SM5000 du FTdx5000 : Loin d'être indispensable et doute sur la fiabilité de l' affichage

F5PBG 12/10/2015, 00:03

Ci-dessous des retours d'expérience concernant le SM5000 que je considère personnellement comme un gadget sans intérêt.
. Les haut-parleurs n'atteindront jamais les possibilités d'enceintes telles que les Behringer MS40 ;
. L'affichage du spectre ne vaut pas l'affichage de HDSDR directement sur son ordinateur.
Avec HDSDR, il suffit d'un clic sur l'écran de l'ordinateur pour être instantanément sur la fréquence désirée. En DX c'est imparable...
. L'affichage s'assombrit avec le temps et son remplacement vaut la moitié du prix d'un SM5000 (cf. retours d'expérience ci-dessous)

Alors autant se tourner vers :
. des baffles Behringer MS40 (125 € au 11/10/2015) : Cliquer ici
. associé à un récepteur à base de RTL SDR (50 € environ) : Cliquer ici

Ce qui correspond environ à la moitié du prix d'un SM5000 pour des fonctionnalités supérieures.

Bonne lecture :

I have an SM-5000 that is about three years old.
The display is so dim its nearly impossible to see in a dark room.
Other than sending it to Yaesu for a costly repair does anyone have any ideas for fixing? Help anyone!
Rick, K6ZWB

It needs a new LCD display.
Mine went the same way after 3 years so I had it replaced which was 2 years ago.
I now keep it dimmed until I want to use it, which isnt very often as I use NaP3 with an LP-Pan.
73 Darren G0TSM

My SM5000 display went dim after about 3 years too.
I called Yaesu service and they admitted the old displays were not too good.
The cost to replace is about half the cost of the SM5000.
I am going to have mine repaired.
73,
Larry K2ls

Had mine replaced. I really like the speakers, but I think I going to
box it. I really don't use them often enough. I don't want to replace
the display every few years.
Will WC2L

I did the same as Darren. Mine went completely dark after about 2 years. Sent it to Yaesu --- they fixed it for about $250.
Now I keep it completely turned off, as I have an LP-Pan-based panadapter. If I ever sell the SM-5000, the display will be bright as new!
SM-5000 speakers are nice, but the “scope” is a joke.
73, de Hans, K0HB