[Yaesu] Roofing filter

[Cecil Acuff]

No Flames here....

Probably in day to day use it would not be noticed and only now and again in 
competitive use on extremely crowded bands....like 20 mtrs.

I don't consider it an obsession as much as a hedge.  No need to invest in a 
3 to 15 thousand dollar radio if you can make the receiver you own perform 
as well for a few hundred bucks.  Now I wouldn't invest in the roofing 
filter performance improvement if the basic radio wasn't as good as the 
FT-1000 is....We all agree on that point.  It is an excellent radio. 
Throwing roofing filters at badly designed radio's is probably not smart....

I've heard reports of the roofing filter mod changing the entire feel of the 
FT-1000 on receive....and if getting rid of some of the buckshot from a 
nearby power house makes the QSO more enjoyable then it's worth the money. 
Personally I would like it so I could switch the thing in and out to be used 
as needed.

I think you will find all new HF receivers will incorporate more narrow 
roofing filters in their designs.  Now that close in IMD testing has been 
accepted as more real world than the old wide space testing it just makes 
more sense.  Obsession.....I think it just good engineering practice.  Nice 
that the FT-1000 lends itself to being able to easily take advantage of the 
improvement when desired.

Just my 2 cents worth though...

Cecil Acuff
WB5VCE
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Sundberg" <sm2cew at telia.com>
To: <yaesu at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 10:47 AM
Subject: [Yaesu] Roofing filter


> At risk of being flamed, I feel that this obsession with having a roofing
> filter in the FT1000 is somewhat exaggerated.
>
> How many times during normal use of the radio do you notice a vast
> improvement with the roofing filter in line?
> How may times has this helped you to complete a contact you never would
> have made without it?
>
> Yes, there are specific situations when it helps, but the radio (modified
> per W8JI) is pretty darn good without it. Even during contests, including
> Top band.
>
> FWIW.
>
> 73 de Peter SM2CEW
> www.sm2cew.com
>
>
>
>
> At 21:25 2006-07-19 , Cecil Acuff wrote:
>>Think I'll stick a roofing filter in my 1000 series and sit back and watch
>>for a while...
>>
>>Cecil
>>WB5VCE
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "David Novoa, W4DN" <dnovoa at bellsouth.net>
>>To: <yaesu at contesting.com>
>>Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 6:57 AM
>>Subject: Re: [Yaesu] FT2000 later... FT1000 BACK!?
>>
>>
>>> The Ham Station is notifying those on their waiting list that they will
>>> have
>>> the FT-2000 in stock by the end of the month for $2999.  73, Dave,W4DN
>>>
>
>
>
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