[Yaesu] life of the FT-1000d going forward

[Richard Gustaf Erickson]

The only problem I have had with mine has been the power supply.  I had to send it in twice early on, but since then no trouble.  

My favorite feature is the ability to put on my headphones and dial in on a signal with one receiving circuit in one ear and the other receiving circuit in the other.  When trying to get a DX contact that is down in the noise into my log, that feature has completed the task for me so many times. 

The question I always ask when trying to get a recommendation on buy or no buy . . he kind of thing people are uncomfortable in offering because they do not want the responsibility is, "Would you buy this for yourself?" 

Before I purchased mine, I email the gentleman tag W1AW who had won the DX contest that year.  I asked him what he was using, It was this radio. He was extremely hesitant to make a recommendation so I asked him if he were going to get a new radio, would it be this one or one of the others on the market. That he would answer, and he said he would choose the Mark V.  We were talking about new rigs at the time.  That does not mean the one you might buy will work for a decade or two or drop dead tomorrow.  

I agree with Cecil and would pay the price he suggested if I tried the radio out and found it in good shape.  

Richard 
WB6LUJ


On Mar 3, 2014, at 5:39 PM, chacuff at cableone.net wrote:

> Mac it’s not much different than many of the older radio’s.  Some parts are no longer available from Yaesu but that doesn’t mean the radio is not repairable.  There are a few folks that specialize in some of the higher end Yaesu’s.  The FT-1000D is a great radio...a classic.  I’ve thought about buying one myself.  The APF used in the CW mode is the best around and the receiver is great.  Just be sure you don’t over pay for the radio.  I wouldn’t give more than $1200-$1400 for one today and it would have to be in good shape functioning normally at that price.
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> As far as parts...I know the finals transistors are no longer available from Yaesu but there may be replacements.  The same issue exists for the FT-1000 MKV but I recently replaced some for a friend that were replacements that required a minor bias change and they worked great.
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> The fans get noisy but it’s usually hardened grommets that are used for isolation.  Sometimes they have come apart but not often.  Beyond that I don’t know much about any real pattern failures.
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> I’d say go for it.
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> Cecil
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> K5DL
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> From: Mac McCullough
> Sent: ‎March‎ ‎3‎, ‎2014 ‎4‎:‎33‎ ‎PM
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> Subject: [Yaesu] life of the FT-1000d going forward
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> Readers:  thanx for the time,  I am actively considering buying a 
> friends FT-1000D simply said,  am i buying a door stop in terms of 
> future repairs and support, or does good and available support exist for 
> this fine radio for some term of the future..
> thank you all for your thoughts and opinions..
> 
> regards:  mac/mc  w5mc
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