[1000mp] Keyclicks

[Pete Smith]

At 08:53 PM 2/7/04 +0100, Hans Remeeus wrote:

>Sorry to bother you again with the "famous" keyclicks...
>
>Last weekend I (finally) did the W8JI modification on my Mark-V. Pictures
>you will find on my site at
>http://www.remeeus.nl/english/hamradio/keyclick_nb_mod.htm
>
>Listening very carefully on another receiver with 250 Hz bandwidth, the
>results are:
>
>- FT-1000MP Mark-V: excellent signal without any keyclicks
>
>- FT-1000D without modification: excellent signal; I don't hear any
>keyclicks!
>
>

Very nice, Hans.  The pictures will be very helpful.  I am curious why you 
decided to do the click mod directly on the circuit board, instead of 
mounting it on a terminal strip as W8JI suggests.

Also, what is the technique for removing the surface-mount resistor without 
harming the PC board?


73, Pete N4ZR
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