[1000mp] INTERMITTENT RECEIVER FAILURE - FT1000MP

Sun, 10 Mar 2002 09:15:34 -0500

I should have a nickel for every suggestion about the squelch and RF gain
and such.  It was not that.
73
Norm, W3IZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Cassel" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 8:59 AM
Subject: RE: [1000mp] INTERMITTENT RECEIVER FAILURE - FT1000MP


> Stupid question but any chance the squelch control has found it's way
close
> to threshold?
>
> I remember being embarrassed with that issue many years ago with a TS-440.
> My first radio with a squelch control :-)
>
> Paul
>
> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: [email protected]
> |[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of NORM FUSARO
> |Sent: March 9, 2002 8:59 PM
> |To: [email protected]
> |Subject: Re: [1000mp] INTERMITTENT RECEIVER FAILURE - FT1000MP
> |
> |
> |Steve.
> |YES. YES. YES.
> |I got many replies to check the squelch and RF gain etc. but it took
many,
> |many months to figure this out and it was a poor connection with the
> |external speaker plug.  Not in the rig but on the speaker cord.  I had
one
> |of those adapters that went from 1/8 mini phone plug to RCA and then a
RCA
> |"Y " connector.  It seems that only when EDSP was on the problem would
> |occur.  It first happened about 2 years ago then 10 months no problem.
> |Happened at FD and I removed all peripherals and hooked them up again and
> |all was FB.  It was when I was moving the rig to the new shack that I was
> |able to duplicate the problem.. Got rid of the adapter and "Y" and just
use
> |a good patch cord from the rig to SP-8 and it is solid.  Your switching
the
> |rig off and on again could be just enough movement to make the connection
> |work again.  I did the same.  Kicking the bench works too.  :-)
> |73
> |Norm, W3IZ
> |----- Original Message -----
> |From: "GW4BLE" <[email protected]>
> |To: <[email protected]>
> |Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 3:17 PM
> |Subject: [1000mp] INTERMITTENT RECEIVER FAILURE - FT1000MP
> |
> |
> |> Hello All,
> |>
> |> This is my first posting to the 1000MP reflector , so I
> |> apologise if this particular question has been raised before.
> |>
> |> Has anyone experienced a total lack of receive signal with the
> |> 1000MP, as this happened to me on two occasions in the recent
> |> ARRL SSB Contest. It only occurs when the EDSP filtering is in
> |> use, and switching off the rig for a few seconds then back on
> |> brings it back to "life". This would appear to indicate some
> |> sort of "poor connection" or w.h.y., but where and what exactly?
> |>
> |> The receiver works fine with the EDSP "off", but the failure
> |> happened on at least two occasions with the EDSP "on".
> |> Switching bands had no affect, the only way to clear the fault
> |> was to hit the on/off button.
> |>
> |> Anyone know if this has been documented anywhere?
> |>
> |>
> |> Steve
> |> GW4BLE
> |>
> |> Contest Cambria - GW7X (http://www.gw7x.org)
> |>
> |>
> |> 01442 297738
> |> 07710 055612
> |>
> |>
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