[1000mp] Mark V and VL-1000

Sun, 25 Jan 2004 21:53:40 -0500

Adam and others,

Thanks for your thoughtful responses.  They were enormously helpful in resolving the problem I was encountering.  Hope I can someday repay the favor.

73,
Glenn, W3QQQ
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In a message dated 1/24/2004 1:50:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:

> 
> 
> Hi Glenn,
> 
> Dreadfully sorry! I posted a link on my intranet web-server by mistake! The
> correct URL is:
> 
> http://www.qsl.net/ab4oj/quadra/interface_mp.html
> 
> The Quadra page is:
> 
> http://www.qsl.net/ab4oj/quadra/quadra.html
> 
> Cheers for now, 73,
> Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Adam Farson
> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 10:37
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [1000mp] Mark V and VL-1000
> 
> 
> H Glenn,
> 
> To address your question:
> 
> Please refer to the following page:
> 
> http://farson/ab4oj/quadra/interface_mp.html
> 
> To quote:
> 
> 4. Barefoot Operation: If the VL-1000 RF unit is turned off via its POWER
> button, and the VP-1000 power supply is powered up, the ANT1 relay (RL7001)
> on the ANT-SW Unit board is held operated by default, thus maintaining the
> receive signal path via the ANT1 socket. The INPUT 1/2 selection relay
> (RL4003) on the Divider Unit board is non-operated, maintaining the signal
> path to the INPUT 1 socket.
> 
> If the VP-1000 is powered down, RL7001 releases and opens the receive signal
> path.  The VP-1000 must be  powered up to keep the receive signal path up.
> This has the added advantage that the auto-routining feature will exercise
> all relays in the system for contact-wetting (cleaning) purposes.
> 
> When the REMOTE switch on the rear panel of the VL-1000 RF unit is ON (the
> normal configuration when using a Yaesu exciter with the BAND DATA 1 cable),
> the VL-1000 POWER button is disabled. Powering down via the exciter POWER
> switch will shut down the VP-1000, and break the receive signal path. Thus,
> to allow barefoot operation with the VL-1000 (but not the VP-1000) powered
> down, the REMOTE switch must be OFF.
> 
> There is  lot of other VL-1000-related information on my Quadra page. I use
> an IC-756Pro II as the exciter.
> 
> Cheers for now, 73,
> Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of [email protected]
> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 09:16
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [1000mp] Mark V and VL-1000
> 
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> I have a Mark V and VL-1000. Most of the time, I don't use the VL-1000, so I
> would like to keep it powered down when I use the Mark V barefoot.  Problem
> is, I've connected the power supplies, transceiver and amplifier as
> recommended in the manual.   While this provides a nice "one switch" on/off
> feature, it doesn't allow me to run the Mark V with the amplifier powered
> down.  I must be missing something here, or is the expectation that the
> amplifier should remain powered up whenever I'm using the 
> Mark V?   Any help
> would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks and 73,
> Glenn, W3QQQ
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