[Yaesu] Re: [Kenwood] RE: best all round rig

[John Geiger]

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From: "David Thompson" <thompson at mindspring.com>
split.  The 980 has
> the best receiver made at Yaesu (per Chip K7JA)

That's interesting. I thought the FT1000D would hold that title.  I remember
the QST review blasted the FT980 for having a noisy synthesizer.  Can anyone
else on the list confirm that the FT980 is really that good.

 > Yaesu always seems to leave out something or add a problem (clicks in the
> 1000MP series).

My biggest complaint with the FT1000MP was that you couldn't control the
memory keyer from the front panel.  What a stupid design.  I can even do
that with my FT100D.  My second biggest complaint was that you had to go
into the menus to change the preamp type and turn off the subreceiver CW
filter.


 I had a Triton IV which was a fine but very simple rig.  Good CW
> keying and good audio (with my Vomax processor) but they left off VOX
(geez

ALways hear great things about this rig.  Going to have to take that final
step and get one. I keep thinking of it, but back out at the end.  Plus you
can do dual receive if you have the external VFO.

> I really think any transceiver will work once you get used to it.

And the best radio depends on what you need it to do. My FT100D works much
better on 2 meters and satellites than a FT1000MP would.   And the entire
system is also important.  A FT840 connected to a 3 element steppir yagi at
70 feet will work better than a FTDX9000MP connected to a mobile whip.  And
you will have money left over.

>
> I have a IC-740 with built in PS that has been to the caribbean and
> Christmas Island VK9X on Dxpeditions.  Really works fine except a kluge to
> hook to a PC.

I have had a couple of those.  They are nice rigs.

73s John NE0P