[Yaesu] Ft-1000D Questions

[Jim Gerke]

Bob,

Here's the info on Yaesu serial number decoding. 

All characters in the s/n are numbers except for position 2 which is a
letter, C through N.

Position 1: Last digit of the year in which the radio was produced.

Position 2: Determine the position of the letter in the alphabet (C=3,
D=4,....., N=14) and then subtract 2. The result gives the month in
which the radio was manufactured. Note: a straight vertical line in this
position is a capital "i" (I), not the number one. 

Positions 3 & 4: The lot or run number.

Positions 5 through 8: The manufacturing sequence number of the radio.

Thus, a radio with a serial number of 5H123456 would have been
manufactured in 1995 (5), during the month of June (H=8, 8-2=6, June is
the 6th month), was part of lot 12, and was the 3,456th radio in that
lot.

One other thing I learned just recently...... The FT-1000/FT-1000D were
produced over a 12 year (or so) period. Thus, a 2 as the first digit
could mean that the radio was built in either 1992 or in 2002. To
distinguish between the two years, the letter "A" is appended (with a
rubber stamp) to the s/n sticker of the unit built in 2002 to indicate
that it's the second use of that s/n. 

As far as I know, the serial number of the unit does not appear anywhere
inside the radio.

73, Jim, K5QL

AB3L1@aol.com wrote:
> 
> This is my first 1000D
> 
> I would like to check out the serial number of a rig that I just took
> ownership of. Can someone enlighten me in the mastering of the S/N code? I did call
> Vertex but the fellow I talked to said they are no longer allowed to give out
> the info.
> Is there any other locations in the radio that will show the S/N or is the
> rear label all we get?
> 
> The radio loaded into a dummy load showed about 190w or 195w. Is this in
> range of what can be expected? I would think that it would slightly exceed the
> rating. Then again maybe it's better to not push the finals, or my Bird slug is
> slightly out of calibration.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Bob  AB3L