[1000mp] MP Rcvr lost its zip

Wed, 08 Oct 2003 16:16:01 -0500

I changed the crystal in mine, but that wasn't it unfortunately.  I changed 
out the DSP A/D board myself.  It was $95 from Yaesu.  Still cheaper and 
quicker than sending it off.  I fought the intermittent too for about a 
year.

Bill k1xt

>From: "Norm Fusaro" <[email protected]>
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: <[email protected]>
>Subject: Re: [1000mp] MP Rcvr lost its zip
>Date: 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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