[Elecraft] Happy But Very Sad

[Scott Manthe]

I've never seen a FT5000 for anywhere close to $4900, if you got yours 
for that let us know where and I'll buy one tomorrow to resell. The 
cheapest I've seen them sell for is $5300. And yes, as long as you run 
it in class A and don't turn on the processor, it has a relatively clean 
transmitter, but then it is a 75 watt radio, not 200.

73,
Scott, N9AA

On 6/22/12 5:22 PM, Fred Smith wrote:
> The base model 5000 sells for $4895 and still has more options plus 200w and
> a class A transmitter you need to check you specs since all the updates and
> upgrades were done to this radio. As far as the transmitter it's one of the
> cleanest made. Key clicks mean nothing to me even though I think that was
> fixed by Yaesu since the first were released. I'm a SSB/Digital op so CW
> wasn't in the mix for me.
>
> 73,
>
> Fred/N0AZZ
>
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