[1000mp] Pro III -- FT1000MP comparison

[D. J.]

Pro III works great on CW, as good as or better than the MKV.  The  
1000/D was better than the MP or MKV.  The Pro III will sharpen up to  
less than 50 hz as will the TS870 which I like better than the MP/MKV  
on CW too.

Dale





On 31, Mar 2006, at 13:42, W4ZW wrote:

>
>>
>> Id be willing to bet most arent used on CW, just a guess...
>
> This is the key difference IMHO.
>
>
> I've had nearly every radio in the ICOM/Kenwood/Yaesu line except  
> for the
> latest Pro III/7800 series of ICOM and the FTdx-9000 of Yaesu.
> Unfortunately I have very little experience with Ten Tec.
>
>  I wrote once before about my experiences with the "contest radios"  
> from
> these lines.  Here's my 2 cents:
>
>
> I have also owned/operated just about every radio/transceiver made  
> since the
> 50's.  I currently run two  FT-1000MP's/ a FT-1000D w/599ZX
> DSP/TS-950SDX/SM230  and several other smaller transceivers
> (TS-50/TS-570SG/ICOM's/Yaesu's etc at different QTH's).  As for the  
> ICOM's,
> the DSP works quite well for SSB but the CW reception falls short   
> of either
> the FT-1000MP or the FT-1000D with the outboard 500ZX DSP unit to  
> my old CW
> ears.  Too much hiss and echo for good CW copy for my ears. My ears  
> are the
> best "ESP"  I've ever used.    I also thought the construction of  
> the ICOM's
> was a bit  on the chintzy side for what they cost.  Do a direct  
> comparison
> with either the FT-1000MP or the Kenwood and you'll see what I  
> mean.  Both
> the 775DSP and the 756 Pro II were excellent SSB rigs though, some  
> of the
> best I've ever used!  I also had a Kenwood TS-870S and it had good  
> ears if
> IMD didn't bother you, but I'm a ham and not a SWL and I quickly  
> disposed of
> it.  It couldn't begin to compare to the FT-1000xx series.  My   
> ICOM 781 was
> also a  great radio but I think a current comparison to the ICOM/ 
> YAESU top
> models would show it to be outdated as well.  I thought the ICOM  
> 775DSP was
> a truly great SSB rig but a very poor CW rig.  Since I'm a CW guy,  
> I sold
> both the 775DSP's I had.  I also sold my ICOM 756 Pro II since my  
> personal
> preference was the FT-1000MP, again for CW.
>
> In the past, I had always preferred Kenwood based on the 830/930  
> series
> until the TS-940 came out.  That's when I switched to Yaesu, a  
> YAESU FT-890,
> and FT-990, and then the FT-1000D, and then the FT-1000MP when it came
> along.  My personal favorite is still the FT-1000D with the mods  
> and the
> outboard DSP.  Truly great RX and TX.  I've  also had ICOM 735, IC-736
> (great self-contained rig), IC-781, and then the 775DSP's.
>
> Today's rigs are really modern marvels of design, complexity, and
> versatility coupled with excellent reliability.  There is really  
> very little
> difference between the FT-1000xx's and the ICOM 756 Pro's and the  
> difference
> lies in the users individual tastes and applications.  Like many CW  
> ops, I
> prefer the sound and "feel" of the Yaesu.  But for my money, the dated
> Kenwood TS-950SDX deserves a place in there as well.
>
> Compared to my first home brew 6AG7/6L6  rig and regenerative  
> receiver, any
> of the rigs today are absolutely unbelievable  magic!
>
> Now my all-time favorite rig line up  was my ancient Hallicrafters
> SX-115/HT-32B/HT-33B I had about 40 years ago.  I liked that set-up  
> better
> than my Collins S-line which I later had.  I also had the Drake  
> line at one
> time which was also excellent.
>
> But like computers, they have  all been  lost in the technology  
> race and
> today's rigs are light years ahead of them.  And like computers,  
> many of the
> older radios are still superb values that work very well.
>
> The march of technology is simply amazing!
>
> My 2 cents.
>
>
> Jon Hamlet,  W4ZW
>
> Casey Key Island, Florida
> "A little piece of paradise in the Gulf of Mexico"
>
>
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