[1000mp] (no subject)

[Dean St. Hill]

Hi Guys,

I'm a little late on the uptake, but having moved from a pair of 
fully-loaded and fully-modified TS 850's to a pair of MK5FT1Kmp's, I can say 
there is no comparison.

The TS 850 is an excellent rig, and is unquestionably a classic. However, 
here in the caribbean with relatively big antennas and very strong signals 
in contest conditions, the Yaesu wins absolutely hands down.

I say all that and then concede it took me a loooong time to make the 
decision. However, once I'd gotten the first MK5, the second followed a few 
months later without much delay.

During that time, I would listen to both rigs either switching A/B or 
sometimes listening on similar antennas on the same frequency. The MK5 
FT1Kmp won every time.

Now that I've done most of the mods, including replacing the sub-RX filter 
with a 2.1KHz INRAD, this rig is so far ahead of the TS850, it's impossible 
to truly compare them.

If you make the switch, you'll no doubt agree with me, if you don't then 
like me you'll continue to swear that it can't get much better than the 
'850.

IT CAN!!!


Regards,


Dean - 8P6SH / 8P2K


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron" <wa0kds at yahoo.com>
To: <w8krr at arrl.net>; "All about Yaesu 1000mp" <1000mp at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:47 PM
Subject: Re: [1000mp] (no subject)


>I have one of each and still prefer my TS-850SAT that is loaded.  If at all 
>possible  keep the TS-850 until you are sure you like the FT-1000MP better.
> Ron   WA0KDS
> Mike,W8KRR wrote:
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>> I am considering replacing my TS-850 with the FT1000MP - opinions please?
>> Mike
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