[1000mp] preference question

[D. J.]

I had two FT1000s and they were a good rig, but it has a noisy fan, 
weighs a bunch, has only 10 hz tuning resolution, slowest tuning speed 
is 10 Khz per dial revolution, the DR is ok, but not that much better 
than a MKV and with the INRAD roofing filter the MKV is better.  
Frankly, if I had a choice between the FT1000 and a MKV I'd take the 
MKV with the INRAD roofing filter every time.

The MP is a good rig too, but the display is somewhat goofy to look at, 
however with time you would get used to it.  I do like the filter 
selection in the MP better than the MKV although you can do the same 
within MKV menu settings, (don't need a computer program),  but it's 
more clumsy.  Ergonomics are a bit different MP v. MKV and I like some 
of those better in the MKV, personal choice.  Receiver performance 
stock MP v. MKV is about the same.  BTW, I had two MPs a few years ago 
also, a very early one when they first came out and a then a later 
version.  Both were trouble free.  The early version MP you could not 
adjust the power output when you had the speech processor turned on.  
There was a Yaesu modification that corrected it.

As far as I'm concerned the MKV is one of the best if not the best 
value out there today.

Dale


On 09, Mar 2005, at 13:16, George & Marijke Guerin wrote:

> Bruce, et. al.,
>
> I would take a late 1000MP not a Mark V.
>
> The filter selections is a lot easier and one can change selections 
> from the front panel without auxiliary programs.
>
> If I needed 200 watts I would look for a late model FT1000D - not a 
> Mark V.
>
> 73        George    K8GG
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Wade" 
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> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 10:13 AM
> Subject: [1000mp] preference question
>
>
>> I'm looking for opinions about the following:
>> Ifyou had the option of either a FT1000 MP, or an FT1000 MP Mark V, 
>> which would be the preferred radio to have ?
>>
>> rgds / Bruce / VE1NB
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