[1000mp] Minor moderately high speed keying problem

Wed, 1 May 2002 09:15:41 -0500

GM other steve;
Well...this keyer in my MP didn't start to exhibit these 'runaway' symptoms
until after I had the radio for well over a year.  And...it is intermittent
on this radio.  On the plus side, I felt 10 years younger when I finally
figured out it was the radio and not my 65 yr-old good hands doing the
thing.  Then it got worse...  I bought the new external keyer, and...guess
what?  The MP keyer fixed itself just b4 I was going to open the box on the
new keyer.  That was several months ago, now it's starting to act up agn
after a few moths of relatively non-ditty operation.  BTW...it just got me
thru a 35wpm exchange with k1b on 17 (finally)...life is interesting...73/dx
steve, k8wk
**************
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 9:13 AM
Subject: Re: [1000mp] Minor moderately high speed keying problem


>John --
>
>Agreed. Matter of fact, when I had a Kenwood TS850, I had to give up on the
>internal keyer because it appeared to use the Curtis "B" algorithm. That
is,
>when using iambic squeeze keying, it would often throw in an opposite
>character at the end of the squeeze. Curtis "A" is much more intuitive.
>
>Steve L --
>
>I can relate. Last November was my first Sweepstakes with  the MP, and the
>keyer made me look a bit silly at 30+ wpm. At first I suspected early
>senility at worst, or poor paddle adjustment at best. I later found out
that
>the MP keyer DOES trip over itself sometimes. BAH! Why does such a great
rig
>have such a crummy keyer??
>
>73 de Steve W3SY
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John L Merrill" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 8:02 AM
>Subject: RE: [1000mp] Minor moderately high speed keying problem
>
>
>> I've never found an internal keyer worth a crap on any radio I've ever
>had.
>>
>> John N1JM
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected]
>> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Steve Litwins
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 7:48 AM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: [1000mp] Minor moderately high speed keying problem
>>
>>
>> I haven't contacted Yaseu yet.  I am sure the response will be
insensitive
>> and canned...hi.  So don't want the hassle.  Thus, the ext keyer.  Not
>> looking fwd to dickering with 'em (Yaesu)  BTW...the stupid MP keyer
>almost
>> ruined my Q with k1b on 160 this am!...73/dx
>> steve, k8wk
>> ***************
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Steve <[email protected]>
>> To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
>> Date: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 6:46 AM
>> Subject: Re: [1000mp] Minor moderately high speed keying problem
>>
>>
>> >Yup, I've had the same problem....  The glitch takes several forms. Any
>> >response from Yaesu on a possible fix? I'm also going to put an external
>> >keyer in line.
>> >
>> >Steve W3SY
>> >
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Steve Litwins" <[email protected]>
>> >To: <[email protected]>
>> >Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 5:59 AM
>> >Subject: Re: [1000mp] Minor moderately high speed keying problem
>> >
>> >
>> >> GM Vern;
>> >> This has been a pretty well documented issue with the internal keyer
in
>> >MPs.
>> >> I have the problem in my MP (plain).  Most of the time it is not to
>> >> difficult to deal with...just an extra dit or two (pain in the neck
>> >though).
>> >> But it has just taken off issuing a long string of dits and I had to
>hit
>> >vox
>> >> to shut it off...or stop the keyer.  Hope it doesn't get worse for u.
>I
>> >> have an external keyer, and will soon put it into service.  73/dx
>> >> steve, k8wk
>> >> *****************
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Vern <[email protected]>
>> >> To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
>> >> Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 10:19 PM
>> >> Subject: [1000mp] Minor moderately high speed keying problem
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Just noticed a keying problem on my Mk V of 20 months (new).
>> >> When I key (internal keyer) a sequence consisting of my call with a
>> >> short break ( chasing K1B ) on the second and succeeding bursts,
>> >> my dits seem to be speeded up and the timing is off a bit
>> >> demonstrating a bit of erratic behavior.
>> >>
>> >> If it was RF I would think it would show on the first burst. Maybe
>> >> insufficient shielding of the paddle cables.
>> >>
>> >> Not worth complaining to the factory. Often, in a net operation, I use
>> >> a computer to key the radio and displays perfect character timing.
>> >>
>> >> Curious if others may have noticed something similar.
>> >>
>> >> Vern W9HLY
>> >>
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