This Group is dedicated to the operation and maintenance of the Yaesu FT-1000MP and its companion linear amplifier, the VL-1000, plus the FT-1000, FT-1000D, FT-1000MP, MARK V FT-1000MP, MARK V Field FT-1000, and FT-2000. To mitigate spamming to this Group, a member's first posting is moderated to verify the poster is a ham rather than spam. Posters are requested to sign their postings with their name and call sign, e.g., Tom, KD8XYZ.