[1000mp] Re: [1000mp] EMERGENCY! FT1000MP WON'T TRANSMIT

[Robert Shohet]

Hi Bill,

Thanks for sharing your experience on this.  Yes, I had heard about this
problem and suspected it as a possible cause, but it seemed so unlikely
given that the radio did not physically move over the past few weeks.
Fortunately the fix was a simple one (faulty connector on DVK) which was
quickly addresses.

Thanks for responding!

73

Bob KQ2M

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> You mention that you had the station broken down (disconnected). And, you
also mention, "no audio." Seems to point to not having the antenna
connected. I had one similar failure early on in a late model FT-1000MP
after having moved the radio on and off line several times. Seems Yaesu used
solid wire on the feed from the little antenna switching board up to the two
coax connectors on the back of the radio. One of then (to the "A" antenna
connector, as I recall) had broken away from the circuit board. I replaced
both lines to the connectors with stranded wire (shield wire from some
RG-58) and never again had a problem. Look at your lines there and be sure
that even if the lines appear unbroken that it is not a problem with the
foil on the little circuit board.