[1000mp] Comparison Mark V and ProII

Thu, 21 Mar 2002 23:22:49 +0100

Hello Dale,

In the menu yes; but restricted!

I ment the flexible adjustments on the front panel like on the MP. That is
very user-friendly and a real USP of this rig.

73.
Hans Remeeus PA1HR.

e-mail: [email protected]
site: www.remeeus.nl
Ham Radio call: PA1HR

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Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: [1000mp] Comparison Mark V and ProII

> The cascaded filtering is still there just as on the MP.  The method
> of selection has changed is all.
>
> Dale J.
>
>
>
> >The cascade filtering is one of the great things on the MP. After nine
years
> >FT-990 I
> >owned the MP for a few year. I regret that we lost this feature on the Mk
V
> >and hope Yaesu will bring it back on the successor.
> >
> >I think the reason why Yaesu changed it, was that (due to competition)
they
> >wanted to make the new rig more DSP-innovated. I wonder if they did a
good
> >market research on that; do we want more DSP or do we want flexible
analog
> >filter combinations?
> >
> >Apart from that the Mk V has very nice features that the MP has not. Some
of
> >the members have already mentioned these features.
> >
> >I think that the perfect rig still has to be invented... However; what is
> >perfect??
> >
> >73!
> >Hans Remeeus PA1HR.
> >
> >e-mail: [email protected]
> >site: www.remeeus.nl
> >Ham Radio call: PA1HR
> >
> >>
> >>  Exactly Bob!!  That is the one reason I will never get a MkV.  In a CW
> >>  contest I love the various filter combinations that you can achieve
from
> >>  the front panel, like a 250/500 combo during fairly busy periods, or a
> >>  2.0/500 combo during quiet periods.  It's just soooooo much more
> >>  flexible.
> >>
> >>  I'll not be changing my (Nov 1995) MP unless something catastrophic
> >>  happens it, and even then I'd look for a clean MP instead of a MkV.
> >>
> >>  It seems interesting that Yaesu seem to be returning to the old
formula
> >>  with the 'MkV Field' by making a 100W MkV with built in PSU!!  But it
> >>  still doesn't have the filter flexibility......
> >>
> >>  Andrew Williamson GI0NWG / AC6WI
> >>  Homepage = http://www.gi0nwg.freeserve.co.uk/
> >>
> >>  One of the ZL9CI gang
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