Common Questions about Yaesu FT 101E
If you're an amateur radio operator with many friends to keep in touch with in many locations, you need a radio transceiver that's easy to use with lots of power and great features like the Yaesu FT 101E. eBay offers a great selection of quality amateur radio transceivers that would make ideal rigs for your home radio station, your vehicle, and even handheld units for portable use. With 260 watts PEP on SSB and many beneficial performance features, Yaesu's FT 101E1 will keep you in touch with your friends and making many DX connections.
What are the key features of the Yaesu FT 101E?The Yaesu FT 101E is a solid state transceiver that offers a number of great features, including the following:
- Auxillary range: FT 101E offers an AUX range crystal position for 500 kHz segments from 14.5-28 MHz.
- Coverage: Covers 160 through 10 meters in upper sideband or USB, lower sideband (LSB), continuous wave or morse code (CW) and amplitude modulations (AM) modes.
- Display: The unit has an analog display that provides 2 kHz accuracy.
- Performance: Offers 260 watts of peak envelope power (PEP) and single sideband or SSB with 180 watts on CW (50% duty cycle) and 80 watts AM (lower on 160 and 10 meters).
- Power: FT 101E operates from 12 VDC 20 amps or 100-234 VAC.
There are a number of accessories available on eBay that complement the performance of these transceivers, including:
- Cooling fans: The FA-9 fan is available and compatible with FT 101E.
- Amplifiers: A 1200 watt linear amplifier that works well with FT 101E.
- Speakers and processors: There are speakers available like SP-101B, speech processors like SP-101B, and SP-101PB, which is a phone patch speaker console.
- Microphones: The YD-844 is a compatible base microphone.
- Filters: Available filters for FT 101E are XF-30B for AM Filter 6 kHz and XF-30C, which is CW Filter 600 Hz.
Amateur radio transceivers, sometimes called "ham radios or rigs," are operated by licensed amateur radio operators on FCC-approved amateur radio bands. Ham radio has been a hobby enjoyed by many worldwide. It also provides emergency communication services when needed. Transceivers are powerful devices either stationary or portable that keep operators connected wherever they are and can be used at home, in vehicles, and as handheld radios or "walkies." Amateur radio transceivers of all types can be found both new and pre-owned on eBay at reasonable prices.
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