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| Reviews Summary for Yaesu FT-2000/2000D |
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Reviews: 211
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Average rating: 4.3/5
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MSRP: $2.995
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Description: HF/VHF-Transceiver (160 - 6 m) with 100 Watt output or 200 Watt with external power supply. Successor of the very popular FT-1000MP (Mark-V/Field). RF and LF scope. High dynamic range front end. 6 KHz and 12 KHz Roofing Filters. IF-DSP. Sub receiver.
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More info: http://www.yaesu.com
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AH6ZZ
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 21, 2009 18:19
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Excellent radio
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Great radio – far more features than I will ever need and good value for the long term. I really am not qualified to evaluate many of the technical features and capabilities – so my rating is based on tests side by side with four other radios; the FT-2000 came out on top in each comparison. My only complaint is one that I have with high sensitivity radios in general and Yaesu radios specifically – they wear me out listening to them (how about that for heuristic analysis?).
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AD4C2006
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 11, 2009 12:03
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GOOD RADIO
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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After been on hamradio for 17 years and have owned more than 50 radios from all japs brands as well as national ones like 756ProIII,Orion,MK5,870,etc I can tell you in spite of some bad reviews that this is not a bad radio at all,first thing I want to point out is that this radio is not for "appliances operators" meaning if you don't know how to use modern menu on radios,sell it and get yourself a plug and play radio like a FT-840.
The FT-2000 will not work properly out of its box,there are 149 menues that has to be set properly to have the best performance.After that is done,and also after installed the latest firmware update,I realize that it receives as well as my former ProIII and as well as my actual K3.
The audio quality either on RX as on TX is super,Rx audio response is from 40 to 4000 Hz and TX goes from 80 to 3100 Hz using an Audio Tecnica ATR-30 mic equalized by the internal parametric EQ.
Some others has complained about poor roofing filtering,I want to remember that there is no much to expect when MCF (monolitic ceramic filters)are used instead of real xtal filters as at the K3 so the radio does what those filters can do,poor performance,but still on CW I can use the DSP narrowed down to 200 Hz and separate a station with a 449 signal from one calling cq at just 400 Hz and a 599 signal as well as my K3 will do it,below 200 Hz BW yes,the 2000 will have the ringing noise and the K3 will not.
All the functions needed are at the front panel,no need to press knobs 3 times to get extra functions as at the K3,in other words this is a friendly user radio.
Rx is very quite,as quite as the K3 and the DNR works great.
The only complain I have with this radio is that the audio monitor on SSB is not the real audio that is going out to the air,you can't trust the monitor quality when setting the mic parametric EQ,you must use an external radio to monitor yourself,Yaesu designed a poor quality monitor circuit,it lacks the "highs".
So far in two weeks of been using this beautiful radio,I am enchanted with it.I have used it on a contest already and had no problem to pickup weak stations using the DSP and roofers.
AD4C
Hector
Lake Worth,FL
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GOKXV
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 6, 2009 11:13
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Why would you purchase any other radio?
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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I have owned the FT200D for some time now and have just purchased another, the best radio out there at present.
People who rate it at less than 5 obviously cannot read the users manual. This is supposed to be a technical hobby and I do not think it unreasonable that Yaseu expect that the purchaser will have the ability to set up the user definable menus.
People who complain about the radio when operating on a G5RV antenna or similar ought to get a real antenna......
It is a real radio for the experianced operators, not wet behind the ears or so old they cant read the manual.
I have read complaints about the ATU.....I have no problem when using resonant antennas....Perhaps I am old fashioned but resonat antennas work!!!!
People who cannot set up the Parametric equaliser for phone need to read up on audio frequencies and understand....
All the criticisms I have read are unfounded.
YASEU .....KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.......
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WQ1Z
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 22, 2009 11:39
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'Phone operator...Dream to operate!'
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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Radio purchased new at Dayton 2008. I enjoy the radio very much operating phone. Updated as CPU and EDSP software revisions are made available. This radio, like many modern radios, is a dream to operate. If you are a "casual amateur station" like me I'm sure you will enjoy your FT2K-D as well. Thanks to Yaesu for releasing all the new updates.
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N3ND
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Rating: 4/5
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Feb 19, 2009 08:57
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OK for Many
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I so wanted to love the FT-2000. It is an absolutely beautiful radio with ergonomics that I thought were second to none. This look, the feel and quality build, and great features compelled me to purchase one to supplant my 14 year old FT-1000D figuring that it should be superior to a decade and a half year old analog radio – certainly one of the best of all time. Unfortunately, I was wrong.
The first thing I noticed almost immediately was the FT-2000’s higher internal IMD generation especially CW on 160M and while contesting or DXing with pileups close by. This from a rig that was 17 years and two generations newer than the old? Yes, the issue could be mitigated with judicious use of attenuation and RF gain reduction, by why should that be needed so often? Yes, the FT1000D suffered from this anomaly, too, but to a much lesser degree.
The other disappointment was that I was experiencing operator fatigue from listening for extended periods of time. The resting audio noise and the AGC action apparently from the DSP (which is now well documented by Mr. Sherwood) forced me to take more breaks from the radio than any previous radio I’d owned. To say I was disillusioned with Yaesu is an understatement. I had expected better – perhaps erroneously.
Those disappointments aside, for casual operation, the 2000 is one fine rig. I understand the new AKA MKII upgrade fixes the AGC action and perhaps the fatiguing audio, but it can’t fix the IMD problem. Inasmuch as I am primarily a CW operator, I probably notice this more than a phone op.
Yaesu missed the mark with this rig. With Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Rauch and the ARRL for years publishing RX specs between radios and manufacturers, Yaesu had plenty of notice to supervise their design criteria. Who was managing the store?
Finally, I was appalled at constant and incisive infighting and lack of professionalism on the ft-2000 Yahoo reflector.
In all other respects, the FT-2000 is wonderful – it just wasn’t for me. I no longer own it.
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DF5LR
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 6, 2009 05:40
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Perfectly satisfied !
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Own this great rig more than 12 month.After studiying the manual and a learning process that takes a little bit time,im perfectly satisfied with
the Yaesu FT-2000. OK,Yaesu released this rig not perfectly and it took some software-upgrades until it comes to this high standard.(not a good strategy from Yaesu)
Since the PEP-Upgrade (highly recommended) i think you will not find another rig on the market in this price segment. It was a great rig before,but now this is outstanding (my humble opinion)
Try it and you will feel it.
Best 73
Andy
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ZL1CDP
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 2, 2009 03:14
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Alfredo.. upgrade the firmware and EDSP
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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Alfredo, what version of the firmware & EDSP are you running there?
Take a look at the reviews in the PEP-2000 version of the FT-2000 reviews. This makes it a very different radio as can be seen by the reviews....
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/7981
IF you have already updated your firmware and software to the latest version then I am extremely surprised by your review.
If not, update the radio and you will find a completely different radio altogether.
All the best, Chris... ZL1CDP
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IW2CMP
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Rating: 0/5
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Jan 30, 2009 01:46
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Very BAD!!!!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Problem areas:
1.Using narrow filters >500hz increases the band noise to near the point of pain. 50hz filter rings so badly, it's useless.
2. 3 khz roofing filter has no benefit for signals within 3 khz of desired signal.
3. Tuner has the most narrow range of any I've seen, amost worthless.
4. Low level audio hiss from AF amplifier most obvious with headphones and quiet annoying.
5. Noise Reduction (NR) does nothing when narrow filtering is selected.
6. Noise blanker non effective.
7. CW signals outside the DSP passband tend to produce clicks which actually are not there. Same goes for the IC-PRO series.
8. AGC overshoot causes a slight thump at the onset of cw characters...Very tiring to listen to.
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VK2JAS
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 28, 2009 14:15
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GREAT RADIO GREAT SERVICE
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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update
radio is back fixed
yaesu are so great if anything goes wrong
radio will be fixed. the new update software
is great!! if i could i would buy a other one :)
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N9LBW
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 20, 2009 02:18
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Very Good Transceiver
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I recently purchased a one year old FT-2000D with the latest 01-09 update. I had read the reviews on the radio and decided to try one. I think the reason that some operators have rated it lower is that they have not read the manual enough and that they have not taken the time to make the adjustments correctly. This radio demands that an operator experiment with the settings to achieve the desired results. There are so many DSP options which require delicate adjustment. My comparisons for it are ICOM IC-756PROIII, Kenwood TS-950SDX, Yaesu FT-950, and Ten Tec ORION II. It compares very favorably with these radios in slectivity and sensitivity. It does excel in transmit power and audio. It seems that the radio improves with every update.
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