[1000mp] MP Mk 5 Field

[Bert Garcia]

I can't complain about Yaesu dependability.  I've had the Yaesu FT-901DM,
FT-One, FT-840, FT-900/AT, FT-1000mp, FT-1000mp Field, plus three 2m FM
mobiles.  Never had a single problem with any of them, and I put a lot of
hours on the rigs.  The FT-900/AT was mobile in the trunk for five years and
now it's in my trailer.  I still have them all except the 901DM and 1000mp.
I can't complain about Yaesu dependability.

Bert N8NN


----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve M" <wmoorejr@cox.net>
To: <1000mp@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 18:52 PM
Subject: Re: [1000mp] MP Mk 5 Field


> Bob,
>
> All radios have problems. No manufacturer is exempt [just check out the
> latest qst with an article on how to fix the sorry audio in the wunderkind
> Icom pro and pro2]. When the original mp came out people were complaining
> about them too.  A reflector such as this lets you hear more about
problems
> with a radio than years of listening on the air. How many guys on this
> reflector haven't had any problems with the MP or the Mark 5? You don't
> often hear about this--just the bad ones.
>      Check out a Ten Tec or Kenwood reflector--same stories, different
> players.
>          My only rule [which I don't always follow] is too wait a year
> before buying a new model. Let the bugs get fixed. I wouldn't apply this
to
> a Mark 5. It is an update, not a whole new radio.
>    I owned a late MP and a recent Mark 5 Field. Both were great--stock and
> no problems.
>
> 73,
> Steve  wd0ct