[1000mp] Some FT1000MP MK5 questions

[Rick Moskovits]

Hi the group,

I have had my MKV field for 14 years now and am still very happy with the
performance, regardless of published specs that knock the radio's close in
BDR at 5khz, mine with stock filters has no problems at all and can work in
2KC to another strong station and still resolve the station I am working.

After speaking with an extremely knowledgeable radio tech here in Canada,
who indicated that the first thing he always did was go over the built in
pwr supply in the MP as they often need work. There is a good article on
this on the internet, but this is not for the faint of heart due to the
extremely high voltages present.

So what I decided to do was run mine from an external quality DC supply(
yaesu FP1030A) and the radio is now much quieter as well as no lag down
time to light the display. I will eventually ship the radio to have it gone
over but for now am very pleased

If the radio you are looking at has not been driven hard(contesting with a
lot of hrs on the finals) you will likely be very happy with your purchase.

vy 73,  Rick/ VE1RNM

On Sun, Jan 14, 2018 at 9:40 PM, John Geiger <af5cc2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the information.  The general consensus is that it it still a
> good radio, the PS can be prone to failure but there are work arounds for
> that also.
>
> 73 John AF5CC
>
> On Sun, Jan 14, 2018 at 9:11 AM, George VE3YV <ve3yv at pathcom.com> wrote:
>
> > Bought one of the first production run 18 (?) years ago for $US 4K.
> Still
> > working fine.  Added INRAD roofing filter which helps with close in
> signals
> > and noise blanking and also another mod to make audio a bit crisper (cap
> > and
> > resistor change?).  Works well on SSB, CW, and digital modes.  DXCC HR
> and
> > 8BDXCC barefoot with roof top antennas on row house in city centre.  200
> > wts
> > probably helps.  Most of my filters are Yaesu, found on eBay or reflector
> > for reasonable prices as others upgraded to the somewhat better INRADs.
> At
> > the time, MK5 was top of the line for DX and contesting and is still a
> very
> > competitive rig such that I'm still not seriously considering upgrading,
> > even though the FT5000 or K3 are very nice rigs but are at least 3x the
> $$$
> > once fully tricked out against what you're looking at.  Once you get it,
> > check out the FT1000MP web site for lots of tips and good reference
> > materials.  http://www.va3cr.net/
> > GL
> >
> > 73, George VE3YV / K8HI
> >         `
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: 1000mp-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:1000mp-bounces@
> > mailman.qth.net]
> > On Behalf Of John Geiger
> > Sent: January 14, 2018 00:59
> > To: All about Yaesu 1000mp <1000mp at mailman.qth.net>
> > Subject: [1000mp] Some FT1000MP MK5 questions
> >
> > I have found a Yaesu FT1000MP MK5 at a good price, and am wondering about
> > the reliability of this model. Are there any common problems that show up
> > with age?  Is $1095 plus shipping a pretty good price for this model with
> > stock filters?
> >
> > Also, will the FH-2 keypad, used with current Yaesus, work on the MK5
> also,
> > in place of the FH-1.
> >
> > 73 John AF5CC
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