[Yaesu] Upgrading a FT-1000 to FT-1000D?

Sun Oct 9 13:23:50 EDT 2005

Sean,
There are at least a couple of ways you can fill up the filter slots. 
One is to buy new ones from somewhere such as Inrad. I hear they are 
excellent and reasonably priced. Another is to watch eBay for Yaesu 
filters that people have removed from their FT-1000s to make room for 
new ones. These are quite good, original Yaesu, and are much less 
expensive than new ones. Compare the specs and see what is worth it for 
you. Any way you go, the cascaded filters make a big difference.
There is much more to a D model than just filters, though. Other major 
items I believe the D has that did not come standard in the 
FT-1000(plain) are the TCXO and the BPF-1 for the sub-receiver. The 
back section of the operating manual lists all options (section 6).
About the only option the FT-1000D did not come with is the XF-455MC 
500Hz CW filter for the sub-receiver. These are also plentiful on 
eBay. I picked one up there for my FT1kD last summer.
73,
Chris, W2PA
Sean Sharkey wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>>> I have a FT-1000 which I was thinking about installing
> the optional filters into.
>> Any recommendations of whether to go for the stock Yaesu
> ones or InRad, if so which bandwidths would be best?
>> Thanks in advance for any help.
>>> Kind regards,
>>> Sean.
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