[1000mp] Fwd: Topband: FT1000 MK V

Mon, 20 Jan 2003 16:16:22 -0800

Pete,

Please cross post his further 'data' on this issue or those of us not on
that list....very interesting.

Thanks,
Jason, ve7ag
-----Original Message-----
From: Pete Smith <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>; [email protected]
<[email protected]>
Date: Monday, January 20, 2003 12:45 PM
Subject: [1000mp] Fwd: Topband: FT1000 MK V

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>>Reply-To: "Tom Rauch" <[email protected]>
>>From: "Tom Rauch" <[email protected]>
>>To: <[email protected]>
>>Subject: Topband: FT1000 MK V
>>Sender: [email protected]
>>Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 14:28:17 -0500
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>>Someone might forward this to an MP reflector if there is one for the MK
V.
>>
>>I'm playing with a new MK V, and just finishing a page on mods.
>>
>>It has not only the same nasty keyclicks of a stock MP, it has the noise
>>blanker problem of the FT1000(D) that hurts IM performance of close
signals
>>when the noise blanker is OFF. Two 6kHz spaced test signals only
>>30-over-nine create severe IM products!!
>>
>>This noise blanker problem appears to be the entire reason the MK V tests
>>poorer than a stock MP in close-spaced IM3 testing in test reports,
because
>>IM3 gets about 10dB better when I disable the NB amplifier manually (it
>>stays on with full gain when the blanker is off).
>>
>>As soon as I have complete mods and measurements, I'll post the URL here.
>>
>>73 Tom
>>
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>73, Pete N4ZR
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