{"id":127,"date":"2008-04-20T10:11:37","date_gmt":"2008-04-20T14:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/?p=127"},"modified":"2008-04-20T10:17:25","modified_gmt":"2008-04-20T14:17:25","slug":"inrad-roofing-filter-for-yaesu-ft-920","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/?p=127","title":{"rendered":"Inrad Roofing Filter For Yaesu FT-920"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just recently found out that draft install instructions for the FT-920 Inrad roofing filter have been posted into the files section of the <a title=\"Link to FT-920 yahoo group\" href=\"http:\/\/groups.yahoo.com\/group\/YaesuFT920\/\" target=\"_self\">ft920 yahoo group.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a title=\"Link to Inrad's price list\" href=\"http:\/\/www.inrad.net\/inrad.php?mode=pricelist\" target=\"_blank\">INRAD price list<\/a> shows the roofing filter priced at $200.00.  I&#8217;m interested in hearing feedback on how well that mod works with the 920.     The filter board was supposed to be a great improvement.  I have until now been muddling along without the narrower filters or the filter board mod available from Inrad.<\/p>\n<p>I think the roofing filter may be the answer I was seeking for that radio as a contest rig.  I just hope it doesn&#8217;t completely ruin the AM reception for SWL&#8217;ing.  But I have several nearby stations that can sometimes really wipe me out during a contest.  All of them combined with the 50KW of WPTF only a mile away really make contesting with simple wire antennas a challenge.<\/p>\n<p>A first glance at the instructions gives me the impression that the install will be simpler than the install for the SSB or CW filter board.  That too would be a good thing.  I&#8217;m not troubled by the soldering involved, but the mechanical dis-assembly is very frustrating.<\/p>\n<p>So for now, the roofing filter is on the wish list.  Way Cool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just recently found out that draft install instructions for the FT-920 Inrad roofing filter have been posted into the files section of the ft920 yahoo group.<\/p>\n<p>The INRAD price list shows the roofing filter priced at $200.00. I&#8217;m interested in hearing feedback on how well that mod works with the 920. The filter board was supposed to be a great improvement. I have until now been muddling along without the narrower filters or the filter board mod available from Inrad.<\/p>\n<p>I think the roofing filter may be the answer I was seeking for that radio as a contest rig. I just hope it doesn&#8217;t completely ruin the AM reception for SWL&#8217;ing. But I have several nearby stations that can sometimes really wipe me out during a contest. All of them combined with the 50KW of WPTF only a mile away really make contesting with simple wire antennas a challenge.<\/p>\n<p>A first glance at the instructions gives me the impression that the install will be simpler than the install for the SSB or CW filter board. That too would be a good thing. I&#8217;m not troubled by the soldering involved, but the mechanical dis-assembly is very frustrating.<\/p>\n<p>So for now, the roofing filter is on the wish list. Way Cool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}