[1000mp] Compare FT990

Wed, 10 Jul 2002 19:44:04 -0700

Cost!

Garry Shapiro wrote:

> 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
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected]
> > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Brian, N8WRL
> > Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 15:11
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [1000mp] Compare FT990
> >
> >
> > 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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