[1000mp] Bad Antenna Relay?

Wed, 15 Oct 2003 00:35:13 -00

I've had my MP for quite a while and have never noticed this at all.
Don't think it is a built in AGC problem.
73,
 Tom

Tom Horton
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"E" Sorter for the ARRL W5 Bureau.

> [Original Message]
> From: Barry N1EU <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Date: 10/15/03 00:16:55
> Subject: [1000mp] Bad Antenna Relay?
>
> " . . .the observation is a reduction in gain . . ."
>
>
> Isn't it fun to rehash old ground?  This issue comes up every year or so, 
> and was sometimes referred to as the "deaf rx" problem.
>
> So yet again, I offer up my contrary theory that it has nothing to do
with 
> relays but is a problem with the way the MP controls rf/if gain.  As I've 
> noticed several times on my MP, the receiver can be deaf and then slowly
the 
> gain comes back up over the course of several seconds while I'm just 
> listening without keying the rig or touching anything.  Which isn't to
say 
> that I haven't also noticed the gain come immediately back up after
keying 
> the rig.
>
> Yup, the MP has its warts - in particular this deaf rx problem and the 
> recently discussed slow unmuting of fast AGC.  I wonder if the Yaesu mod 
> that Anders spoke of for the latter might help the deaf rx prob also?
>
> 73,
> Barry N1EU
>
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