[1000mp] FW: FT 1000 MP Tests

Sat, 3 Jan 2004 17:59:04 -0600

Hi Bill, Too bad the TS-870S was not included in the test.
Would have been interesting.

73, Larry AJ2W
A MK V owner but worried.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "wjdiamond" <[email protected]>
To: "FT1000mp" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 4:33 PM
Subject: [1000mp] FW: FT 1000 MP Tests

> 
> 
> Well folks, I have finished evaluating my new FT1000MP MK V
> Field against my other rigs. I am sure some will not agree
> with or accept my findings because they were not made with lab
> equipment in a controlled environment.
> 
> Real life ham operation is not in a lab or a controlled
> environment, but rather what works in today's congested ham
> bands with in many case poor and inconsiderate
> operators.
> 
> All the rigs tested as was the FT1000 was fully filtered up
> with factory filters. I just do not use non factory filters as
> a matter of personal choice.
> 
> 
> First of all, I have owned and operated just about every ham
> rig there ever was starting with the Collins 75A1, many of
> which I still have today.
> 
> Although I did compare the 1000 against even my oldest rigs,
> it was not really a fair compares ion due to the technology
> level,
> 
> The 1000MP beat hands down all the Collins, Kenwood, Yaesu
> FT920 and several of the Icom's
> 
> Tests were conducted on the normal ham bands, i.e.., 80, 40,
> 20, 15, 10 Meters.
> Now before you WARC and VHF operators get in an uproar, I
> simply do not use those bands nor do I have antennas for them.
> 
> Rigs compared against are the following Icoms
> IC 701
> IC 703
> IC 706
> IC 720
> IC 718
> IC 720
> IC 725
> IC 730
> IC 737
> IC 738
> IC 740
> IC 745
> IC 746
> IC 751
> IC 751A
> IC 756
> IC 756 PRO
> IC 756PRO II
> IC 761
> IC 765
> IC 7400
> 
> Icom receivers
> 
> IC R70
> IC R 71A
> IC R 72
> IC RC 75
> 
> Non Icom as follows
> 
> Kenwood TS, 930, TS 930, TS 850
> 
> Kenwood Receivers
> 
> R 600
> R 1000
> R 2000
> 
> Yaesu, FT 920
> 
> Collins 75A1, 75A2, 75A3, 75A4
> 
> These tests were conducted using one of the following antennas
> 
> Cushcraft A 4 at 48 Feet
> Alpha Delta DXCC inverted V with apex at 47 feet
> 80 M inverted V apex at 41 feet.
> 
> Each rig was tested on it's respective antenna, i.e.., FT1000
> vs. IC 751A on the same antenna and band on the same station.
> 
> What I did was search for a very weak signal and then compare
> on the Icoms and the FT1000 (SSB), then the same thing on CW.
> 
> Then in a pileup condition on SSB
> 
> Then with several splattering stations to see how well they
> were being rejected.
> 
> On 40 night time foreign AM broadcast to see how much I could
> filter off of ham stations.
> 
> My conclusion is:
> 
> The FT1000MP was superior against all the rigs except for the
> Icom IC 7400 and IC 756 PROII.  The IC 756 PRO was very very
> close to the 1000.
> 
> I must admit that I do like the received audio a little better
> overall on the 1000MP as it seems more "mellow" to my old
> ears.
> 
> The PRO II and the 7400 seem to have better selectivity when
> operated in a crowded band or under splattering conditions.
> 
> BTW, if you want a real world test on wide and splattering
> signals, just listen to some of the Collins user groups on
> their net freq's. It is a real eye opener and still another
> reason to move to modern equipment.  OK, you Collins guys, lay
> off the flame mail, I and you both know how Collins gear acts.
> Remember, I used to have one of largest Collins collections
> around!!
> 
> So I guess it all boils down to a matter of choice rather you
> want a traditional looking radio like the 1000MP or a modern,
> TV set in the middle Icom. They are both GREAT radios.
> 
> Me, I like them both and I will not be dumping the 1000MP like
> I did the KW TS2000 as the MP is a keeper and a joy to use.
> 
> I also plan of keeping all my Icoms as well.
> 
> I had planned not to put these findings on the Icom and Yaesu
> lists because of all the early on flame mail that I received
> in the past but so many people said that I should so I am
> going to post on the lists and my web site.
> 
> These are my finings and opinions, your finding and
> preferences will probably be different.
> 
>    William J. Diamond (Bill)
>      Rogers, Arkansas USA
>     [email protected]
> 
> 
>     Ham Radio Operator WR0T
> Please Visit My Radio Page revised 12-20-03
> http://pages.sbcglobal.net/wjdiamond/index.html
> 
> 
> 
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