[1000mp] Mark V newbie Q's

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Julio, K4JRG wrote:

"Receive strength on VFO B degrades as VFO A moves farther away in
frequency. I thought it had something to do with the preamps but both
"flat" and "tuned" have the same effect. Is "dual receive" limited to
same band?"
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Due to the front-end bandpass filters, this is normal when trying to
receive on different bands with VFO-A and VFO-B.  Receiving on different
frequencies within the same band, there will be no attenuation of the
received signal.
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"I have a 2.8 Khz (#715) and 400 Hz (#703) crystal filters from Inrad in
my FT-847, will they work in the Mark V?"
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Check with the INRAD Web site to msake sure the FT-847 filters are
compatible with the FT-1000MP.
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"Why would I ever want to engage a filter on 3rd IF stage that's wider
than the filter in 2nd IF stage? Did I misunderstand this from the
manual?"
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About the only reason I can think of is because the cost of the extra
filter might prevent you from buying it.  If two cascaded filters don't
have the same passband, I would prefer the narrower one in the 455 kHz
IF.
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"AM and FM PO moves very fast from 0 to 200 watts by the time the RF PWR
button is around 9 o'clock. Is this normal?"
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This was recently discussed on the reflector.  Yes, it is normal.
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"When setting AGC to off, the S meter stops deflecting. What gives?"
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This is normal.  The S-meter reading is AGC-driven, so when you turn the
AGC off, the S-meter will stay at zero, even on strong signals.  Most
receivers behave this way.

73, de Earl, K6SE