[1000mp] New Mark V

Mon, 25 Mar 2002 19:23:38 -0500

I received my Mark V Field last Friday and the serial shows it was built
January 2002.

ed  aa8pa

----- 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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