[Yaesu] FT-1000 and FT-1000D

Sun Sep 2 09:34:57 EDT 2007

It's not a dumb question, Mike (and besides, there are no dumb questions 
here).
You can't tell by looking at the front - they both just say "FT-1000". 
You can't even tell by looking at the serial number sticker on back - it 
still only says "FT-1000" even if it's a D model.
If you look a the back and see that it has the BPF-1 (subreceiver 
bandpass module), chances are it's a D model. But it could also be a 
non-D model to which someone has added the module.
As far as I know (somebody please correct me if wrong), the only way to 
tell for sure is to open it up and see what options are installed (e.g. 
TCXO, 3rd-IF filters, BPF-1). Even then, if all the D options are 
installed, you have, in effect, an FT-1000D - but you won't be able to 
tell if it came from Yaesu that way or if someone upgraded it.
I believe the only option that was *not* installed in a factory-original 
D model is the sub-receiver narrow CW filter (XF-455MC).
73,
Chris, W2PA
w9mws at aol.com wrote:
> OK, dumb question time ... how does one tell the difference between 
> the FT-1000 and the FT-1000D by looking at them? I have a chance to 
> buy a D but I want to be sure it really is a D and it's too far away 
> for me to sit in front of it.
>> Thanks
>> Mike W9MWS
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