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I am currently using an FT990 which I really like except for the rig's =
QSK. It is just plain stinko. Everybody whose opinion I solicited =
before I bought the radio loved the radio, but I didn't ask folks about =
full break-in, thinking that if there were any problems with it, someone =
would tell me. Turns out that it looks like I am about the only person =
in the world that likes using QSK all the time! Most folks I =
corresponded with after buying the rig said something to the effect of, =
"Gosh, I HATE QSK and never use it." I have borrowed a friend's late =
model 990, and it exibits the same problem. Anyway, I am looking to =
replace the 990 with possibly a used FT1000D or FT1000MP. I have used =
an MP at FD and find it to be "complicated". The QSK is okay, but I =
have noticed that the receive AGC seems to be swamped out in between =
dits, so you really don't get to listen to anything in between =
characters. I have not used a 1000D much to speak of. Can anybody tell =
me about either of these radios' QSK performance?
One feature I like about the MP is the ability to pick and choose how =
the filters are cascaded. I can't tell from looking at the 1000D front =
panel how to do this on the 1000D. It looks like you get whatever =
combination Yaesu picks when you punch one of the four bandwidth buttons =
on the front panel. What if you want to pick 500 Hz in one IF and 250 =
Hz in the other? Is this possible without having to pull the case off =
the 1000D?
Has anybody used the MP and the 1000D side by side? What kind of =
opinions in general do people have who have used both rigs?
Finally, has anybody used a Kenwood TS850? That is another rig I have =
been thinking about as a replacement for the 990.
Thanks for any opinions that you might have.
73,
-Mike Fanning, K4GU
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am currently using an FT990 which I =
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except for the rig's QSK. It is just plain stinko. Everybody =
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opinion I solicited before I bought the radio loved the radio, but I =
didn't ask=20
folks about full break-in, thinking that if there were any problems with =
it,=20
someone would tell me. Turns out that it looks like I am about the =
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person in the world that likes using QSK all the time! Most folks =
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corresponded with after buying the rig said something to the effect of, =
"Gosh, I=20
HATE QSK and never use it." I have borrowed a friend's late model =
990, and=20
it exibits the same problem. Anyway, I am looking to replace the =
990 with=20
possibly a used FT1000D or FT1000MP. I have used an MP at FD and =
find it=20
to be "complicated". The QSK is okay, but I have noticed that the =
receive=20
AGC seems to be swamped out in between dits, so you really don't get to =
listen=20
to anything in between characters. I have not used a 1000D much to =
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of. Can anybody tell me about either of these radios' QSK=20
performance?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>One feature I like about the MP is the =
ability to=20
pick and choose how the filters are cascaded. I can't tell from =
looking at=20
the 1000D front panel how to do this on the 1000D. It looks like =
you get=20
whatever combination Yaesu picks when you punch one of the four =
bandwidth=20
buttons on the front panel. What if you want to pick 500 Hz in one =
IF and=20
250 Hz in the other? Is this possible without having to pull the =
case off=20
the 1000D?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Has anybody used the MP and the 1000D =
side by=20
side? What kind of opinions in general do people have who have =
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rigs?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Finally, has anybody used a Kenwood =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks for any opinions that you might=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>73,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-Mike Fanning, =
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