[1000mp] Key Clicks Solution?

Sat, 31 Jan 2004 09:29:59 -0600

Agree with your last very much, Harry.  Not much building these days so
modding and antennas are what we do. Thanks for the information.  BTW, my
son is alumni, class of  86.

Win W0LZ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Harry Yingst" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 9:15 AM
Subject: Re: [1000mp] Key Clicks Solution?

> The Mod really is not that bad the hard part is getting out the RF
> Board to put the cap on the bottom of it.
>
> I did a modified Inrad Key Click Mod on my FT01000 Mark-V Field.
>
> Put the .1 mf cap on the RF Board, but instead of Paralleling the .047
> with another .047 on the IF board I just removed the .047 and put a .1
> mf parallel with a 100 k on the IF Board.
>
> Before the mod the rise was about 3ms and the fall about 1, After the
> mod the rise is about 4 and the fall is about 3 still not the
> recommended 5ms from the ARRL Handbook but better.
>
> I may go back in and Tweak the value of the resistor to see if I can
> get it to 5ms.
>
> I have Before and After Scope Pics if you would like to see.
>
> While I was in there I also did the NB mod.
>
> To remove the Old part just grab it with a needle nose pliers and twist
> is as you desolder it.
>
> Good Luck.
>
> PS: Half the fun of ham radio is Modding and Customizing your
> equiptment, with out that it might as well just be CB with CW.
>
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> --- Winston Rogers <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I also have a new Mark V.  Shouldn't I be able to hear these key
> > clicks on
> > my sidetone monitor if sidetone it is a product of a receive circuit,
> > because I do not.  I am also not getting any negative reports on the
> > air.
> > I have no equipment that will let me look at the wave form. I am not
> > really
> > thrilled about lifting a surface mount resister and soldering to the
> > board
> > while under warranty.
> >
> > Win/W0LZ
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bill Tippett" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 6:34 AM
> > Subject: Re: [1000mp] Key Clicks Solution?
> >
> >
> > > W7IS wrote:
> > >  >Does anyone know if Yaesu is going to come out with factory fixes
> > for
> > > both the key click and the NB problems?
> > >
> > >          "Clicks?...what clicks?  IF hiss?...what IF hiss?  NB
> > > problems?...what NB problems?"
> > > As a former MP owner and 7 years of the above nonsense, this is why
> > I am
> > > now a very happy
> > > Orion owner.  The difference in customer responsiveness between
> > these two
> > > companies is
> > > truly mind-boggling.
> > >
> > >                                                  73,  Bill  W4ZV
> > >
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