Yaesu FT-101 E, EE Great Old Radio GOT ONE? COME SAY HELLO !!

[AF5ST]

Hello

I'm Matt ,, Love the FT-101's have about four of them. Two i use in my shack one i use as a test radio and the other is just a floater has not really got a place yet. It's not for sale it's just one i picked up at a hamfest earlier this year, still working on it so far found a few bad resistors in it.

Interested in chatting with folks that share the same passion about these old great radio's .

looking to broaden my knowledge on them, and any hints on troubleshooting known issues is always a good thing.

And if you have one of these old radios and need help , I would be glad to try and help you figure out your radios problem.

I do know the extender boards are almost a must if you're serious about working on these types of radios, I found that out the hard way, that's another story. lol

73

AF5ST

[K4PIH]

I have one. I switch between it and my Swan Cygnet.

[kc4umo]

Yep, I have 3 and a parts rig at the moment. I love these old rigs. Have a few Swans and Siltronics as well.
Lots of problems with them and can be easy to repair. I have a lot of notes written down over the years.

You can see mine here in a video tour of my shop/shack, just fast forward towards the end:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LPcLAkhdFE

[N8YX]

FL-101/FR-101D. All band segment crystals populated including WARC and the SWBC segments. FM board and both VHF converters installed, as were all RX filters.

FT-201/FR-101D. Ditto the above.

The only things in the 101 line I didn't own were the FL-2100B and an FT-101/FV-101/FTV combo. My main gripe with the twins was the hokey way Yaesu chose to implement transceiving. They allowed each radio's HFO to run independently when in transceive mode, rather than using the TX or RX HFO to control both pieces (Drake did this with the 7 line and Kenwood's 599/820 series utilized the same scheme.) If the HFO crystals varied significantly in frequency between the transmitter and receiver it was very hard to net them - and on some bands it was simply impossible. You had to run the setup in "independent" mode.

No notch filter was another biggie. I can live without a PBT most of the time if the RX filter skirts are sufficiently steep but a notch is almost a must-have.

[K4PIH]

Nice little tour of your shack. Thanks for posting that. I need to do something similar althought I don;t have the gear you have.

73

[kc4umo]

Nice little tour of your shack. Thanks for posting that. I need to do something similar althought I don;t have the gear you have.

73

Thanks,
Years of collecting. Most of my equipment is old and was someomes problems. I get, repair, and add to my collection.
I am not one for parting something out.

[K4PIH]

I have some stuff I need to part out or get rid of. It's just too big and old for me to keep.

Apache and Mohawk

apache.jpg

[kc4umo]

I would love to have those. I have two Apache's but both are basket cases.
One day I hope. I love big and old hehe.

[n0km]

Hello Matt, welcome to the Island!

[NQ6U]

After helping a friend move a Apache/Mohawk combo I became convinced that they must have been what inspired the term "boat anchor." You could use a pair to moor a cruise ship.