[Yaesu] comments on buying a used HF rig

Wed, 12 Feb 2003 14:59:00 -0600

on 2/12/03 1:59 PM, [email protected] at [email protected] wrote:

> I would suggest the FT-1000D, without any doubt. I have one, next to the
> Mark V, and for SSB the 1000D really is something very special!
> 
> Selectivity is excellent with the four IF's and the filters. I use Inrad
> filters 2.8 and 2.1 kHz for SSB.
> 
> Output is 240 Watt here.

How did you do that?  Did you follow the mod to crank up the power on the
finals?  It's not a good mod to do.  Yes, you get more power, but you also
increase the strain on the transistors and shorten their lifetime.  And in
addition, you also probably are no longer making the transmit IMD
specification.

73,

Jon
NA9D

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Jon Ogden
NA9D (ex: KE9NA)

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