[1000mp] New Mark V

Mon, 25 Mar 2002 15:59:01 -0500

They probably stopped making them a year ago and are selling off the old
stock.  Worst part is they have the people working in the basement taking
apart the used ones to make them into MK V Field versions.  Some factory.
2000 Japanese women with tweezers and soldering irons working in three
shifts just cannibalizing the radios.
Japanese proverb say, "Fish can be old and still be fresh."
:-)
73
Norm, W3IZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Gosch" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 3:48 PM
Subject: [1000mp] New Mark V


>
>
> I just ordered a new Mark V.  Serial number shows a March 2001 manufacture
> date.
> I'm surprised that the stock is a year old.  I was told that this unit was
> just received
> from Yaesu a few weeks ago.  Has anyone else purchased one recently.  I'm
> curious
> as to what the serial number is.  I phoned around and any Mark V's  in
stock
> showed
> a first quarter of 2001 manufacture date.
>
> I was tempted to go with the new Mark V Field, but because I may want to
add
> the
> FTV-1000 for 6 meters someday, I decided to go with the external FP-29
> version.  The
> FP-29 needs to be purchased separately in order to use the FTV-1000 with
> either the
> MP or Field.  The FP-29 sells for around $500.00 by itself.  Also the
Field
> is only 25W
> in Class A.
>
> Ed
> W2UV
>
>
>
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