[1000mp] Yaesu FT1000 CAT complaint

Tue, 21 May 2002 21:00:46 -0400

Someone brings this up every year or so. It's the Japan version of the
775.....nothing new.

73 de KE4WY Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "W5XR" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 8:18 PM
Subject: Re: [1000mp] Yaesu FT1000 CAT complaint

Hi Ron,
Check out this URL.  It's in Japan, but looks like Icom is brining out an
updated version of the IC-775 called IC-775DXII/200.
http://www.icom.co.jp/amatear_radio/products/IC-775/index.html

73, Bob,

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronald Long" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]> W5XR

Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 3:28 PM
Subject: [1000mp] Yaesu FT1000 CAT complaint

> This probably doesn't apply to the majority of folks on the list but read
on.
>
> I wanted to use my FT1000 MkV to receive the AO-40 satellite (convert from
> 2401MHz to 145MHz and then 145MHz to 29MHz. This is so I could use all the
> features that VHF multi-mode radios lack - DSP noise reduction and better
> filtering.
>
> Well this worked just fine until I wanted to implement computer control
for
> Doppler correction. Each time a frequency update command is sent to the
> FT1000 there is an interruption of the audio output!
>
> This might be only annoying for infrequent frequency updates, or if you
are
> only interested in grabbing the current dial setting for logging. But for
> my purpose there will be many frequent commands sent to keep the radio
> tuned to the satellite QSO. And for receiving digital telemetry from the
> satellite these audio blips are disastrous.
>
> Some years ago the Kenwood TS-790 satellite radio had a similar problem
and
> Kenwood came up with a hardware modification to fix it after many
satellite
> ops complained. I guess Yaesu doesn't listen.
>
> My Icom vhf multi-mode radios (IC-275 and IC-475) do not have this
problem.
>
> I think it is apalling that Yaesu has such a poor CAT implementation. You
> recall when the FT1000D first came out the CAT was so bad that Yaesu
> finally came up with a new ROM.
>
> Although I sort of like the MkV, and paid a bunch of money for it, before
> the  recent price reductions, I will now see what HF radios Icom has. Does
> anyone know if there is a new Icom about to be released? In that case I
> would wait a bit.
>
> Also I will look at the TenTec Orion. They have always used the Icom LAN
> CAT system. The Orion looked pretty impressive at Dayton.
>
> 73, ron w8gus.
>
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