I think that you are always going to find something that you do not
like from a rig, but because of that i can't say that it is a bad rig.
When we talk about of the FT-1000MP MRK V we are talking about one of
the few HF rigs that really work. Just look into the biggest DXers,
Most Wanted and DX Peditions, and see what they are using. When you
add the R.FILTERS to the MRK V the selectivity is great and when the
band is crowded on contest weekends you would appreciate having a MRK V
fully loaded. Sometimes you need to go into a bad situation of
crowded bands and other details that affect communication to see what
this piece of equipment is able to do. In good band conditions these
features sometime becomes useless and unnoticeable based there is no
need to apply them.


73 Leandro KD5WPL