[1000mp] Monitor roughness

[Tom Horton]

Pete,
  Why do you use the monitor on CW? I haven't really found a good reason
for doing that on my old MP. When I'm using a voice keyer on SSB I 
do...sometimes.
73, Tom




At 14:12 10/24/02 -0400, you wrote:
>Ever since my Mark 5 was a pup, it has had a problem with the monitor note 
>(on CW) becoming rough on 15 meters after the transmitter has been in use 
>for a while.  There does not appear to be any corresponding roughness on 
>the transmitted note, and it never happens when the radio has not been 
>transmitting, however long the radio has been on in receive.
>
>The radio has been back to Yaesu once with the problem, but they were 
>unable to find anything.  Since then, it seems to be getting gradually 
>worse.  It is definitely NOT RFI getting into the sub-RX -- I can turn the 
>RF output down essentially to zero and the problem continues, and even 
>disconnect every external connection except the key jack, and it still happens.
>
>Anyone got any ideas?
>
>73, Pete N4ZR
>
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Tom Horton	
K5IID in West "BY GAWD" Virginia
" E " sorter for the W5 Bureau