[Yaesu] FT 1000D Fan Noise

[Cecil Acuff]

I can't say mine is noisy...I know it is cycling on and off but it's not 
something that is distracting...it's very quiet.  I had a brand new Icom 756 
Pro II a while back with the Icom power supply and the power supply had a 
fan in it that was every bit as noisy as the Fox Tango...but neither were 
bothersome.  Maybe some are worse than others...I don't know.

I have owned two FT-1000D's and have not had a real problem with fan noise 
on either.  I only hear it when the volume is turned down completely...any 
audio at all masks it.

Cecil...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <KF4NI at aol.com>
To: <yaesu at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 12:18 PM
Subject: [Yaesu] FT 1000D Fan Noise


> Hi all,
> First off, I loved my FT 1000D but...
>
> When the fans would come on and off, they sounded like a 747  taking off 
> and
> landing so
> I took my radio to a Yaesu Tech repair and he oiled the  fans. He said 
> that
> was all he could do if I didn't want to replace them. The  radio needed 
> lots of
> air to cool the transistors. When I got it back from  him it was no 
> different
> than before.
>
> I called Yaesu and asked the tech there about the loud noise  and he 
> laughed
> at my question and said the same thing. "Did I not  know it was a 200 watt
> radio and it needed lots of air to cool the  transistors?  well, I just 
> accepted
> that and wore a headset not to hear it  when it came on and off.
> Apparently, they all have fan noise to cool the transistors  according to
> Yaesu.
> I got rid of the radio and that solved my fan noise  problem.
> Just my 2 cents.
>
> Yaesu lover forever!
>
> Ruby Byrd  KF4NI
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