I had TWO Mark 5s at once and sold both to buy a used ORION ONE and a K3, both
of which
are now available to me. I sold the Mark 5s because of the horrid noise
that was new at my new qth and much worse than in Fla.
I hoped the K3 would kill the noises (man made, Nature made, who knows)
and the BCI also vy bad. First version of K3 failed that test. Now it is back
from factory, but not tested yet.
The ORION ONE was good with the noise and the continuous adjustment
on that was vy nice. It still had some BCI, but degraded ssb sigs only a
little on full noise reduction. Both K3 and ORION were absolutely GREAT
on CW, a dream solution for me on that mode.
Now I get to try the FT-9000D and the "u" filters in there are vy near
sliced bread. Virtually end of noise and the sigs r still there!
BUT, I woudda kept the Mark 5s ...fully crystalled up and roofing too...
if they could have handled the BCI and noises.
The FT-1000D, the MP, and the Mark V are dream radios even today.
I think DSP noise reduction IN HAM RIGS is over sold. If I were still
in Fla, I woudda kept the Mark 5s. 73
Charles Harpole
k4vud@hotmail.com
> From: wwhitman@fastmail.fm
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:12:21 -0500
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Trade FT-1000MP MKV
>
> Bob, if you are serious about dxing or contesting, it's the Orion II.
> If casual, it's the Omni-VII.
> Just my opinion.
> I have never owned an FT-1000MP, but own both Ten-Tecs.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
>
>
> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:01:24 -0500, "AD5VJ Bob"
> said:
>> I have only owned one TenTec and it was an OmniD for a short time not a
>> bad rig either in fact I loved the sound of the CW it
>> offered, as a result, I have for some time been considering trading my
>> FT-1000MP MKV for a TenTec rig, since I like CW operation and
>> have heard the reports of how the TenTec is the way to go for CW.
>>
>> I like Dxing mostly, but some contesting is in the mix as well. Dont want
>> to give up Computer Control or Digital Modes either.
>>
>> I have been floundering about on a trade due to my love for the FT-1000MP
>> MKV and the contacts it has brought to me since I have had
>> it have been fantastic.
>>
>> Has anyone here had an FT-1000MP MKV who has traded it for a TenTec and
>> if so can you give the group some discussion on whether you
>> would do it again and why.
>>
>> Also, which of the TenTecs would offer me the same features of the
>> FT-1000MP MKV (short of the 200W) I realize I would be loosing
>> that and is one of the reasons along with precise filtering and
>> sensitivity, that I have been floundering on a trade.
>>
>> I was thinking of an Omni VII.
>>
>>
>>
>> 73 fer nw es gud DX,
>> QSL VIA: LotW, BUR, e-QSL
>> Bob AD5VJ
>> http://www.ad5vj.com/
>> Old Calls WB5ZQU, WY5L/KH3, KE5CTY, N5IET
>>
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> Wayne
> K4ELO
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