[1000mp] Tuner symptoms - Mark-V

Fri, 17 May 2002 14:35:36 -0700

Thanks George.

-----Original Message-----
From: Gorsline [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 2:29 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [1000mp] Tuner symptoms - Mark-V

I've received only one reply so far and it was the you ran out of tuner
memories
issue. As no new ones were stored and the Mark-V is supposed to just wrap
around
and over write, I don't think that's it.  WIll let you know if I find
anything
of use.

"Simon, James H." wrote:

> George,
>
> I would be interested to learn what you hear on this, since I am having
the
> exact same problem on 12 meters -- but with my MP, not with my Mark V.
>
> Jim  W1YY/7
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gorsline [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 3:24 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [1000mp] Tuner symptoms - Mark-V
>
> Noticed that the tuner wait light stayed on when on the low end of 17m and
> wouldn't go away regardless of what I tried.  Holding down the tuner
button
> only
> caused a "hang" at high SWR and low power.  So used K6SE's memory program
to
> unload memories, and did a memory reset, and could reload the memories.
All
> OK.
> Now a week or two later, same thing to low end of 20m, regardless of
whether
> antenna or dummy load used.  Same "cure."
> In each case this happened after I did something unusual - the first time
I
> had
> powered off at the power supply rather than doing the rig first several
> times
> (don't laugh, seen computers with stranger memory bit picks and sequencing
> problems).  The second time I had been testing a rig on 6m with the
feedline
> lying over the Mark-V - no grounds, etc.  I add this to avoid jumping to
the
> obvious conclusion to rip open the rig and look for bad solder joints in
the
> 17/20m tuner section.  Wanted some additional brain power and thought
before
> starting with the 22 screws.  Your thoughts appreciated.  tnx and 73,
> George
> VE3YV / K8HI
>
> PS to Earl - K6SE - great program, saves some work - tnx!  FYI - the
Mark-V
> has
> different easy set parameters than MP that don't seem to get picked up by
> the
> program - specifically when you set up packet through the back jack on
USB.
> Then
> again, the rig doesn't display the USB light either, so maybe you can't
read
> it!
>
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