The most important thing is the serial number, and Yaesu refers to "Lot
Numbers" in their bulletins, which is a reference to the first two digits of
the serial number AFTER the letter, so for example, your's would be from Lot
17.
I could be wrong, but my recollection is that the first two digits signify the
year and month of manufacture. So your's would be 7=1997 and C= March.
73, Ty K3MM
-----Original Message-----
From: WD8ARZ <wd8arz@null.net>
To: yaesu@contesting.com <yaesu@contesting.com>
To: <yaesu@contesting.com>
Date: Wednesday, March 04, 1998 15:43
Subject: [Yaesu] Updates and current serial no. of 1000MP's
>David, your asking the million dollar question. Many have been asking for
>information about serial number and revision levals for the FT1000MP for
>years. So far no definative list has popped up. However I would like to
>voice my concern that the date is a poor way to determine the revision leval
>of the radio. The reason is recopied in the following message I posted last
>year:
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: WD8ARZ <wd8arz@null.net>
>To: 1000mp-list@jehosophat.com
To: <yaesu@contesting.com>
>Date: Wednesday, November 05, 1997 10:26 PM
>Subject: FT1000MP Manufacture Date is Settable!
>Thought you all would be interested that not only can you find the date of
>manufacture of your FT1000MP in the hidden menu section as others have
>passed on many times, but that in fact that diplayed value can be changed
>just like many other menu settings. To me this makes for a problem just
>like buying a car and not knowing if the integrity of the odometer is in
>question.
>
>CPU version did not respond to menu change options, so seems valid.
>
>73 from Bill Stamps - WD8ARZ
>E-Mail Reply to:
>wd8arz@null.net
>
>Therefore the cpu version leval data from the hidden menu and the serial
>number, would be a gross but more reliable indicator about the revision
>leval of the radio. A more accurate revision leval would take feedback from
>Yaesu to confirm.
>
>By turning the FT1000MP off, then holding the FAST and LOCK buttons in and
>turning the radio back on, the hidden 9-x menu options are
>available.....until you power off. To get into the hidden menu, Press and
>hold the FAST button, then press ENTER button. You will now find menu
>options in the 9.x range. Menu option 9-8 gives the date. By rotating the
>sub receiver knob, you select date segments that then can be changed with
>the Main Vfo knob. Menu 9-5 gives a non changable cpu version leval. Turning
>the Main Vfo while in 9-5 starts a diagnostic test......interesting light
>show.... hi hi
>
>My FT1000MP serial number is: 7C170105
>CPU Version leval is: 1.30
>Manufacturing Date (9-8) is: 970214C2
>Owners manual revision sheet says: The transmitter output power of the
>FT-1000MP can be adjusted while the speech processor is activated. .....snip
>snip......in other words the non linear power setting mod/fix has been
>installed in this version of the FT1000MP during manufacture.
>
>I too would be interested in any feedback from others about what they
>know.......especially those that have newer cpu version levals.......
>
>73 from Bill - WD8ARZ
>wd8arz@null.net
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: David E. Shelton <ku4it@bellsouth.net>
>To: 1000mp-list@jehosophat.com
To: <yaesu@contesting.com>
>Date: Monday, March 02, 1998 10:14 PM
>Subject: [1000MP] Updates and current serial no. of 1000MP's
>
>I am possibly considering buying a used 1000MP and I am curious if I
>should be worried about changes in production runs and differences in
>early and late productions models.
>What is your input in buying a unit that is 6mo to 1yr old?
>
>--
>73 dit dit,
>
>David E. Shelton, RN
>KU4IT Amateur Op
>ku4it@bellsouth.net
>KU4IT@WD9AGK.SIN.IN.USA.NA
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>
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