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KE4JSX
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Rating: 1/5
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Mar 25, 2011 09:29
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OK while warranty lasted
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I bought mine when they first came out. Fun while it lasted. Great scanning speeds. After one year, volume knobs quit working, stopped receiving. My buddies died twice while under warranty. Got it fixed. After warranty, it died again. He sold it for parts.
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KB0XR
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Rating: 1/5
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Aug 20, 2009 05:16
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Junk
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I bought mine new on closeout at a local hamfest. Good dual band receiver and I only used 2 meters. Then one day, after the warranty expired, I tried to join the local gang on 440. SURPRISE! No transmit on 440. It's out on the workbench in the garage now. Happily monitoring but not good for much else.
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SM5SRR
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Rating: 4/5
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Nov 13, 2007 23:33
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Quite O.K.
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Bought this one with an inop. volume control which turned out to be the notorious bad soldering. Once fixed, it performed like a charm. Quite impressive little mobile station. All the features do not take too much time to master.
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RADIOWEENIE
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Rating: 1/5
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Apr 8, 2007 19:30
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Poor price and poor quality
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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I had the Yaesu FT-8000R for about 4 months in a Plymouth Duster with Mitsubishi V6 and 5 speed manual [VERY fast car]. The radio picked up LOUD noise from computer and ignition that was so disruptive that the radio could not be used unless i pulled over and turned off the engine. Many fixes failed including chokes and shielding. No good results. This radio was absolutely worthless for mobile use. I got rid of both the radio and the car. I do not know what has happened to Yaesu. Their quality seems to be no better than MFJ. At any rate, now i have an Icom 208 and an Icom 27A. Both of the Icoms work flawlessly and have given no trouble whatsoever. And i want to emphasize to you that the ICOMS are a very welcome change!
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KF4GNL
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 26, 2006 10:46
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Almost 10 years and still running strong
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I've had mine for almost 10 years and it still works great. Its been in use nearly every day on 2m. Yes, its a little sensitive to intermod, but the use of a PAR filter takes care of that. Easy to use and to program.
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KC7HTL
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Rating: 2/5
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Nov 22, 2004 19:48
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Crap
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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It needs help and Yaesu could do a better job of communicating what excately the problen is. Mine was in 3 times after I purchased it in 1996, both for the same problem, blown final (fet) on 2 meters. They fixed it once for free and the second or third time for additional charges.
It wasnt until the 3rd time when I quized the guy on the phone why this would keep happening he finally stated that you cannot operate this around any rf (transmitter)source nearby.( he also told me I should of known this but when I stated that the ft90 had no problems with this he said "it's a different radio")
Well no s(*&!
I had at the time a commercial Icom VHF rig and since, have not used that with the 8000(even turning the Icom on recieve was enough to put the fix on the 8000) Since then , I have used it only around a 3 watt bag phone, guess what? even with the phone on standby, it blows the finals too. I'm about ready to junk it unless I can find a diode fix.
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W0DC
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 2, 2004 20:59
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Great Rig w/ Lots of Features
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I've had my 8000 for many years now with zero problems. I like the ability to simultaneously monitor two frequencies at once. The wide band receiver withstands local intermod generators very well.
I like mine too much to try a drop test with it!
73, John W0DC
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G0EGA
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Rating: 0/5
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Mar 2, 2004 17:44
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It is the weakest link!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Don't bother to buy it. Poor construction, cheap parts the list goes on. If you drop it, you're buggered!
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KD4SAI
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 13, 2004 01:38
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Big punch for such a small compact rig!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I have purchased this rig on eBay about 2 weeks ago for about $250.00 shipped and I have enjoyed using it very much. Mine has had all the preventative maintainance and modifications and revisions completed to make its performance way above the standard for these models. I have been using full 50 watts of output power most of the time with no overheating and have received unsolicited excellent reports on my signal and audio. I found this rig to be a very stable transceiver and looks like it will keep on providing excellent performance on demand. Mine also had the Tone Decode option installed. If you do plan on purchasing these models make sure you inspect the inside to make sure the solder connection is good near the finals and while you are at it if you are not lucky enough to have an updated and revised version have a well experienced technician do all the revisions and modifications to keep this rig working great for as long as you own it.
I must have lucked out and found a great rig and I would be happy to buy another one when ever I have the chance to.
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KA4AJA
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Rating: 0/5
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Sep 14, 2003 14:51
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JUNK!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I am a slow learner! I had FOUR of these radios. All have had the same problem: bad controls. yeo Yaesu must have used the cheapest pots they could find! If you jiggle it and get it just right they work! Poor quality control! Never buy a Yaesu!
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