[1000mp] FT1000MP Key Clicks on first element DO Matter

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Wed, 1 Jan 2003 13:06:51 -0800


Ted, K2QMF wrote:

"The statement that all MP's click is bogus.  I ran the test again on my
unmodified Mk-V Field using a TS 940-S for receiving.  I increased the
input signal to 20 dB over S9 and results were that there was no clicks
past 700 Hz..."
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It sounds like Ted's Field is better than most, but it still has clicks
up to +/- 700 Hz - or a CW bandwidth of 1.4 kHz.  A clean CW signal
should have no clicks at all outside of a narrow xtal filter passband of
the receiver.

73, HNY, de Earl, K6SE