[1000mp] Re: [Yaesu] Re: [Yaesu_FT-1000MP] FT-1000MPMark-V/Field and FT-847 to be discontinued

[Rob Atkinson]

If we are entering the era of the throw away rig, it's time to go to a 
hamfest and get a TR4, stock up on tubes and start tossing out all the 
vendor catalogs.

rob/k5uj



On Saturday, August 27, 2005, at 03:07 PM, John Rippey wrote:

> The problem manufacturers face is obtaining parts from suppliers. This 
> may account for the fact that Yaesu (Vertex-Standard) is discontinuing 
> the Mark Vs, and means that it's necessary to stockpile critical stuff 
> like the DSP chips, which become obsolete rapidly. Once the stockpile 
> is gone, that's it.
>
> I think we will not see again situations where an FT-1000D, for 
> example, can be factory serviced 15 years after its introduction. 
> Ten-Tec says it has an ample stockpile of parts for the Orion (now 
> discontinued). But the production cycle of radios is going to be much 
> shorter, it seems, due if nothing else to rapid chip obsolescence.
>
> The good news is that most rigs sold nowadays have a very long life 
> span and do not require factory service/upgrades. If you can live 
> without the latest and greatest, then most rigs are good to go, even 
> if they're not in production any longer.
>
> 73,
> John, W3ULS
>
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