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

[Bob Main]

At least you worked them.  I never heard them, but there is always next 
time.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael W Elliott" <kq0b at sbcglobal.net>
To: "All about Yaesu 1000mp" <1000mp at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 8:47 AM
Subject: Re: [1000mp] What is good? - was:Dummy Filter/Attenuator For The 
MarkV


> 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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