[1000mp] Mark V problems

[Pete Smith]

At 10:38 AM 3/3/02 -0500, Dean Maples wrote:
>I got mine at Dayton last year from AES. When I actually received it, the
>serial number suggests that it was manufactured in Nov. 2000. So far no
>problems or concerns. I have seen the "slow" display at power on though.
>Many other posters have indicated that waiting a few minutes and it will
>"come up" is absolutely correct.
>
>Have installed the INRAD filters and IF Mod and again no issues. I love it,
>but the learning curve, for me at least, is steep.

Mine is January 2001 production, and so far the only problems I've had that
aren't externally caused (e.g., RFI) are the occasional jumpiness of the
clarifier control.  No slow display problem seen here.

I agree about the learning curve.  I graduated from a TS-930 with the same
width INRAD CW filters, but subjectively, the Mark 5 doesn't sound quite as
narrow.  On the other hand, if I use the shift and width controls properly,
the selectivity is MUCH superior.  Just takes experience...

73, Pete N4ZR

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