[Yaesu] Ft-1000D Questions

Thu, 27 Nov 2003 00:00:20 -0500

Bob, 

> Serial number format is: YMLLUUUU where
> Y is the last digit of the year,
> M is the month with C = Jan, D = Feb and so on,
> LL is the lot number 
> UUUU is the unit number within the lot. 

The FT-1000(D) was produced from 1989 through 2001.  Thus 
there is some ambiguity in the serial number for those 
radios with Serial number 0Mxxxxxx, 1Mxxxxxx and 2Mxxxxxx. 
However, the early units had lot numbers (the first two 
digits of the "suffix") below "10" while the last units 
produced will have lot numbers in the 60s and 70s.

190 to 195 Watts on a Bird Model 43 is within tolerance. 
The FT-1000D is rated for 200 Watts output.  The Bird 43 
has a tolerance of +/- 5% of full scale (anywhere on the 
scale).  Assuming a 250 Watt element ... the tolerance 
is +/- 12 Watts. 

Finally, I don't know of any other place on the radio to find 
the serial number.  It was printed on the original box and on 
the stub of the warranty card.  

Good luck & enjoy the radio - mine is a 1990 model that was 
updated to a "D" by Yaesu USA in 1995.  

73, 

   ... Joe, K4IK 

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> 
> 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
> 