[1000mp] I was barred from the ft9000-ft2000 yahoo group

[n4dsp]

I made a post to the Ft-9000,FT-2000 yahoo group site stating that I was 
annoyed at waiting for the FT-2000 200 watt version and would place an order 
to Ten-Tec tomorrow for the Orion II. I also stated I was treated rudely by 
Yaesu customer service when I inquired when the FT-2000 200 watt version was 
going to be made available, so disturbed that I felt my 4000 bucks would be 
gladly taken by Ten-Tec with their excellent customer service. I presently 
have a Yaesu Mark V but that doesn't matter. To get to the point my post 
never made it but here is the email I received from the FT-9000,FT-2000 
yahoo group.....

______________________________________________________________________________________________
"We are sorry you have chosen to leave the Fox Tango FTdx-9000 / FT-2000 
forum at Yahoo groups.

The loss of any member is felt by everyone in the group.
However, as a moderator/list owner, I understand that needs change.
I also understand that you may already belong to several other
news groups and your time is valuable. Or possibly you
may have sold your Yaesu equipment.
If this is the case, please don't forget us at Fox Tango International
in the future if you should buy another piece of Yaesu equipment.
You are always welcome, so please feel free to come back at any time.

If there's a problem I can help resolve, please don't hesitate
to give us a chance. Should you decide to come back later,
you are more than welcome to join us again."

73s &
Very Best Regards
List Owners & Moderators
__________________________________________________________________________________________________

I never made a decision to leave this group. This is the type of letter the 
list owner and moderators use with all the pleasantries. Notice the "Loss of 
any member is felt by everyone in the group".  Also posts I made to this 
group were withheld on a couple of occasions because I did not "fit the 
ideal Yaesu customer profile". Talk about censorship!

With the Yaesu Mark V you spend thousands of dollars and then some to repair 
keys clicks and other
modifications yourself. More problems are evident with the FT-9000. These 
radios cost over $10,000 and the problems the owners are encountering should 
not be taking place. These are not growing pains as Yaesu would have you to 
believe but very poor design and workmanship. These are not due to a new 
product making its appearance on the scene as Yaesu would have you believe. 
If the American public accepted this type of product in some other industry 
there would be such a public outcry Congress would be involved. 
Manufacturers like Yaesu has duped the Amateur Radio Operators with the 
normal excuses but it is unacceptable to put out a product when its 
development has not been fully realized. This is why the FT-2000 200 watt 
version is not being made available at this time. Yaesu is trying to fix all 
the problems with this rig thereby the delay on it's release but that is not 
to be public knowledge as a source told me today. Neither will the retail 
merchants
let on of the problems with the FT-2000 200 watt version.

Subscribe to the FT-9000, FT-2000 yahoo group and read the posts of the 
FT-9000's problems. These radios cost over $10,000 and the problems which 
owners are encountering. There are two good companies out there today and 
both are American made. Ten-Tec and Elecraft. Excellent products. Excellent 
Receivers. Excellent Customer Support and Technical Service.
Yaesu can kiss my arse.

73
john-n4dsp