[1000mp] What is good? - was:Dummy Filter/Attenuator For The Mark V

[Michael W Elliott]

Experience always counts a lot and I Can appreciate your answer but you worked them because of an adequate antenna along with right time and place.  I worked the VU4 on 11 Dec with a lot of others calling but Hell I was using a 6 el yagi sp and running 1500 watts.  My odds were better than the guy running the same watts and a lousy antenna or 100 watts and good antenna. My buddy was using 1500 watts and the same brand 6 element antenna and did not work them that day but managed to work them on cw.  So go figure that out.
 
ON THE OTHER HAND
What I was saying in my answer to the original post was that having owned both the 1000mp and the Mark V the 1000mp seems to work better and you can tell a difference when you select the dsp or filtering.  Again a lot depends on the operator and the menu settings.
 
I am also saying that the old Drake receiver that came up with a better filtering solution is still great and works -- Folks now adays think they can add or tweak something alah a weak signal jumps to s-9.  Doesn't add up that way -- $10k for a radio and a lousy or mediocre antenna system with crappy operations doesn't add to very much.
 
That was my thoughts -  NOW if someone would care to contact me off thread and share some light on their menu selections I'd appreciate it.

KenK1ZYW at aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 12/29/2004 11:01:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
jcm at power-net.net writes:

> >Having owned the Mark V for over a year CAN anyone tell me something good
> about this transceiver. I sold a 1000MP and I be damn the filter
> selectivity on it was better that this one.
> >
> >BTW I have all the filters installed and the dsp seems useless
> >
> 
> 

Well as a HF intercept operator for the USAF and over 45yrs a ham I have used 
many hight performance receivers. I can say that The Yaesu FT1000 series of 
radios is the finest ham transceiver to date (not sure of the very latest 
$10,000 radios). But the proof is in the pudding - I worked VU4!!! 

73 de Ken K1UM
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