[Yaesu] comments on buying a used HF rig

Sat, 15 Feb 2003 08:36:35 -0600

on 2/15/03 2:27 AM, [email protected] at [email protected] wrote:

> The FT-1000(D) is a very very stable rig! And there are no regular problems
> with the 1000D. Please read the reviews on
> http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/210. I have only one comment and that is
> the speed of the VFO knob; I find the speed somewhat to high. There are some
> modifications on the FT-1000D (please have a look at the excellent site of
> K6JRF; http://pages.prodigy.net/jforgione), but the past 15 years have told us
> that the 1000D is a nearly problemfree rig.

I'll second what Hans said.  And I read the statement in the original
poster's message about "new owners buying the company."  That's not exactly
correct.  Yaesu-Musen is the old name of the company.  Their commercial
product line has been under the brand name of Vertex for several years now.
Then about 3 years or so ago they bought Standard.  Again, Yaesu bought
Standard.

The name was changed to Vertex-Standard to more closely match their
commercial interests.  I believe the Yaesu brand name is only on their
amateur products now.

Anyhow, that said, the stability of the FT-1000D is incredible.  The 1000D
has a high stability TCXO frequency reference and it is rock solid.  Most
other rigs have only a clock (not temperature compensated).  In fact, the
FT-1000 has one TCXO and when the rig is upgraded to the "D" a better one
gets added along with the BPF-2 and the extra filtering.

The FT-1000D is about 12 years old now.  There is no way that a rig with a
production life like that and a design as solid would start to go "unstable"
or have problems.

The rig that you might have heard about problems with is the FT-100D.  It's
very easy in casual reading to get these mixed up.  The FT-100D is the small
mobile HF rig that Yaesu came out with to compete against the IC-706.  I am
NOT impressed with the 100D.

Look at the reviews and ask people that own them.  The FT-1000D is by far
and away the BEST HF rig that has ever been made, IMHO and in the opinion of
many other people.

73,

Jon
NA9D

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