[1000mp] possible 1000MP upgrade

[Jerry Spring]

I just figured out what was wrong with my MP: 
nothing!  It turns out that that my external antenna
tuner has a dirty bandswitch, which causes the
intermittent transmitting problem.  Well, that solves
one problem, but not the one about upgrading.  I would
still like to have 200W but don't want to buy an amp. 
And the MP isn't getting any younger (with stories
about displays that go dark and other aging pains that
get pretty hard to fix).  Is the FT-2000D really worth
the money?  I guess one alternative is to buy a cheap
SB-220 and keep the MP.  


--- "Anthony(N2KI)" <n2ki at amsat.org> wrote:

> Alex,
> 
> Stay with your original MP. 
> 
>  
> Anthony - N2KI
>  
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 1000mp-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:1000mp-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Alex Malyava
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 12:39 PM
> To: All about Yaesu 1000mp
> Subject: [1000mp] possible 1000MP upgrade
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> slow time at work made me think about possible
> upgrade of my '96 1000MP to
> some newer model like Mark V Field or even 200W Mark
> V.
> 
> Checking EBay listings I found that each step gonna
> cost several hundred
> bucks. Roughly saying they are sold for about
> $1100...$1300...$1600 -
> depends on model, condition and moon phase.
> 
> I remember an article in QST regarding new, at that
> time, 756 Pro III. The
> very first sentence was:
> . . ."Is the IC-756PROIII really $800 better than
> the PROII?"
> 
> It is kinda funny to ask that question when Yaesu
> stopped the manufacturing
> of "Marks" two years ago and use the word "new" in
> it, but anyway - what's
> new or different for me in "Marks" an whether it
> makes any sense to upgrade?
> 
> So far I know that the Field has 100W instead of
> 200W and internal power
> supply.
> 
> Well, what's new in Mark V itself?
> I know that it has VRF and IDBT, but I have no idea
> how it works in reality
> and whether it makes 1000MP any better.
> I hope that it has newer and better DSP, but who
> knows :)
> 
> The fact that I am upgrading 10+ years old radio
> with something "just" a few
> years old might be worse paying for.
> 
> O, by the way, what about those new FT-2000 or even
> FT-950?
> 
> 
> Alex K2BB
>
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