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

[Steve Fraasch]

Vince:

No need to defend:  my IC-781 PA board smoked 11 components and had to almost completely re-built.  These are not robust radios....As far as parts are concerned Icom has all of them, but a few are near extinction (MRF422).  It won't be long before they're unable to repair the 781.

73,

Steve




-----Original Message-----
From: Vince <wa.tworsx at verizon.net>
Sent: Aug 28, 2005 10:32 AM
To: All about Yaesu 1000mp <1000mp at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [1000mp] Re: [Yaesu] Re: [Yaesu_FT-1000MP] FT-1000MPMark-V/Field	and FT-847 to be discontinued

No, my antennas present at worse a 2.5 to 1 mismatch, and I seldomly use 
more than 100 watts RF output power.  Over the years, I have not ever 
used AM, but I am long winded on RTTY. 

Honestly, if I knew the reason why, I would stop doing whatever it is 
that I do to cause problems.  My fanned dipoles for 40m/30m/20m are used 
on the fundamental bands and also on 17m/15m/12m/10m sometimes.  I use 
RTTY most of the time, otherwise Morse CW.  Usually do not push more 
than an indicated 100 watts of output power.  The VSWR on 20m is better 
than 2.5:1.

Other than PA transistors on two occasions, a capacitor failed within 
the 40m and within the 12m section of the LPF, on two separate 
occasions, causing loss of RF output on those bands.

On each of the bands that I have operated, the Auto Ant Tuner is enabled 
and have been able to load to full or close to full (200w) output.. I do 
not really need the Ant Tuner on 40m or 30m.   I thought that there was 
an over VSWR protection circuit to help out when using non resonant 
aerials. .

73,
de ~ Vince ~ WA2RSX
Marooned on IOTA NA-026




Rob Atkinson wrote:

> Vince, i for one am more interested in why ur 1000D has to get 
> serviced so much.  What do you do with it?   It sounds like you 
> operate it into a 5:1 vswr load or run a 200 w. carrier on AM.
>
> 73,
> rob/k5uj
>
>
> On Saturday, August 27, 2005, at 03:58 PM, Vince wrote:
>
>> Bill Gode, Sr. wrote:
>>
>>> Yaesu still repairs the FT-1000D.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Bill, W9NHQ
>>>
>>>
>> Well, yes, es no:
>> IME, they claimed faulty PA transistors but sent  back the FT1kD w/o 
>> 12m output and w/o the faulty components (Feb 2005).
>>
>> On a previous repair job, the PA transistors and two biasing 
>> resistors were returned.  On yet another previous repair job, they 
>> returned a faulty relay from the LPF assembly.  I wondered  if they 
>> have changed their policy and no longer return the faulty components 
>> to the owner ?
>>
>>
>> 73,
>> Vince, WA2RSX
>> Stuck on IOTA NA-026
>

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