I am curious as to why you prefer the 1000D over the MP? I operated a D at W1AW a few years back and it was a nice rig. Ergonomicly it is very comfortable to operate also. It was next to an Omni VI. The TT heard stuff the D didn't. The MP has EDSP and the D doesn't. Norm, W3IZ ----- Original Message ----- OTOH, I have my FT1000D sitting next to it and it is > my rig of choice.