[1000mp] FT1000MP MK5 and reliability with age-and other rig suggestions

[Rick Moskovits]

Hi John and to the group,

I purchased my mk v field in 2004 and love the radio, absolutely no
problems of any kind to this point, can't comment on availability of parts
other than Yaesu does not service them. You are lucky to have some one in
Tennessee that is an expert on repair, I wish he would make service
available to Canada as well though-not sure what I will do if I start
having problems. Your 950 is a great rig also.

vy 73,

Rick VE1RNM

On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 3:37 PM, John Geiger <af5cc2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> In looking at the different 200 watt rigs that do dual receive, the Yaesu
> FT1000MP MK5 is starting to come down to some nice prices.  Most of the
> people on the eham.net reviews for this rig love it, although there is a
> sizable minority who seemed to have had nothing but problems with it.
>
> How is this rig doing with age?  Are reliability problems starting to show
> up?  Are there parts that can no longer be obtained?
>
> I like the concept of the FT2000D, with 200 watts on 6m as well, but it
> seems that the receiver isn't near as good as the one on the FT1000MP, and
> probably not as good as my Kenwood TS950SD from 25 years ago.
>
> The FTDX5000 looks tempting also, but it seems that the OLED display has a
> good chance at going bad, has Yaesu taken care of that in the newer
> produced rigs?  The Icom 7800 and FTDX9000 are probably out of my price
> range although I would love a FTDX9000MP!
>
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> 73 John AF5CC
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