[1000mp] MK V field

[Thomas Giella KN4LF]

You can get on the air immediately right out of the box with the Mark V/Mark V Field, but the transmit audio will sound a little pinched on the lows. It took me about one week to understand what all of the menu settings can accomplish and to understand how to use all of the bells and whistles on receive.

As far as the receiver the Mark V/Mark V Field has a 2 kc bandwidth spacing dynamic range of 70 db. The INRAD first IF roofing filter mod increases dynamic range to 77 db. If you get into CW or phone DX or contesting pile ups anything below 70 db and the receiver pretty much falls apart due to IMD.

The 2 kc spacing dynamic range of the ICOM pro series is a s follows:

IC-756 52 db
IC-756 Pro 71 db
IC-56 ProII 70 db

73,
Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF
Retired Space & Atmospheric Weather Forecaster
Plant City, FL, USA
Grid Square EL87WX
Lat & Long 27 58 33.6397 N 82 09 52.4052 W
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: KenK1ZYW at aol.com 
  To: 1000mp at mailman.qth.net 
  Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 09:16 AM
  Subject: Re: [1000mp] MK V field


  In a message dated 10/28/2004 8:43:24 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
  hast3 at bellsouth.net writes:

  > Ken you said owned I take it you don't now.

  I HAVE BOTH A FT1000MKV FIELD AND A FT1000MKV CURRENTLY

  > What is the learning curve on the menu and if you get

  THERE is a learning curve... but surprisingly less then you think...  the 
  default settings will get you started and more buttons on the panel mean once set 
  up less (almost no) going into menus like the Icom

  > Things all out of whack is there a reset.


  Yes... there are several resets.... one that resets all setting to factory 
  default (which is delineated in the manual) and one that will keep your 
  frequency/memory settings while resetting everything else

  > The use of controls on the front panel easy 
  > Got play with one at AES and just saving some change$$
  > 
   But the pro 11 looks good also

  If you are a CW operator the Yaesu is hands down much better than the Icom!
  If ylou are a contester (like me) then look at who wins the contests and what 
  rigs the serious contesters use.... almost all are Yaesu (actually 2 of them 
  for SO2R.

  Paul / KQ4CD
  > 
  > 
  > 

  Good luck with your hunt

  Ken K1UM

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