[1000mp] RE:Original MP dies on SSB

[Jim Dawson]

I would call something that had a failure after seven years "normal". Do you
really believe something that fails after seven years "junk"? How long did 
your car last before a failure?

Jim - K9DD


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron" <wa0kds at yahoo.com>
To: "All about Yaesu 1000mp" <1000mp at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: [1000mp] RE:Original MP dies on SSB


>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:
>>
>>> 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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