[1000mp] MP Rcvr lost its zip

Wed, 8 Oct 2003 11:39:54 -0400

Dito.  Mine was a xtal on the DSP board that was quickly replaced at a
reasonable charge.  Cost more to ship both ways that the repair.  The
problem was so intermittent that it took me 2 years to get it so a tech
could see it.
73,
Norm, W3IZ
www.w3iz.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bill thomas" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 10:45 AM
Subject: Re: [1000mp] MP Rcvr lost its zip

> Do you get it with the DSP on?  Mine was doing that, and it turned out to
be
> the DSP analog to digital board.
>
> Bill k1xt
>
>
> >From: "Bill" <[email protected]>
> >Reply-To: [email protected]
> >To: <[email protected]>
> >Subject: [1000mp] MP Rcvr lost its zip
> >Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 21:31:43 -0500
> >
> >I have noticed of late that there appears to be some kind of intermittent
> >problem with my MP (purchased new in 1999). The problem has grown
> >progressively worse with time and it doesn't seem to be intermittent
> >anymore. The MP is not dead but signals and noise have dropped
considerably
> >on all bands.
> >
> >I looked back through the archives and noticed that a couple of similar
> >problems have cropped up with others. Apparently the wire leading from
the
> >coax connector to a small board has caused a problem and the other report
> >was a bad relay.
> >
> >I noticed that my case isn't quite the same as the others mentioned. I
get
> >the same effect using BOTH Rcvr antenna inputs (a & b), but apparently
the
> >sub-RCVR is NOT effected. Lots of signal using the sub-RCVR.
> >
> >I plan to open it up tomorrow and check it out.  Any suggestions before I
> >start?
> >
> >Bill, W5VX
> >
> >
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