[CQ-Contest] Contest Rig

[Jeff Maass]

Mal:

I'm looking at one of my "original" 'MPs, and there are 
7 buttons and ten LEDs to allow me to control filter
selection in any combination. I can select any 2nd IF
filter installed combined with any 3rd IF filter
installed, from the front panel. They are in the space
where you control "EDSP".

Essentially, they made the MkV less of an optimized CW radio
and more of an SSB radio. Both are great contest radios, but
I much prefer the controls on the original model. 

The NCJ article I mentioned is "Choosing a New Radio: Which 'MP 
Would it Be?" by VE1OP on page 5 of the March/April 2003 issue.

I also must one-time enable the filters from the menu when they are
installed, as with any of the 'MP family of radios.

73,  Jeff  K8ND
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of N7MAL
> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 8:53 PM
> To: jmaass at columbus.rr.com; 'AD5VJ Bob'; CQ Contest
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Contest Rig
> 
> HUH..??.. I'm confused.. I'm sitting in front of a MKV and in 
> the upper right hand corner are 3 little push button switches 
> used to select filters. I'm only a CW contester and have no 
> SSB filters but do have CW filters. I use those switches 
> regularly during contests. Yes when you originally install 
> the filters you need to activate them from the menu, but 
> that's only once.
> To answer the original posting I wouldn't trade the MKV for 
> anything. I've been contesting for approx 50 years and have 
> used everything from S-lines to C-lines to Icoms and 
> Kenwoods. This MKV blows all those radio's away hands down. 
> For CW contesting and really big CW pile-ups I especially 
> like the front panel audio filters. A mandatory filter is a 
> narrow CW filter for the sub-receiver.
> 73 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> MAL       
> N7MAL
> BULLHEAD CITY, AZ
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> 
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Jeff Maass
>   To: 'AD5VJ Bob' ; CQ Contest
>   Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 22:08
>   Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Contest Rig
> 
> 
> 
>   Bob:
> 
>   Yaesu screwed with the filter switching from the
>   front panel with the MkV and Field. On the original
>   MP you can select any combination of 2nd and 3rd IF
>   filters from the panel. In the MkV and Field, you
>   have to access the menu system (uggh).
> 
>   There are other issues as well.
> 
>   There was an article in NCJ soon after the MkV came
>   out which listed the reasons that the MP beat out the
>   MkV as a contest rig. I can't tell you the issue, but
>   a Google should find it.
> 
>   73,
> 
>   Jeff Maass  K8ND
> 
>   Station Manager  PJ2T, 
>     Caribbean Contesting Consortium
> 
>   CCC Web Site: http://www.pj2t.org
>    
> 
> 
>   > -----Original Message-----
>   > From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
>   > [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of AD5VJ Bob
>   > Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 10:51 AM
>   > To: cq-contest at contesting.com
>   > Subject: [CQ-Contest] Contest Rig
>   >
>   > A while back there was some discussion on Contest rigs. The
>   > following rigs were considered as contest worthy radios:
>   > FT-1000D, FT-1000MP, FT-1000MP MkV, FTdx9000D TS-850S,
>   > TS-850SAT, TS-930S, TS-950SDX IC-765, IC-7400, IC-756PROIII,
>   > IC-7800 Ten-Tec Orion Elecraft K2
>   >
>   > Two questions:
>   > Nothing was mentioned about the SDR-1000. What about that
>   > radio, anybody using it?
>   >
>   > The fact of getting the "Original" FT-1000MP was brought out
>   > over and over. Making me think something is wrong with the
>   > FT-1000MPMKV. Is there?
>   >
>   > TNX, BOB AD5VJ
>   >
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