[1000mp] Re: Mark V Field Power Output IMD Specs

Bob Main bobmain1 at alltel.net
Fri Aug 6 19:21:06 EDT 2004


Oooooooooooo you said the forbidden word key****.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Blake Meinecke" <n4gi at tampabay.rr.com>
To: "All about Yaesu 1000mp" <1000mp at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: [1000mp] Re: Mark V Field Power Output IMD Specs


> So, in a nut shell, "turning up" a horrible splatterbox only makes it
"only
> a little" worse.  But hey, if I fix my keyclix while I'm in there turning
> knobs, does it all even out?
>
> 73,
> Blake N4GI
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Thomas Giella KN4LF" <kn4lf at tampabay.rr.com>
> To: "a Yaesu E-Group" <yaesu at contesting.com>; "a FT-1000MP eGroup"
> <FT-1000MP at yahoogroups.com>; "a 1000MP QTH e-List"
<1000mp at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 6:02 PM
> Subject: [1000mp] Re: Mark V Field Power Output IMD Specs
>
>
> 14070 kc 100 watts 3rd order -31.9 5th order -45.1
>
> 14070 kc 150 watts 3rd order -31.8 5th order -44.9
>
> 14070 kc 200 watts 3rd order -31.3 5th order -44.4
>
> 73,
> Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF
> Plant City, FL, USA
> Grid Square EL87WX
> Lat & Long 27 58 31 44N 82 09 51 98W
>
> PODXS 070 PSK31 Club Member #349
>
> KN4LF Solar Space Weather & Geomagnetic Data Archive:
> http://www.kn4lf.com/kn4lf5.htm
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Thomas Giella KN4LF
>   To: All about Yaesu 1000mp
>   Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 10:17 AM
>   Subject: Re: Mark V Field Power Output Mod
>
>
>   Morris et all,
>
>   I used an HP8563E spectrum analyzer and some other equipment to measure
> spectral purity at 100 watts, 150 watts and then at 200 watts on the V
> Field.
>
>   There was no discernable spectral purity degradation at 150 watts and a
> very minimal amount of degradation at 200 watts and still well within FCC
> requirements.
>
>   73,
>   Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF
>   Plant City, FL, USA
>   Grid Square EL87WX
>   Lat & Long 27 58 31 44N 82 09 51 98W
>
>   PODXS 070 PSK31 Club Member #349
>
>   KN4LF Solar Space Weather & Geomagnetic Data Archive:
> http://www.kn4lf.com/kn4lf5.htm
>
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>     From: morris wideman
>     To: All about Yaesu 1000mp
>     Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 7:49 AM
>     Subject: Re: [1000mp] Re: Mark V Field Power Output Mod
>
>
>     Hello
>     Im curious as to how you checked the spectral purity of your modified
> radio?.
>     Finals that are operating at 12v not 30 are going to be much more
likely
> to generate spurious emissions if they are overdriven.
>     WA4MIT Morris
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: "Thomas Giella KN4LF" <kn4lf at tampabay.rr.com>
>     Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 23:45:07 -0400
>     To: "a Yaesu E-Group" <yaesu at contesting.com>,"a FT-1000MP eGroup"
> <FT-1000MP at yahoogroups.com>,"a 1000MP QTH e-List" <1000mp at mailman.qth.net>
>     Subject: [1000mp] Re: Mark V Field Power Output Mod
>
>     > My original post below has stimulated allot of controversy and
posts.
> I stand by what I already said:
>     >
>     > .....I've tested the rig extensively at 175 watts on CW and RTTY and
> have suffered no component failures, overheating, etc. and no transmit
> spectral degradation. Of course like all mods. make it at your own
risk.....
>     >
>     > I look at it this way. In the original spirit of ham radio I'm not
> afraid to open up my modern expensive rice box, to experiment and modify.
In
> my original post I never mentioned operating my V Field at 200 watts but
it
> did hold up very well with no overheating etc. at 175 watts on CW and
RTTY,
> as an experiment. Why did it hold up so well? It's because the rig is
better
> engineered and has better specs. then advertised and a certain amount of
> "appliance operator" headroom is built in.
>     >
>     > Am I stressing the rig? Maybe so but if it blows up I'll fix it
and/or
> buy another one. One ham posted in response to my original post, to
> paraphrase, "Real Ham's understand how electronics work and don't turn up
> the power on their rig". I say "Real Ham's" are not afraid to experiment.
>     >
>     > In any event, in my day to day operations I never run my V Field
above
> 125 watts. I originally tweaked up the power output because from the
factory
> my V Field only put out 90 watts on 160 meters and I needed 125 watts to
> drive my old linear to 800 watts.
>     >
>     > 73,
>     > Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF
>     > Plant City, FL, USA
>     > Grid Square EL87WX
>     > Lat & Long 27 58 31 44N 82 09 51 98W
>     >
>     > PODXS 070 PSK31 Club Member #349
>     >
>     > KN4LF Solar Space Weather & Geomagnetic Data Archive:
> http://www.kn4lf.com/kn4lf5.htm
>     >   ----- Original Message ----- 
>     >   From: Thomas Giella KN4LF
>     >   To: a Yaesu E-Group ; a 1000MP QTH e-List ;
> FT-1000MP at yahoogroups.com
>     >   Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 6:28 PM
>     >   Subject: Mark V Field Power Output Mod
>     >
>     >
>     >   Justin et all,
>     >
>     >   The Mark V Field power modification is simple but it will attract
> naysayers that will warn of power supply damage/failure, finals failure,
> degraded transmitted spectral purity, etc.
>     >
>     >   Pop the top and bottom covers. Gently turn the rig upside down on
a
> hard surface with the front of the rig facing you. There are three boards
> visible. One is the "Control" board on the left side, the "AF" board on
the
> back right side and the "IF/Filter" board on the front right side. Go to
> VR3003 on the AF board and turn it clockwise. It's marked "RF Power" (I
> think it was). Fully clockwise gives you 190 watts in the CW mode on 14200
> kc, 200 watts on 1845 kc and 180 watts on 28400 kc. Of course connect an
> antenna with low VSWR or a good dummy load.
>     >
>     >   I've tested the rig extensively at 175 watts on CW and RTTY and
have
> suffered no component failures, overheating, etc. and no transmit spectral
> degradation. Of course like all mods. make it at your own risk.
>     >
>     >
>     >
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