[1000mp] Key Clicks -- My MP Experience

Wed, 4 Feb 2004 09:25:06 -0700

For what it's worth...  I have a 1998-vintage MP.  I have incorporated
the W8JI mod.  Here are a couple of interesting anecdotes.  

1.  Before I did the mod (perhaps a year ago), I occasionally asked some
of my good CW buddies to listen for clicks on my signal.  I have a CW
QSO almost every morning on 80M with a group of guys.  One of them lived
about two miles from my house, and another lives about 60 miles away.
Both of them tried to listen carefully by tuning around, and said they
didn't hear any clicks.  I don't know whether they were just afraid to
offend me, or if I really didn't have any clicks.

2.  I listened to my own signal with my spare rig (TS-520S).  I listened
to my MP signal without any antenna connected to the 520, and tried to
set it for about an S9 on my signal.  This rig has a 500 Hz. CW
filter--the only choice.  I could definitely hear some clicks when the
signal was outside the filter's passband.

3.  After performing the W8JI mod, my CW friends still reported no
clicks on my signal, and they also reported that they didn't hear any
softening or degradation of the CW dits (we do anywhere from 30 to over
45 wpm).  So for my use, I think the W8JI mod is fine as far as QRQ is
concerned.

4.  I did some IN/OUT tests of the W8JI mod, using my TS-520S.  It
definitely did reduce the key clicks several S-units.  

So for me, I'm glad I did the mod.  It didn't do anything bad, and it
probably did some good.  

73,
Tom / W7GT
CW is A1

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 8:46 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [1000mp] No Clicks on Field

Hi Dean,

I am finding the same as you.  I cannot hear clicks
on my Mk-V Field using a second receiver.
Also,  others have confirmed that I do not have key clicks!!!

73,  Ted  K2QMF

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 17:35:55 -0800 "Dean Fewkes" <[email protected]>
writes:
> I have a MK5 Field and despite considerable testing I cannot detect 
> any abnormal key clicks. I can hear them, but only along the very 
> edge of my transmitted signal, about 100 cycles in either 
> direction.
> 
> My testing has been with 2 different receivers, wide and narrow 
> filters, strong and weak signals. 
> 
> I have heard real key clicks and I know what they sound like but I 
> just cannot detect them on my field.
> 
> My rig was manufactured in July '02 and purchased in May '03.  I 
> suspect that Yaesu may have corrected the problem on the newer 
> Fields. Has anybody else tested newer models of the Field?
> 
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