[1000mp] Subjective Comparison of FT 2000 to Mark V

[John, W3ULS]

Hi, Mike:

I can offer two cents based on a brief use of an FT-2000 at HRO Woodbridge.

In short, not ready for prime time. There were crackles and pops (CW 
mode) when using the filters, notch, and noise reduction together. My 
feeling was that the software is not yet refined. I never had a 756PRO, 
but I did own a 756PRO III, where virtually all of the DSP artifacts 
reported by users of the earlier versions had disappeared. (I sold it 
because I still like my mostly analog Mark V Field :-))

My sense is that the present 2000 is in the same category as the 
original 756PRO and will require continuing tweaking by the 
Vertex-Standard engineers to eliminate the artifacts.

73,
John, W3ULS