[1000mp] Compare FT990

Thu, 11 Jul 2002 19:36:21 -0000

One might ask how that is so considering all the added cables/headers, the
assembly time for the interconnects, and the extra testing.

Garry

Joe Hanna:
>
> 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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