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BUT THEYRE ALL THERE IF YOU HAVE A VERSION WITH A DISPLAY OPTION.  A FEW
ROUGH EDGES WE NOTED A FEW AREAS THAT NEED SOME ATTENTION IN THIS RADIO.
THE FIRST UNIT WE TESTED ACTUALLY HAD AN RF GAIN CONTROL, OR CONNECTION TO
THE CONTROL, FAIL DURING OUR LAB TESTING.  FORTUNATELY, WITH THE HELP OF
YAESU TECHNICAL SUPPORT, WE WERE ABLE TO USE A MENU COMMAND TO MOVE THAT
FUNCTION TO A WORKING CONTROL NORMALLY ON THE B RECEIVER, AND MAKE USE OF
THE RADIO WITH A SINGLE RECEIVER FOR OPERATIONAL TESTING WHILE WE OBTAINED
ANOTHER RADIO FOR LAB TESTING.  THIS CAN HAPPEN TO ANY EQUIPMENT AND I
WOULDNT THINK IT WOULD HAPPEN ANY MORE OFTEN HERE THAN ON ANY OTHER RADIO.
WHILE THE TFT DISPLAY PROVIDES MANY USEFUL FUNCTIONS, ONE LIKELY TO BE UP A
LOT WOULD BE THE WORLD TIME CLOCK.  UNFORTUNATELY, OUR UNIT DID NOT PROVIDE
AN ACCURATE PICTURE OF DAYLIGHT AND DARK AREAS MAKING IT LESS USEFUL THAN
IT COULD BE.  YAESU INDICATES THAT THEY HAVE A FIX THAT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED
TO ALL.  DAVE ALSO OBSERVED A NOTICEABLE THUMP ON THE LEADING EDGE OF
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KC2BW/336 KC6H/334 KD6EU/333 KE1F/338 KE2S/339 KS9R/337 KT1V/330 KX7J/344
LA3XI/346 LA9CE/356 LX1DA/330 LX2KQ/333 N0IJ/337 N1ALR/334 N1CNC/333
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