[1000mp] No more Yaesu

[Art Searle W2NRA]

Hi Don,

I read your email with some concern and I don't
want this to wind up happening to me.  I have some
question if you don't mind.  But first I have to
say that I agree with you, turning up the AF
should not blow it out.

1.  Were you using headphones?  How well do the
phones match the radio?  Do they require the
volume to be cranked up to begin with?  I also
dabbled in the 160m contest.  I use the Heil
Pro-Set Plus and I never need to crank past 11
O'clock or so even for the weakest signals.

2.  Was the IPO on.  (I hate this terminology -
what I'm really saying is was the pre-amp off).

3.  Please excuse the personal nature of the next
question.  It's about hearing.  But since this
happened to you 3 times I have to ask.  First let
me state that I am an old f*rt too and I know I
have considerable hearing loss myself from when I
was a young whippersnapper.  Do you have hearing
loss?

I am apprehensive that this email is going to be
perceived as having hidden intent to defend Yaesu.
I assure you that is not my intention.  I have a
new 1000mp that I am learning to use and I do not
want to duplicate your problem, even once.  I'm
already not very happy with Yaesu now that I found
out from this list that I have to make a mod to
get the rig in compliance with FCC keying
requirements.

73,

Art
W2NRA


> It pains me to say that after over 30years, I am
giving up on all
> Yaesu equipment, despite the fact that I really
liked most of the
> features of my FT-1000MP (as I felt about my
original FT-101, one
> of the first in the US in the early '70s).
Here's what happened ...
>
> During the CQ WW 160m DX 'test early this
(Saturday) morning,
> while trying to hear a weak YU, I inadvertantly
increased the
> audio gain control beyond the 75% position ...
whoa!! BIG lapse
> in memory and BIG mistake!! A strong station
came on calling the
> YU and, poof!!! no more audio output. I knew
immediately what
> error I had made ... trying to get a little more
(sufficient?)
> weak signal audio output in the presence of
strong signals.
> How did I know this? Well, it has happened twice
before,
> resulting in a component failure in the audio
output section
> (G3334448E, G3328127F xstrs & G1090769 IC).
Fortunately (pained
> smile as I try to inject a bit of humor ), the
initial two
> incidents, identical to this last one, were
within the first 6
> months of the original warranty period  in 1998,
so then it it
> "only" (!!##&&+++) cost me $120 ($60 US each
time) to ship it
> to Yaesu, then weeks of waiting . Of course,
Yaesu had then " ...
> never heard of such a failure ..." (even after
the 2nd
> occurence!), implying that it was an isolated
occurence. Well,
> here is "random occurence" #3!! Oh, well, if you
spent over $3K
> for the rig you would be expected to shell out
some extra
> change to correct any of the manufacturers
mistakes in order to
> enjoy the priviledge of using "the most popular
rig" ... right??
> Boy, those guys have really learned American
marketing!!
>
> Well, this recent failure was the final straw
... if I had
> mis-used the rig, I could accept the
consequences; however, to
> have the 3rd failure due to turning up the
volume is just beyond
> the pale! After 30 yrs of being a "fan", I will
no longer  tout,
> and will certainly NOT buy, Yaesu. I'm looking
at the TS-870S,
> IC-756ProII and the TenTec Orion ... one of
these will be my
> next rig ... not that anyone at Yaesu cares!
>
> At least I was able to work a new one in the
'test before the rig
> failed!
>  ; -)
>
> 73,
> Don W5FKX
> Delta DX Association
> http://www.qsl.net/ddxa