[1000mp] RE:Original MP dies on SSB

[Ron]

I find it  hard to call a radio the was built in 1997 a "vintage 
radio"    I would call something that doesn't work anymore and that is 
only 7 years old  "Junk"  and poorly designed  "Junk" at that  to have 
only lasted that  long.

Ron   WA0KDS 



Cliff Buttschardt wrote:

> David N. wrote:
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>> Try cleaning the mic and processor control pots on the
>> front of the rig I have seen this on a friend of mines
>> vintage 1000mp. His rig had not been adjusted since he
>> installed it into his station new. I went over their
>> and sure of enough the controls had gotton dirtied up
>> from being in one place all those years. I cleaned the
>> controls with some tv tuner cleaner and blue stuff
>> that I had left over from ys back and that took care
>> of the problem. This of course is not saying this is
>> your problem but it never hurts to try it He had what
>> you are talking about
>> GUD Luck
>> David KR4OW
>>
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> David is right on the money with this suggestion!  I purchased
> a rig that had been in storage for five years and EXACTLY the
> same problem occurred.  Unfortunately the T/R relay had intermittent 
> problem and that had to be replaced rather than cleaned. Cliff K7RR
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