tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post371901362870122443..comments2024-03-26T20:17:30.126-07:00Comments on Every Blade of Grass: New (for Me!) Radio Installationdrjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-79213210034714742802019-03-31T15:16:31.238-07:002019-03-31T15:16:31.238-07:00@SiG - I just ran the serno through my Yaesu Secre...@SiG - I just ran the serno through my Yaesu Secret Decoder Ring, and this radio was made in June 1994, so she's about midway through the production life.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-86435782085718328242019-03-30T13:49:58.422-07:002019-03-30T13:49:58.422-07:00Yep, GAP Titans can perform quite well if they'...Yep, GAP Titans can perform quite well if they're properly installed.<br /><br />I'll have to 'decode' the s/n to see when she was built. They were first released in late 1989 (the manual copyright is 1990), and were produced through 2003, quite a long life for a 1990's Amateur Radio product.<br /><br />The 1000/1000D were the same radio. The "D" version came factory-loaded with all the crystal filters, the .5ppm TCXO, and the separate bandpass filter for the sub-receiver that allowed it to function as a completely independent 2nd receiver, allowing you to do full diversity reception.<br /><br />The FT-1000 and 1000D were Yaesu's top-of-the-line radio throughout their production life.<br /><br />The 1000MP was a completely different radio, relying on DSP to fight interference and process the audio. I had a 1000MP and I didn't care for it. When you really cranked up the DSP the audio got that weird, water, over-processed sound. And when the DSP was at 'normal' levels, it still had 'funny' audio.<br /><br />The AGC on this thing is phenomenal. I've always read about radios that you could hear and 'feel' the AGC "breathing", and this is the first one I've owned like that.<br /><br />This is the first solid-state radio I've owned that feels "alive" when you use it. I'm rather impressed with it.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-72637649274456395512019-03-30T13:27:28.080-07:002019-03-30T13:27:28.080-07:00Well...cosmetically it's gorgeous, but it has ...Well...cosmetically it's gorgeous, but it has a few...uhhh...'issues' I'm going to have to repair.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-81200021053304886232019-03-30T13:26:40.346-07:002019-03-30T13:26:40.346-07:00I have several friends who have a Titan. They can ...I have several friends who have a Titan. They can be a PITA to get properly set-up, but work very well once you get them dialed in.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-53814743014674190552019-03-30T12:16:23.012-07:002019-03-30T12:16:23.012-07:00To echo Larry Ransom, I had good luck with a GAP T...To echo Larry Ransom, I had good luck with a GAP Titan. It got me on 80 when second best was a 40m OCFD. That was replaced with a Cushcraft MA8040V that required putting down radials and it's a bit better than the GAP, maybe half an S-unit. Maybe a full S-unit in the right conditions? <br /><br />Do you know how old that FT-1000 is? When they were produced? I'm kind of familiar with models that have letters after the number, a 1000D and a 1000MP, but not the 1000. It does seem like a high end radio, which is always good, and congrats. (52 pounds? Not sure my R-390A outweighs that!)<br /><br />I'll be the first to admit that I like the DSP features in the Icoms. My current station is actually all Icom, centered on an 8 year old IC-7600; the only Yaesu I own now is my HT, and my last Kenwood was in the late '80s. To my old ears, the noise reduction in the Icom sounds better than other radios, and I just find the radio less fatiguing to listen to for long periods. <br /><br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-25343132893694282019-03-30T12:14:00.745-07:002019-03-30T12:14:00.745-07:00Nice find!Nice find!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-60241207284093999502019-03-30T07:14:10.103-07:002019-03-30T07:14:10.103-07:00I highly recommend the GAP Titan DX antenna...grea...I highly recommend the GAP Titan DX antenna...great piece of work.Ripcordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280916140260800001noreply@blogger.com