[1000mp] Compare FT990

Mon, 8 Jul 2002 03:13:45 -0000

What I recall of the FT990 (from Conway Reef, 1995) was that it had a fine
RX, and that it was constructed like a quality computer, i.e. it had a
backplane and plug-in cards. That meant a minimum of interconnecting cables,
headers and coax leads, and easy access/replacement, which suggested higher
reliability. I recall being surprised and nonplussed that Yaesu's
contemporary and subsequent efforts abandoned that approach and returned to
multiple boards in every nook and cranny, interconnected with (far too many)
cables. Anyone who has removed the main board in an MP to replace or add a
component will appreciate this.

Perhaps someone out there in MP-land can tell me why the card-and-backplane
approach was abandoned.

Garry, NI6T

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> Subject: [1000mp] Compare FT990
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>
> Good morning!
>
> I've had and enjoyed an FT990 for nine years now. I bought it because the
> reviews of the time compared its receiver favorably to the 1000D
> and with a
> JRC shortwave rig I didn't think I needed dual-receive.
>
> Over the past couple of years I'm finding dual-receive would be
> pretty handy
> and I've been pining for the MP-series radios. Trouble is, I just can't
> bring myself to taking the plunge because the 990 still performs
> so well for
> me.
>
> Can anyone comment on the 990 and the MP's (V, Field, etc.) or -D pro and
> con?
>
> Thanks so much, and 73!
>
> -Brian n8wrl
>
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