version, so it’s likely, if not guaranteed, that there will be changes before the final released version. That was all taken care of quickly, so I took up a kind offer of a coffee and set off around the shop to see what was new and interesting. A few days ago, I popped into Martin Lynch’s store in Staines to pick up an FT-2D transceiver (more on that another time!).
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