[Yaesu] FT 9000 - goor or bad?

[Ron Samchuk]

Hi everyone... judging by eham reports, the FT 9000 is getting a bad rap.  I realize it's new and has no track record yet, but I was intending to make the FT 9000 my next purchase rather than the IC 7800.  I am going to wait and see... any comments from 9000 users or, better yet, has anyone been able to make a side-by-side comparison between the 9000 and 7800?  Regards from Ron VE4SR