[Yaesu] FT-920 IS Good, but Not Best

Sun, 3 Mar 2002 23:50:49 +1100

But is the Price difference Justified?........Also I couldn't Live with the
readout of the FT-1000MP....
It was terrible......At different angles it just wasn't readable......the
Omni Glow of the FT-920 is Perfect for Me anyway...
Best Wishes
I knew the FT-1000MP Must be better otherwise, why the Very Large difference
in Price.....
73
Lee Noonan VK2LEE
www.qsl.net/vk2lee/
www.qrz.net/vk2lee/
----- Original Message -----
From: WD8ARZ <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 11:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Yaesu] FT-920 IS Good, but Not Best
> Actually there is not a filter or dsp setting in the FT-920 that you can
not
> set in the FT-1000MP. The variable adjustment for the Dsp on the 920 is
> great and convent, and I wish it were on the MP, but there is no room on
the
> large control panel. But the same adjustments can be made in the menu
> section of the MP that are obtained with the variable adjustment of the
920.
>> Choice of settings in the MP can be pre-setup.You can have pre-selections
> groupings set up that meets most conditions. There are three levels of
> adjustments. One affects dsp options when Dsp is off. Yes, you can set
some
> of the detector and filter width options for fall back when DSP is off.
> Second group of settings kick in when turning on just the DSP 'on button',
> but not having any DSP panel options switched in. The last grouping allows
> different settings when the DSP is on, AND a DSP option is selected. Each
> mode has its own adjustments of course. The first grouping is set for
about
> the widest options wanted for each mode. The second grouping is tighter,
> with a noticable change in band width narrowing down from the first
> grouping. The third set is the tighter grouping (not neccassarly the
> tightest options - the user option button can be set up for that if needed
> (thus a 'fourth' leval, or make manual changes in the menu). Many user's
set
> 'all' MP menu options for the widest available choice, and that is
> incorrect. Were not looking for FM quality here under all conditions, but
> signal to noise intellagibility. The end result is a much improved
listening
> quality that conciderably reduces listener fatique.
>> The end result is much the same as the 920 of having Dsp settings from the
> front panel that meet your most common conditions. How often do you change
> your settings on the 920? .... not often, and there is a tendency to use
> about the same set up for the same similar conditions. The same is now met
> on the MP when it is configured as above.
>> Lets also point out that Dsp, Noise Blanker, I.F. Notch, Width and Shift
> controls increase in performance as better filters are selected for the
mode
> in use, and the band conditions encountered. The MP has dual I.F. stage
> filter options that is one of the main reasons why it performs so well in
> strong signal environments. Filters not only improve the bandwidth choice
> being used, but the signal to noise ratio as well. This dual I.F. stage
> filtering option is just not available in the FT-920. The 920 just doesn't
> have the filter selections of the MP, and tests have indicated the filter
> stages in the 920 are not up to the performance that they should have
> (switching diode leakage, pcb layout ??).
>> Sorry, in the heat of the battle of band conditions, the 920 is not the
same
> apple as the MP. Nice rig but just not the same. Otherwise why don't you
> hear the big guns in the dx pile ups using FT-920's?? Unfortunatly, the MP
> menu system is one heck of a learning curve, and the factory default
> settings are just not optimum for the best performance.
>> 73 and best of the weekend to all.
> Bill - WD8ARZ
> [email protected]
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